{"id":26314,"date":"2024-01-29T16:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T07:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=26314"},"modified":"2024-01-29T16:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T07:10:24","slug":"20240129-26314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240129-26314\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo DS software-like building in Japan has people getting nostalgic\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A shopping center recently captured the attention of Japanese social media users for its interesting outward appearance. In a post that has been viewed over 7 million times, a user pointed out how the building\u2019s windows look just like Nintendo DS game cards, triggering an outpouring of nostalgia and creative comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3053\u308c\u304c\u304b\u306e\u6709\u540d\u306a\u300cDS\u306e\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u307f\u305f\u3044\u306a\u30d3\u30eb\u300d\u3067\u3059\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FnXayeS0KT\">pic.twitter.com\/FnXayeS0KT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u7206\u767a\u96fb\u6ce2 (@explosionpsycho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/explosionpsycho\/status\/1751502038171791412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation: <\/em><\/strong><em>This is the famous building that looks like DS software.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The building in question is the shopping center <a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%81%8B%E3%81%97%E3%82%8F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Family Kashiwa<\/a>, which is located in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. Built in 1973, it has houses various small shops and residential services. The shops that can be found inside are advertised in the windows, which posters on X think look like DS cards (although <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JAMSAND_jp\/status\/1751507943101747242?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many replies<\/a> questioned the original poster\u2019s suggestion that the building is \u201cfamous\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"129\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240129-26314-001.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240129-26314-001.png 741w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240129-26314-001-380x66.png 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240129-26314-001-600x104.png 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/strong><em> Wow! A building that looks like DS software! <\/em>\u00a0<br><em>I want someone to make a miniature of this that you can put your DS carts in!<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30b5\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30fc\u30ef\u30f3\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3057\u3066\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/p>&mdash; \u8c46\u8150\u2b1c\ufe0f (@KonpakuTouhu116) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KonpakuTouhu116\/status\/1751503741323469278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Post translation: <\/strong>I want to try playing (Baskin Robbin\u2019s) 31.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than a couple of commenters said that they would like to try playing the Baskin Robbins\u2019 \u201cDS card.\u201d It is quite easy to imagine a casual game based on the colorful American ice cream chain, which is often referred to by its nickname \u201c31\u201d in Japan. Others went further, coming up with ideas for what kind of game each shop would be based on their logos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30e9\u30d9\u30eb\u306e\u96f0\u56f2\u6c17\u7684\u306b\u3001\u30bb\u30ea\u30a2\u306f\u8272\u5f69\u7cfb\u30d1\u30ba\u30eb\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3001WEGO\u306f\u96f0\u56f2\u6c17\u7cfb\u30d1\u30ba\u30eb\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3001ReRaKu\u306f\u96f0\u56f2\u6c17\u7cfbRPG\u3001\u3059\u305a\u306e\u304d\u306f\u65e5\u5e38\u7cfb\u30a2\u30c9\u30d9\u30f3\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u3001\u30a8\u30eb\u30bb\u30fc\u30cc\u306f\u803d\u7f8e\u7cfb\u4e59\u5973\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3001\u30a8\u30fc\u30b9\u30b3\u30f3\u30bf\u30af\u30c8\u306f\u30c9\u30c3\u30af\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30c8\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5S4WchtkxJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/5S4WchtkxJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u306a\u304c\u3082\u3061 (@naga3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naga3\/status\/1751520556619579581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/strong><em> Based on the feel of the \u201clabels,\u201d Seria would be a colorful puzzle game, WEGO would be an atmospheric puzzle game, ReRaKu would be an atmospheric RPG, Suzu no Ki would be a slice-of-life adventure game, Elle Seine would be an aesthetic Otome game, Ace Contact would be a (plane) dogfighting game.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The logic behind some of their choices is interesting. The 100-yen shop (the Japanese equivalent of a dollar store) Seria becomes a \u201ccolorful puzzle game,\u201d referencing the chain\u2019s slogan \u201ccolor the days.\u201d Elle Seine, which is a beauty salon, is reimagined as an attractively presented dating game aimed at women. Contact lens shop Ace Contact is envisioned as an airplane \u201cdogfighting game,\u201d as a nod to Bandai Namco\u2019s Ace Combat flight sim series.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time a building has piqued the interest of social media users due to its game-related appearance. Last year, the art director of the original Final Fantasy VII drew attention to the real-life Tokyo building that inspired the imposing Shinra HQ (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231120-23128\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Related article<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A shopping center in Chiba Prefecture has attracted attention for its resemblance to Nintendo DS carts- with users speculating what kind of game each shop would be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":26319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-26314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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