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Why Animal Crossing Succeeded Where Social Games Failed
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Why Animal Crossing Succeeded Where Social Games Failed

Seemingly everyone is playing Nintendo's new life sim at the moment -- even those who would never normally touch social games. What's Nintendo done differently to the hundreds of Facebook game developers out there?
JPgamer: Bullet Heaven
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JPgamer: Bullet Heaven

With shmup specialists Cave seemingly pulling out of the West, what better time to have a look back at some of their best work? Three, two, one, go!
JPgamer: "Better Than Persona?"
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JPgamer: "Better Than Persona?"

In this week's Japanese gaming column, we discuss the recent crop of Japanese role-playing games -- and whether any have truly bettered Atlus' slice-of-life-with-monsters classic.
Pokémon X and Y: Three Trainers, Three Perspectives
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Pokémon X and Y: Three Trainers, Three Perspectives

Kat Bailey (Pokémon master), Jeremy Parish (Pokémon hobbyist) and Pete Davison (Pokémon newbie) pick at the latest from Game Freak in an attempt to determine what it offers to three different types of player.