In Japan, Microsoft’s Take On Windows 7 Has Been…Different


It’s the return of Nanami Madobe! She’s the OS character (née OS-tan) for Windows 7. OS-tan are anime personifications of computer operating systems that are usually created online by fans. Nanami Madobe, however, was the first official OS-tan.

Windows 7 was Windows 7 in Japan — it wasn’t any different other than being in Japanese. However, back when Windows 7 was launched in Japan, the first 7,777 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate DSP editions included special Nanami Madobe wallpaper. In Japan, Nanami was used to promote Windows 7, and now that the release of Windows 8 is right around the corner, she’s getting a send off with an online card battle game on Microsoft’s Japanese site. In the game, you click on the corresponding card to defeat the “monster”.

As sister site Kotaku Japan points out, this is probably a way to send off the character in style — so we don’t forget her! Ha, like that’s possible.

殿! 殿のご乱心じゃあ!Window7イメージキャラクター窓辺ななみがカードゲームに [Kotaku Japan]

Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.


The Cheapest NBN 1000 Plans

Looking to bump up your internet connection and save a few bucks? Here are the cheapest plans available.

At Kotaku, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.

Comments


2 responses to “In Japan, Microsoft’s Take On Windows 7 Has Been…Different”

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *