(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or may be unavailable.) Part One Translating between any two languages is bound to present challenges, be they grammatical differences, cultural barriers, or otherwise. But some are more difficult than others — like English and Japanese. Two languages that largely developed independently of one another, Engl…

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or may be unavailable.) Part two In part one, we examined how the mechanical differences between English and Japanese complicate video game translators’ work, particularly in the 1980s and ‘90s when Japanese game companies like Nintendo became a powerful industry presence. But structural and grammatical dist…

(*Linked or embedded content may have been removed or be unavailable.) The launch of a new game console is always big news for localization professionals. After all, video game localization is one of the biggest markets for language services, with 76% of consumers preferring native-language products and 40% refusing to use non-localized platforms outright, a…