<s>
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
DS	B-Device
games	O
based	O
around	O
stock	O
trading	O
that	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
news	O
outlets	O
universally	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
presentation	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
visual	O
novel	O
legal	O
drama	O
series	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
and	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Shun	O
's	O
spirit	O
depletes	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
covered	O
in	O
physical	O
objects	O
that	O
obstruct	O
trading	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
wiped	O
away	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
stylus	O
before	O
continuing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plans	O
to	O
develop	O
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
spring	O
of	O
2005	O
when	O
Yukio	O
Ando	O
submitted	O
a	O
proposal	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
publisher	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
proposals	O
Ando	O
put	O
forth	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
idea	O
among	O
these	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
already-existing	O
Capcom	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ando	O
previously	O
served	O
various	O
roles	O
like	O
designing	O
,	O
planning	O
,	O
and	O
scenario	O
writing	O
for	O
numerous	O
Capcom	O
titles	O
including	O
Haunting	B-Application
Ground	I-Application
,	O
Onimusha	B-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kitabayashi	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	B-Application
for	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
III	I-Application
before	O
working	O
his	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
producer	O
on	O
both	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Powered	I-Application
Up	I-Application
and	O
Mega	O
Man	O
:	O
Maverick	O
Hunter	O
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
official	O
development	O
blog	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
elements	O
including	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
programming	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
were	O
handled	O
by	O
Inti	O
Creates	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
group	O
of	O
ex-Capcom	O
employees	O
mostly	O
known	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
officially	O
announced	O
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
about	O
stock	O
trading	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
following	O
Konami	O
's	O
Kabushiki	O
Baibai	O
Trainer	O
Kabutore	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
Wakabayashi	O
Fumie	O
no	O
DS	B-Device
Kabu	O
Lesson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DS	B-Device
kiosks	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
full	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
tie-in	O
merchandise	O
was	O
offered	O
amidst	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
individuals	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
directly	O
from	O
Capcom	O
were	O
issued	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
strap	O
with	O
a	O
character-themed	O
LCD	B-Device
cleaner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
many	O
Capcom	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
anthology	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
under	O
its	O
Bros	O
.	O
Comics	O
EX	O
imprint	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
that	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
news	O
outlets	O
universally	O
compared	O
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
visual	O
novel	O
legal	O
drama	O
series	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
(	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
anime-style	O
presentation	O
and	O
adventure	O
game	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playtesting	O
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
,	O
Anoop	O
Gantayat	O
of	O
IGN	O
declared	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Gyakuten	B-Application
Saiban	I-Application
of	O
Wall	O
Street.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kabu	B-Application
Trader	I-Application
Shun	I-Application
was	O
scored	O
a	O
30	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
"	O
Silver	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
