Bow Before Your Japanese Boy Band Overlords!
Have you ever heard of Arashi? It's a Japanese boy band that's so popular, that a poster of the group is drawing crowds, cameras, and grovelling.
Japanese Nintendo 3DS Pitchman Shows His Toilet Gaming
Kazunari Ninomiya, best known in the West for Letters from Iwo Jima, is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi. Ninomiya's also a Nintendo spokesperson. And a toilet gamer.
From Iwo Jima to Super Mario
In the West, Kazunari Ninomiya is best known for the Clint Eastwood film Letters from Iwo Jima. In Japan, he's better known as a member of the boy band Arashi.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of a Boy Band
Europe gets Robin Williams and his daughter. Japan gets boy band Arashi.
The 3DS Is 4D? 5D? Bwah?
When the Nintendo 3DS was first introduced, there was a trailer showing Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto shaking a dog's paw that popped out of the 3DS, and Nintendo of America honcho Reggie Fils-Aime getting his faced burned off. Easy to understand!
Boy Band Makes O-Face For New Nintendo Hardware
Arashi is arguably the biggest boy band in Japan at the moment. Watch how excited they are as they check out what could be the country's biggest piece of game hardware.