TV in Japan

This is how you expand your stand-up act. From doing jokes about tertris. To doing jokes about UFO Catchers/Crane Games. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you make friends. With your parents. And your pokemon. On TV. In Japan.
Pokemon ranch (wiiware) japanese tv spotUploaded by HinataLovely

This is how you sell a Mario game. That will, you know, pretty much sell itself. With awesomeness. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you bring technology into your act. By interacting with a talking ATM. A non-functioning ATM with amazing comedic timing. On TV. In Japan.
BONUS: There’s a Brain Age joke in here. Seriously.

Thanks go again to YTuber morizaemon.

This is how you make a video game. About a TV show. That previously took on Japanese culture. And won. Mostly. With the help of the glorious Mr. Sparkle. On TV. In Japan.

QUESTION FOR TViJ READERS: How did the Japanese-themed Simpsons episode play there when it came out? Did people like it? Hate it? I’d [...]

This is how you remember your roots. By realizing both how terribly lame and amazingly great these things were. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you entertain a nation of people entirely familiar with the ins and outs of video games. Especially shooting zombie games. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: Clips like this are much better subtitled. I’m just saying.

Thanks to the YouTuber morizaemon for the upload!

This is how you take a trip back in time. And in VO history. On TV. In Japan.

On a side note, did the Japanese get Tommy Lasorda Baseball?

This is how you make your children happy. By fishing out a toy. With a claw. On TV. In Japan.
Online Videos by Veoh.com
Via the MoonChasers crowd who upload more commercials than humanly possible.

The Japanese video game industry has rarely treated me wrong. Sure, there was Killer7 which was probably the both the most beautiful and frustrating game of all time. For the most part they’ve surprised me in ways I never thought possible.
Case in point: Sega’s new DS Game Onsei Kanjou Sokuteiki: Kokoro Scan
The game will use [...]

This is how you play with power. If you’re Robocop. And you’ve just slaughtered like an entire field of robots. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to Youtuber Nintega for the upload. He’s got lots of classic Japanese commercials for the viewing.

This is how you put a hurt on. If you’re a lady. Living in Victorian times. And know how to best swing the mouse for maximum impact. In a game. From Japan.
Note: This is a game. The awesome site JayisGames reviewed it here. If you just want to watch the slapping, click below. However, [...]

Hot of the heels of the anime bouncing boob montage, some enterprising person (most likely man) has clipped together a montage of some of the freakiest (and I’d say funniest) digital boobs available in video games today.
While I’m not sure the motives of the creator, I think the end product is something that can [...]

According to the Times Online, the Nintendo Wii is really taking a dent out of Japanese TV ratings.
Can it be true? Is the Wii making this big a dent in the viewing habits of Japanese families?
If so, maybe it’s because of games like this:

This is Endless Ocean for the Wii. You scuba dive and listen [...]

I got a chance to spend some one-on-one time with this game today and I was very happy.
Super Mario 64 happy.
If you get where I’m going with that. Which you should.

Can’t be at E3 but want an awesome Mario toy to make up for the hole in your heart?
Check out this very [...]