When the Nintendo 3DS was first introduced, there was a trailer showing Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto shaking a dogās paw that popped out of the 3DS, and Nintendo of America honcho Reggie Fils-Aime getting his faced burned off. Easy to understand!
Since then, Nintendoās enlisted the likes of popular boy band Arashi to make o-faces while playing the 3DS. Not so easy to understand.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY5UPj8JwGM
Even harder to understand are the latest Japanese television ads in which the boy band members are asked to explain the 3DSās glasses-free 3D effect. There are demo set-ups in Japanese retailers and public places (pictured), which helps convey the 3DSās appeal. But not everyone has access to them. And since Nintendo cannot show the effect on regular television, itās relying on less than eloquent descriptions from famous people.
āHere, on here, here real things are happening,ā says Arashi leader Satoshi Ohno in one ad. āNo good?ā he asks, as the announcer asks for a more concrete explanation. Another member Masaki Aiba says that itās less 3D and more 4D or 5D, before pausing and asking, āWhatās 4D?ā Another member, Jun Matsumoto, points out that the 3DS has two cameras and that itās probably possible to take 3D pictures. He adds that the 3DS is moving beyond a game machine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ckPzCe_d0
The members of Arashi are generally amusing, and in these ads, they are being amusing. But compared to the straightforward simplicity of the original Nintendo DS and Wii advertisements, the 3DS seems a bit more convoluted. Real things are happening? Itās 4D or 5D? Itās moving away from being a game machine? Huh? Just tell people itās 3D, you donāt need glasses, and the handheld will have Mario on it
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The Nintendo 3DS will go on sale in Japan later this month. It will sell bajillions.
