A really cool thing I bought (that will eventually be scanned and live at the @GameHistoryOrg archive) — this shiny Wonderswan sales/promo binder!

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Release schedules, launch prices, and individual game sales sheets with all kinds of valuable information! There’s even a spot that designates if the game plays horizontally or vertically.
Big fold-out marketing sheets that detail the game’s promotional plans: advertisements, magazine features, and distribution of over-the-counter promo materials.
Can you imagine how great this info could be for a historian? The promo schedule literally points us at where else to look!
Some of these sheets even outline the game’s target audience and projected marketability — this is an incredibly rare look into the world of Japanese game marketing!
Oh and uh, everything you could ever need to know about an UNRELEASED WONDERSWAN GAME!!

“SWAN de Quiz! Challenge the Right Brain!”
Oh sorry was one unreleased wonderswan game not cool enough for you?? Huh?? How about a second one!?

“Get at the Triple Puzzle Gate” ? (someone please correct my google translate skills)
Not good enough for you?? You need a THIRD unreleased Wonderswan game, you say?? Well, okay!

This one appears to be a sequel to the Japanese PS1 game Kuroi Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm
Okay that’s all for now, I planned on ending with a the really cool surprise of “look! Unreleased Wonderswan game!” ...but then I kept flipping through and suddenly there were three and now my head is spinning.

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