Atari to Zelda: Japan's Videogames in Global Contexts

by Mia Consalvo

Book Overview

The cross-cultural interactions of Japanese videogames and the West, from DIY localization by fans to corporate strategies of "Japaneseness."

In the early days of arcades and Nintendo, many players didn't recognize Japanese games as coming from Japan; they were simply new and interesting games to play. But since then, fans, media, and the games industry have thought further about the "Japaneseness" of particular games. Game developers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262545764
• ISBN13: 9780262545761
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher