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To whomever it may concern,

After reading several interesting articles in GameInformer about the development of technology and the gaming industry as a whole, it is really exciting to see a game like RPG Maker getting released on Steam.  This game has a lot of potential to be something great as it already is--anything that draws from the community to produce growth such as YouTube and Google is clearly headed in the right direction.  In short: you have made an awesome game.

As a former Japanese student who revels in the opportunity to play games on Steam that are offered in Japanese (such as Skyrim), it was a little disappointing to see that this game, a rather anime-like artistically designed one, did not have that option available.  Granted, it is entirely possible that nobody on the design team has any knowledge of Japanese as it is a very difficult language to master.  However, it is in the developers' and consumers' best interests that this game be offered in Japanese.  Think of all the Americans who love Japanese culture that would like to play a game in a language that they want to learn--not to mention the booming increase of American games in the Japanese market within the last few years (League of Legends has begun to market its game to Japan with great success as well as several other American companies).

With such a great opportunity for the developers to increase their revenue and the community to receive an outstanding product, it is really only a matter of time before this game is developed in Japanese--by when can it be expected that it will be available?  I humbly request to be updated on this process and am more than happy to give any additional feedback and help in anyway that I can for us to achieve this goal together.

Sincerely and best of luck,

Zachary E. Bauman

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