Introducing Tenori-On, from the mind that brought us Electroplankton

you forget to mention: electroplankton is not a game. it is a digital art project.

electroplankton was/is an insanely fun little game, especially when on your favorite barbituate, i can only imagine how fun this little 'tenori-on' could be .. .

electroplankton + DS lite + power cable + wall mount = awesome

just having it on makes my life better.

reminds me of teeple's AXE.nds

http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=9451

There's videos of him using one of these thing on youtube, they were posted in November '05 (old news :P)
Just search Toshio Iwai and you'll find them easily.

There is video of this device I believe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ov-aqFe7hE&search=Electroplankton

if this is such old news then how come you guys didn't send a suggestion to joystiq ?? ?

Electroplankton a mixed bag? Like when? Everybody who tried seemed to get some sort of thrill off it. It was an experiment, and a totally cool and cute one at that. It wasn't made for people who hyphenate their names. That's for sure.

I will continue to post as long as Ransom-Wiley's still on his anti-DS steed.

What stores have electroplankton? I have gone to all the EB Games, Gamestops, Wal-Marts, Targets in my area and no one has it.

edmo, I believe the game can only be bought online.

http://electroplankton.nintendods.com/buynow.html

Ya I had to get my Electroplankton from Amazon by way of Target Online.

I use it to hypnotize my 1 month old son

My local Toys R Us(in Town East, Mesquite, TX, if you live there) has loads of copies of Electroplankton for sale(although I don't see it on the TRU website), and I *think* I remember seeing a display case on a rack at EB Games. Not sure what the pricing is, though.


Anywho, that device looks pretty sweet! Any idea how much it'll cost and when it'll be released(if it isn't yet?)

Iwai has a blog for his Tenori-On project: http://tenorion.blogspot.com/

I have posted information on Toshios keynote talk at Futuresonic, where he showed some earlier games and Tenori-On:

http://www.pixelsumo.com/post/toshio-iwai-futuresonic

Toshio Iwai is such a genius. Your entry asks...

"But will distancing himself from his 'gaming' identity help Iwai and his latest invention appeal to the mainstream?"

But Mr. Iwai has a much greater presence in the media arts world than in the game industry. I do not believe he is distancing himself from anything gaming. (He actually said he would consider something for the Wii at one point.) Tenori-On will be a success no matter what, and will fall into the hands of the proper audience over time. I've been aware of Tenori-On for a while now, and I will certainly purchase one!