NAMCO BANDAI Games, Inc. [J] has opened service of the first social game featuring “Tamagotchi” characters, “Mobage De Asobo! Tamagotchi” (Let’s play with Mobage! Tamagotchi), an avatar-raising game for feature phones on Mobage [J]. “Mobage De Asobo! Tamagotchi” is a title combining the enjoyment of supporting the approach of the 15 year anniversary of “Tamagotchi’s”… Continue reading NAMCO BANDAI Release First Ever “Tamagotchi” Social Game For Mobage
Japan’s Web News Week 45
This week’s Japanese Web/IT related news which we did not write as a dedicated article. Referred pages are all in Japanese, unless otherwise stated. Daily Photo Recording App My365 Downloaded 100,000 Times In 10 Days After Launch Tim Bray Visited Bar Android, Tried Some Android Apps By Japanese Authors [En] Android’s Chief Andy Rubin visited… Continue reading Japan’s Web News Week 45
Smartphone Popularity Makes Hinge Vendor Delisted
photo © 2006 Jyri Engestrom | more info (via: Wylio) Strawberry Corporation, a Tokyo-based Japanese hardware maker announced [J, pdf] on October 27 that the company was delisted from Osaka Security Exchange JASDAQ market, as it was helped and subsidized by Advanex. Their anchor product is micro-sized hinges used for clam-shell type cellphone and laptop… Continue reading Smartphone Popularity Makes Hinge Vendor Delisted
Hatoful Boyfriends – Virtual Dating Game With Pigeons
Hatoful Kareshi [J] (hato=dove, kareshi=boyfriend so it is a word play of “full of pigeons boyfriend” and “heartful boyfriend”) is a Japanese style text-and-image virtual school dating game for girls, except all of your school love-life targets are pigeons. At the Saint Pigeonation School, a prestigious school but many pigeons are attending, At first you… Continue reading Hatoful Boyfriends – Virtual Dating Game With Pigeons
Yahoo! Market Opens For Android By Yahoo! Japan
Yahoo! Japan started its own Android Market, Yahoo! Market [J] on October 9. The market is based on Android applications information from the official Android Market, comes with Android app news provided by several Japanese Android app review media/blogs, such like Octoba, Sumaho-Girl, Andronavi, EX Droid, giveUp de Android, etc. Over 300 reviews per month… Continue reading Yahoo! Market Opens For Android By Yahoo! Japan
Andamul Releases “Itazurana Kiss” Social Game For GREE
Andamul [J], in coordination with Peer Digital Communications, has released a social game for Tada Kaoru’s young lady manga, “Itazurana Kiss” (Tease Kiss), Itazurana Kiss ~ Another Story ~ [J], for GREE. “Itazurana Kiss” is a series which appeared in “Bessatsu Margaret” (manga magazine) in the 1990’s. The total number of comics sales in Japan… Continue reading Andamul Releases “Itazurana Kiss” Social Game For GREE
As The First In Its Kind, Digital-Focused Event To Be Held This Weekend In Fukuoka
As the first in its kind (for me at least), there will be a big three-day event in Fukuoka this weekend, which is called Myojo Waraku or just “MJ” in short, where a bunch of celebrities, geeks and techpreneurs from music, online video filming and start-up communities in the city come together. For those who… Continue reading As The First In Its Kind, Digital-Focused Event To Be Held This Weekend In Fukuoka
Daum Mobage – DeNA’s Social Game Platform To Be Provided In Korea
DeNA announced today that DeNA’s Korean subsidiary DeNA Seoul and Popular Korean Internet portal Daum [Kr] agreed to provide Korean version of its social game platform Mobage to 38 million Daum users. The release date will be targeted in 2011 4Q for smartphone users. In Japan, DeNA has been cooperating with the nation’s largest portal… Continue reading Daum Mobage – DeNA’s Social Game Platform To Be Provided In Korea
Girl’s Kaomoji Jiten 5000 – Free Massive Japanese Emoticon Dictionary For Android/iOS
Girl’s Kaomoji Jiten 5000 (Facial-expression Words Dictionary 5000) by Pedigree(Android)/ADandD(iOS) is a free smartphone application from which you can copy over 5,000 Japanese-style text drawings Kaomoji to decorate your message. Those 5,000 facial expressions are categorized into 10; Greetings Happiness Sadness Action Talk Anger/Argument Love/Friendship Life Special occasion/Weather Animals/Characters Each category has many sub-categories. Here… Continue reading Girl’s Kaomoji Jiten 5000 – Free Massive Japanese Emoticon Dictionary For Android/iOS
Ameba Pigg Puts Out Avatar Garments For AKB48’s New Single “Kaze wa Fuiteriu”
CyberAgent’s 2D virtual space “Ameba Pigg” is now offering virtual items for the new single by the popular idol group “AKB48,” “Kaze wa Fuiteiru” (The Wind is Blowing), at the “AKB48 Campus Area.” “Kaze wa Fuiteriru” is AKB48’s 23rd single, and as “earthquake recovery song” for east Japan’s great earthquake disaster, part of the earnings… Continue reading Ameba Pigg Puts Out Avatar Garments For AKB48’s New Single “Kaze wa Fuiteriu”