The DS port of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna has been released in Japan.
If you haven't heard much about it until now, both are visual novels and the original story of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. They were originally computer visual novels but the graphics were redone and updated, with added extras, and made for the PS2. That PS2 game is now available on the Nintendo DS (with more arcs than the original). Keep in mind that this is a visual novel, which is not a traditional, completely interactive video game and involves a lot of reading (with occasional voicing-- lovely!)
I've retrieved links to download the game so you can test it yourself. Of course, this game is in Japanese and unless you have a decent Japanese vocabulary you're going to have a hard time playing, but you can always grab the handy dictionary. If I find some time I'm considering to make an attempt to translate it and hopefully start an internet spur of translations... maybe.
Enough talking! Here are your links.
Qshare: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
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The downloads links are completely credited to: [Source]
You will need a Nintendo DS emulator to play it. I won't be posting any because they are not mine to host and I can't say for sure which one will work on your system. Do an easy google search for "nintendo ds emulator".
(You bitch! You could have posted the links, etc.)
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Akiko Shikata's latest album "Umineko no Naku Koro ni" has been released. It contains songs from the Umineko no Naku Koro ni visual novel, the sequel to Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai in the When they Cry series.
