Japanese school kids who dream of leading the life of a high-powered Wall Street day trader will finally have their chance, kinda. Kabu Trader Shun, or Stock Trader DS, will give up-and-coming Gordon Gekko’s of the world, as well as anyone who’s ever wanted their Beatmania skills to have an influence on the global economy, something to tap their styluses about. For an authentic Wall Sreet experience, just add cocaine.

Shun Aiba is an energetic young day trader with a tragic past. When he was 13, of all ages, his father lost all his money on the Tokyo stock exchange, and disappeared without a trace. Not content to let market conditions determine his fate, Shun has followed in his father’s footsteps and gone into business with his former trading partner, Toru Narasaki.

Stock Trader’s versus trading mode of the acquisitive-leaning DS title will involve fast-paced buying and selling against rival stock holders, such as Narasaki’s winsome pupil Hanako. The rest of the time, Shun goes about town collecting stock tips from unlikely sources of inside information, while gaining special abilities by collecting trading cards.

Trading. Cards. Get it?

Kabu Trader Shun, the “stock trading action game,” is due out June 7 in Japan. It’s likely to be more exciting than Mutual Funds Saver DS, if less reasonable.

Game over, dude

Kabu Trader Shun trailer

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