Sony’s iconic cats Toro and Kuro bounce from one Japanese developer to another. Now it’s tri-Ace’s turn to work with the stars of Weekly ToroStation.

Frontier Gate from tri-Ace and Konami is a role playing game where you are a pioneer on a new continent. The expanded game, Frontier Gate Boost+, lets you do it as Rumble Roses wrestler Reiko Hinomoto.

Frontier Gate Boost+ from tri-Ace and Konami will be available in Japan on March 14 at a slightly discounted price.

Have a Japanese PSN account? Then you can try Frontier Gate Boost+. The demo has normal mode and boost mode which features new elements. The Frontier Gate Boost+ demo is Vita compatible.

So, you may remember Valkyrie Profile developer tri-Ace has been working with Konami. The two companies made Frontier Gate, which is coming back on the market with additional content as Frontier Gate Boost+.

Frontier Gate Boost+, an expanded version of Frontier Gate, turns players into pioneers. You just landed on a new continent and with a player chosen partner character at your side your set out to explore the unknown.

Konami is developing an expanded version of Frontier Gate, a PSP RPG developed by tri-Ace, for PSP. Frontier Gate Boost Plus ups the level cap, adds new areas, gear, and boost skills.

Last year, Konami started releasing RPGs again and developed Frontier Gate with Star Ocean developer tri-Ace. Frontier Gate is getting a “G” or “1.5 version” treatment with Frontier Gate + in the works.

I would say no, but we’ll find out for sure since Frontier Gate has crossover costumes from New LovePlus. You can dress pioneers up as Manaka, Rinko, and Nene.

Coming out of the holidays, sales were down across the board, but Mario Kart and Monster Hunter didn’t care. Meanwhile Namco released another Idolm@ster.

The PSP sold an impressive 100,000 units during Christmas week,even outselling the PlayStation Vita. What did PSP owners buy?

You can see the holiday effect in all its glory in this week’s sales chart. Meanwhile, Warriors Orochi 2 and SD Gundam: G Generation 3D make their debuts.

Your new world pioneer can equip the Vic Viper, a sword that shoots a laser beam as its blade, or the Big Core boss as a weapon.

Take a look at the potential partners you can team up with in Frontier Gate.

“This is my personal guess, but many Western gamers don’t play Japanese games anymore or maybe they never played Japanese games,” Fujii mused during our casual conversation.

Plus more Suikoden equipment for Konami and tri-Ace’s upcoming PSP RPG.