Category Archives: Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS Practicing Japanese with Zelda

Out of boredom, I bought a few DS games the other day. I bought 人生ゲーム平成のデキゴト (Game of Life: Heisei) thinking it would be a great way for me to learn more about recent Japanese popular culture. I was very wrong. … Continue reading

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Nintendo DS: 250万人の漢検

Well, I finally got around to removing the shrink wrap on the 250万人の漢検 DS software. This was no easy task. Usually Japanese shrink wrapped items have a little pull string to help the poor guy who bought the item. But … Continue reading

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Three New Nintendo DS Kanji Learning Games

I got in three new Nintendo DS Games yesterday from Japan. I haven’t had a chance to even open them, but I will try to get to at least the 250万人の漢検* since it will replace the popular 200万人の漢検 and other … Continue reading

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Nintendo DS 漢字そのままDS楽引き辞典 update

Ok, I've added the software to our product list and uploaded a bunch of screen shots here: http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17035  And here is a direct link to the video: http://www.thejapanshop.com/Video/kanjisonomama.mov  I can't remember why I chose 見解 (見解 – opinion, point of … Continue reading

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