Origami on your DS
by John Bardinelli 
{ Jun 30th 2007 at 8:29AM }
TDK is tossing their entry into the tsunami of training games for the Nintendo DS. DS Origami sits comfortably alongside other non-games that teach gardening, skin care, yoga, and language skills. The top screen shows users where to make folds while a controllable video plays on the bottom screen. Over 100 different origami projects are included from hamsters to wedding dresses to the famous crane. This begs the question: do we need a game that teaches origami, or would a book or website suffice?[Via Siliconera]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
konajinx @ Jun 30th 2007 8:55AM
Mmmm...TDK always made nice blank cassettes.
Foetoid @ Jun 30th 2007 8:58AM
My god. MY GOD. Can you imagine the Japanese flocking to this. Seriously, the Art of Japanese Paper Folding on DS. Just think for a second the massive shortage Nintendo is going to face on DS hardware in Japan alone. This game will easily be bigger than Brain Training in Japan. Goodbye PSP, it was nice knowing you.
Lewis @ Jun 30th 2007 9:38AM
"do we need a game that teaches origami?"
well, my answer would be no, but you could equally say in the same breath do we really need a game that lets you run around an imaginary land as a warrior etc killing things and mining stuff.
No game is worth it in that sense. There is a point to origami ds some people will love it. It won't break any boundaries in gaming, but it is original anyway. whatever
LTNK @ Jul 21st 2007 2:45PM
Not to mention the real question is, "Will this sell?" Any other question is ultimately subordinate to that (for better or worse).
Rob Accomando @ Jun 30th 2007 11:00AM
I love doing Origami and I guess it might be cool to see which way folds go for some of the difficult objects. On the other hand, a flash animation could do the same thing.
Rob Accomando @ Jun 30th 2007 11:01AM
I love doing Origami and I guess it might be cool to see which way folds go for some of the difficult objects. On the other hand, a flash animation could do the same thing.
Rob Accomando @ Jun 30th 2007 11:01AM
I love doing Origami and I guess it might be cool to see which way folds go for some of the difficult objects. On the other hand, a flash animation could do the same thing.
bbelt @ Jun 30th 2007 1:58PM
The quality control for this game does not look very good. That penguin has a dispropotionally large leg and a really weird penis.
Borat @ Jun 30th 2007 3:49PM
Wouldn't a $10-$15 Origami game be perfect for Wiiware?
Puppies @ Jun 30th 2007 4:40PM
What is that big penguin doing to the little penguin?
ackmondual @ Jun 30th 2007 10:57PM
@ #9
Just mother keeping junior warm by sitting on him. Nothing too alarming or incestious.
ssuk @ Jul 1st 2007 4:30PM
LOLOLOLOLOL IT HAS A THIRD EYE
(Oh come on, SOMEONE had to say it)
Greg2k @ Jul 2nd 2007 9:31AM
LOLOLOLOLOL SONIC HEROES HOAX