Konami of Japan’s arcade gateway also recently received an official site for the upcoming Eternal Knights game as well as more information on testing for the company’s much-hyped Silent Hill cabinet.
Tomorrow’s Releases in Japan
Here’s all of the titles that will be releasing in Japan on April 5. Each title has a line indicating its likelihood of domestic release in the U.S., which is strictly the opinion of the author:
Kageyama Method - Dennou Hanpuku: Tadashii Kanji Kaki to Rikun
Nintendo DS – Published by Shogakukan
Looking at some screen shots of this title, I couldn’t gather much of what the concept was aside from arranging, or manipulating in some fashion, a load of kanji-inscripted tiles. Billed as an educational title, I would gather it aids in using Kanji in some fashion.
Likelihood of domestic release: 
Meitantei Conan: Tantei Ryoku Trainer
Nintendo DS – Published by Bandai
Based off the popular Detective Conan, the series stars a young man proficient in soccer with the logic and deduction of a detective. However, one day, he is drugged with a substance that reverts him back to a little boy, but that doesn’t stop him from getting involved in solving crimes while he seeks the people responsible for his plight.
While not quite as popular in the United States, the series has received a short-lived anime run on Toonami, a published manga series and a collectable card game under the domesticated name Case Closed. While I couldn’t gather exactly what this specific title is about, it is yet another game this week billed under the educational genre. While I suppose this title has a shred of possibility of being released in the U.S., Trainer joins a list of nearly 20 titles based off the license, none of which have been released stateside.
Likelihood of domestic release:
Shin Sangoku Musou DS: Fighter’s Battle
Nintendo DS – Published by Koei
One of Koei’s many releases this week in Japan, Fighter’s Battle marks the series’ second entry onto the DS. In the United States, we know Shin Sangoku Musou as Dynasty Warriors and a U.S. release has already been confirmed for July. Expect more beat-‘em-up action than you can shake a stick with Koei’s classic mix of battlefield strategy and action.
Article comments
1 - Jeff Harris
Great article, but one little sidebar:
Case Closed (nee Detective Conan) never aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami block, but rather their Adult Swim block. If it was on Toonami, it'd probably still be on the air today on CN.