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Who are you?
We're Peach Princess, a company that's
bringing you the best adult "pretty girl" anime-style
games and related bishoujo products that you've ever seen!
I know that Japanese erotica often has "mosaic"
as one method to adhere to Japanese laws regarding depicting
explicit sexual details. Do your games contain "mosaic"?
Normally, no*. Our titles are normally
"uncensored" by the original Japanese artists.
They supervise removing any mosaic and redrawing any details
as they deem necessary for a Western release.
What shipping methods do you
offer?
We offer many types of shipping methods!
Most of our customers prefer the value and convenience of
either USPS First Class or USPS Priority (for domestic orders)
or Airmail (for international orders.)
How are your products packaged?
All games will come in DVD-style packaging.
Shipping packages are normally either plain padded mailers
or Priority Mail packages, with no indication of the contents
(although international orders do have a customs form attached.)
Where are you located?
We're based in San Diego, California.
Our mailing address is
Peach Princess
PO Box 421106
San Diego CA 92142-1106
USA
Fax:
(619) 839-3745 |
I want to stay informed about
your products. What can I do?
Please add yourself to our Peach Princess
Press Updates mailing list! We'll send out periodical news
and updates when new products are announced or shipping,
as well as other news about us or the bishoujo market in
general. Since we value your privacy, we never share your
email address with any third parties under any circumstances.
Is it safe to submit my credit
card?
Absolutely! The Peach Princess site uses
industry-standard SSL encryption so your credit card and
other information is safe from prying eyes.
How is my credit card billed?
Your statement will read "Peach
Princess."
I still don't want to submit my credit card over the
Internet. Can I send in an order via mail or fax?
Absolutely! Please use our fax/voice
mail line at (619) 839-3745. Please be sure to give us a
valid email address, or we can't contact you about your
order.
I don't have a credit card. How can I buy?
Check/money order payment is perfectly
welcome, and in special situations, it's permissable to
send cash as well (although please be very careful when
sending). To order via any of these methods, click the "buy
now" buttons normally, and choose the correct payment
option after you enter your address.
Do you accept international
orders?
Yes, gladly. Please note that, depending
on the country you're ordering from, we may ask for a scan
or fax copy of your credit card (both sides) and ID. Our
products cannot be shipped to Japan as they are only licensed
for sale outside of Japan.
Please note that 18+ anime games may
conflict with the national or local laws of the country
or community where you are located. Please be aware of and
follow all applicable local laws. While we cannot take responsibility
for items seized by customs, we are very flexible, and can
fill any special shipping requests you may have (including
gift-wrapping*, hand-writing labels, and so on).
Can I link to your site?
Certainly! Please use any of the banners
below or simply use an HTML text link. Please be sure
to link to our main external page, http://www.peachprincess.com,
and not to an internal page. This helps to prevent minors
from accessing the site unintentionally.
Are your games available for
console systems or non-Windows PC systems?
The short answer to this question is
"no". However, the reasons for this are somewhat
complex. We offer some detailed information below, for those
who might be interested.
The question about console machines is actually one for
the hardware makers of the console machines - Sony, Microsoft,
etc. They have decided that they do not want adult products
on their consoles, although you can still play adult DVDs
on a DVD-compatible console machine, of course.
In Japan, there are many non-adult bishoujo games made for
console machines, including games that originally were made
as adult titles for the Windows format. These games have
not been offered to the English world, so it would be logical
to assume that it is not only the adult nature of PC bishoujo
games that is preventing console companies from offering
bishoujo game products. They tend to follow consumer demand
- if they see a large consumer demand for bishoujo games,
they will probably make an effort to answer that demand.
It's still a decision for the console makers rather than
an independent company, though, because they control what
products are offered for their hardware.
It's important to consider demographics and how the electronic
gaming market has evolved. Today, roughly 2/3 of electronic
games are purchased for console machines. However, 2/3 of
PC software is purchased by adults, and the vast majority
of electronic game purchases in general are also made by
adults. What has occurred within the market is that it has
evolved to where both consumers and companies are content
to allow console machines to be "for kids and family"
while PCs are "for adults". Since used PCs are
so inexpensive today (about the cost of a console system)
and the bishoujo games stress story, characterization, content,
etc rather than hardware technical effects, the console
companies and consumers seem to feel that adult game products
are best left to PCs, even if that means buying a used PC
simply to play adult games.
The question about non-Windows OS PC systems has a similar
answer and somewhat similar reasoning. Basically, there
isn't a big enough market for games of any kind being placed
on other OSes, with very few exceptions. Even in Japan,
games very seldom get made for non-Windows OSes. That's
especially true for adult games, even if the actual artwork
might be developed on a Macintosh (for example). Once again,
the consumers and the companies seem to feel that it is
better to allow adult games to be a Windows-only item, for
the most part, and to buy a used PC to play them on, if
need be.
An interesting side note to all of this is that adult bishoujo
games originally began on console machines in 1982, and
it was not until the mid- to late-1990's that they became
a Windows product.
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