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DS:Style is a series of educational software products for the Nintendo DS console. The series was created and published in Japan exclusively by Square Enix, a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and developed by both Square Enix and several other companies. It includes reference guides, travel guides for different countries or cities, and study guides for Japanese professional licensing and civil servant exams. The motto for the series is "The fun of games, the joy of learning". Despite the motto and being sold for a game console, the products actually include almost no gaming elements, instead functioning as reference guides and knowledge quizzes. The series was perceived when it launched as an attempt by Square Enix to break into a new market, that of "non-traditional gamers". A

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  • DS:Style is a series of educational software products for the Nintendo DS console. The series was created and published in Japan exclusively by Square Enix, a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and developed by both Square Enix and several other companies. It includes reference guides, travel guides for different countries or cities, and study guides for Japanese professional licensing and civil servant exams. The motto for the series is "The fun of games, the joy of learning". Despite the motto and being sold for a game console, the products actually include almost no gaming elements, instead functioning as reference guides and knowledge quizzes. The series was perceived when it launched as an attempt by Square Enix to break into a new market, that of "non-traditional gamers". All the games that got a TV commercial were endorsed by . The first nine products in the series were announced on April 4, 2007 and the first five were released on July 5, 2007; the last DS:Style release was on February 3, 2011. Several of the products were named after other non-software products, such as the Lonely Planet series of travel guides, the Japanese (LEC) test preparatory company, or the Japanese yoga studio chain. While not a part of the DS:Style series, bookkeeping and real estate certification products (Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukaku - DS Hishou Boki 3-Kyū and Honki de Manabu: LEC de Goukaku - DS Takuchi Tatemono Torihiki Shuninsha) were also released on the PlayStation Portable in 2010. The releases, as they fell in the line between games and software products, went largely unreviewed. Prior to release, the initial products were regarded as having "potential". Critics' reactions to the series were tepid; they felt that the products would sell well, given the publisher and subject matter, but that there was little interesting about them. They felt that it would not be worth localizing the products to sell in non-Japanese markets, as there was not much of a market for non-game software for the Nintendo DS without heavy advertising, due to prior failures in promoting such products. (en)
  • DS:Style(ディーエス スタイル)はスクウェア・エニックスより発売されていた、趣味や教育の分野に特化したニンテンドーDS向けソフトのブランド名。 (ja)
  • DS:Style是一系列发行于任天堂DS平台的。系列由日本电子游戏开发商与发行商史克威尔艾尼克斯创作,并日本在独占发行,系列由史克威尔和其它几间公司共同开发。其收录了不同国家或城市的参考指南和旅游指南,以及日本职业执照的学习指南及公务员测试。系列的格言是“游戏之趣,乐在学中”。尽管游戏有此格言,并销售与游戏机平台,但产品事实上几乎没有游戏元素,代之的是参考指南和知识测验功能。评论认为系列是史克威尔闯入“非传统玩家”新市场的一次尝试。 系列前九个产品于2007年4月4日公布,其中前五个发行于2007年7月5日;最后一部《走遍全球DS》发行于2011年2月3日。一些产品命名于其它非软件产品之后,如旅游指南丛书寂寞星球,日本备考公司,以及日本瑜伽馆。簿记和房地产认证产品除了在任天堂DS平台发行外,还发行于PlayStation Portable。 这些介于游戏和软件之间的产品多未获评论。在发行之前,最初的产品被认为是“潜在的”。评论者对系列反应不大;鉴于发行商和主题,他们认为产品将畅销,但比较没有趣味。他们认为产品不值得为日本市场外本地化,因为之前此类产品的促销失败,若没有大量广告,任天堂DS的非游戏软件不会有太大市场。 (zh)
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  • DS:Style(ディーエス スタイル)はスクウェア・エニックスより発売されていた、趣味や教育の分野に特化したニンテンドーDS向けソフトのブランド名。 (ja)
  • DS:Style是一系列发行于任天堂DS平台的。系列由日本电子游戏开发商与发行商史克威尔艾尼克斯创作,并日本在独占发行,系列由史克威尔和其它几间公司共同开发。其收录了不同国家或城市的参考指南和旅游指南,以及日本职业执照的学习指南及公务员测试。系列的格言是“游戏之趣,乐在学中”。尽管游戏有此格言,并销售与游戏机平台,但产品事实上几乎没有游戏元素,代之的是参考指南和知识测验功能。评论认为系列是史克威尔闯入“非传统玩家”新市场的一次尝试。 系列前九个产品于2007年4月4日公布,其中前五个发行于2007年7月5日;最后一部《走遍全球DS》发行于2011年2月3日。一些产品命名于其它非软件产品之后,如旅游指南丛书寂寞星球,日本备考公司,以及日本瑜伽馆。簿记和房地产认证产品除了在任天堂DS平台发行外,还发行于PlayStation Portable。 这些介于游戏和软件之间的产品多未获评论。在发行之前,最初的产品被认为是“潜在的”。评论者对系列反应不大;鉴于发行商和主题,他们认为产品将畅销,但比较没有趣味。他们认为产品不值得为日本市场外本地化,因为之前此类产品的促销失败,若没有大量广告,任天堂DS的非游戏软件不会有太大市场。 (zh)
  • DS:Style is a series of educational software products for the Nintendo DS console. The series was created and published in Japan exclusively by Square Enix, a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and developed by both Square Enix and several other companies. It includes reference guides, travel guides for different countries or cities, and study guides for Japanese professional licensing and civil servant exams. The motto for the series is "The fun of games, the joy of learning". Despite the motto and being sold for a game console, the products actually include almost no gaming elements, instead functioning as reference guides and knowledge quizzes. The series was perceived when it launched as an attempt by Square Enix to break into a new market, that of "non-traditional gamers". A (en)
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  • List of DS:Style software (en)
  • DS:Style (ja)
  • DS:Style系列作品列表 (zh)
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