Famitsu
Cover of Shūkan Famitsu for May 9–16, 2024 (#1847) issue, featuring Acheron and Aventurine of Honkai: Star Rail | |
| Categories | Video game |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly / Monthly |
| Format | Paper and online magazine |
| Circulation | 500,000 (Shūkan) 120,000 (Entamikusu) 80,000 (Connect! On) 40,000 (DS+Wii)[1] |
| Publisher | ASCII (1986–2000) Enterbrain (2000–2013) Kadokawa (2013–2017) Gzbrain (2017–2019) Kadokawa Game Linkage (2019–present) |
| First issue | June 1986 (as Famicom Tsūshin) |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | Japanese |
| Website | famitsu.com |
Famitsu[a], formerly Famicom Tsūshin[b], is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. Famitsu is published in weekly and monthly formats, and in special issues devoted to particular themes. It was first published in 1986.
Shūkan Famitsū,[c] the original publication, is considered the most widely read and respected video game news magazine in Japan.[2][3][4] From October 28, 2011, the company began releasing the digital version on BookWalker weekly.[5][6]
The name Famitsu is a portmanteau abbreviation of Famicom Tsūshin; Famicom is the Japanese name for Nintendo Entertainment System, the dominant video game console in Japan when the magazine was first published.
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