GameSpoon - Nintendo DSi piano

This is very cool - especially for those of us who play music. Thanks to Nintendo for this hidden gem!

JapanSpoon - Nintendo DSi commercial

Ah, nothing like a good shot of Japanese commercials to wake you up in the morning. Well, that and a large coffee. I saw this post on Kotaku and thought it'd be perfect for the Japanophile in me (and subsequently, The Spoon); enjoy!

According to Kotaku, here's the background on this commercial:

Actress Miho Kanno appears in the DSiWare Brain Age ads. She's asked to make a face like she's seen something that she shouldn't have seen. She does and lets out a frightening laugh.

DSi Brain Age makes use of the camera and even has users make funny faces.

Why? Because stuff like makes you smarter. Duh.

JapanSpoon - Manzai!

Here's a shot of Japanese culture for you, thanks to Kotaku!

The Manzai group Audrey promotes the new DSi colors - lime green, pink and metallic blue. Let's watch...



According to Kotaku:

"Manzai" is a type of comedy where one member is the straight man, and the other is funny man. Here, the straight man, Masayasu Wakabayashi, has the colorful DSi handhelds in his pocket. The joke is that funny man Toshiyaki Kasuga doesn't want the pink DSi, but the green one.

That's cool, but...where's the metallica blue DSi? Well, I think the joke will make more sense if you watch an earlier TV spot with this Manzai group (i.e. the pink shirt)! Again, thanks to Kotaku:



According to Kotaku:

In this ad, the straight man Masayasu Wakabayashi says today we're going to talk about the DSi — namely the camera. Funny man Toshiyaki Kasuga appears, wearing a pink sweater and says "Kasuga's camera is pointed at you, ladies."

"Run away quick, please," Wakabayashi says to the ladies, gesturing. He then says let's take a picture and snaps one of Kasuga.

He then says you can take pictures of "creepy Kasuga" with the DSi camera to which Kasuga replies: "Hey, you don't really think I'm creepy, do you?" Wakabayashi says if he really thought that, why would he be doing manzai with him. They both laugh hahahahahaha. BYE!

I love Japan!

JapanSpoon - Nintendo DSi

because, who doesn't love Japanese TV?