Gamertell

In this week’s Important Importables, we’re going to look at one of my favorite Japanese video game developers, Vanillaware. The company may not be one of the most prolific developers out there, but they do make some of the most gorgeous video games available. In a way, that works out… Continue Reading »

About 1 million Japanese PSP owners let out girlish squeals of joy today when Capcom announced that another Monster Hunter game is in development. Okay, so the 1 million part may not be accurate, but I’m sure there was some rejoicing in Japan - Japanese gamers are fanatical about Monster… Continue Reading »

Good news from Japan today, that’s somewhat unexpected! Marvelous has announced that the company is going to start working on web browser and social networking site games. Not much information is available on what kind of games to expect, but Marvelous did reveal that Harvest Moon is going to be… Continue Reading »

Love is in the air in Japan, thanks to a new romantic DS game. It isn’t a dating simulation though, it’s an e-reader program. Harlequin has put together Otona no Renai Shousetsu: Harlequin Selection, in English that’d be Harlequin Selection: Love Stories for Grown-Ups. As you can guess from the… Continue Reading »

Paris is threated by attacking demons in Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning?, just like Japan is under attack in the original Sakura Wars and New York is under attack in Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love. Fortunately, Paris also has an assault squad of young women who are members… Continue Reading »

Time for more Miku! Sega’s just announced that it is preparing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd, the sequel to the PSP music game Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA for a July 29, 2010 release! And, like all sequels, it will have more of what made the first game great. For example,… Continue Reading »

I’m officially jealous of Japanese gamers. They get access to all the good stuff! It’s not fair. The latest dig is that in Japan, Capcom’s going all out for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 debut of Mega Man 10. There’s manjū, a soundtrack and even a contest to win… Continue Reading »

Sometimes video game companies just don’t listen to what fans want. It’s understandable. Publishers are focused on making money and working on games that will give them some kind of guaranteed return, and that often means games that people desperately want don’t get picked up for worldwide releases because financial… Continue Reading »

DSiWare games aren’t so exclusive anymore. Genterprise, which has worked with Suzak to create 14 DSiWare games in Japan, has just announced it will be releasing all the games on a DS cartridge! The G.G. Collection + is your standard mini-game collection, only made up of mostly games that originally… Continue Reading »

Mecha anime and manga series are popular around the world. Gundam is the best known among all the series, and even helped kick off all mecha animes. All of the series feature humans piloting huge mechanized suits in the future, battling against one another. Gundam first began as an animated… Continue Reading »