About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Alex Kraus about the new Hard Off Shinjuku store and the game Mina the Hollower.

Hard Off ambassador Alex Kraus returns as we chat about Hard Off Shinjuku, a new major retro games hotspot in Tokyo! We delve into why Hard Off opened up a shop in one of Tokyo’s biggest shopping districts, if it lives up to expectations, and ponder about the future of the company. In the games, I take a look at the Zelda-inspired Mina the Hollower! Plus, all the stuff you should care about from the Nintendo Direct! Follow our guest! BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexfkraus.bsky.social Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/retrodreamgames/ Need more podcasts? Check out Nintendo Dads: https://www.nintendodads.org/ (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:56) - Hard Off Shinjuku w/ Alex Kraus Games (23:31) - Mina the Hollower News (34:48) - Nintendo Direct June 2026 analysis Social media: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tokyogamelife.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

People in this episode

Host: Tokyo Game Life

Guest: Alex Kraus

Topics covered

• retro games
• Hard Off Shinjuku
• Mina the Hollower
• Nintendo Direct
• gaming culture

Keywords

• Hard Off
• Shinjuku
• Mina the Hollower
• Nintendo Direct
• retro gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hard Off, Nintendo

Products: Mina the Hollower

Places: Shinjuku, Tokyo

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