What’s Hot in Japan?

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Our Asian Markets Correspondent Febriani Sihombing has rounded up all the top stories coming out of Japan this week in the form of Tweets, Facebook postings and articles from top Japanese gaming magazines, developers and publishers. So here’s what’s hot in Asia this week:

Metal Gear Solid T-shirts on sale in Uniqlo Japan to mark the 25th anniversary of the game series. Price 1500 yen ($19) Link Here

**Famitsu Award 2012: Game of the year is Monster Hunter 3G.
Developer of the year is Capcom. Plus a special mention for Skyrim Link Here

Gossip: Nintendo to announce new Pikmin and Mario games for Wii U at this year’s E3. Link Here

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – sequel coming 12 years after the last series. Link Here

Famitsu blogger claims "I cannot get Skyrim out of my mind" Link Here

Guilty Gear XX Core Plus will be available for download this summer with special bonus joystick sold limited in online store Ebiten Link Here

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