Gamertell has posted its weekly column that focuses on notable game-related imports from Japan and Japanese gaming.
From this week's article:
"One of Namco Bandai's most popular series in Japan is a game that will most likely never see a release outside of the country. I'm talking about Idolm@ster, a game which casts players as producers and tasks them with discovering and creating the next singing sensation.
The reason it will likely remained trapped in Japan is simple. The Idolm@ster games feature voice acting by a number of different actresses who not only speak the lines for their characters, but also sing every single song available in the game. Games can feature over 10 songs, and typically have 9-10 idols to choose.
In honor of The Idolm@ster Dearly Stars, the first DS game in the series and the first entry in the Idolm@ster 2nd Vision series, Important Importables' is devoted to the series today."
Recently, during a special year-end livestream, Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed that they are currently developing a new console game for The Idolmaster franchise. The game will be announced during a livestream that takes place on January 20, 2020 at 20:00 JST. It will be live-streamed on Youtube and Niconico.
From Gematsu: "Bandai Namco has released a 15th anniversary trailer for The Idolmaster series. The series will celebrate its 15th anniversary on July 26, 2020.
According to Bandai Namco, the series’ anniversary period will run from July 2019 to July 2021. In other words, these are the two years in which it will release The Idolmaster 15th anniversary-branded products or have 15th anniversary-themed events."
Michibiku's Jenni Lada writes, "Before deciding on a The Idolmaster game, we have to take a look at who you are and what you know. These are text heavy titles. How much Japanese do you know? There are entries that apply to people of all skill levels, so I’m sorting them by how much you do or don’t need to know."
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