- Name
- Maneki Neko
- Aliases
- Lucky cat
Maneki Neko
A sculpture said to bring good luck.
Overview
The Maneki Neko, or "Beckoning Cat", is a good luck charm intended to increase the owner's wealth and can be found across Japan and China. As such, it also makes several appearances in Japanese video games, often providing a similar benefit. The Pokémon Meowth (Concept) is derived from the Maneki Neko, having a coin on its head and moves like Payday, which provides the player with additional Pokédollars. In the Goemon (Franchise) games, Maneki Nekos will provide various benefits if found; for instance, in The Legend of Mystical Ninja for the SNES, a grey Maneki Neko will upgrade Goemon's and Ebisumaru's weapons while a rare golden Maneki Neko will refill their health and increase its maximum capacity. In many cases, the Maneki Neko is simply background dressing and does nothing. Due to their ubiquity in Japan, it provides a bit of realism for Japanese players to see them in games as well.
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- A Story About My Uncle (Game)
- AI: The Somnium Files (Game)
- Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
- Beautiful Katamari (Game)
- Control (Game)
- Data East Arcade 2 (Game)
- Dinosaur Island (Game)
- Ganbare Goemon 2 (Game)
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (Game)
- Good Pizza, Great Pizza (Game)
- Hell Pie (Game)
- Hitman 3 (Game)
- Katamari Damacy (Game)
- Mimpi (Game)
- Mineko's Night Market (Game)
- Mr. Goemon (Game)
- Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (Game)
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Game)
- Persona 4 Golden (Game)
- Pixel Puzzle Collection (Game)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2 - Innocent Sin (Game)
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (Game)
- Tales from the Borderlands (Game)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends (Game)
- The Battle Cats (Game)
- The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (Game)
- Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me... (Game)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Game)
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (Game)
- Virtual Boy Wario Land (Game)
- Wrecking Crew (Game)
- my Konami Slots (Game)