A Semester in Japan: One Gamer's Life

[manuel]

Troll_Whisperer said:

manuel said:
Food is really not as expensive as many people think.
We (me, my wife and my 4 year old son) pay about 27.000 Yen per month for food.

manuel, I am going to live in Japan from August or so and I'll stay there for a few years at least. What do you think is the best way to get Western games there?

I realised some Western games release much later in Japan. Is it worth importing from elsewhere (price-wise too)?

Also, I'm studying Japanese but I still can't understand much of it when spoken and practically nothing when written. In order to get Japanese games in English I would have to import I guess. Is it very common for Japanese games to get international releases?

When I get American games I usually use play-asia or eBay. Or if you have relatives, have them send you games.

When you're surrounded by the Japanese language, you learn much faster, so within a few years you should be able to play Japanese games.

Many niche games are only available in Japanese, so it's never bad to learn the language as a gamer.