Sony Home Update: Japanese Bon Festival now on US Home (updated)

New Spaces, Places and Updates

New Places

IREM Festival
From Japan to North America, the IREM Bon Festival has arrived. The IREM Bon Festival is a small community festival with so many freebies you’ll pass out with excitement. Just check the site daily for new items, this is definitely a space to keep an eye on in the coming weeks. NPC Vendors have their own stores lining the walls of the area with free balloons, cotton candy, masks, food and a complete white Yakuta-style kimono for both male and female avatars.

Simply start with the NPC closest to where you entered the area (the lady in pink) and ask for one. Simple. There is an IREM store underneath the walk way in the back of the festival if you would rather have one in different colors or designs. The prices are listed below in the shopping area. Near the mask vendor there’s a shooting range game with prizes you can win by simply shooting them off the shelf. Prizes like a huge kitty plushy, a giant dancing robot (it’s a statue so it doesn’t actually dance) from the Steambot Chronicles game (now available at the PSN Store this week) and a character plush doll from the Legend of Hero game.

If you’re not into plush dolls try shooting down one of the Dimension Fighter Rwf-9A Arrowhead 1/40 space craft from the game R-Type Command or a Tetris block which can be used as a chair or display stand for your prizes. To play just select the gun you want to use, aim and try to shoot the item you want off the shelf. The gun moves so you have to shoot fast. I’m sure more is on its way later based on the number of closed booths near the vendors. But before you explore the mall, there’s one more freebie left in the area. If you go up the ramp to the upper level located behind the billboards near the first vendor and go all the way towards the back of the area there is a shady looking t-shirt vendor sitting on the ground there. Like the other vendors visit often to receive new items.

New Spaces

Wizard’s Den Personal Space

The newest personal space available at the Real Estate Store located on the first and second floor of the mall is the Wizard’s Den for $2.99. This spacious castle style, well, space features a cauldron in the center surrounded by dragon lamps on both levels of this space. It has an empty room upstairs and supposedly, when I bought this apartment the advertisement I saw for this space had a dragon circling the space outside of the window. But I have yet to see any dragon other than the lamps surrounding the area. From what I have researched about this personal space many believe this will be an evolving space much like the evolving items found at the furniture store for the exact same price. All that I know for now is that this space was created by the same company that brought Home residents the Neptune Suite with mini-games and a virtual pet last year and the free Chamber Apartment the year before. When I find out more I’ll post it in the next PlayStation Home Update.

Updates and Issues

• LittleBigPlanet is now launch-able from PS Home. To create an open challenge game place the game into your PS3 and then open your PSP menu on Home and create a game session and wait for others to join you. The maximum number of players for each session is 4 and players can reserve up to three spaces for friends to play.
• SingStar VIP Room has been removed, may return on a later date depending on any upcoming special events.
• 24-Hour Party Person T-shirt reward has been removed from the SingStar space.
• Another goose chase is now active on Home. This week voucher code pieces are hidden throughout HOME, find and put the codes together and claim a Savage Moon virtual table. So search the Theater, Central Plaza, Mall and places with poster boards in it and look for that code. I’m not sure how long this giveaway will last so be quick. (Hint: The pieces are hidden within the Savage Moon game posters, some are obvious because they’re written in bright blue under the game’s name. Others may be hidden in the artwork itself. There are six codes total and each are numbered in the order you should place them in the redeem code box.)

Shopping

*Unless specified in (parenthesis) all clothing items are available for both male and female avatars.

Threads 1 located on the first floor of the Mall

Darksiders Section

• Heads Will Roll Cap cost 49 cents
• Crack Some Skulls T-Shirt cost 79 cents
• The Horseman Cometh T-Shirt cost 79 cents
• Settle the Score T-Shirt cost 79 cents
• Demon Horn Helmet cost 99 cents
• Armored Angel Wings cost $1.49

LUMINES Section

• Normal LUMINES T-Shirt is free
• Green LUMINES Hat cost 49 cents
• Brown LUMINES Hat cost 49 cents (Male)
• Violet LUMINES Hat cost 49 cents (Female)
• LUMINES T-Shirts in choice of Blue or Yellow cost 99 cents each
• LUMINES T-Shirts in choice of Green, Gray, Red or Brown cost 99 cents each (Male)
• LUMINES T-Shirts in choice of Pink, Black or Violet cost 99 cents each (Female)

