This series aims to provide a tiny bit of insight into the mind and habits of Japanese gamers. Although I'm sure most will be pretty dry, I hope to occasionally surprise some of you .

In part eleven I'm talking with Mariko, a 20 year old college student.

Me: Too busy for games huh?
Mariko: Well, actually I do have a DS. I play it on my commute which is 2 hours.
Me: Wow, that's a lot of time for gaming! What are your favorite DS games?
Mariko:...

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This series aims to provide a tiny bit of insight into the mind and habits of Japanese gamers. Although I'm sure most will be pretty dry, I hope to occasionally surprise some of you .

In part ten I'm talking with Yoshiko, a kindergarten teacher in her late 40s. She has 3 kids, 2 daughters (early twenties and mid teens) and a son (early teens).

Me: So you don't play games?
Yoshiko: No way. I'm too busy with my job and I'm a home maker too! But I did buy a Wii...

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This series aims to provide a tiny bit of insight into the mind and habits of Japanese gamers. Although I'm sure most will be pretty dry, I hope to occasionally surprise some of you .

In part nine I'm talking with Hiroyuki, a researcher in his 30s, who's married with two young kids.

Me: So what have you been up to?
Hiroyuki: I've been playing Ryu ga Gotaku (Yakuza)
Kenzan for my PS3.
Me: Nice, that's the historical side story right? So how is...

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This series aims to provide a tiny bit of insight into the mind and habits of Japanese gamers. Although I'm sure most will be pretty dry, I hope to occasionally surprise some of you .

In part eight I'm talking with Takumi, a tall 16 year old high school boy, who's into American football.

Me: No gaming huh?
Takumi: Yeah, I've been flat out with tests. But my last test was today!
Me: Congratulations! Any plans?
Takumi: Well, I'm hoping to get a...

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Some of you will be familiar with the video game series Sakura Wars (Sakura Taisen), about an all-girl acting troupe who just happen to also fight in giant robots. Most famous originally as an adventure game on the Saturn, it spawned sequels and remakes on the Saturn, Dreamcast, PS2, DS and even as anime. I was quite a fan back in the day, buying all the games on the Dreamcast, even though I never got very far in them.

One of the most famous all-female acting groups in Japan, where...

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