SEGA Puzzle Games - If it doesn't fit, just flip it over!

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Is the Puyo Puyo Quest mobile game finally being localized?

It’s rather odd that they post these hints in English, with new characters and previously unseen models, with no announcement just yet. Long-time Puyo fans hope for any confirmation of what this means from Sega – whether we’ll get a new game, or finally a localization, remains to be seen.It could be that Sega is gaining public recognition ahead of bringing the game to a worldwide audience, or it could just be a pre-holiday season push… on a ten-year-old mobile game. If you’re currently on ...

Article : https://www.pockettactics.com/puyo-puyo-quest/release

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Puyo Puyo Mega Drive anniversary art by K.ALS_RIA



Source : https://twitter.com/kei_als_ria/status/1734204185577730363

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No Regrets!

Compile founder Masamitsu Niitani lost everything when the company went bankrupt, and he even had to work as a night security guard at a construction site to get by.
However Niitani said he has no regrets about how things turned out:
"It's the same feeling as when you finish eating a delicious steak: 'Ah, it's all gone.'"

Article : https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20231209-OYT1T50198/

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👑 "Puyo Puyo ™ Tetris ® " series has achieved 3 million copies sold worldwide  🏆

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THANK YOU FOR 3 MILLION UNITS SOLD
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👑 "Puyo Puyo ™ Tetris ® " series 🏆
Thank you for achieving 3 million copies sold worldwide ♪

Please take this opportunity to play Puyo Puyo!

Source : https://twitter.com/puyopuyo20th/status/1737307169488560608

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Famitsu Sales: 12/25/23 – 12/31/23

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 89,996 (795,681)
2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 65,434 (1,549,401)
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27. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 3,475 (118,599)
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30. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 3,137 (243,700)

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2024/01/famitsu-sales-12-18-23-12-31-23
Pic source : https://twitter.com/hosoyamada_mizu/status/1741490815283916812

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Japanese porn video includes an unexpected tour of an early 2000s arcade

The video features a promiscuous girl attempting some public nudity before entering an arcade. She manages to play quite a few games topless and some dirty men take advantage of her. Overall, it’s a scummy video sure to make you feel awful upon watching it.
But, if you’re a fan of Japanese arcades the video offers a rare detailed glimpse of the game center Game Land GM in Sakae, Nagoya.
The girl even plays some Puyo Puyo!
Another Twitter/X user noted that ...

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2024/01/06/japanese-porn-video-includes-an-unexpected-tour-of-an-early-2000s-arcade/

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Japanese porn video includes an unexpected tour of an early 2000s arcade



Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2024/01/06/japanese-porn-video-includes-an-unexpected-tour-of-an-early-2000s-arcade/

What game is she playing?

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What game is she playing?

In the picture above? Space Invaders.
In the video? Lot of them but Puyo Puyo is the most notable one.

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In the picture above? Space Invaders.
In the video? Lot of them but Puyo Puyo is the most notable one.

Ah, I bet she wants her space invaded. Or her puyos popped!

OK, that's all I got.

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Ah, I bet she wants her space invaded. Or her puyos popped!

OK, that's all I got.

Hooo... She also plays mahjong games. Those mahjong games were the ones definitely keep her tile-ed to her seat.

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Hooo... She also plays mahjong games. Those mahjong games were the ones definitely keep her tile-ed to her seat.

I don't know mahjong well enough to make an innuendo pun.

I know it's played by old men so... maybe she likes to be surrounded by old guys?

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I don't know mahjong well enough to make an innuendo pun.

I know it's played by old men so... maybe she likes to be surrounded by old guys?

Depended on the place. While the game had connections to a masculine gambling culture in China, white people in the U.S. soon came to think of it as a game for women.

https://daily.jstor.org/white-women-and-the-mahjong-craze/

In Japan however mahjong based anime's usually associated with school girls' mahjong club with SAKI being the prime example.

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Depended on the place. While the game had connections to a masculine gambling culture in China, white people in the U.S. soon came to think of it as a game for women.

https://daily.jstor.org/white-women-and-the-mahjong-craze/

In Japan however mahjong based anime's usually associated with school girls' mahjong club with SAKI being the prime example.

Japanese anime always have cute girls in it.It's like an unwritten law.

But yah, I probably should learn Mahjong sometime.

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SEGA CORPORATION's Published Mobile Games December 2023 Summary

Total SEGA CORPORATION mobile app revenue in December 2023 was $19m, including $13m for iOS apps and $6m for Android apps.
Total mobile app downloads for SEGA CORPORATION was 7m, including 1m iOS app downloads and 5m Android app downloads..
SEGA CORPORATION has a total of 539 apps (inactive apps included), including 300 iOS apps, and 239 Android apps.
Their top grossing app last month was Project Colourful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku and their most downloaded app was Sonic Dash.

Link : https://app.sensortower.com/ios/publisher/sega-corporation/302946768

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Arle vs Doppelganger Fan Art by Roks



Source : https://twitter.com/rockstei/status/1591840862518284289