Sparter, maker of the Gamer2Gamer exchange platform for the global trading of virtual currencies, today announced that Yoshi Maruyama has joined the Company's advisory board. Maruyama ended his tenure as the General Manager of the XBox Division at Microsoft Japan in September 2006. In this capacity, Mr. Maruyama was responsible for growing XBox market share and preparing the launch of the next generation XBox360 console. He also successfully led efforts to work with major Japanese game companies and creators to produce games for the Japanese market. Mr. Maruyama brought in Hironobu Sakaguchi, a creator of the Final Fantasy series, and Mr. Akira Toriyama, a creator of the Dragon Ball Z series, to create Blue Dragon.