Bawang, an ape living at the San Francisco Zoo, had his first encounter with a video game on Friday after a boy accidentally dropped his DSi XL into the gorilla exhibit. Bawang seemed to be quite interested in figuring out how the handheld worked, as the animal was seen flipping it over and examining it in front of its eyes a few times. A younger gorilla, Hansai, tried to take the DSi XL away, though Hansai refused to hand it over.
Shortly thereafter, one of the zoo’s trainers came over to retrieve the device. Bawang willingly threw the DSi XL into the crowd, and was rewarded with an apple. Apparently the gorilla’s at the zoo have been trained to do that, as Christina Spicuzza, the photographer at the scene, explained:
“The gorilla was very interested in trying to figure it out… She (the trainer) told us that they trained them to do that. If anything falls in there they are trained that they get a reward if they throw it back up.”
So, what was the fate of the DSi XL? According to the boy and his family, it’s in perfect working condition. All’s well that ends well!
16 Shot! Shooting Watch – 14%
3D Space Tank – 76%
A Topsy-turvy Life: Turvy Drops – 66%
Art Academy – 80%
Art Style: light track – 83%
Ball Fighter – 70%
Crazy Golf – 66%
Dance on Broadway – 48%
Date or Ditch – 43%
Dragon Ball Origins 2 – 68%
Escape from the Museum – 41%
Extream Hangman – 21%
Hair Salon: Pocket Stylist – 57%
Hello Flowerz – 53%
Hidden Mysteries: Titanic: Secrets of the Faithfull Voyage – 57%
Jett Rocket – 81%
Kung Fu Funk – 12%
Maestro Green Grove – 74%
Pearl Harbor Trilogy: 1941: Red Sun Rising – 74%
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure – 64%
Prehistorik Man – 20%
Puffings: Lets Fish – 61%
Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper – 67%
Shadow of the Ninja – 76%
Soul of Darkness – 75%
Streamworld Tower Defense – 65%
Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Puzzling Pages – 61%
Tales of Bearsworth Manor: Chaotic Conflicts – 67%
Toribash – 50%
Tournament of Legends – 40%
Ufouria: The Sage – 71%
We Sing Encore – 70%
Zenquaria: Virtual Aquarium – 27%
Thanks to joclo for the tip!
This information comes from Tetsuya Nomura…
“KH Re:Coded, which is set for release on 10/7, is almost complete as far as development goes. We’re currently working on the packaging and promotions. The approach has changed a bit this time to light taste.”
Also noteworthy, Nomura wrote on Twitter that that he is working on a number of unannounced titles. Unfortunately, he wouldn’t say anything else except for a little nugget than the voice recording for some of the games is complete. Keep your eyes peeled here, as well as on Gaming Everything, for announcements from Nomura in the future.
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
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Wedbush Morgan
DS – 405K
Wii – 310K
Xbox 360 – 355K
PS3 – 230K
PSP – 85K
PS2 – 45K
EEDAR
DS – 403K
Wii – 274K
Xbox 360 – 309K
PS3 – 201K
PSP – 67K
