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From the makers of Game Dev Story: 'The Game Dealer' retail sim

Ben Gilbert — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:41:00 EST

There's a good chance that some of you reading this are currently employed by game retailers, so we're going to describe Waiwai! The Game Dealer, a new game from Kairosoft (maker of Game Dev Story), without spinning any heads.

In The Game Dealer, you assume the role of a game store boss who must manage employees and please customers, all the while balancing a stock portfolio of game development studios. Unlike real life game retail jobs, you'll apparently be able to offer customers food, Touch Arcade reports -- perhaps a "shoo mallrats away from free food" minigame is on the books?

TGD is only available in the Japanese App Store as of right now and no official confirmation has been given of intentions to localize the game. That said, with the success of Game Dev Story and the forthcoming Game Dev Story 2 already planned, we'd be surprised if the game didn't arrive Stateside at some point. And that's when the existential crisis begins: playing a game about managing a retail game store while working at a retail game store.

Gallery: The Game Dealer

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Game Dev Story on sale today for $0.99 on iPhone, $1.20 on Android

Alexander Sliwinski — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:30:00 EST

Game Dev Story, the addictive management sim by Kariosoft, is on sale today for $0.99 on iTunes and $1.20 for Android devices. The game places players in charge of their own game development studio, handling all aspects of the business and fulfilling the dream of a Golf RPG selling millions upon millions of copies.

If you download the game we recommend that you set aside a few hours to enjoy it, lest it consume your every thought while you're away from it. Kairosoft is currently porting Game Dev Story 2 to mobile devices, but it is not likely to be out soon -- much like that Ninja Sports game we're working on right now.

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Game Dev Story 2 coming to iPhone, eventually

James Ransom-Wiley — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:30:00 EST

Can you believe this is our first Game Dev Story post? And about the sequel, no less? Believe it.

We'll try to rectify our previous oversight today by bringing you the welcome news that Game Dev Story 2 will be coming to the iOS platform ... at some point. "We will be developing a sequel," Kairosoft, the Game Dev (uh) game dev, told Touch Arcade, "but we are not planning on releasing it soon."

Like the original -- a quirky, standout management sim that's currently just hanging onto a spot in the Top 200 App Store games ranking -- Game Dev Story 2 is expected to be a localized port of an ancient Japanese PC game. The first Game Dev Story actually dates back to 1996, while its sequel debuted on PC roughly a decade ago.

"We are thinking of improving the game by adding elements of networking in the sequel, such as sales score rankings and sending employees to a friend's company," Kairosoft said of the planned iPhone port. "The next iPhone App will be a CMS [construction and management simulation] game like SimCity, where you touch to scroll, zoom in/out, etc." Most importantly, Kairosoft would "like to release English versions" of Game Dev Story 2 and all its numerous, adorable little titles on iOS. Bring on that "Cruise Great Trip" story!

[Pictured: Game Dev Story 2 (PC); source: Kairosoft]

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