Going to Japan soon, what to buy?

[Kumo]

SO I'm heading to Japan, and I'm thinking of replacing my dying/broken DS Lite with a DSi LL. Good idea? It's $200, and the battery life is better than the DSi.

I'm wondering if I would miss out on any good software or DLable content if I were to do this, and if so, is it REALLY worth waiting for the system to come out in the US for?

[Bunny]

Panties from a vending machine!

[Kumo]

Used or new? :D

[black orb]

>>> All the games that you cant find here..:luca:

[Namelessfengir]

Panties from a vending machine!


Used or new? :D

both!!!!

wear them on your head in the pic

[Mirage]

inb4 pocky.

[Kumo]

What does inb4 pocky mean? You can buy Pocky at local grocery stores now anywhere in the USA.

[JKTrix]

I've seen Pocky in American stores.

I've seen Pocky in Japanese stores.

You might be surprised at the variety.

As for the DSi thing, I would wait (if I didn't intend to get another one in the US anyway). If you ever did want to get downloadable stuff, it would be somewhat difficult since you would need Japanese points. That stuff is region locked, and I believe future 'DSi exclusive' games *will* be region locked.

That's the main thing that kept me from importing a DSi, because I have only had Japanese DS lites since they came out.

Games I recommend: Jump Ultimate Stars, Ouendan/Ouendan 2, Daigasso! Band Brothers DX.

Enjoy the trip! Show us some pictures!

[Mirage]

What does inb4 pocky mean? You can buy Pocky at local grocery stores now anywhere in the USA.

It means I was joking.

[Kumo]

My girlfriend bought my Ouendan! It will go perfect with my Taiko no Tatsujin games ^_^. I'll pick it up when I see her in January.

And as far as I hear about the DSi exclusive games, they aren't going to be that much home to write home about. Not like it's going to be the FF games that are going to be exclusive.

[Rase]

1.Swing by Super Potato in Akihabara and buy games that are rare in the US and common in Japan.
2. Sell them on eBay.
3. ?????
4. PROFIT!

[Kumo]

lol, yes, it's all about the Profit (and South Park)

[NorthernChaosGod]

Panties from a vending machine!

And all the other weird crap they sell in vending machines.

[destinyislands]

You know magic mushrooms used to be legal in Japan during the 90's? I mean they're not now, just saying...

Buy some anime.

[JKTrix]

...that you can't play on any normal DVD player.

[destinyislands]

...that you can't play on any normal DVD player.

Oh, right. Buy a NTSC-J DVD player and some anime DVD's

[G13]

You should buy your way on to a Japanese game show and embarrass yourself with the ridiculous things they make you do.

[Kumo]

I'm not really a big anime person, so I'll probably pass on that. And the game show? Only if I can win some money :D

[guffman]

Panties from a vending machine!

damnit, i should have been faster to post in this thread... :mad2:

[Kumo]

I bought a DSi LL.

[JKTrix]

...that's it?

[NorthernChaosGod]

Pretty anti-climactic.

[Kumo]

Good news is I got a job there, and won't have to worry about picking stuff up only when visiting. I can just buy it whenever.

[JKTrix]

I'm actually really interested in what you'll be doing there. I refrained from asking 'why are you going to Japan' earlier. Teaching in Japan is something I'm strongly considering myself. The biggest requirement for the 'service' I was looking at requires a Bachelor's degree, and I should have that by the end of next year.

You think you can keep a blog or something while you're there? Or even in general? I'd be interested in reading it no matter how mundane it is.

[Kumo]

I did the English teaching thing for 3 years from 2005-2008, this time around I actually got a job with a real company. I'll be doing recruiting for a company that helps find employees for international companies that are looking to set up in Japan. Should be hard work, but interesting. I can let you look at my old blogs from the time I was in Japan though if you want.