Assassin’s Creed 2 Section

• Original Altair Costume Bundle cost $2.49

Threads 2 located on the second floor of the Mall

• Nail Polish for hands in choice of Black or Black and Green cost 49 cents each
• Nail Polish for hands in choice of Red, Green, Black and Yellow, Black and Red, Black and Pink, Purple, Retro Pink or Baby Pink cost 49 cents each (Female)
• Manicured fingernails cost 49 cents (Female)
• Gymnastics Outfit Top cost 49 cents
• Gymnastics Outfit Legs cost 49 cents
• Surfer Outfit Top cost 49 cents
• Surfer Outfit Legs cost 49 cents
• Karate Outfit Top cost 49 cents
• Karate Outfit Legs cost 49 cents
• Eyebrow Ring cost 49 cents
• Eyebrow Bar cost 49 cents
• Spikey Eyebrow bar cost 49 cents
• Double Eyebrow Ring cost 79 cents
• Double Eyebrow Bar cost 79 cents
• Skinny Jeans in choice of Blue, White, Black and Pink Checkered, Black and Gray Checkered, Black and Gray Stripped, Black with Green Stars or Black with Pink Stars cost 79 cents each (Female)
• Black and Pink Checkered Skinny Jeans with choice of Black or Juice Green Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Black and Gray Checkered Skinny Jeans with choice of Electric Pink, Electric Blue or Juice Green Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Black and Gray Striped Skinny Jeans with choice of Electric Pink, Electric Blue or Juice Green Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Black Striped Skinny Jeans with Electric Pink Stilettos cost 89 cents (Female)
• Black Striped Skinny Jeans with Green Stars and choice of Electric Blue or Juice Green Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Black Striped Skinny Jeans with Pink Stars and choice of Electric Pink, Electric Blue or Juice Green Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Black Skinny Jeans with choice of Black, Blue, Pink, Green or White Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• White Skinny Jeans with choice of Black, Blue, Pink, Green or White Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Blue Skinny Jeans with choice of Black, Blue, Pink, Green or White Stilettos cost 89 cents each (Female)
• Rock Boots in choice of Black, Red Skull, Red Flame or Monster cost 99 cents each
• White Star Leather Jacket cost $1.49 (Male)
• Brown Leather Jacket cost $1.49 (Male)
• Black Leather Jacket with Skull and Rose Design cost $1.49 (Male)
• Red, White and Blue Star Jacket cost $1.49 (Male)
• Animated revolving Emoticon Headgear in choice of Angry, Cheeky, Super Happy, Happy, Oops, Sad or Cool cost $1.49 each
• Animated “GEEK” Scrolling LED Text T-Shirt cost $1.99 (Female)
• Animated Scrolling LED Text T-Shirt in Choice of London, Paris, Tokyo, Barcelona, Rome, Reykjavik, ROFL, FAIL, LOL, PWN or NOOB cost $1.99 each

Costumes located on the second floor of the Mall

• Bowling Shirt cost 49 cents
• Bowling Pants cost 49 cents
• Bowling Shoes cost 49 cents
• Bowling Gloves cost 49 cents
• King Knuckles Bling cost 49 cents (Male)
• King Knuckles Helmet cost 49 cents (Male)
• King Knuckles Coat cost 49 cents (Male)
• King Knuckles Pants cost 49 cents (Male)
• King Knuckles Boots cost 49 cents (Male)
• Slugger Gloves cost 49 cents (Male)
• Slugger Cap cost 49 cents (Male)
• Slugger Shirt cost 49 cents (Male)
• Slugger Pants cost 49 cents (Male)
• Slugger Shoes cost 49 cents (Male)
• Sluggo Watch cost 49 cents (Male)
• Sluggo Cap cost 49 cents (Male)
• Sluggo Shirt cost 49 cents (Male)
• Sluggo Pants cost 49 cents (Male)
• Sluggo Sneakers cost 49 cents (Male)
• Pinky Gloves cost 49 cents (Female)
• Pinky Hat cost 49 cents (Female)
• Pinky Coat cost 49 cents (Female)
• Pinky Pants cost 49 cents (Female)
• Pinky Shoes cost 49 cents (Female)

• Fighter Pilot Outfit Bundle cost $1.49

Individual Items Include:

• Fighter pilot Helmet, Top, Legs and Feet cost 49 cents each

• Sailor Outfit Bundle cost $1.49

Individual Items Include:

• Sailor Hat, Top and Shoes cost 49 cents each
• Sailor Pants cost 49 cents (Male)
• Sailor Skirt cost 49 cents (Female)

• Skydiver Outfit Bundle cost $1.99

Individual Items Include:

• Skydiver Helment, Top, Legs, Feet and Gloves cost 49 cents each

• Hunter Outfit Bundle cost $1.49 (Male)

Individual Items Include:

• Hunter Hat, Jacket, Pants and Boots cost 49 cents each (Male)

• Cheerleader Outfit Bundle cost $1.49 (Female)

Individual Items Include:

• Cheerleader Top, Skirt, Shoes and Pom Poms cost 49 cents each (Female)

• Ice Skater Outfit Bundle cost 99 cents (Female)

Individual Items Include:

• Ice Skater Top, Legs and Skates cost 49 cents each (Female)

Furniture 1 Store located on the first floor of the mall

Ratchet and Clank Section

• Merc Green Figure cost 99 cents

(Added: January 20, 2010)

IREM Square Festival Store

• Gen Mask cost 99 cents
• Kanna Mask cost 99 cents
• Black IREM Brigade Mask cost 99 cents
• Hyosuke Kuromoku Mask cost 99 cents
• Black IREM Brigade Gloves cost 99 cents
• Black IREM Brigade Boots cost 99 cents
• Black IREM Brigade Shirt cost 99 cents
• Black IREM Brigade Pants cost 99 cents
• Geta in choice of White, Blue or Purple Straps cost 99 cents each
• Geta in choice of Black or Green Straps cost 99 cents each (Male)
• Geta in choice of Pink or Sky Blue Straps cost 99 cents each (Female)
• Dark Lily’s Mask in choice of Purple, Black, Red or Blue cost 99 cents each
• Dark Lily’s Mask in choice of Pink cost 99 cents (Female)
• Shooting Star 1/40 Model* cost 99 cents
• Defense Force V40 Model* cost 99 cents
• Yukata-style Kimono Top in choice of Tranquil and Serenity, Breeze and Stillness, Rainy Night or Wild Wave of Winter Designs cost $1.99 each
• Yukata-style Kimono Top in choice of Pink, Blue, Yellow or Green cost $1.99 each
• Yukata-style Kimono Bottom in choice of Tranquil and Serenity, Breeze and Stillness, Rainy Night or Wild Wave of Winter Designs cost $1.99 each
• Yukata-style Kimono Bottom in choice of Pink, Blue, Yellow or Green cost $1.99 each
• Dimension Fighter RwF-9A Arrowhead 1/20 Model* cost $1.99
• Standard Force Model* cost $1.99
• Long Range Fighter RwF-9D 1/20 Model* cost $1.99

*Models are replicas of ships from the game R-Type Command

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