Hello Kitty becomes the cellphone in April

Japanese startup Ola releases the Hello Kitty shaped cellphone "Hello Kitty FIGURINE KT-01" in this April. This is a flip phone with the body as Hello Kitty shape. When users close this, it become a Hello Kitty figure of palmtop size. Of course application are Hello Kitty specifications, too, and Sanrio supervises all of them. The smartphones spread enough in Japan, but the demand for futurephone as second phone remains, and they paid their attention to it and developed this. basic functions are only call and SMS, but it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Priced at 12,000 yen(exclusive of tax).

GREE makes anime of their mobile game with Chinese companies

Japanese mobile game company GREE makes anime made from their mobile game "Seisen Cerberus(聖戦ケルベロス)" with Japanese TV channel TV Tokyo, Chinese video site iQIYI, and China's Medialink Entertainment. It is broadcasted in iQIYI from March and is broadcasted in TV Tokyo from April. Official site of this anime is here.

Seisen Cerberus is a long hit game of GREE, and reaches the fifth anniversary from release in this April. Players become the knight serving one of three kingdoms, make own military unit, fight against enemies in cooperation with fellow and contribute to kingdom's further prosperity. This anime expresses an original story led by main characters based on setting and the view of the world of the game. GREE and iQIYI release the game with release of this anime in China.

This is the second big challenge to the China market by GREE. They ever had a Chinese branch office, but withdrew in 2013.

mixi started pre-registration of cute mobile puzzle game of Marvel Heroes "Marvel TSUM TSUM"

Japan's mixi started pre-registration of cute mobile puzzle game of Marvel Heroes "Marvel TSUM TSUM".

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mixi, Disney and NHN PlayArt make Marvel Heroes "TSUM TSUM", the cute mobile puzzle game

This is the puzzle game that combined popular mobile puzzle game Disney TSUM TSUM with Marvel Heroes. Marvel Heroes and Villains become cute mascots "TSUM", and players connect them of same kinds with a single stroke. Disney TSUM TSUM is a simple puzzle game, but co-play element and a battle element are added to Marvel TSUM TSUM. Players are given missions more than 200 at the time of the release.

The Angry Birds Movie is shown in theaters of Japan from October 1

3DCG animation movie The Angry Birds Movie of popular game Angry Birds is shown in theaters of Japan from October 1. Like other countries, Sony Pictures is in charge of it. The title for Japanese version is simpler and it becomes "Angry Birds(アングリーバード)".

They showed short teaser movie of Japanese version with this announcement. They develop Japan's original promotion from now on.


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Movie company Nikkatsu established game label SUSHI TYPHOON GAMES

Japanese movie company Nikkatsu(日活) announced it suddenly that they established game label SUSHI TYPHOON GAMES.

Nikkatsu is known for having ever made many masterpieces of Yakuza movies. Will they follow it? Their first game Irezumi no Kuni(刺青の国: Nation of the Tattoo) assumes Yakuza a motif.

This is a rivalry simulation game, players bring up own organization, enlarge control areas and aim at the local unification. According to the title, the tattoo is an important element. They release this in a global market as well as Japan by the end of 2016, and exhibit on business days of Taipei Game Show 2016.