Tim’s Ramblings

…for 2 totally different reasons…

Example number 1!!

Behold. The Haishasan!! Or translated, The Dentist.

Yup. You got it. A DS game where you get to be the dentist. You get trained. Then various patients come in. You have to find the cavity. Drill it. Fill it. And all the time making sure the patient doesn’t freak out. Various types of characters come in and they each have a different problem. Time to pull out the drill and get to work!!

Yeah. I don’t like the sound of the drill as it is. Do I really really really want to listen to it through headphones through a game?? Really???? Though deep down inside, being only $25…I almost bought it. Almost…

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And now. Number 2!!!!

And I repeat. This will never make it to the US for a TOTALLY different reason.

Behold Duel Love!!

The subtitle states “A Maiden in Love is a Goddess of Victory”.

Rated 15 and over, this is one of those “only in Japan” dating sims. Though this one is directly aimed at the girls. As you can see on the cover there are various guys (yeah…those are guys…) in your school who are doing various sports including boxing, basketball, and…well…I have no idea what the hell the dude on the left does…. Anyway, you learn their traits, their likes, their dislikes, and you do what you can to help them win the big one!! Wooo!!!

Yeah…

Girls get to live out the soap opera-ish storylines to those shojo manga (comics for girls) with all the effeminate guys with big sparkling eyes and the rival girl who’s out to ruin your chances at love with the captain of the (insert sports here) team.

I know game companies in the US are trying to get the teen and tween girl’s market. Something tells me though…this won’t really fly in the US. Though in Japan, it’s pretty much accepted and it’s no big deal. In the US? I can see the conservatives going crazy. The feminists going crazy. And frankly, though I don’t know much about 15 year old girls (ok…I know very very very very very very little), I have a feeling this won’t sell anyway.

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