Puzzle & Dragons Method: EA add the element of the RPG for Tetris

A lot of game apps that put social RPG and something together came to be released after puzzle & Dragons prospered. SEGA made their masterpiece puzzle game PUYOPUYO an RPG.

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Next is EA. They release the iOS application "Tetris Monster" which made Tetris an RPG in a few days.

The details have not been yet announced, but we can expect that it is fantasy from the illustration of the website. This is a Japan-limited project and the first time that a new works of the Tetris is released only in Japan. Do you want to play in this from the countries except Japan?

Coca-Cola Japan moves origami with augmented reality

Coca-Cola Japan released AR apps in this spring for smartphones which linked vending machines. Recently, they added "Origami magic AR" as new contents of this apps.

At first, we make the origami of the mascot character of the Coca-Cola Japan.

If we make origami exactly, it should become such a shape.

Next, we start AR apps. Origami AR is the bottom button.

Then, such a screen appears.

We put origami according to guidelines.

When image recognition succeeds, origami begins a dancing!

PDF data of the origami, a procedure of the origami and link to apps are here. Unfortunately the procedure of the origami is only Japanese support. Please do your best in reference to illustrations!

This is Japan: Battle simulation game of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces

An official site of battle simulation game Furusato Jieitai(ふるさと自衛隊: Hometown and Self-Defense Forces) for smartphones that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces cooperated entirely opened. This has not been yet released, but accepts pre-registration now.

I write it once again. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces cooperated entirely. This is right the Japanese.

The game system is a pure J-style card battle. Payers become a commander, put the cards of various armaments of the Self-Defense Forces together, organize one's military unit and fight between players.

Photos of armaments of the real Self-Defense Forces are used in cards. All the data are based on the real, too.

In addition to them, the player can enjoy the changing clothes of the adjutant. The uniforms of adjutants reproduce the uniform of real woman self-defense officials. Players can change their uniform depending on a season. Possibly there may be more players falling into this than a battle.

Japanese weird smartphone game "Alpaca Nisan" began goods sale

I wrote about strange smartphone game "Alpaca Nisan(Alpaca Evolution)" in May.

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The mutation of alpacas is very weird. However, many Japanese think that they are cute. Therefore developer COCOSOLA of this game apps started goods sale.

These are 4 kinds of mascot key chains which expressed the evolution form of alpacas. These are sold as a prize of the crane game in the game arcades from this month.

These are 6 kinds of capsule toys and sold by Gacha in a general shops from this month, too. Gacha one time is 200 yen.

Anyone will think this game to be weird first. However, we see them cutely whenever we play a game. Particularly, I think the mascot key chains of the prize are Kawaii.

Messaging apps LINE broke through 200 million users

To be frank, I thought that the growth of LINE slowed down after this when I wrote this article in January.

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However, my expectations were largely wrong.

LINE is released in June, 2011 and is popular now in Taiwan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Spain, India and South America as well as Japan. They break through 150 million users on April 30, 2013 when it is approximately 23 months from release, and extend popularity led by youths.
According to them, users increase rapidly in India, Philippines, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Peru. They helped 200 million user breakthroughs and LINE got 100 million users newly in a half year. In addition, the ratio of iOS : Android is by half.

They promote the localization every each country from now on. They intend to provide the official accounts and stickers which reflected regionality and culture to users of each country.