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Japan continues to be awesome with Exclamation Warriors on DS

Nintendo of Japan's super-cool Club Nintendo has yet another weird/amazing DS title that North America and Europe will probably never see. First, it was the Game & Watch Collection, followed by the less desirable but still enticing Tingle's Balloon Fight. And now, the special Japan-only point-redemption system is rewarding lucky gamers with Exclamation Warriors, a bizarre DS game which exclusively utilizes the microphone for gameplay

Exclamation Warriors has players controlling spandex-suited sentai heroes (think Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). The game is multiplayer by necessity, and requires 2-3 players to fight monsters by (are you ready for this?) yelling the names of super-moves simultaneously, in typical cheesy sci-fi style.

There's a reason why this isn't a retail title, but that doesn't stop us from coveting the Club Nintendo system, and all of its weird merchandise and games. Where's our spandex, Nintendo? Where's our spandex?

Club Nintendo Japan increases Miiist vanity factor


Each year, NCL gives a gift to Platinum members of Japan's Club Nintendo (Platinum members can be spotted by their metallic coating as it shines in the winter sun -- and by their Club Nintendo accounts, which tally more than 400 points amassed during the previous calendar year). This year's prizes are especially funky. Shiny members may choose one item from a list (of two):
  • a Wii remote battery flap on which Nintendo will print the owner's Mii image (Miis should be sent to Nintendo through Wii Connect before February)
  • a copy of Club-exclusive DS title Tingle's Balloon Fight
Both items will be delivered in the spring, with the customized Wii remote plastic scheduled for production and delivery all the way through to August 31. We opted for the Mii gift, because we're so vain.

Feel free to commence the vitriolic "Why don't we get that stuff here?" comments --NoA isn't listening.

Japanese Club Nintendo swag -- don't be jealous


One of the great things about life in Japan is Club Nintendo. (In a quick survey we conducted this morning, Club Nintendo ranked just behind Asahi Super Dry and heated toilet seats in the Top 10 Reasons to Live in Japan.) Via the Japanese Club Nintendo website (club.nintendo.co.jp), customers can input codes, which are included on inserts with every Japanese Nintendo release, and then convert those codes into points. And what do points mean? Prizes!

We've photographed some of our recent winnings for your green eyes. Get envious after the break.

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