Nintendo Nostalgia

For anyone who has the Wii, they probably already know about the Everybody Votes channel. The same channel is also available here in Japan, but the questions presented seem to be quite different from those on the English language Wii consoles.

First of all, there was no Dogs Vs. Cats debate. This had been reduced to simply "Do you have a pet," which as I guessed, most Japanese people do not - you're not allowed to keep pets in an apartment. Other questions have included very Japan-specific questions like "For breakfast, do you eat Rice or Bread?" Can I say cereal and milk? They're both from cereal grains, so it presents an interesting choice.

Other results that have come back include "10 minutes after leaving home, you forget if you locked the door," with answers being "Go back and check" and "Maybe it'll be OK." Every region voted for going back, but interestingly the city regions come up in a darker colour, meaning more of them voted for this option. Goes to show how much more paranoid city folks are.

The final and most surprising thing of the day occurred when I checked the Wii Weather channel (no, really). It's a little rainy today and so the Weather channel depicted this with a light shower sound in the background and the usual icon. However, I also noticed that the music is different when it's raining. At this point, Nintendo nostalgia hit me like a Megaton Hammer. The music playing was a version of the Kakariko Village theme song from Zelda: A Link to the Past!

As far as I know, this is completely undocumented on the web. I love discovering a new Nintendo cameo in their games and hardware.