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Piggy Banks You Can Play [Japan]
kotaku.com - 12/1/2008
Piggy Banks You Can Play [Japan]
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Gaming...banks? Saving money is a game, so hey, why not. There's an article I wrote in the latest issue of Wired about Japanese piggy banks that incorporate gaming elements. The Jinsei Bank ("Life"...
wired.com - 11/29/2008
This Little Piggy Bank Became a Videogame
— wired.com — Since the arcade heyday of Space Invaders and Pac-Man , coin-op machines have coaxed kids into forking... over their pocket change. But once it's GAME OVER, what are you left with? Empty pockets and your initials on the high-score table? That won't buy ... (more) This Little Piggy Bank Became a Videogame

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technabob:  game banks make saving fun

Gizmodo:  An Annotated Pictorial of Japanese Videogame Banks [Gaming]

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game banks make saving fun
technabob — ... If only real life were so simple. If the idea of a virtual pet makes you want to bury your money in the backyard instead, you could try Bankquest, a simple RPG, or Ikemen Bank, a heart-shaped bank with a dating sim. Of course, in order to actually use these banks, you’ll probably need to convert all your money to yen. At least that will make you less likely to spend it… unless you happen to be in Japan. [Wired via Kotaku] ...

An Annotated Pictorial of Japanese Videogame Banks [Gaming]
Gizmodo — ... The article, by Brian Ashcraft of Kotaku fame, gives us a walkthrough of three differently themed game banks, with styles that range from RPG (you put in money to level up) to dating sim (as a modern female, you feed your dates coins to hear sweat nothings). ...

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