{"id":1787,"date":"2021-10-06T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/?p=1787"},"modified":"2021-10-20T09:46:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T00:46:44","slug":"konmari-spark-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/topics\/news\/konmari-spark-joy.html","title":{"rendered":"Joint development of a puzzle game for smartphones, &#8220;KonMari Spark Joy!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3347\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/OGP_imagev1-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/>Inspired by renown tidying expert and bestselling author Marie Kondo, who has sold over 13 million copies of her books worldwide, Spark Joy! is a storybook puzzle game that takes players through the joyful journey of tidying using the KonMari Method\u2122 in the form of solving different puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; A heartwarming story for everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story follows a young girl troubled by a personal struggle and after meeting Marie Kondo, she is able to face her problems, listen to her inner voice and eventually find what is truly important to her. The story is told through visually-stunning graphics, like reading a picture book, appropriate for all ages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3349\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708145651-300x139.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; The enchanting world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sparked by joy, the girl embarks on a journey around the world and meets people facing unique worries of their own. With the help of Marie Kondo and cute Mononoke (spirited beings), the girl helps others overcome their own challenges by sharing her happiness with them and helping them find joy within through tidying.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3350\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163428-300x139.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Alternating puzzles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The game features two alternating types of puzzle games, Yin and Yang. \u201cYin\u201d puzzles help clear the mind through Zen-like garden puzzles. In \u201cYang\u201d puzzles, players move colorful cubes to a specified shape while clearing away unnecessary blocks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1787 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163924-300x139.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163924-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163924-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163924-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163924.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163723-300x139.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163723-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163723-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163723-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/amata.co.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/KonMari-Spark-Joy_1080x499_20210708163723.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>&#8211; Beautiful soundtrack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The game\u2019s soundtrack is composed of beautiful tracks with upbeat, uplifting music for \u201cYang\u201d and soothing notes for \u201cYin\u201d. We recommend playing with headphones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Additional story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A side story is told through a young boy\u2019s perspective. Sold separately.<\/p>\n<p>The game is being distributed simultaneously worldwide, including Japan, North America and Europe.<br \/>\nOur company was in charge of the game development work in collaboration with Akatsuki Inc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publisher: Akatsuki Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Supported OS: Android5.0 or later \/ iOS 9.0 or later \/ macOS 11.0 or later<\/li>\n<li>Genre: Puzzle<\/li>\n<li>Release Date: September 2nd, 2021<\/li>\n<li>Official Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sparkjoy.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sparkjoy.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>App Store\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/konmari-spark-joy\/id1557213958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/konmari-spark-joy\/id1557213958<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google play\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.sparkjoy.KonMari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.sparkjoy.KonMari<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a9KonMari Media Inc. \u00a9Akatsuki Inc. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by renown tidying expert and bestselling author Marie Kondo, who has sold over 13 million copies of her books worldwide, Spark Joy! is a storybook puzzle game that takes players through the joyful journey of tidying using the KonMari Method\u2122 in the form of solving different puzzles. &nbsp; &#8211; A heartwarming story for everyone The story follows a young girl troubled by a personal struggle and after meeting Marie Kondo, she is able to face her problems, listen to her inner voice and eventually find what is truly important to her. 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