Mobile Joy

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Mobile Joy or MobileJOY (モバイルジョイ) is a bonus option in various Koei titles made exclusive for Japanese cell phone services. By registering a Koei product with a respective cell phone service, players can unlock bonus items or features for their purchased game. Character wallpapers, voiced lines, or select songs can be made available for the user's cellphone.

In order to perform a Mobile Joy transfer, the requiring steps must be taken:

  1. Purchase one of the games listed below.
  2. Look for the password code and connect to Koei's cellphone network.
  3. Input the password with the corresponding game.
  4. When the cell phone successfully connects, another password will be shown on the cell phone.
  5. Have the game on and find the Mobile Joy option. Input the password into the game's Mobile Joy screen.

If all steps are done correctly, the link will be established. Some of the Mobile Joy's features are free, but others require a form of payment to be made available. These items can become purchased through Koei's point system available to registered online members or fanclub members.

Recently, cellphone and in-game bonuses can be obtained by registering with one of Koei's cellphone games for a limited time. These often tie-ins include Mobile Joy-like features and are included in the list below.

Games with cellphone bonuses

Mobile cell phone services

Aside from making cell phone versions of their various historical simulations, Koei-Tecmo offers the following services for Japan.

  • Koei Merokore
Allows images and music to be downloaded into cell phone. Includes several Koei classics such as the Nobunaga's Ambition, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Genghis Khan, Winning Post and others.
  • Koei Selection
Revised version of Koei Merokore with different images and music. Created with Flash.
  • Mobile Musou
Lets users download images and music from various Warriors titles.
  • Neo-Romance Fortune
Tells daily fortunes with 76 different Neoromance characters. Includes Tarot card readings, musical fortunes, and a compatibility reading.
  • Neo-Romance Avenue
Allows character voice clips, images, and wallpapers to be made available on a cell phone.
  • Show Retro Game Shonen * Jidai
Features various mini-games as Flash applications.

Collaboration tie-ins with third party media

Various products from Koei-Tecmo include registration codes with a related product. These registration codes can be inputted online through home computer or mobile phones to unlock various bonuses for a game. Usually, these codes can be inputted with a Mobile Joy like method. These bonuses are exclusive to Japan.

This list will also strive to include other miscellaneous third party media that don't employ inputting a code into a cell phone.

  • Nobunaga no Yabou Tendou, Nobunaga no Yabou Tendou with Power Up Kit
  • Sangokushi Online, Dynasty Warriors Online
    • Serial codes with Red Cliff Part One DVD purchase
Sangokushi - unlocks bonus wall screen and a cloak modeled after Zhuge Liang's bird.
Dynasty Warriors - allows players to gain equipment found in the movie.
  • Sangokushi Online, Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
    • Serial codes with Souten no Kouro DVD purchase
Online - unlocks bonus content related to anime, such as Cao Cao's punishment club, his trademark line, a wall screen, and the Cao Cao demon figurine.
Empires - allows players to edit their characters to look like Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
  • Dynasty Warriors 6: Special
    • Tie-in with alan for Red Cliff Part One image song
Special remix of the song featured for the game's commercial.
  • Dynasty Warriors 7
    • Serial code with early purchase at Lawson chain
    • Serial code with Sangokushi DVD box set
Lawson - unlocks exclusive weapon and outfit for Wang Yuanji.
Sangokushi - grants a present for buyers.
Enables ability to play special scenarios and collect items dedicated to each magazine.
  • Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2
    • Serial codes with Shigekix purchase
Unlocks exclusive items for characters to use.
  • Samurai Warriors 3
So far limited to simultaneous advertising for both IPs.
Special present for registering with game and ticket.
  • TRINITY: Souls of Zill O'll
    • Serial code with Dream's single, Hands Up!
Obtain rare items by registering code into game.
  • Love Love ♥ Tenshin-sama Angelique
    • Collaboration with Otome game publisher, Otomate.
  • Angelique ~Maren no Rokukishi~
  • Kin'iro no Corda 3
    • Tie-in with Yamaha's Silent Violins. Used by two of the game's characters, Chiaki Tohgane and Housei Toki.
    • pivix and B's Log Bunko illustration and short story contest.
  • Miss Princess: Miss Puri!
    • Ruby Party's collaboration project with Nakayoshi magazine (both comic and upcoming game).
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