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BlazBlue Portable debuting on Japanese PSPs in February 2010
Good news for fans of the Arc System Works fighter BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger that Aksys so thoughtfully brought to North America - its spreading to another system. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is being ported to the PSP as BlazBlue Portable. Arc Systems Works recently announced the new project and Famitsu confirms it. BlazBlue Portable‘s going to be as similar to BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger as possible, going by 1Up’s report…
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Latest Persona 3 Portable details revealed at AtlusNet
Just as Persona 3 Portable debuts in Japan, AtlusNet.jp reveals new information on the game.
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Important Importables: 100 interesting games you must import to play
Important Importables celebrates its 100th column by listing 100 interesting games you can only play if you import them from Japan or Europe. Each game is accompanied by a brief description.
PS3 owners don’t need to wait until January 2010 for Bayonetta
Platinum Games and Sega’s Bayonetta isn’t due out in North America until January 5, 2010. Thankfully, PS3 owners don’t have to wait that long. If they have a credit card or a paypal account, they can hop online to the Japanese import video game store of their choice and order… Continue Reading »
Square Enix continues porting its mobile games to handhelds
Square Enix has once again shown that it is ready and willing to port its mobile games to handhelds and consoles. The latest example is Kuni Yaburete Sanga Ari, also known as Hills and Rivers Remain. Previously, it was only available on cell phones, the iPhone and the iPod Touch.… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: 6 Japanese gadgets with no purpose other than perpetual cuteness
One of the best things about Japan are the unexpected gadgets that find life there. You know what I’m talking about, the cute, tiny things whose sole reason for existance seems to be that they’re utterly adorable. These kinds of treats typically don’t fufill any necessary need, but they do… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: The coverage of Haruhi Suzumiya
One of the most popular icons and characters in Japan is a brown haired girl with yellow ribbons in her hair named Haruhi Suzumiya. People mimic the opening dance from her anime, dress up like her, collect toys that look like her character, read about her and even play video… Continue Reading »
This year, Domo’s spending Halloween with 7-Eleven
About a year ago, Gamertell’s Important Importables talked about Japanese mascots who’ve gotten their own video games. One of the mascots was Domo, the Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) network mascot - a big brown, friendly monster whose mouth is perpetually open and says only, “Domo.” Last year, Domo was the… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary with 35 Hello Kitty games
On November 1, 2009, Hello Kitty celebrates her 35th birthday. Funny, she doesn’t look that old. It’s also her twin sister Mimmy’s birthday too, but she’s not the famous one so nobody really cares about her. She’s just part of the entourage. Anyways, in honor of Hello Kitty’s 35th, Important… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Review: Subarashiki Kono Sekai: It’s a Wonderful World Original Soundtrack
Subarashiki Kono Sekai: It’s a Wonderful World Original Soundtrack acts as more than your typical game soundtrack. While there are the pieces that do sound tailored for specific situations in the game, as a whole it seems like it was designed more to bring an entire environment and area to… Continue Reading »
Tokyo Game Show 2009: Square Enix’s Tokyo Game Show 2009 website is open for business
The Square Enix Tokyo Game Show 2009 website is now online and all set for viewing! So even if you can’t make it to Japan, you can kind of get the same sort of experience. Well, if you can read Japanese you can. The site is primarily a guide to… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Review: Tomato Adventure for GBA
A few years ago, Play-Asia had a massive sale on Game Boy Advance games. I decided to use it as an opportunity to pick up the first entry in the Starfy series, Densetsu no Stafi. While shopping, another game also caught my eye. It was bright and colorful RPG designed… Continue Reading »
Tokyo Game Show 2009: Sony hints at the PS3 and PSP games appearing
It’s the week of the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, which means companies are preparing all of their latest games for the event and making all kinds of juicy announcements concerning what games you’ll be able to see there. Sony is the latest major company to announce some of the PS3,… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
