Inspired by Jamaipanese, I’ve decided to compile my own list of NihongoUp’s most popular posts of 2009. This blog is less than one year old and it’s impressive to see how much happened last year, how my writing style evolved over time and, last but not least, how many thoughtful and inspiring reactions were incited [...]
The final results of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge (SGS&C) were announced and NihongoUp was chosen as the winner in the Student category! There were many quality entries and, especially after seeing the other two finalist games (submitted by teams from the Queens University and the University of Miami), I was really surprised when [...]
Yeah, it’s already been a week since the app was released, but because of the preparations for the the JLPT I couldn’t find the time to write an official announcement till now. NihongoUp for iPhone was finally approved by Apple and is now available on the App Store! This means that you are no longer [...]
A news section of the NihongoUp site was launched. It’s called Japanese learning resources and, as the name suggests, it contains a list of quality desktop, mobile, online & print products for Japanese language students. Please check it out and if you’ll have any suggestions on how I could improve the page, please let me [...]
A new update is here, bringing  some long awaited features, as well as many bug fixes and UI improvements. Here’s the full changelog:
JLPT 1 Vocabulary mode
Vocabulary answers can now use kanji instead of kana (see Settings)
Kana modes scoring/difficulty algorithm was changed
The correct answer is shown when the balloons fall out of the screen
The correct answer [...]
Yes, you heard it right! NihongoUp is a Serious Games Showcase & Challenge finalist! This also means that I was invited to the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference where I’ll be provided with a booth in order to present my game. I/ITSEC is the place where a winner in each of the four categories—Best [...]
First of all, I’ve finally launched a redesign of the NihongoUp front page. All the important features are now outlined on top of the site, the download and purchase buttons are much clearer, all of the information is presented in a well structured way and the whole design is hopefully more appealing and easier on [...]
It’s been a long time since the last NihongoUp update and the reason for that is that I was busy working on several big new features that required major changes in the game code as well as on some secret NihongoUp related projects that you’ll soon start hearing about! 1.2.5 is one of the biggest [...]
Version 1.2.4 tries to address some of the issues and ideas reported at Get Satisfaction. Here’s the changelog:
In the kanji and particles modes, when you answer wrong, the correct answer is now shown in the original sentence
The score panel design was update and the individual statistics are now clearer and easier to understand
Score is now [...]
If you like my Japanese learning game’s style&mood, you should enjoy this new NihongoUp wallpaper! It may not teach you Japanese but it can be a good reminder for those of us who frequently forget to review the kanji :)
Download:
[RAR] NihongoUp Nihon Wallpaper
