Japanese new virtual worlds for smartphone "Pipul"

Sirok, subsidiary of CyberAgent released virtual world apps for iOS "Pipul".

We can make my avatar, enjoy real time chat with other users, coordinate various interior and fashion in Pipul. In addition, Pipul links with camera apps or smartphones "My365"(It is their first service) of Sirok, and we can check photos from Pipul.

They offer all fashion items in free of charge in commemoration of release until May 3.

Well......this resembles CyberAgent's popular virtual world AmebaPigg(It has users more than 13 million now). Furthermore, it resembles LINE's virtual world for smartphones LINE Play very much. LINE Play grows up earlier than AmebaPigg and has users more than 6 million. They may compete to LINE Play. And of course they are going to release Android ver. of Pipul in a few days.

Japanese popular smartphone game "Puzzle & Dragons" sells a sound track

Popular smartphone game "Puzzle & Dragons" of Japan's Gungho makes efforts in goods sale, but they sell the sound track, too.

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The main composition charge is Kenji Ito of the game and Anime composer. The sound track is sold on iTunes early on April 3(JPT). The set is 1,500 yen, and every one piece is 200 yen.  Physical CD is sold in a official mail order site Pazudora-Ya from April 26. After them, it is sold in CD shops in Japan from April 29.

Japan got a new mobile social game platform. This is "Nijiyome"

Japanese startup EISYS,inc released new mobile social game platform Nijiyome.

"Nijiyome" is the title which shortened "Nijigen-no-Yome"(It mean a "2D bride" in Japanese. The Japanese often says girl character of contents such as the Games, Manga and Anime like that). Nijiyome is a platform for smartphones specialized in Bishojo(Beautiful girl) games. Most of users may be men. However, it is not only dating sim that here is. However, here is not only dating sim but also J-style card battle and the RPG. How about Porn social games? I don't still know it.

Nijiyome is still open beta ver., and they open officially at 2:00 p.m. on April 9(JPT). They have 4 games now, and 5 games increase more after officially opening.

LINE became the company name

NHN Japan, operator of Japanese popular messaging application LINE divided a company into 2 from April 1. They are NHN Japan and LINE. Well, LINE became the company name at last.

LINE Corp. set them mind to LINE, social curation service NAVER Matome and blog service livedoor blog. And NHN Japan devotes itself to a game.

This is important to LINE. NHN Japan is a subsidiary of Korea's NHN. Therefore many overseas sites introduce LINE when it is Korean messaging apps. In addition, there are the people who recognize that LINE is Korean apps, and don't use it in Japan8Unfortunately there are the people who discriminate a Korean and Korea in Japan). However, actually, LINE is developed in Japan. It is a good opportunity to appeal to them for it that LINE became the company name.

[April 1] Japanese messaging apps war: Japan's GMO releases new messaging apps "Muscle talk"

GMO Tokotoku BB is one of Japanese main internet service provider. Today, they releases new messaging apps "Muscle talk".

Muscle talk is the apps that can communicate with the hot guy. All the stamps more than 100 kinds are available free.

Furthermore, this has original function "muscle flick input" and sosial game "Muscle POP!".

.........You would already notice. This is parody of Japanese popular messaging apps LINE! :D