Sumo in video games

[Akinomaki 24,297]

Capcom announced a new deformation figure of a rikishi style character appearing as representative of Japan in Street-fighter T.N.C-. 08(The New Challenger): Edmond Honda http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201801160010/

in the game

the figure - with his hissatsu technique of 100smash harite

Edited June 4, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 24,297]

 

My favorite sumo related thing:  the animal picture scroll,  with sumo of frog and rabbit  -  now it is in a video game: Choju-Giga Wars for Nintendo Switch, as download available in the Nintendo eShop on March 1st

http://www.4gamer.net/games/410/G041093/20180223098/

not much sumo left - just the frog loves it and is fond of harite

Edited February 25, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 24,297]

I'll post real sumo video game news from Japan here as well, except about the official NSK game.

"Sumo Roll - the road to yokozuna" is a new game from Studio Kingmo, to raise a yokozuna all the way from jonokuchi - free from App store and Google play, but maybe only available in Japan? Even if so, with APK managers one can get it just like the NSK game app.

with more pics: http://gamebiz.jp/?p=212312

someone played it a bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw-8WTD7nKI

Edited June 5, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Katooshu 921]

In Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, you do some sumo training with the mayor of a local town, and you later take on a bigger character. Sadly, despite being just a small part of the game, it's about the most developed video sumo I've seen.

I would LOVE a really developed game for PS4 or X-Box. I doubt it would be too difficult to make, but I guess the demand's not there.

 

 

 

Edited June 5, 2018 by Katooshu

[Sakura 451]

10 hours ago, Katooshu said:

In Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, you do some sumo training with the mayor of a local town, and you later take on a bigger character. Sadly, despite being just a small part of the game, it's about the most developed video sumo I've seen.

 

I remember playing that years ago, but I hadn't seen sumo before, so I did not make the connection.

[Akōgyokuseki 197]

I used to be an avid gamer back in the day, my favourite games were beat-em-up's and apart from E.Honda (who figurine Akinomaki has posted) I can remember two other characters who were rikishi.

http://tekken.wikia.com/wiki/Ganryu

http://virtuafighter.wikia.com/wiki/Taka-Arashi

E.Honda was one of my favourite characters in SF, he would shout 'Dosukoi!" during his victory pose and his bouts took part in a communal bath, he also wore red kumodori (隈取) make-up. Capcom(street fighter's developers) were eager to capitalise on sumo's international interest and created the character for foreigners to ignite interest in Japan as a whole (hence the kumodori, blending two very Japanese things together, Kabuki and Sumo)

Great thread...

 

[Akōgyokuseki 197]

4 hours ago, Akōgyokuseki said:

his bouts took part in a communal bath

My apologies this should read "took place in a communal bath"... autocorrect is such a pain.

I can't edit my posts. I'm sorry to add a pointless message to this thread.

[Akinomaki 24,297]

Some new action game with sumo in it, but which has nearly nothing to do with sumo: Circle of Sumo, from Yonder developed for Nintendo Switch http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2018/10/24/84755.html

Trailer: https://twitter.com/from_Yonder/status/1054766041300119554/

Edited October 24, 2018 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 24,297]

The next game with Edmond Honda - Street fighter V Arcade Edition http://www.famitsu.com/news/201908/01180697.html

Edited August 1 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 24,297]

Yokai Watch 4 for Nintendo Switch has yokai ozumo http://www.famitsu.com/news/201908/10181307.html

[Yamanashi 566]

18 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

Yokai Watch 4 for Nintendo Switch has yokai ozumo http://www.famitsu.com/news/201908/10181307.html

So that's what a Yokaizuno looks like ... impressive!