Weekly Famitsu
 
 
Everyone who owns any Japanese games has probably heard of Famitsu.  It comes out 
every Friday all over Japan and provides news, reviews, game related manga and more. 
Japanese game mags are quite different from US mags.  Do not expect critical reviewing 
like you might see in Next Generation.  The most you might ever see to indicate that a 
game is not worth buying would be a low score in the "Cross Review" section. 

Famitsu often has clever cover art, but I picked this one as the best because it shows how 
game systems can be part of our life in a "family" kind of way.  Grandpa Famicom, Cousin 
PC Engine, sickly Aunt Nintendo 64, etc.  The family portrait is being taken by the ever 
youthfull Gamboy Camera.  The fox looking character?  He's the Famitsu mascon, "Necky".

 

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