Doko Demo Issyo
A Japanese virtual pet series starring Toro Inoue.
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The games feature "pokepi" characters that players interact with through virtual pet mechanics and minigames like talking and feeding.[1] In Japan, the Doko Demo Issyo series has been commercially successful and is considered a long-running franchise.[1] Teaching the pokepi words to remember is a significant repeated gameplay element.[1]
Making and release
More than 1.1 million copies of the game were sold.[2] New lessons that were distributed every two weeks could be downloaded by the player using the PSP's network functions.[3]
What the cited sources add
The PlayStation.Blog states that Friend Network is a social application for PS Vita guided by PlayStation mascot Toro.[4] The app lets players visualize their network of friends through avatars in a colorful environment.[4] By growing their friends list, players can grow their own unique town space within Friend Network.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Doko Demo Issyo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nix, "TGS 2004: Doko Demo Issyo Hands-On", IGN, 2004-09-24; Fahey, "Japan Charts: Winning Eleven 8 passes the million mark", GamesIndustry.biz, 2004-09-10; "『どこでもいっしょ』が初代PSで発売された日。ポケステとの連動が斬新な"お話しゲーム"で登場キャラのトロが一躍有名になった【今日は何の日？】 ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com", ファミ通.com, 2020-07-22; Nix, "TGS 2004: Doko Demo Issyo Hands-On", IGN, 2004-09-24; "Only in Japan", January 2002, p. 66; "『どこでもいっしょ』が初代PSで発売された日。ポケステとの連動が斬新な"お話しゲーム"で登場キャラのトロが一躍有名になった【今日は何の日？】 ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com", ファミ通.com, 2020-07-22; "21周年を迎えた『どこいつ』シリーズを振りかえり！ アプリ『トロとパズル』用のプレゼントを紹介", 電 en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Doko Demo Issyo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "『どこでもいっしょ』が初代PSで発売された日。ポケステとの連動が斬新な"お話しゲーム"で登場キャラのトロが一躍有名になった【今日は何の日？】 ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com", ファミ通.com, 2020-07-22; "『どこでもいっしょ』が初代PSで発売された日。ポケステとの連動が斬新な"お話しゲーム"で登場キャラのトロが一躍有名になった【今日は何の日？】 ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com", ファミ通.com, 2020-07-22; "Only in Japan", January 2002, p. 66; "21周年を迎えた『どこいつ』シリーズを振りかえり！ アプリ『トロとパズル』用のプレゼントを紹介", 電撃オンライン, 2020-07-10 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Doko Demo Issyo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "21周年を迎えた『どこいつ』シリーズを振りかえり！ アプリ『トロとパズル』用のプレゼントを紹介", 電撃オンライン, 2020-07-10 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "New PS Vita Apps This Spring: Friend Network and Imaginstruments", PlayStation.Blog, 2013-02-25. facts only, no text reused. blog.playstation.com
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- Wikipedia: Doko Demo Issyo (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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