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  • Fans working on Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side: 1st Love Plus translation

    There’s good news for fans of otome games, dating sims for girls, that don’t speak Japanese. A group of devoted Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side: 1st Love Plus fans are working on an English, fan translation of the DS game. Since it seems like Konami will never release the Tokimeki Memorial games outside of Japan, this is fantastic news! The Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side: 1st Love Plus fan translation is being worked on right now by…

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  • Amazon sellling Japanese Classic Controller Pros at premium prices

    Amazon is now stocking and carrying the Japanese version of the Wii Classic Controller Pro controller. Each one costs $34.99, $15 more than the US versions will cost when they’re released in a few months.

  • Mistwalker’s The Last Story is a Wii game

    Nintendo and Mistwalker are working on a new Wii RPG called The Last Story. More details will be released in March, 2010, but it’s interesting to note that Nintendo’s already trademarked the title in North America and Europe.

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Expect a new Pokemon DS game in 2010

by Jenni Lada on Jan 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM

A new addition to the Pokemon family of games is looming on the horizon. No, I’m not talking about the forthcoming, worldwide release of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. And this isn’t about Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light, which’ll be out in Japan in March, 2010. There’s a whole new entry… Continue Reading »

Important Importables Review: Final Fantasy Vocal Collections Vol. 1: Pray

by Jenni Lada on Jan 29, 2010 at 08:34 AM

There have been a number of Final Fantasy compilation albums, featuring music from multiple entries in the series on one album. One such album is Final Fantasy Vocal Collections Vol. 1: Pray, which takes established tracks from Final Fantasy I - VI, offers a new arrangement, has a number of… Continue Reading »

Sony’s free X-Radar Portable PSP program makes its Japanese debut

by Jenni Lada on Jan 26, 2010 at 04:22 PM

Japanese PSP owners, or people with Japanese PlayStation Store accounts, can get X-Radar Portable, a really neat, free program, courtesy of Sony. As you can probably tell from the radar part of its name, it allows you to see where you are on maps with the help of PetaMap. It’s… Continue Reading »

Important Importables Review: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 (Koei Selection) for PSP

by Jenni Lada on Jan 22, 2010 at 08:31 AM

Koei’s Neoromance line is quite popular in Japan. Rather than referring to one series, it refers to multiple series, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, La Corda d’Oro and Angelique which are designed to appeal to female gamers. All Neoromance games have some sort of RPG, simulation or strategy element to… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Import games to watch out for in 2010

by Jenni Lada on Jan 15, 2010 at 08:25 AM

It’s the beginning of a new year, which means that there are hundreds of new games waiting to entertain us. 2010 has only just begun, but hype has already started to surround some forthcoming releases that have already been announced. Today’s Important Importables is going to take a brief look… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Top 5 import PSP games of 2009

by Jenni Lada on Jan 8, 2010 at 08:35 AM

Hope 2010 is going well for all of you so far! This week we’re looking back at 2009 again. Last week, we went through the top five DS games released in 2009 and this week we’re doing the same thing, only with PSP games. So sit down, relax, and check… Continue Reading »

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep unleashes ice cream’s hidden powers

by Jenni Lada on Jan 4, 2010 at 01:43 PM

Who likes ice cream? Sounds like Terra, Aqua and Ventus, the three stars of Square Enix’s upcoming PSP game Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep couldn’t live without it. After all, ice cream is going to end up playing an essential part in battles against the unversed! As Andriasang also states,… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Top 5 import DS games in 2009

by Jenni Lada on Jan 1, 2010 at 08:35 AM

Happy New Years! This year, Important Importables ended up landing on both Christmas and New Years! Surprise! I bet you expected Important Importables would take the holidays off. Nope! Let’s welcome in 2010 together! 2009 was a great year, with a lot of fantastic games released throughout the world. Hopefully,… Continue Reading »

J-List does away with V-Mate, extends buy-two-games-get-Snow Sakura-free offer

by PJ Hruschak on Dec 29, 2009 at 03:17 PM

For the next few days, Japanese import site J-List (aka J-Box for those younger than 18) has a buy-two-get-one-free offer. From now until December 31, 2009, purchase any two games through the J-List website and you’ll automatically receive the adult dating sim game Snow Sakura (Windows, $29.95) free. If you’ve… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Christmas in Japan

by Jenni Lada on Dec 25, 2009 at 08:26 AM

Christmas isn’t a major, national holiday in Japan, like it is in other areas in the world. Nonetheless, the Japanese do celebrate it as a special day and have certain traditions they follow when it comes around every year. Actually, if you’ve played Persona 3 or Persona 4, you may… Continue Reading »

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