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Hanshin Tigers DS probably not coming to a store near you

Posted Jun 10th 2008 1:15PM by Phil Larsen
Filed under: News, Screens, Imports

If there was ever a game destined to really nail a niche market in North America, it's this game. Japanese-speaking Hanshin Tigers fans, with a deep knowledge of the team's history and players, will be all over importing this bad boy. There's a new twist to this heartwarming story of an underdog title coming out to compete against the big evil ~~team~~ game -- it's not just trivia anymore.

Along with a new batch of screens, we've discovered the inclusion of mini-games, good for letting your hair down after all that baseball question-answering work. You'll be hitting them out of the park in Home Run Contest, doing something else (we have no idea, sorry) in Lucky 7, and also enjoying a bit of karaoke ... somehow. Baseball is one popular sport, and importing Hanshin Tigers DS when it releases on August 28 will make you one popular gamer.

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Tags: baseball, hanshin-tigers-ds, minigames, spike, sports, trivia

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

6-10-2008 @ 2:58PM

hvnlysoldr said...

Wait this reminded me of something from Pokemon anime. That trainer in Johto who's an Electabuzz fan, was that team based on Hanshin Tigers or which team?

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