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Travel company offering a trip to Japan designed for video game fans

RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
edited August 2009 in Games and Technology
From animenewsnetwork:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-07-31/destination-japan-announce-tokyo-maximum-2009-tokyo-game-show-tour
Sep 20 Depart USA
Sep 21 Arrive in Tokyo
Sep 22 Tokyo Sightseeing
Sep 23 Shopping Tour
Sep 24 Exclusive Half -Day Camelot
Sep 25 Free
Sep 26 Tokyo Game Show
Sep 27 Free
Sep 28 Return
$1777.00 plus tax ($80.00)
Based on twin room, double occupancy
Reservation Due date: August 14

So for about $1800, you get about a week in Japan, admission to Tokyo Game Show, a tour of Camelot (Golden Sun developers among other things), and the chance to meet with the game writer of Higurashino Nakukoroni Matsuri (it's a visual novel that has an anime adaptation that was released here as When They Cry - really good horror series). If I had a couple extra thousand dollars lying around, I'd be all over this.

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  • Igpx407Igpx407 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I'd be all over that if it wasn't for school

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  • VelmeranVelmeran Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    No Maid cafe's mentioned at all? They are getting there, but I see room for improvement.

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I went to Japan for 3 weeks for just a lil' extra (alright alright, maybe for nearly double that price).

    Screw Tokyo Game Show, there are better things to see and do in Japan.

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Alegis wrote: »
    I went to Japan for 3 weeks for just a lil' extra (alright alright, maybe for nearly double that price).

    Screw Tokyo Game Show, there are better things to see and do in Japan.


    Like visiting the giant toilet shaped restaurant wherein everthing they serve you looks like shit?

    ^True story

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    How about all of those game centers where they have games you actually want to play?

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2009
    I'd like to tour Camelot and see if I could wrangle me up some copies of Shining Force III.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    How about all of those game centers where they have games you actually want to play?

    I want to play a Senko no Ronde cabinet.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I rode past Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto.

    Like literally it is just a nondescript brick building with the Nintendo logo outside. If someone hadn't said "Oh hey Nintendo" loudly most of us wouldn't have even noticed.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I rode past Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto.

    Like literally it is just a nondescript brick building with the Nintendo logo outside. If someone hadn't said "Oh hey Nintendo" loudly most of us wouldn't have even noticed.

    Efficient, huh?

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  • DiannaoChongDiannaoChong Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    It mentioned a twin room, so is it 1800 for two people? I wouldnt think that would be bad for 2 people.

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  • Last SonLast Son Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    It mentioned a twin room, so is it 1800 for two people? I wouldnt think that would be bad for 2 people.

    I believe that means a room with a twin-size bed.

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  • ChenChen Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Someday I'm going to Japan and see the life-size Gundam. Assuming it won't be fully operational and mass-produced.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Last Son wrote: »
    It mentioned a twin room, so is it 1800 for two people? I wouldnt think that would be bad for 2 people.

    I believe that means a room with a twin-size bed.

    Man a room to yourself? No wonder the trip is so expensive.

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  • AlanielAlaniel Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Last Son wrote: »
    It mentioned a twin room, so is it 1800 for two people? I wouldnt think that would be bad for 2 people.

    I believe that means a room with a twin-size bed.

    Man a room to yourself? No wonder the trip is so expensive.

    Spacious.

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  • ethicalseanethicalsean Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    I rode past Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto.

    Like literally it is just a nondescript brick building with the Nintendo logo outside. If someone hadn't said "Oh hey Nintendo" loudly most of us wouldn't have even noticed.

    Hah yeah, a friend that went over with the Jet Program was like, "we went looking for Nintendo, and found it in some industrial slum in Kyoto... and this is where the creativity comes from"

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The TGS show would be interesting to see, but I wonder how much the language barrier would be a problem. Could you talk to people running all the booths or would you be stuck just looking at things?

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  • randombattlerandombattle Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Chen wrote: »
    Someday I'm going to Japan and see the life-size Gundam. Assuming it won't be fully operational and mass-produced.

    Uhh.. The gundam is only going to be up till the end of August so.. you better get on that :P

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Cronus wrote: »
    The TGS show would be interesting to see, but I wonder how much the language barrier would be a problem. Could you talk to people running all the booths or would you be stuck just looking at things?

    In general, Japanese can't speak English (or don't dare to).

    Though I'm sure that a convention full with gamers will have a higher concentration of English speaking people than usual. Still, as for the game devs themselves - those few from Japan that I saw in Leipzig last year all had tolks.

    I'm pretty sure it will be a bit of a problem if you want to talk to people. If you just want to play some games you just grab the controller and have a go.

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Alegis wrote: »
    Cronus wrote: »
    The TGS show would be interesting to see, but I wonder how much the language barrier would be a problem. Could you talk to people running all the booths or would you be stuck just looking at things?

    In general, Japanese can't speak English (or don't dare to).

    Though I'm sure that a convention full with gamers will have a higher concentration of English speaking people than usual. Still, as for the game devs themselves - those few from Japan that I saw in Leipzig last year all had tolks.

    I'm pretty sure it will be a bit of a problem if you want to talk to people. If you just want to play some games you just grab the controller and have a go.

    That makes sense. And the PR people at the booths are more likely to speak English. I'm a dev, so I prefer to spend my time talking to the devs rather than playing the games. But as much as I'd love to go to TGS I don't have the time and money to get to all the US conventions I want to get to. But GDC 2010 here I come!

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