Dwango released VR apps of their popular video sharing site Nico Nico Douga for Gear VR

Japan's Dwango released VR video apps "niconicoVR" of their popular video sharing site Nico Nico Douga for Samsung's Gear VR.

niconicoVR is the free VR apps that users can watch videos posted to Nico Nico Douga in VR space. A characteristic of Nico Nico Douga is that the comment that users wrote on the video are displayed, and of course these are displayed in VR space, too. Furthermore, this has the function that users can see their hands while attaching Gear VR. This is very convenient. Because we can see video while eating snacks and drinks.

3D printing startup Kabuku makes 3D figures of games' avatars

Japanese 3D printing startup Kabuku started service to make figures from the 3D data of avatars of games. For the first, they accept the orders of avatar character figures from mobile game "Hoshi no Dragon Quest(星のドラゴンクエスト: Dragon Quest of the star)"of Square Enix's Dragon Quest(Dragon Warrior) from February, 2016.

They made avatar character figures as a present campaign of Christmas at the end of last month. It was limited to 100 by lot, but there were a lot of applications from players. Therefore they contribute this as permanent service from February. Players can place orders direct for the figure of own avatar character from game apps.

IRroid - Mobile dating sim which falls in love with cute companies' stocks

Japanese company QUICK is The Nikkei group and contribute tools and reports of finance and the economy. Well, they are square company. They released new mobile application "IRroid" this week.

Yes! This is Japanese dating sim for men definitely. 30 stocks characters such as NTT, Kirin Holdings, Asahi Glass, Teijin, and Colopl appear for this game. So to speak, they are personification of companies. Players become stockholders, get to know various stocks characters, choose five favorite girls, distribute assets into their portfolio and invest them. Interestingly, the stock prices in this game link stock prices data of the real world. When players continue asset investment to them, players become closer to them, and various stories of every characters are shown. When their stock prices in the reality world rise, players can get bonus  in this game.

This is a good tool conveying fun of the investment to the person who is not interested in investment. This is dating sim, but explains basics of the equity investment clearly. They should develop the "for women" version of this. The woman investors will increase if they do so it.

Monster Strike Nintendo 3DS ver. passed 1 million sale in one day after release

Japan's mixi released Nintendo 3DS version of their popular mobile game Monster Strike on December 17. Though it's price 4,860 yen, it passed 1 million sales on the next day.

Monster Strike Nintendo 3DS ver. is the RPG which shares a view of the world of the short anime series that mixi shows in Youtube. Original monsters only for Nintendo 3DS versions appear for this as well as popular monsters for smartphone versions. Furthermore, it has a story, human characters, and StreetPass Communication function. mixi released this at the best time. Because it is a holiday season now!

Disney TSUM TSUM became Makizushi(Roll Sushi)

Japan Deco Sishi Association(日本デコ寿司協会) published Makizushi(巻き寿司 means Roll Sushi in Japanese) recipe book of mobile game of Disney and LINE "LINE: Disney TSUM TSUM".

via Amazon.co.jp

Deco Sishi is Makizushi with decorativeness, and flowers, animals and characters are chosen as those motifs well. Japan Deco Sishi Association began activity for the spread of decorative Makizushi in December, 2012. They develop recipes and designs to enjoy Makizushi in modern families, bring up instructors, and send information to the foreign countries. Deco Sishi recipes of LINE: Disney TSUM TSUM was developed with Disney's license. 30 kinds of recipes are placed in this book. They hold the workshops with the publication of this.