Hands On: DS Stock Trading Game - Kotaku Comments

Hands On: DS Stock Trading Game

Purple Dave — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:51:13 MST

At this point, I'm just waiting to see how long it'll be before some Japanese game dev releases a dictionary-reading-simulator (not an actual dictionary, just a simulation of reading one) that makes a buttload of cash. You know it'll happen before too long. Yup, that or a bonsai simulator.

Purple Dave

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iwanttobeasleep — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:26:11 MST

I want it, damnit! Please please please bring it to America, fine game makers. I had so much fun doing a stock market challenge in school I was checking my fake investments before classes, during lunch, and researching new possibilities during study hall (not a lot of homework at my school). If I could carry that around in my purse, I'd probably be on it every free minute. . .and trying to get my professors to give me extra credit. /future day trader

iwanttobeasleep

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snowferret — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:52:35 MST

They should remake dope wars for the DS, I'd buy that. Anyone remember dope wars? LOL

snowferret

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Chef — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:32:02 MST

DrWorm said what I wanted to - did nobody hear about that game?(Stock Trader Shun) There was a feature on it in Famitsu earlier; I don't know how that missed the site considering...

Chef

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Random J — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:37:14 MST

Only in Japan for sure! *lol*

Random J

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Rajio — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:06:17 MST

if harvest moon could make it, so could this.

Rajio

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badasscat — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:54:29 MST

"Sound dry, but players can buy stocks like Nintendo, Square-Enix and Konami."

The *description* sounds dry, the game itself sounds like it might be a kind of fun diversion for those into things like management sims.

This guy's problem is he's not expecting it to be a game, he's expecting it to be some sort of primer on how to actually buy stocks. I mean, I don't buy "Ridge Racer" and expect it to teach me how to drive, do you?

Games that are based on real-life things can still have their own internal logic, and their own take on whatever their equivalent of "physics" is, the better to make the game actually fun. I don't think you can ever criticize a game for not being dry *enough*, which is basically what this guy is doing.

badasscat

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Hillshit — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:52:51 MST

Man, I've been waiting for something like this...I always thought someone would make some sort of trading training for the PC. I wonder how they decide what the price movement will be, though. If its totally random then its crap, but maybe they could base it off of old charts.

Hillshit

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huginn — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:28:59 MST

wasn't this already done before...

For the NES.....

huginn

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DrWorm — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:06:06 MST

There's also Capcom's Stock Trader Shun, which is more story based (ala Phoenix Wright).

DrWorm

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KPrecise — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:32:05 MST

This game would be so easy to beat. Just buy nintendo's stock and see your portfolio go through the roof. Game over.

KPrecise

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xpnet — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:18:35 MST

@ludwigk
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VERY VERY interested in that..

xpnet

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ludwigk — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:51:59 MST

This would be really cool if it sync'ed via wifi to daily stock results, allowing your investments to reflect real world results. Then it'd be like a digital version of the stock market game from highschool.

ludwigk

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Ally-san — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:27:36 MST

Calpis took the words right out of my mouth. I'd consider getting this game.

Ally-san

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calpis — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:02:41 MST

It'd be cool if there was wifi to get real trading numbers and stuff. As you can probably tell, I have no experience in stocks.

calpis

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teh_joe — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:54:04 MST

This has a chance for violence and boobies. That one chick's top is kind of low cut and you may throw yourself off a building if your stocks fail.

teh_joe

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hondo — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:49:39 MST

I would give this game a chance. It looks fun and I might learn a thing or two about stocks.

Learning from a game? o_O I though games where just filled with violence and *gasp* boobies.

hondo

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NighTrekr — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:46:05 MST

I have never been more interested (Kojima) in and bored (stock market) by the idea of a game.

Still, I always wanted to buy Nintendo and Sega stock back in school when we had to play the stock market game. Here's my chance.

NighTrekr