Full FeedImportant Importables Mini: Valentine’s Day in Japan
Valentines Day is slightly different in Japan, than it is here. Fans of import video games, or of manga and anime, probably know all about the concept of Valentines Day and White Day. On February 14, girls give chocolate to the guys they know and like. Home-made, special chocolates, referred… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: Idea Factory announces Ore ga Omoe o Mamoru
If you’ve been shying away from Idea Factory otome games because you’re not a big fan of visual novels, it’s time to turn to the company. Idea Factory has just announced that on May 12, 2009, it will be releasing Ore ga Omoe o Mamoru aka I Will Protect You,… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: Idea Factory to port old favorites to the PSP and DS in 2009
Idea Factory is certainly going to be bringing some joy to otome (girl’s dating/life sim) and visual novel fans in 2009. A quick visit to the company’s Otomate website, which reveals the company’s upcoming otome titles, shows that both Will O’ Wisp and Ouran Koukou Host Bu (Ouran High School… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: Save money while playing an LCD game
Brian Ashcraft, of Wired and Kotaku, discovered and wrote about an interesting new Japanese toy for both sites - Tomy’s LCD video game banks. There are three varieties released so far, a virtual life game called Jinsei Ginko, Ikemen Bank and BANKQUEST, and Ashcraft was lucky enough to get to… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: 2008 DS otome game gift guide
2008 has definitely been a big year for DS otome (girl’s life/dating sim) games. Looking back, I can see at least eight recent games which fall solidly into the otome catagory. Plus, another - Vampire Night - is supposedly scheduled for December 2008. There’ve also been a few games released… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: MGS4 x Figumate Sweet Snake
These are just too cute. And yet, somewhat disturbing. Konami is teaming up with Figumate to create Metal Gear Solid figures. No big deal, right? I mean, video game companies team up with Japanese figure companies all the time in Japan. Except that Ocelot, Snake, Raiden and Otacon will be… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: Bully’s tardy in Japan
I suppose it’s better late than never in the case of Bully, which is finally going to be released in Japan on July 24, 2008. Bethesda Softworks will be publishing the PS2 Bully and the Xbox 360 Bully: Scholarship Edition overseas. In case you’re curious, the PS2 version of Bully… Continue Reading »
Important Importables Mini: Darth Vader and R2D2 USB hubs
JList is now taking preorders for two new, Star Wars USB hub characters - R2D2 and Darth Vader. They are pretty much decorative statues that move, light up and make noises. Both items are expected to be released in Japan before the end of July 2008, but people can preorder… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
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Important Importables
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