MeepleMorph

February 28, 2007

Nintendo DS: Japanese Cultural Phenomenon

Filed under: Cool stuff, DS Lite, Gaming, Japan, Nintendo, Thoughts, YouTube — rascalous @ 11:12 pm

Japan Lines up for DS

Should you ever take a trip to Japan, chances are you’ll see more than a few Nintendo DS portable game systems being played. Not just by children or gaming adults, but by anyone, young or old. They’re everywhere. It’s common to see people playing them on the train on their way to work, during lunch breaks, or, ironically, in the long queues that form when another shipment of DS Lites arrive at a store. That’s right. Such is the success and widespread appeal of Nintendo’s portable, it’s almost impossible to purchase one without lining up for hours in advance, even now, 2 years after they were officially launched.

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Tokyo Nightscape

Filed under: Cool stuff, Japan — rascalous @ 7:24 pm

Tokyo at night

A truly gorgeous photo of Tokyo at night. My current desktop wallpaper.

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Video: Shoko Nakagawa Likes Cats

Filed under: Cats, Japan, Shoko Nakagawa, Shokotan, WTF, YouTube — rascalous @ 5:50 pm

Shoko NakagawaJapan’s multi-talented Shoko Nakagawa, otherwise known as Shokotan, loves cats. I’m not talking about a passing affection either, this is serious. Check out her video, ‘Cat Life‘…

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Crazy-talk: The REAL Hero of Star Wars

Filed under: Movies, Nonsense, Star Wars, Thoughts, WTF — rascalous @ 1:56 pm

Chewbacca and LeiaRecently, I’ve been speaking to a friend of mine about the Star Wars saga. My friend could be considered a Star Wars novice, especially when it comes to the Prequel Trilogy, so having to explain certain things to her brought me back to something I’d often reflected on in the past. Just who is the hero of the Star Wars films?

Luke Skywalker, some might answer. The more Star Wars savvy out there will surely say “Anakin Skywalker, after all, he killed the Emperor and brought the Force back into balance”, presumably while pushing up their glasses and swishing their Hasbro Lightsabers in the air. “Even Lucas said so!”

Well you’re wrong. All of you. Even you, George, and you don’t even know it… (more…)

Video: Ayumi Hamasaki plays WarioWare on Wii

Filed under: Ayumi Hamasaki, Gaming, Japan, TV, Wii, YouTube — rascalous @ 1:15 am

Ayumi HamasakiWho?

Ayumi Hamasaki, that’s who. Apparently she’s known as the ‘Empress of J-Pop’, and has sold over 40 million records, making her the highest selling Japanese female artist of all time in Japan. At least that’s what wikipedia says anyway.

Making an appearance on Japanese TV show, Hey! Hey! Hey! Ayumi is tasked with playing WarioWare: Smooth Moves for the Wii. How will she fare? See the results below…

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