September 29th (San Diego) – Rice Games Inc is excited to reveal a brand new trailer today for Shujinkou! The minigame trailer covers six language-learning minigames run by the six partners at the Fuu Lobby in more detail. You can read more about Shujinkou as a whole by checking out its Announcement Trailer press release.
- Shujinkou on Nintendo eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/shujinkou-switch/
- Shujinkou Deluxe Edition on Nintendo eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/shujinkou-deluxe-edition-switch/
- Shujinkou Super Deluxe Edition on Nintendo eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/shujinkou-super-deluxe-edition-switch/
- Shujinkou: Sabaku Arc on Nintendo eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/shujinkou-sabaku-arc-70050000061494-switch/
Overview of Minigames
Outside of the fishing minigame (Tsuri), there are six minigames hosted at the Fuu Lobby. Come learn about them below!
Radical Hunter – BGM
A minigame run by the bubbly Hina—it teaches and reviews Japanese radicals through chaotic balloon popping! Balloons are imprinted with the radical, or an illustration that corresponds to it, and need to be popped in order to gain points!
Kendama Kombo – BGM
A minigame run by the calm and calculated Sugi—it teaches and reviews Japanese counter words through a one on one duel using gigantic kendama (けん玉)! Players must string together the correct counter words based on the cards shown to deal massive damage!
Bunpou Kake – BGM
A minigame run by the sly and cunning Kiyo—it teaches and reviews Japanese grammar, challenging players to form sentences in Japanese that match the dealer’s statement (in English), as well as call out their rival when incorrect sentences are formed!
Sakana Sensou – BGM / BGM (Boss)
A minigame run by the strong and mighty Tsunako—it teaches and reviews Japanese verb conjugation, pushing players to punch and incapacitate fish that have imbued verb conjugations that do not match the target conjugation for the round. Slapping fish allows players to reveal what conjugation is imbued on said fish, leading to a chaotic punch & slap fest!
Okkake no Osakenori – BGM
A minigame run by the slim and attractive Otogawa—it teaches and reviews Japanese sentence creation, leading players into a hallucinated world where they must surf down a phantasmal sake-course and pick up “word tags” that correspond to Otogawa’s target sentence. The sentence that the player creates is what Otogawa says to his guest, and the sentence’s accuracy impacts the player’s score.
Kotoba Kyuugi – BGM
A minigame run by the charming Fuu Lobby owner Tatiana—it teaches and reviews Japanese word formation through an interesting twist on Billiards. Players must knock in “Kanatama,” or kana balls, in order to collect Japanese hiragana, katakana, and kanji. These balls can then be used to formulate words from a word pool. The one that generates the most points wins the duel!
Read the press release on GamesPress here:
