Are you preparing for the release of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition on Friday, January 12?  The game has been available in Japan for almost a month now.  Brian @ Capcom doesn’t want you going into battle with/against your fellow Japanese players without being equipped with the proper way to introduce yourself or the proper way to smack talk.

Lost Planet: Extreme Smack Talk

Check the link above.  It’s an excellent post from Brian to get gamers in the US who aren’t familiar with common phrases a head’s up on what they might experience.

Here are a few examples that are listed with the correct way to say them and proper time to use them:

Konnichiwa – Kon – ni – chi – wa
When to use: Pre-game lobby
Meaning: “Hello”

Ganbarimasho – Gan – ba – ri – ma – sho
When to use: At the beginning of a match
Meaning: “Let’s go get ‘em” – literally, “Let’s do our best”

Zama miro – Za – ma – mi – ro
When to use: When you get revenge on someone who killed you first
Meaning: “How you like me now, huh?”

I’ll be printing the list off to study for a bit before I head into battle with my Japanese friends.  I need to find out how to say “Come and get some!!” in Japanese.