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10:38 AM on 05.14.2007

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Eternal Sonata demo hits Japanese XBL, make your Japanese account now!
Nick Chester

Eternal Sonata demo hits Japanese XBL, make your Japanese account now! screenshot

First I wake up to ninjas, and now this. Happy Monday to me, indeed!

A demo for Tri-Crescendo's gorgeous looking music-themed RPG, Trusty Bell (or Eternal Sonata, depending on where you live), has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace ... in "Japan only." Luckily, dusting off my Japanese Silver Live account did the trick, and before you know it, I was slicing up onion creatures like a true professional.

I'm not here to yap about what I thought of the demo -- find out for yourself. Don't have a Japanese Xbox Live account? Hit the jump to find out how to make one for yourself, if you haven't already.

Creating your own Japanese Xbox Live Silver Account 

1) Head on over to Microsoft's passport Web site (if you're logged in to a current account, make sure to sign out). Sign up for a new, free Hotmail account.

2) When asked, remember to answer that you're from Japan -- don't worry, you dirty liar, we won't judge you. 

3) The next part, which would be the "trickiest," is entering some additional information about where you are from. You'll have to enter bogus information. The following should work fine (the phone number is for a Domino's Pizza near Akebonobashi Station in Tokyo):

Postal code: 150-2345
Province: Tokyo-to
Phone Number: 098-974-0604

4) Once you've activated your new Hotmai account, it's time to head on over to your Xbox 360. Switch profiles if necessary (the X button) and create a new profile, and a new Xbox Live account.

5) You'll next have to sign in with your new Japanese passport. Keep the number for Domino's Pizza Akebonobashi handy, because you're going to need to enter it again. Also, you might get hungry. 

6) Create a gamertag and ... that's it!

Anything downloaded off of the Japanese marketplace can be played using accounts from other regions. Enjoy yourself, and save me a slice of pizza if you decide to order any.



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tokyo in japan is paradise.. Bonjour, ‘ ‘‘ ‘‘‘‘ ‘ ‘...




Dtoiders have posted 34 comments:

atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 05/14/2007 10:52

Nick, I would like to have your babies! Where can we meet so I can open my legs near you and get this baby making business done?
dvddesign 's Avatar
dvddesign at 05/14/2007 10:55

If the Dominos thing doesn't work, there's plenty of addresses freely available online. My Japanese account is tied to a Toys R Us in northern Honshu. My Japanese iTunes Music Store is tied to a Jusco in the same city. (Jusco = Wal-Mart with no fat or old people working there)

The key thing is that the postal code EXISTS in that province.

Phone number, you can lie outta your ass on.

Also, wasn't the spring update supposed to block stuff like this? Meh, if it works, who cares?
Toneman's Avatar
Toneman at 05/14/2007 10:59

I'll download it if I can tear myself away from the Halo 3 beta.
dvddesign 's Avatar
dvddesign at 05/14/2007 11:06

@toneman

Damn, you're right, I forgot. This is a bad week to release ANYTHING of value onto the 360. Except the Crackdown DL content.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 05/14/2007 11:08

@ toneman:

Oh, it must be nice to be playing the Halo 3 beta. Jerk. Microsoft hates me.
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BuckF1tches at 05/14/2007 11:27

Now a whole team at MS will be trying to figure out how a Domino's pizza signed up for 300+ XBL Silver accounts in a 24 hour window. Way to go, Nick! Maybe if they get really mad you can send them a pizza with some used panties on it. Yum yum!
dvddesign 's Avatar
dvddesign at 05/14/2007 11:34

I like my Dominos with extra mayo, pimento, corn, and hotdogs.

Toneman's Avatar
Toneman at 05/14/2007 11:46

@ Nick
I lol'd at the story about me being in the beta. Everyone in the comments pretty much hated me.
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 05/14/2007 11:55

Maybe if they had sent me a Halo 3 beta key I wouldn't have sicked the Domino's squad on 'em. ;)
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ghettosmurf at 05/14/2007 11:58

Nice! Got it on the download as we speak, should hold me over till Wednesday, because nothing is getting in the way of me and the Halo 3 beta in only TWO days. werd.
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ExpertPenguin at 05/14/2007 12:04

.....Groovy.
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DOLEMITE187 at 05/14/2007 12:27

i just started my japanese account...AWESOME
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 05/14/2007 12:27

Are you going to write something up later on your impressions of the game? I'd like to hear it.
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Danus at 05/14/2007 12:27

Sooo.. Am I the only one to notice that the demo is entirely in English? That seems like an important thing to mention. Also, why no Blue Dragon demos or videos on XBL? :'(
Namelessted's Avatar
Namelessted at 05/14/2007 12:38

This trick still works? I know i did this back for some japanese only demo, can't remember though.

