I know most of you guys will bored by this, but bear with me. I'm a huge fanatic for both Japan and the lost art of handwritten correspondence, so I ruined pants when I read about this game this morning. Calligraphy Training DS will come out in Japan on March 13th and offers a handy way for people to practice their Japanese calligraphy skills on the go.
The game appears to have a story mode where you control a wandering warrior in a quest to complete 3099 calligraphy characters successfully. You can also just practice your brush strokes (the game actually comes with a special"brush" stylus) or play in multiplayer mode with up to six other people to see whose brushstroke is the most accomplished.
For the average gamer, this will hurtle past the radar without a second thought, but for Americans trying to learn Japanese this ought to be a real delight to play with. The game's official site has some flash demos up if you want to see more. I'm definitely importing this -- gives me a great excuse to get up off my lazy ass and work harder on learning Japanese!
[Via Modojo - thanks, Jonathan]
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11:17 AM on 03.06.2008
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Aru-yonban
I did!
Finally, I can now pen my letter of longing and love to miyamoto.
@NegFactor: DS games are region-free, and will play anywhere.
Just kidding, this actually seems like a neat idea, sort of like the foreign language teaching things on the DS.
Classes for Calligraphy are expensive where I live, and harsh on rules too, so I'd probably get kicked out if I didn't know what the fuck I was doing.
It seems this will just tell you how to make the symbols, while taking a real class will get you into the artsy-fartsy stuff.
Anyways, I want it.