Yeah I could import but then I won’t understand anything thats going on. If only they came to the states. Or there were translation FAQ’s that are complete for them.
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» Previews for PSP Phantasy Star 2 Portable which ships on Dec 3, 2009 and Wii/PS3 Sengoku Basara 3 which is scheduled for sometime in 2010.
» Famitsu’s Reviewers rank NDS SupaRobo Gakuen (7/7/7/7), PSP Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (7/8/8/8), PS3 F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin (8/6/7/8), PS2 Gendai Daisenryaku (5/4/4/4) and X360 Dream Club (6/6/6/6).
» Famitsu chronicles the history of Japanese home gaming consoles in a 10-page spread which kicks things off with the Famicom which ruled the gaming world for a few years before the MegaDrive rose up as a contender. The article also includes photos of every console, handheld, hardware color variants, and choice software releases through the past ~30 years.
» The 2-page ad for Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li made us laugh.
» This week’s PICK UP FOOD section checks out a number of packaged pudding treats and sit-down meals at various eateries.
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Hot Japanese Imports: Pokemon Centers
Section: Exclusives, Originals, Features, Columns, Japanese Imports, Handhelds, DS, Gear, Accessories, Audio, Books, Clothing, Comics-and-Graphic-Novels, Figures & Toys, Gear-Other, Game-Companies, Developers, Publishers, Genres, 2D, Role-Playing
Wondering where to stop the next time you’re vacationing in Japan? Perhaps a trip to a Pokemon Center is in order.
Even if you aren’t a fan of the series, which has become one of Nintendo’s most popular handheld franchises, it’s still a place worth checking out, if only for the awe factor. You’ll see more Pokemon merchandise than you ever imagined, even things you wouldn’t have expected to exist.
This week in Hot Japanese Imports, we’re going to take a quick peek at these Japan-only locations. Perhaps, after reading, you’ll be interested in stopping by one when you’re in the area.
Unfortunately, the Pokemon Centers are now a Japan exclusive. A Pokemon Center briefly existed in New York for four years, called Pokemon Center New York, but it was changed into Nintendo World in 2005. The Nintendo World store is still open though, and worth checking out if you’re near 10 Rockefeller Plaza.
All of the other Pokemon Centers are located in major cities in Japan. Their locations are as follows:
If you’re going to visit one, consult the Japanese Pokemon Center website first. It has an English language option and offers English language, easy to read maps with directions to each of the six locations. The map above is a sample of what they offer.
It isn’t all that difficult to find a Pokemon Center store. For starters, the store’s name is almost always in English at all locations, so even if you’re unfamiliar with the language, you’ll be able to spot it right away. There will probably also be a pokeball symbol somewhat near the entrance or location.
Each location should also have their Pokemon Center logo proudly displayed. While each one has a slightly different design, all of the have Pikachu and a pokeball prominently featured. There will also be the name of that center surrounding the pokeball and two other pokemon on either side of Pikachu.
Also, in many locations, there will be an arch over the entrance, It will either say Pokemon, or perhaps the actual name of the location, like Pokemon Center Tokyo.
Have you ever seen a Sanrio Store? Major malls throughout the US still occasionally have them. A Pokemon Center is pretty much the same thing. They might not all have the exact same items in stock, but the general atmosphere is the same. Everything in the store is Pokemon related. There’s candy, clothing, household accessories, stationary, food, plush toys and gachapon. The Japanese Pokemon Center website offers a quick glimpse at some of the products you’ll be able to find in the store.
Perhaps the main draw of the Pokemon Centers are the exclusive, Pokemon Center handheld consoles (GBAs or DSes). One of the most recent rare DS units is the Pikachu Edition DS lite. It was only available through a lottery system at Pokemon Centers, where people would enter in the hopes of having the honor of purchasing the yellow DS seen above that has Pikachu’s face in the bottom right corner of the lid.
Another limited edition DS was the Girantina Edition, which coincided with the release of Pokemon Platinum. It was a pure white DS lite unit, with a Girantina etched in silver onto the lid of the unit. The only people who could enter the raffle to win a chance to purchase this unit were members of the Daisuki Club, which means you had to have a Japanese address. So no visiting foreigners were able to enter to win this unit.
Typically, a limited edition unit is announced and released when a new game debuts. This means that, when the silver and gold DS remakes are released, there’ll likely be a new, limited edition DS as well.
COMING NEXT WEEK: Hot Japanese Imports will review of Ooedo Senryoubako for the PSP.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Last week Hot Japanese Imports reviewed the movie Ponyo.
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If you’re an indie game maker on the rise then you’ve realized that game art doesn’t come cheap and hiring a dedicated artist usually isn’t an option. Thankfully there is a site by the name of 3drt.com that has supplied myself and many others with well crafted game art that can easily be used in popular 3d editors and can be directly imported into XNA Game Studio projects. If you’re an indie game maker, a hobbyist, or just looking to prototype a game concept then 3drt.com should definitely be on the top of your list for inexpensive great looking game art.
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Persona 3 gets portable
Section: Gaming News, Features, Japanese Imports, Handhelds, PSP, Game-Companies, Developers, Publishers, Genres, 3D, Role-Playing
Famitsu is amazing. Let’s hear a big round of applause for the magazine that revealed that a PSP port of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is on the way. Not only that, but said port isn’t just your standard port, it looks as though it’s going to additional content that will at least convince female Persona fans to buy it. The protagonist of Persona 3 Portable is going to be female. Or, there’ll be an option to choose a female protagonist. Details are a bit sketchy, but the Famitsu article shows the new female protagonist next to Minato, the PS2 Persona 3 hero, and there are two versions of Orpheus – male and female.
Only a little information has leaked out in the article, and NeoGAF members were kind enough to translate it for all.. For example, all party members can now be manually controlled, like in Persona 4. While the female route will be all new, and include a male Elisabeth counterpart, the male route will also contain additional content. The game is also supposedly the FES version, has five levels of difficulty and has an expanded soundtrack. NeoGAF member duckroll uploaded a scan of the magazine image, which you can see on the right.
The game is out November 1, 2009 in Japan on both UMD and the PlayStation Network. Based on the Persona series track-record, we’ll be seeing an English version as well. Atlus hasn’t failed us yet. The only release we’ve missed in all these years is Persona 2: Innocent Sin. Who knows, with all of these PSP ports, maybe we’ll see a Persona 2 complete edition with Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment bundled together in a single game. Please Atlus?
What a great start to the day. The news definitely made my afternoon. The only thing better is if a PSP port of Persona 4 with a female protagonist was announced as well. That’d be just the motivation I need to finally finish Mitsuo’s dungeon.
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