Last night, Japan played valiantly against Paraguay. The game was 0-0 after extra time causing the victor to be settled by penalty kicks. Paraguay make all its shots. Japan, however, did not.
In The Land of the Rising Sun, Pro Evolution Soccer is known as Winning Eleven. Ironic, as the Japanese national team traditionally hasn’t been winning. Until recently, that is.
If there’s one lesson I learned from Konami’s super fun gaming day in NYC yesterday, it would have to be coming to the realisation that playing a soccer video game is far more entertaining than watching a real one. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not hater by any means. I respect the sport, and I rarely ever diss its fans. But this is the only instance I can find where the video game equivalent is far more entertaining than the real thing. Is that because real soccer is just that boring? Or is it a testament to how good Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is?
Previously, we posted very exciting data about which character Japanese players liked best. Now, we’ve done better. See that magazine up there? That’s Men’s Egg, the male version of Japanese gal mag Egg. The Men’s Egg models (and readers, hopefully!) have amazing hair. Just look at that! You cannot buy a ‘do like that, but are given that by the hair gods. Oh yes. For those wondering what games these follicles fancy, onward!
Winning Eleven Adopts Pro Evo For US Release. The clumsy Winning Eleven naming convention is domestically no more, reports IGN today. The next iteration in Konami’s extremely popular soccer (aka football, futbol, footie) franchise will take to the pitch in North America with its European name, Pro Evolution Soccer, casually referred to as Pro Evo. Good news, I say, but bad news for anyone who had hoped to pick up Winning Eleven 11 on the 11th of March.
