99 no Namida is a narrative-driven game for the Nintendo DS developed by Bandai Namco that explores the therapeutic effects of crying. Set in a city where emotions are suppressed, players discover the Source of Tears and embark on a journey through 99 emotionally charged stories. The game adapts to players’ emotional responses, encouraging them to confront their feelings and ultimately provoke tears.
Based on the premise that crying helps relieve stress, Bandai Namco aims with `99 Tears` just that, to make the Nintendo DS owners cry. The game takes place in a city where the inhabitants have forgotten how to cry. One day, returning from work, you run into a store called `Source of Tears` and the story begins. The player will have to play at the end of each day one of the 99 stories that the game has chosen for us previously based on a kind of psychoanalysis. According to the response to the story, the game will continue the sequence optimally to provoke crying.