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Reporting from the comfort of Retro Game Friends on Akihabara, Vinnk and Sean reveal how impossible it is to get much done when it’s not just press roaming the nine (!) halls of the Tokyo Game Show, and how they managed to do all kinds of things anyway. Including ALMOST getting some video of Shinya Arino from Game Center CX (a.k.a. Retro Game Master), and a picture of two of his “dai-fans”.

Also, watch the camera slowly tilt to the right!

Japanese retro games can’t help you learn a new language, but if you’re a motivate collector you might find it’s a good way to keep your skill sharp if you don’t follow Vinnk’s recommendations: 1) Move to Japan, 2) Marry a Japanese person, 3) Take (or audit) a Japanese class. Sean and Vinnk tease their interview on Zoom In!! Saturday, and get sidetracked by their time searching Akihabara for some awesome video game deals.

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Vinnk and I try to interview the Media Magic representatives about their new Neon Genesis Evangelion game. “Try” being the operative word.

More interviews to come! (Perhaps with more responsive subjects.)

While the 3DS was cleaning up at Tokyo Game Show, Sony announced that the PS Vita would be region-free — unlike its Nintendo competitor. The war is heating up! Who will win the holiday season this year? Will it be enough to turn things around for Sony? Sean and Vinnk reflect on the final two public days of Tokyo Game Show, if mobile devices and “the cloud” are really the future of the gaming industry and the current oneupsmanship between Nintendo and Sony is really all for naught.

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See more from Day 2 of Tokyo Game Show 2011

(Plus reviews of Ridge Racer and Marvel vs. Capcom 3!)

See more from Day 1 of Tokyo Game Show 2011

We put together some of the highlights from the Sony press conference held at Tokyo Game Show 2011. We remind you that this press conference really focuses on the Japanese target demographic even though press from around the world was in attendance. Also primary focus will be on the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s followup to the PlayStation Portable.

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