Category Archives: japan

Disgaea 3: Soul Nomad DLC

By Roy | Published: November 30, 2008
As of November 28th, several new characters have been added as downloadable content for Makai Senki Disgaea 3 on Japan’s Playstation Store.  Of the characters available, 2 are from Nippon Ichi Software’s PS2 title Soul Nomad & the World Eaters: Gig The Master of Death who was sealed away in the Onyx Blade which the [...]
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How Many Nintendo DSis Can I Put You Down For?

By Roy | Published: October 29, 2008
The Nintendo DSi’s Japanese release is getting close.  Today the results of a Japanese group survey were released which breaks down how consumers feel about the DSi.  The focus group consisted of 81% men and 16% women with an average age of 26.28 years old.  I am surprised there wasn’t a more even divide among the [...]
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Only Japan: Higurashi Daybreak

By Roy | Published: October 28, 2008
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chx7DBpkXVY&feature=related[/youtube] Violence in video games is an issue of furious debate here in America.  The general argument is that assuming the role of anyone who performs acts of violence can cause blurring between reality and entertainment.  This belief causes some obvious taboos and restrictions for companies which publish games in America. In Japan however, just about anything goes (ANYTHING), as long as [...]
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Knights in the Nightmare: First Step Download

By Roy | Published: September 24, 2008
Sting’s newest volume in the Department Heaven series, Knights in the Nightmare, appears like it will have a learning curve as steep as Baldwin Street.  (Sorry, Wikipedia-nerd-humor.) Ds Station To help prepare gamers in Japan for the challenge, Sting is allowing them to download a “First Step Experience Edition” (FSEE) to their Nintendo DS.  The FSEE can be downloaded [...]
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Persona Music Live: Velvet Room in Akasaka BLITZ

By Roy | Published: August 29, 2008
On August 22nd Atlus held a special concert featuring live music from the most recent Shin Megami Tensei: Persona titles: Persona 3, Persona 3 FES, and Persona Trinity Soul. The event was held in Akasaka, Tokyo at a special concert hall called BLITZ. Japanese concerts are very different from American concerts.  (Unless you go to a [...]
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