Category Archives: Video Games

DS Game for Learning Kanji: ２００万人の漢検

Posted on November 11, 2007 by Clay

Today’s Nintendo DS kanji learning game review is for: ２００万人の漢検 200 Man nin no Kanken Kanji Test Practice for 2,000,000 People About the Kanken The Kanken (漢検) is a test designed for native Japanese speakers, but every year more and … Continue reading →

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Nintendo DS to Learn Japanese

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Clay

About a year ago I bought a Nintendo DS and a few kanji training ‘games’ from Japan. I was immediately impressed and decided to add several to our store’s line up. In the next few posts (sequential unless something else … Continue reading →

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Eternal Sonata for Xbox 360

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Clay

No, this isn’t a game based on Yon-sama’s 冬のソナタ Winter Sonata. Good news. This game for the Xbox 360 lets you switch between JAPANESE AND ENGLISH dubs. That is, you can play this game either in Japanese or English. It … Continue reading →

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Xbox Red Circle of Death

Posted on August 3, 2007 by Clay

My Xbox has been acting funny recently. After calling and not being able to resolve the issue, Microsoft sent me a box to send it in. The Microsoft tech asked if I had a red circle in the place of … Continue reading →

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Some People have too much Time on their Hands

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Clay

Monty Python’s ‘How not to be seen’ skit has never looked better. Mr. Halo shows us how not to be seen:

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Excite Truck

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Clay

Having nothing at all to do with Japanese but wanting to type something here, I turn to a video game we’ve been playing. Maybe I will make a category for Video Games. Done. Ah, the joys of tabbed browsing… About … Continue reading →