“Well, for example, there’s a company called Nintendo. Over there, they made hanafuda cards, but gradually the people playing hanafuda decreased. However, that company called Nintendo makes hanafuda cards and whatnot, and I believe that only by doing that, it wasn’t able to protect hanafuda.”

According to Abe, Nintendo used technical expertise to lead the way in developing home video game consoles.

“And at the same time, it is keeping the traditional hanafuda cards. For sure, I think this is something that we can learn from.”

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] Knack # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥5.145) – 309.304 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 138.158 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 82.540 / NEW
04./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi # (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 72.350 / 634.433 (-39%)
05./00. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Miracle Victory (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.20} (¥5.980) – 45.681 / NEW
06./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 35.125 / 458.961 (+58%)
07./00. [PS4] Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥7.245) – 32.336 / NEW
08./00. [PS4] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 24.799 / NEW
09./04. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 17.665 / 457.796 (-23%)
10./07. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 15.092 / 1.374.333 (-2%)
11./00. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 8 with Xtreme Legends (Koei Tecmo) {2014.02.22} (¥8.190) – 14.356 / NEW
12./02. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985) – 14.330 / 50.047 (-60%)
13./00. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft) {2014.02.22} (¥8.820) – 13.862 / NEW
14./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Dubbed Edition (Square Enix) {2014.02.22} (¥7.980) – 13.701 / NEW
15./00. [PS4] Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (Square Enix) {2014.02.22} (¥4.800) – 12.093 / NEW
16./10. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 11.302 / 3.961.624 (-11%)
17./08. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 8.859 / 67.204 (-35%)
18./00. [PS4] FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 8.808 / NEW
19./09. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 7.763 / 321.054 (-43%)
20./00. [PS4] Need for Speed: ??Rivals (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 6.602 / NEW