News

Is Story Important For Japanese Role Playing Games? Ask This Lady

Miwa Shoda joined Squaresoft, now Square Enix, in 1995 and went on to write Japanese Legend of Mana and Final Fantasy XII. Those are big games with big stories — something that they apparently do not need.


July 10, 2009
News

When Polls Go Wrong: The Most Popular Monster Is…

Japanese game maker Jaleco invited the internet to submit monsters for upcoming role-playing-game WIZmans World. The creation with the most votes will be included in the game.


July 7, 2009
In Real Life

Is This How A Jaleco Poll Backfires?

Japanese game company Jaleco has started a new poll regarding an upcoming project. Users are able to submit designs of non-playable-characters, and other folks can vote for their favourites.


March 25, 2009
News

Yes, Yes, The Jaleco Name Lives On

Earlier this year, Jaleco Holdings announced that it was leaving the video game business. And the company has — poof, it’s gone and moved on.


March 4, 2009

Japanese RPG Ad With Added Golden Girl Bottom

Before Jaleco was purchased for one yen, the game company was working on Wii role-playing game Ougon no Kizuna (“Golden Bonds”). There are two ads — one pedestrian, the other anything but.