Infendo reader and commenter srkelley noticed something interesting on his Wii Weather Channel. Compared to the rest of the world, Japan has different weather icons. [Check out the cute snowman icon at around one minute in.] Does anyone know why?
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Wii Weather – Japan has weird clouds
Watch this video on YouTube ↗ Infendo reader and commenter srkelley noticed something interesting on his Wii Weather Channel. Compared to the rest of the world, Japan has different weather icons. [Check out the cute snowman icon at around one minute in.] Does anyone know why?
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I saw that the day i got my wii lol.
I'm guessing those Icon's are the one use on Tv in Japan, so Nintendo used the same thing.
I noticed this back in Nov. 06, it's their way of saying we are a Japanese company.
Profugus is right. These icons are used on Japanese TV, so they use them same icons on the Wii!
I noticed this in 06 as well. I figured it was some sort of superiority complex! : P
Japan is just cooler when it comes to weather.
Japan is just cooler when it comes to…..well, everything.
/is not a patriot
i read this during one of the iwata speaks columns. He said that the people of Japan are used to those icons from the news and daily living so if they changed them it would be confusing.
I heard that when you press 'Z' while powering up your GameCube, you hear another start up sound!
Does anyone know why?
@Jon: To honor Zorro? 😛
@Jon: Or Zelda. 🙂
@Jon: I didn't know about Z. I must try it with my GameCube.
While we're off-topic, I would like to share with you that by pressing Z on four controllers simultaneously, you get even funnier start-up sound.
I've seen this like two weeks ago
and I was kinda of amused about it
don't know why its different from the rest…