But i thought they were going to disable this with the new spring update so that if you have a console that has in IP address in a specified region that you can't have an account that is outside of that given region.

I guess they didn't do it?
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 05/14/2007 12:47

nameless:

Apparently not. I think, but I'm not sure, that what you're thinking of may only refer to video content that's region protected? Not sure.

In any case, this works, and yes -- it's in English. Sorry I didn't mention it.
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Namelessted at 05/14/2007 13:13

yeah, it might just be video download stuffs. I didn't read into all the details.
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christpunchermpls at 05/14/2007 14:05

Leaving work to try it now.
brb
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christpunchermpls at 05/14/2007 14:45

Holy Jesus crap Nick, You just became the best internet blog poster EVA!!!

Well at least i think you are..
Thanks a bunch, most useful post i have ever read.
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Rainbowblack at 05/14/2007 15:41

i world has changed for the better chesater, thank you

I mean, i always knew this was possible. but i always ignored it. until i saw a trusty bell demo and step by step directions on how to access it.

but gosh this download is slow as fucking all hell could be. server strain perhaps?
AvA's Avatar
AvA at 05/14/2007 17:08

Being nice and cute doesn't make this game fun to play... At least for me!
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Kotua at 05/14/2007 18:42

WOOT! I got a free japanese gold account! I finally get to play online(Yes, I am so poor I can't afford to pay Xbox Live).
Funny that microsoft doesn't seem to be doing anything about it...odd...
ClarenceBoddicker's Avatar
ClarenceBoddicker at 05/14/2007 19:19

Everytime you sign up a silver account you get a free month of gold,lol so far ive made about 3 accounts for my friends to play online with me
EijiKikumaru's Avatar
EijiKikumaru at 05/14/2007 20:26

It will be a pleasant game. Quite a relaxing RPG in fact. Beautiful soundtrack so far. The game is cute lol and the graphics are above normal. The gameplay is kinda remembering me Star Ocean (dah, it's Tri-Cresendo after all xD). For the rest I'm cursing Microsoft for this f*cking spring update, it almost killed my 360 (froze about 6th times so far since the update). Anyway, probably a decent rpg title for the coming months. I put more hope (and I say a lot) in Blue Dragon and, especially, Lost Odyssey.
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Virtualgirl at 05/14/2007 20:55

I cant wait for this game!!!
Dr Hairy Dwarf's Avatar
Dr Hairy Dwarf at 05/15/2007 06:10

Cheers Nick, I thought this "hole" was blocked long ago. JapHairyDwarf is now on line. Now to find some USA codes so I can get XBArcade games without waiting for months.
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king3vbo at 05/25/2007 20:26

THANKS dood, Im downloading the Trusty Bell demo as we speak!
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robyte at 06/04/2007 22:30

Has anyone been able to download this recently? I've tried for a few days and I keep getting the 8007000D error. Other demos like Tenchu downloaded with no problem.
ArtemisArtium's Avatar
ArtemisArtium at 07/26/2007 20:46

How do you add MS points to your Japanese account? I want the japanese version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but the MS points card I bought won't work. I think they are region specific...
EternalDarkWing's Avatar
EternalDarkWing at 05/31/2008 14:58

Lols, this story is getting a lot of hits because people are trying to make an account to get the Ninja Gaiden II demo.
Toneman's Avatar
Toneman at 06/01/2008 16:54

Noobs, I made mine years ago!
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
commish's Avatar
commish at 06/02/2008 20:22

old news is old
Nogarda's Avatar
Nogarda at 07/05/2008 08:49

I wonder if someone checks all the addresses and 'goes wow they sure have alot of pizza delivery people in tokyo' XD


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