Its surprising the success Japanese mascots can find. (No, I’m not talking about Mr. Sparkle.) I’m talking about characters who were originally designed to act as a mascot for a company or product, which suddenly reach new heights of popularity and become a marketable figure on their own.

So it isn’t surprising when these icons suddenly get their own video games. After all, if they’re successful and popular, chances are their creators will want to make as much money off of them as they can. Today, Important Importables is going to look at Dejiko, Domo-kun and Docomodake, three mascots popular enough to merit their own games.

So it isn’t surprising when these icons suddenly get their own video games. After all, if they’re successful and popular, chances are their creators will want to make as much money off of them as they can. Today, Important Importables is going to look at Dejiko, Domo-kun and Docomodake, three mascots popular enough to merit their own games…

The fine feathered creatures known as chocobos will soon be infesting the Wii. Square Enix has announced that on July 8, 2008, Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon will be released on the Wii. Chocobo’s Dungeon is an established rogue-like rpg series in Japan, with two previous titles appearing on the PS1. For its release outside of Japan, however, it is being grouped into the same catagory as the previous DS release Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales. A rating hasn’t been assigned to the game yet, but Square Enix has confirmed that it will retail for $39.99.