<![CDATA[Kotaku: mainichi issyo]]> http://tags.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: mainichi issyo]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/mainichiissyo http://kotaku.com/tag/mainichiissyo <![CDATA[Sony Cats, In-Game Messaging, Mainichi Issyo]]>

Mainichi Issyo for the PS3 is best described as Home-lite. Sony mascots Toro and Kuro appear and give daily updates about things happening on the PSN and whatnot. Players get to edit the characters' room and even buy things to decorate it. It's currently Japan-only and has been around since last year, Mainichi Issyo also has mini games like Paper, Rock, Scissors. Actually, it's a lot of fun, and Sony should consider taking it to international markets. Thanks to the latest patch, it now seems to also have an in-game chatting function. Players can send, write and receive messages while playing as well as see the list of your friends and players met while in Mainichi Issyo. It's a free download from the Japanese PSN Store, and here's info on how to create a Japanese account in order to get it. Like I said, think of this as Home-lite. With cats. Brian Ashcraft

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In-game chatting [PlayStation Boards, Thanks Abdulla!]

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In Japan, a download of Mainichi Issyo on the PS3 means not only the ability to watch news broadcasts with Toro and his pals, but also a little remote PSP play. Sure, it's only for the Japanese, and the "playing" only really involves being able to pamper Toro with food, but it's something. After last week's update for the PSP (which really only allows you to access the content downloaded on or streamed through your PS3), it's a hopeful sign that Playstation is starting to use the technology to, oh I don't know, actually play a game with.

And yes, I used the word "play" in relationship to the Mainichi Issyo download because really, all the playing you can do with a cat is offer it food. Unless you can download a moth for it to catch, but I'm sure Sony's already on it. Kim Phu

Japanese PS3 'Game' Playable On PSP [SPonG]

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