5.27.2012

Japanese popular game apps "Nameko" goes music!

I wrote about Japanese popular game application for smartphone "Nameko Saibai Kit(nameko mushroom cultivation Kit)" in March.
See Also: The game application which is the most popular in Japan is a "nameko mushroom"

They multiply more in Japan. It may be said that they are rivals of Angry Birds in Japan.

[SoftBank/au iPhone 4S/4専用]おさわり探偵 なめこ栽培キット カスタムカバー(みずたま)
[SoftBank/au iPhone 4S/4専用]おさわり探偵 なめこ栽培キット カスタムカバー(みずたま)
おさわり探偵 なめこ栽培キット 携帯スタンド
おさわり探偵 なめこ栽培キット がま口ポーチ(なめこ)
おさわり探偵なめこ栽培キット 押し出し消しゴム
おさわり探偵なめこ栽培キット 押し出し消しゴム
なめこ栽培キットコースター(レッド)
なめこ栽培キットコースター(レッド)
キャッピー/イヤホンジャックマスコット(なめこ)
キャッピー/イヤホンジャックマスコット(なめこ)

Now, goods of Nameko are sold at every place.

Furthermore, they release a compilation album on July 11.

なめこのCD
なめこのCD

In Japan, a music CD of a social game and the social application that made a hit was released several times until now. However, the characteristic of the CD of this Nameko is that participating musicians are really fans of Nameko. Musicians are players of Nameko Saibai Kit. Therefore they made a musical piece with love to Nameko.
We can have music played before buying here.

5.26.2012

Tokyo Sky Tree in Virtual World

Japanese new landmark "Tokyo Sky Tree" opened this week. Now, we cannot enter there without the reservation because too popular.
If you want to go to the Tokyo Sky Tree by all means, let's log in to Ameba Pigg!

Japanese popular virtual world Ameba Pigg opens Tokyo Sky Tree area. this is the official area that cooperated with the real Tokyo Sky Tree.


Various official virtual goods of the Tokyo Sky Tree are sold here. These are totally like the souvenir.

This is the largest area in history of  Ameba Pigg. Of course the tower is reproduced precisely.

Let's take a photo at the front of the signboard!

And let's go to the observatory! When we click this arrow, we can teleport there.



because the uniform of the Tokyo Sky Tree's staffs are very cheesy, it became the topic on a social network. We can check them :)

5.22.2012

Which stamp do you like?

Free communication apps for smartphones LINE  of NHN Japan is popular all over the world. They have already got 35 million users.

This has the function the "stamp" which can attach cute and funny illustrations with a message.

This is very popular with users. Therefore they opened a "stamp shop" last month.


Users can buy a charged stamp at a stamp shop. They are included in the stamps of a Japanese famous character.

NHN Japan announced the ranking of the purchase and the use of the stamp.

Purchase stamp of world ranking TOP5
1. Moon Special
2.Hage Ojisan(bald guy)
3.Nameko(The character of Japanese popular game apps "Nameko Saibai Kit")
4.Otome na Kanojyo
5.Mocchi to Oshaberi(Chattering with Mocchi)

Use stamp ranking of world TOP10
via http://lineblog.naver.jp/archives/6455829.html

Users buy and use the stamp of the original character of LINE than the stamp of the famous character.

5.21.2012

Kompu Gacha? No! It's "Kombu Gacha"

Japanese startup Green romp released really funny Android apps. It is "Konbu Gacha".

Kombu Gacha is game apps to collect cards of popular kombu. When we collect eight kinds of kombu cards, we get a special rare kombu card as a reward.

It's Konbu card. However, these kombu cards are hard to appear very much, too.

It is almost such loser cards. (However, this is a tuna. A tuna is a rare item than kombu in the real world :))

Japanese Consumer Affairs Agency regulates Konpu Gacha from July. Let's play this early!

studygift supports the school expenses of the university student


Team "Liverty" which a Japanese serial entrepreneur Kazuma Ieiri organized released crowdfunding platform to support the school expenses of the university student "studygift". This became the pros and cons in Twitter or Facebook immediately. And negative comments and abusive languages gradually increased. The doubt that she might not study eagerly was given.

On the other hand, studygift collected aim amounts of money in only 55 hours! The aim amount of money was 940,000 yen(about 12000USD). 

This is very cool service. Recession and the poverty spread through Japan more and more. Besides, Low birthrate and aging and government is stupid. From now on, the time when an individual helps an individual will come.