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Piggy Banks You Can Play [Japan]
Kotaku —
... 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" Bank), Ikemen Bank ("Cool Guy" Bank) and BANKQUEST. The neat thing about doing the piece is that I actually "played" through all the banks. Had to get a huge stack of bills changed "Jinsei Bank" can hold about a thousand bucks! Be sure to click through the gallery to get the blow-by-blow gameplay account. This Little Piggy Bank Became a Videogame [Wired]
game banks make saving fun
technabob —
... a loving sticklady. 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.
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An Annotated Pictorial of Japanese Videogame Banks [Gaming]
Gizmodo —
... a modern female, you feed your dates coins to hear sweat nothings). And while the games are useless to most of us as they are written in Japanese, the Ikemen dating sim Bank does offer one universal climax that we all can appreciate: ...you totally forget to insert money into your Ikemen Bank for a whole working week. Your greedy hunk writes you a letter that simply says, "Sayonara." No translation needed. The moral? Always feed your hunk. [Wired via Kotaku]
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