2012 TIBE: ITASHA-styled vehicles celebrate 20 years' anniversary of the show

If thinking about comic and anime, the Comic Animation Hall of the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) is the first impression from the fans. Different with the pasts, to celebrate 20 years' anniversary of the show, the TIBE invited local anime research community named "MOE-powered burning ITASHA Culture Association" to exhibit varied kinds of special ITASHA-styled vehicles including topics from popular animation, comic, to game series.

According to the leader from the community, several ITASHA-styled vehicles are professionally pre-designed with colors. As of copyright issue, most of ITASHA-styled vehicles are only visible in Taiwan's some major events including Bahamut Gamer Community Annual Celebration, Comic World Taiwan, or for example, this exhibition. In the ITASHA culture, most of designers and vehicle owners will consider harmfulness of vehicle body and topic popularity to design very unique ITASHA-styled vehicles to promote comic, animation, and gaming culture in Taiwan.

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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX named as Bronze Award of Best Console Games in the 2011 Game Star Awards in Taiwan

In the Pre-Show Press Conference of 2012 Taipei Game Show, the Taipei Computer Association announced achievements of the 2011 Game Star Awards in Taiwan.

The Game Star Awards in Taiwan is an annual election by the Taipei Computer Association with online voting institutions. In the 2011 election, console games published from September 1st 2010 to August 31st 2011 are eligible to be nominated in this event.

Although New Taiko no Tatsujin, the latest arcade edition of Taiko no Tatsujin Series, is not imported to Taiwan, the "Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX" in the PlayStation Portable platform still won the Bronze Award of The Best Console Games in the 2011 Game Star Award in Taiwan as of its popularity.

Wii U to be compatible with NFC feature

Wii U, the next-generation gaming console, successor of the current Nintendo Wii, is confirmed to be compatible with NFC (Near Field Communication) feature as online electronic money.

Accroding to GPara, the NFC feature built in the Wii U controller will support two contactless RFID smart card systems including FeLica and MIFARE technologies. RFID cards with these ones can be considered as a e-pocket when shopping via Wii U.

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• Geeky Gadgets: Nintendo Wii U Will Be Equipped With NFC Support
• GPara: Wii U to be released at the year-end of 2012, controller to be featured with NFC. (Japanese)

Two major exhibitions ready for game and comic fans at the TWTC and Nangang Hall

Complexity to be real? This year, it should be. After 9-days holiday period in the Chinese New Year, the Taipei Game Show, an exhibition for digital content and console game industries, and the Taipei International Book Exhibition, the biggest publishing and book exhibition in Asia, are ready to invite visitors from gaming, comic, and anime fans to join in the TWTC and Nangang Hall.

Taipei International Book Exhibition, a 20-year-old historical exhibition, will theme on "Green Reading" this year to raise the awareness of environment issue in addition to the setup of the "Green Reading Pavilion" with e-books and e-publication solutions at the International Hall (TWTC Hall 1).

Besides of Green Reading Pavilion, the Comic Animation Hall (TWTC Hall 2) will present several author and voice actor signing events for comic fans. In addition, the 6th TIBE Cosplay Competition, the main event of Comic Animation Hall, will also be held on the weekend during the show.

Taipei Game Show, featured on digital content and console gaming industries, will be a major gaming exhibition this year moving to the TWTC Nangang, in which the COMPUTEX Taipei, TAITRONICS, Taipei Cycle, and several TAITRA Taipei Trade Shows are located since 2008. In presence, overseas pre-registration and local ticket lucky draw events are being processed.


General Information (All Times are GMT+8 Taipei Time)

Taipei International Book Exhibition
Date and Time	February 1 - 6	10am to 6pm
	February 3 & 4	Extended to 10pm
	February 5	Extended to 8pm
Organizer	Taipei Book Fair Foundation
Venue	Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 - 3
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Taipei Game Show
Date and Time	February 2 - 6	10am to 6pm
Organizer	Taipei Computer Association
Venue	TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall
Official Website	Click Me

2011 Mobileheroes Taiwan: "JulyNet" as a localization of "jubeat plus" in Android

Since Android and iOS competed intensively, several gaming developers have planned balancing game varieties in these main two mobile platforms. "JulyNet" by I@July Inc. is just a great example on localization and platform development.

In 2011 Mobileheroes Android UI Design Competition, an Android application similar with Konami "jubeat plus" on iOS platforms named "JulyNet" participated on this competition as Internship Department. It mostly featured on localization and Android platform compatibility. The JulyNet also provided different difficulty on single play and online versus for Andriod tablet and phone users.

Although its interface and music copyright issue existed, but the I@July Inc. showed a great ambitions on benefiting users handed with Andriod devices.