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Why is there so much Enlgish is Japanese video games?

Asked by simone54 (7629points) November 22nd, 2008

Like if you play a game that never released in the US (not hacked) there is words written in English.

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In Japan, using English words is cool, no matter where it is. Some of it might make sense, but a lot of it (especially on t-shirts) does not. It’s just like the Chinese character tattoo fad in North America – foreign is exotic is desirable.

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El_Cadejo's avatar

ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!!!
Its cause we owned them in WW2
It is like dynamicduo said, usually horrible English

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