![]() ![]() While the program was meant to use for synthesizing purposes, the character became popular for her voice to be used for music purposes, not just only replacing vocal over other musics, but many music producers and composers created songs for Miku and release it through the internet, such as Youtube and Nico Nico Douga. Hatsune Miku (Crypton Future Media / Sega)Īlthough it’s difficult to classify this as an idol game, this is a humanoid persona voiced by a singing synthesizer application, which uses Yamaha’s Vocaloid technologies. The series have later updated to a new title as Idol Time PriPara in April 2017, with the additional of three new characters. This game was also ported to Nintendo 3DS with three different titles, and a puzzle game app for the smartphone. The anime was released along with the arcade, which the fourth season has aired in April 2017, along with the fourth film aired in March 2017. This game also contains easy rhythm mechanics, which is also focused towards younger female players. Although this game rivals with the Aikatsu! series, PriPara series uses tickets to scan the character and certain coords in the game. In this game, the player can choose over 20 different idols (and to let you know the pink haired idol on the right side of the picture above is a GUY ) or creating your own avatar idol, and their objective is to become a Divine Idol by earning popularity from fans. The series later ended in May 2016, but quickly returned as their successor, Aikatsu Stars, was released in the same month.Īs their predecessor Pretty Rhythm series ended in March 2014, this game was later released in the arcades in July 2014 as a trading card arcade game, being the competition of the Aikatsu! series. Three mangas were also published, and the game was later ported to Nintendo 3DS with five different titles. After the arcade was released, the anime version was later aired on October 8th 2012, while two films were released in December 2014 and August 2015. Unlike series which was mostly focused towards adult male players, Aikatsu! series are mainly focused upon young female players, using trading cards and easy rhythm commands to play. The main objective of this game is to use certain cards featuring various coords to help the certain idol character to pass audition in order to become a top idol. Unlike series, this game uses scannable trading cards to upload in-game characters or player’s avatar in the game, which is similar to Dragon Ball Heroes and Yo-kai Watch Ukiukipedia. The series have even released through other medias, such as mangas, animes, radio shows, audio dramas, and even a Korean drama.įrom the Bandai side of Bandai Namco, Aikatsu! is an arcade collectible trading card game that was launched in October 2012. After the success of its release in the arcades, it was later ported for Xbox 360 in 2007, along with many sequels and spinoffs throughout many consoles, including the Nintendo DS. In this game, a player play a role of a producer of a talent agency 765 Production that contains 10 idols (3 additionals in later events), and their main objectives is to train certain idols to become the most popular top idol in order to achieve stardom, while competing other rival idols and production studios, and gaining relationship with certain idols. Originally released for the arcades in 2005, this game has become very popular for many idol fans in Japan, especially in Akihabara. Here are those idol games that I have chosen as examples… Ever since Japanese idol groups like AKB48 has become popular and well common from the year 2000s, virtual idols have become a new category for the gaming society, and it keeps growing through many medias like mangas and animes. Not just to compete with others, but also a main objective to finish the game. Similar to those digital pet games like Tamagotchi and Digimon, the player has an opportunity to train certain characters to become the most popular and successful top idol, using rhythm action system similar to Parappa the Rapper and Dance Dance Revolution to train their characters. Genre Backgroundįor those Western gamers who knows what it is or not familiar with it, idol simulation game is a character training game that’s popular in the Japanese gaming society. And as I have made a Case of article with a crazy choice before, I’m back with another crazy choice I’ve made. ![]() Is there any other genres that haven’t introduced in Smash yet join the brawl in some form? In this article, I would like to explore one of the genres that haven’t represented in Smash yet. Mario, arguably represents a 2D to 3D platform action game, Pikachu represents monster capturing/breeding RPGs, Ryu represents 2D fighting game…there are various characters represent the genres of their games. As Super Smash Brothers being the celebration of video games, many fighters in Smash represent not only themselves, but their genres as well. ![]()
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