| Mainichi Issho | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment, Bexide, Game Arts |
| Publisher(s) | SCEJ |
| Series | Dokodemo Issyo |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable (through Remote Play) |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation Store:
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| Genre(s) | Life simulation game, Casual game, Mini-games, Multiplayer, News |
| Mode(s) | Single player (online play), Versus (online play) |
| Rating(s) | CERO: A (All ages) |
| Media/distribution | Download |
Mainichi Issho (まいにちいっしょ, Mainichi Issho which translates as "Everyday Together") is a November 11, 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment online game for the PlayStation 3. It is based on the Toro franchise, a cartoon character which is a mascot for SCEJ. This game is exclusively for the Japanese market. Its international title is Everyday Together ! as seen romanized in the Mainichi Issho Store[1]. A PlayStation Portable port called Mainichi Issho Portable was released on October 15, 2008[2] and a sequel to the very first Dokodemo Issho game (Which was released on the PS1) titled Toro to Morimori was released on the PlayStation 3 on July 23, 2009[3].
Mainichi Issho was eventually discontinued on November 11, 2009 and replaced with Weekly Toro Station.
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Mainichi Issho is part of the Doko Demo Issho game series that revolves around the Toro cat character. Episodes spawned on the PlayStation series of home and handleheld consoles starting in 1999 with the original PlayStation. Since then various sequels and sidestories were released including on Windows systems and cell phones such as the imode. Even though the franchise is popular in Japan and known in South-East Asia, no game had a western release yet.
Mainichi Issho is the 12th game in the series and was made available for free download on the Japanese PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 3's launch date in November 2006. It is preceded and followed by two cell phone games.
Mainichi Issho includes various features coming from different genres, from news to mini-games to online communication to artificial life which makes it an original crossgenre game. Though SCEJ marketed it as a "casual net" (お気軽ネット) genre game. Among its more noticeable innovations are real time screenshot capture, in-game XMB access (Friend, Internet browser, BGM selection, HDD video upload, etc.) and Remote Play.
When no modes are selected, Mainichi Issho runs in autoplay and becomes a traditional artificial life game. Then Toro interacts with available items or do "ordinary" actions such as dancing, cleaning his apartment, reading, playing, phoning, drinking milk from his fridge, sleeping, or going to the toilet (from where he reads a newspaper). Since the game is performed in real time, these actions can vary with the time of the day or the night. New actions are added as new version updates or items become available.
Main menu modes are listed as following:
The ToroStation (トロ･ステーション) delivers a semi-interactive blog-like daily news in a parody of the NHK Daily News show. News are presented with humor by Toro and Kuro in the manzai duet tradition.
Nyavatar (ニャバター) is a portmanteau of "nya", the Japanese cat scream (the equivalent of "meow") and "avatar" intended as the alternate identity used to personify someone on the Internet.
A Nyavatar is the user's alter-ego inside the game. Creating a nyavatar is free of charge, but clothes (cosplay) and extra accessories are purchased with real money (yen) through the Mainichi Issho Store.
Mochimono (もちもの) or "personal effects" is the place for items related actions.
Okaimono (おかいもの) is the place for shopping game items. Purchased items can be used or send to a friend.
Besides ToroStation occasional mini-games there are three full mini-games (ゲーム).
A game center, where you can buy 'medals' to play on the arcade machines there. You can either buy 10 for 100 yen, or 60 for 500 yen. Each game costs 1 medal to play.
Selecting "Friend" (フレンド) allows online communication with other users, including written messages and chat through the XMB standard feature. It is also possible to send presents, Mainichi Issho items, to be used in a friend's game.
Later in 2008, a PSP version was released on the PlayStation Store. It's just like the PS3 version, The only exception is that you can download a free costume mini-game.
Mainichi Issho is part of the PlayStation 3 games which are playable on the PlayStation Portable handheld console through Remote Play streaming function. "Game" mode is not compatible with Remote Play though.
Since Mainichi Issho's May update that coincides with the PlayStation 3 firmware 2.35 release, it is now possible to record an in-game video to save it on the console's HDD or to upload it on YouTube[4].
A similar older feature allows in-game screen capture (24 pieces for one game session in two resolutions: 640x360 and 480x272 pixels).
Free version updates (バージョンアップ, "version up") adding contents such as new game modes are periodically released through in-game automatic download.
Game Station added. You can buy so called 'medals' here from a big machine to play on the featured Arcade machines, which contains different cosplay games to play. Normally, the price is 2 medals for one try.
10 medals (100 Yen) 60 medals (500 Yen)
There is also Gashapon machines there (Capsule toys) with several items inside, like signs, figurines and cat statues. LAter, a Disgaea 2 portable capsule toy machine were added. 5 Medals for one, and they contains several "Panels".
Nyavatar Fashion show were also added in this update. You can use your Nyavatar to join a fashion contest, and be seen by other players visiting there. You can control your own moves too. A new contest also started.
