Japan is a land of many contrasts - but we are not to start on about the yellowing reddish leaves under the shadow of Fuji san as the amusement park jet coaster zooms past. Oh no. Contrasting fortunes of gamers have varied vastly, but here in the West we definitely seem to be catching up. Yet still preferential treatment in Japan exists, matching the high levels of service found elsewhere in society there and building up intense brand loyalty.
The point? Club Nintendo and there fine, spanking gifts for those who collect enough points. Luckily here at Genki we have been able to obtain a few of the finer examples. Today we would like to introduce the soundtracks...
Before running a mile, gaming music can be incredibly emotive and a vast number of triple A titles boast soundtracks that would stand alone on a headphone pod in the busiest of Shibuya HMV stores. Admittedly that Super Mario song has alot to answer for, but behold the soothing orchestral strokes of Zelda before the action and tension is cranked up in the mere change in tempo. And the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Original Soundtrack banishes memories of red dungarees and stick of 'tashes with wonder and freshness of the game with emotive and rising tunes. Beautiful stuff.
The Kirby Ultra Super Deluxe Original Sound Track might look a bit cheesy, but Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando spin a web of intriguing tunes that well represent the garishly genki world of Kirby.
Finally the Mario & Luigi RPG Soundtrack captures the charm of this brotherly combi and there innocent love of fun. So hopefully now Western gamers can feel the love their Eastern cousins enjoy. And hopefully that'll help us all unwind from those over intense FPS before we forget the fun in gaming.
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