“When we were developing Virtue’s Last Reward, we asked people in Japan who didn’t buy 999 why they didn’t buy it. Most of the answers we got was because it looks scary.”

Zero Escape volume 3 will take place before Virtue’s Last Reward, says director Kotaro Uchikoshi.

Judging by blogs and Twitter impressions, director, Kotaro Uchikoshi feels that Virtue’s Last Reward has been well-received in Japan.

Also Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Ys: The Oath In Felghana, and Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen are less than $20.

How do you pick games to localize? What would you change in 999? And what’s going on with Marvelous?

This is the kind of thing you’ll watch all the way to the end without even knowing why.

Aksys got Chunsoft to answer a whole bunch of fan questions about 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons 9 Doors.

Who won Aksys’ 999 popularity poll?

Have any of you reading this blog played the game yet? Today we are here with some information from producer Jiro Ishii and writer/director Kotarou Uchikoshi.

So, finally we would like to present the most popular character.

Now it’s time to see who came in 2nd. Can our heroine still make the top spot?

At last, we’ve come to the top 3. And now, the bronze medal goes to…

At last, we’ve come to the top 4 characters.

We’re already half-way through…

Today, I present to you the character in 6th place.

Today, we’ll announce 7th place.