Gamertell

Statue, figure maker and cool stuff creator Kotobukiya has released its full schedule and lineup of offerings for the 2009 San Diego Comic Con taking place July 23 through 26, 2009 (with a preview night on June 22) at the San Diego Convention Center. The company promises hourly prizes as… Continue Reading »

NISA (Nippon Ichi Software of America) was kind enough to invite Gamertell to attend its Holy Drunken Shenanigans, Badman! event that was held at the Zebulon Cafe in San Francisco, California on May 7, 2009. Inside, there was food, drinks, and video game fun to be had by all. NISA… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: NISA Press Event - May 7, 2009

While visual novels are common place in Japan, and a fairly standard game genre, they haven’t found the same audience in North America or other regions yet. That’s slowly starting to change, and quite a few independent developers are starting to take a chance on the genre. Tycoon Games is… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Heileen

Tecmo knocked the socks off of the lucky individuals who were invited to experience the announcement of Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for the Playstation 3. The event was held March 24, 2009, at the Playstation store located at the Metreon in San Francisco, California. There, gawkers were treated to an… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

OneChanBara: Bikini Samurai Squad is essentially a hack-and-slash game that puts you in charge of a group of lovely ladies who aren’t afraid to break a nail or two in order to save a defenseless Japan against hordes of undead creatures. As therapeutic as peeling an orange, there’s just something… Continue Reading »

Ar Tonelico 2 is definitely a unique experience with a magnificent soundtrack to match. The voice acting is actually skillfully translated and even if you still don’t like it, you can easily switch to the Japanese track. Not many other games incorporate a dating simulation aspect that’s required to encourage… Continue Reading »

Princess Waltz is a very text-intensive visual novel with a dash of eroticism. Most of the text is thankfully accompanied by Japanese voice-overs except for dialogue that originates from the omniscient narrator and Arata himself. Most of the battles that don’t involve you require you actually use your noggin to… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Princess Waltz

Important Importables has always offered substantial coverage of various otome, that is, life/dating sim games for girls, due to the fact that I enjoy playing most of those games. But those aren’t the only kind of dating sim style games in Japan. In fact, there are likely far more dating… Continue Reading »

If you thought Japanese DS games were getting a bit risky, you may want to skip this blurb. To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen, yet another suggestive game, has just been released in Japan. It is based on the anime To Love Ru Trouble, and is something of a… Continue Reading »

Released on July 31, 2008, SNK Playmore’s Nintendo DS game Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2 Duo (DDMS2) stars middle school student and resident bad-boy, Akuji Nishimura, who returns as the now infamous girl groper witch hunter with a mission. Watch out girls (and boys - he discriminates not). With such… Continue Reading »