14 DAY TRIAL // Via Money.canoe.ca comes this wonderful piece of news saying something about a new Training game for the DS. It's called Face Training and it is said to come packed with a digital camera "that fits into the dual-screen machine to show live video of the player's own face on the right screen while an animation of a woman's face illustrates exercises on the left screen." Apparently, the game shipped to Japanese retailers as early as last week.
"The 16 types of exercises called 'facening,' designed by beauty expert Fumiko Inudo, take about two to 10 minutes each to complete. Nintendo Co., the Kyoto-based maker of Pokemon and Super Mario games, recommends playing 'Face Training' no longer than 15 minutes at a time to avoid overexerting face muscles or getting them 'out of balance' ", reads the article.
Also, as the same site reports that "an electronic voice like an aerobics instructor guides you to twist your mouth, drop your jaw, wink, glare at the ceiling and do other moves to tighten flabby cheeks and develop that bright-eyed look." For example, the machine will say "Open your mouth slightly, one, two, three, four," in one of the exercises. Don't think what I think you're thinking! However, they did say a woman's face would "illustrate" the exercises... OK, let's move on (subliminal message: the game is out dude, go get it now!)
Anyway, Company spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa says the game is entertaining because basically, "players end up making funny faces in the name of a better-toned countenance," the same piece reads. Minagawa added: "It certainly perks your curiosity, doesn't it? The success of games is usually a question of how to engage people's feelings."
They say there are no immediate plans for launching the game elsewhere, but I reckon there will be quite some demand for this one. Check out the video I've made available for you below. It's a commercial for Face Training.