Japanese language software

I want to learn Japanese, but there's a huge lack of Japanese classes in my area, so I'd like to get my hands on some Japanese language learning software.
Can anyone tell me my best choices for this? I know it's unlikely that I'll end up speaking fluent Japanese just from software but I want to do the best I can.

The "babies learn faster than adults" is a MYTH that have been disproved over and over by various studies. If babies seem to learn faster, it's because that's all they do. If an adult was to listen to a language for over a year without pronouncing a single word and then started to speak like a baby did, his ears would be used to the sounds and he would have a very slight accent (but this situation is very unlikely to happen since adults have busy lives and responsibilities). Babies are "better" at developing a native accent because the muscles of their ears are new, they will therefore hear every sound, but except for being able to develop a flawless pronunciation they do not have any advantage over teens/adults. If both a baby and an adult were learning the same thing the same way, the adult would pick it up faster and better.

Heisig's book is all about mnemonics. You won't learn how to read with it but you will remember the kanji and how to write them without using the primitive "copy it over and over" method. Once you know how to write them, you can use various books with an audio file, read and absorb information.

Where did that "language learning HAVE to be boring" mentality came from? I see that everywhere and I have it. Schools have brainwashed people and now they don't believe they can learn while having fun, learning now have to be formal to work.

"You know, no one actually thinks about grammar when they speak."

Then what's the point of learning it when you can simply internalize it? Will becoming an engineer make you a better driver? No. Will memorizing grammar rules help you to speak better? No. If you are exposed to hundreds or even thousands of sentences containing a certain rule, you will internalize that rule and whenever you have to use it, it will simply "feel right". This is what it is all about.

Pimsleur's vocabulary is indeed quite limited, but it manages to teaches the words and the sentences present in it pretty damn well and you will remember them. It will by no mean make you fluent, but it will give you good foundations to continue your learning.