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DS

  • US 10th Jan 2006
  • EU 7th Jul 2006
  • JP 7th Apr 2005
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Electroplankton News

  • Feature A Look Back At Nintendo's Long History Of Art, Music And Game Making Software

    Over 35 years of programmin', paintin' and makin'

    Between the Super Mario Maker games, Miitopia, and now the soon to be released Game Builder Garage, the last decade has seen Nintendo embrace the creativity of its players to produce fun content for all to experience. It’s amazing to see the creativity of the communities that form around these...

  • Video Allow This Gentle Electroplankton Opus To Soothe Your Ears

    Symphony of the plankton

    We must admit we'd forgotten all about Electroplankton for the Nintendo DS, that was until Nintendo Life reader Marco Menzler from Germany dropped us a line to bring back those musical memories. Marco shared with us a 3 part symphony which he created using 5 Nintendo DS systems playing Electroplankton. In op.2, Marco uses a...

  • Nintendo Download 07-08 July 2009 (JAPAN)

    A couple of classics on the Wii and a whole lot of Electro-Plankton for the DSi next week in Japan.

    Well it looks like Japan is having a WiiWare holiday next week with no new titles having been announced via the website or the shop news bulletin. The two Virtual Console releases offer a catch-up title in the form of Super Punch Out for the Super...

  • News Electroplankton Hits This Friday

    Nintendo's creative art piece is set to unleash in Europe from this coming Friday, exclusive to Nintendo DS

    Electroplankton was first shown quite a long time ago, in fact as an initial demo to show off the touch screen. The title has been created by a Japanese artist called Toshio Iwai, blending visuals with music to converge a truly creative...

  • News Electroplankton To Surface In Europe

    The creative Nintendo DS title coming to European shores on April 21st 2006.

    Electroplankton has been some what of an anomaly in the gaming industry, ever since its demonstration at E3 last year we've been wondering when we'll be getting our musical hands on it. Toshio Iwai brings us inspired game -- its a creative game where you manipulate the...

  • News Electroplankton Emerges From The Deep

    US games can now buy this creative box from the Nintendo online store.

    January 9th saw the US release of the first "buy online only" game by Nintendo, Electroplankton. This title is the latest work by world-renowned Japanese media artist Toshio Iwai. Nintendo describe the game as "A new interactive music and media experience awaits – watch it,...

About The Game

In Electroplankton, art and music collide to create a wildly fresh interactive audio experience. Players will encounter 10 unique species that respond to their touch and voice to create unforgettable sounds and melodies. Interacting with this wide and wild variety of Electroplankton is as simple as sliding the stylus across the touch screen. Toy with Tracy plankton and listen to their music as they swim along drawn lines. Players clap their hands or use their voices to lead a microscopic synchronized swimming team of Nanocarp. There are 10 fascinating plankton to play with in all.

The latest work by world-renowned Japanese media artist Toshio Iwai, Electroplankton bursts to life exclusively on the Nintendo DS. A new interactive music and media experience awaits – watch it, touch it, listen to it ... and feel it.

How to progress: In Electroplankton, players poke, rub and draw on the touch screen to stimulate odd aquatic plankton and create their own music. Each of the 10 unique Electroplankton features a completely different sound and visual style:

Tracy: Draw lines through the water and listen as the plankton swim along the path to create mysterious music.

Hanenbow: Launch adorable plankton through the air and listen to the music they make as they bounce from leaf to leaf.

Luminaria: Tap arrows to create intricate paths the plankton will follow to create mesmerizing songs.

Sun-Animalcule: Use the stylus to plant plankton eggs. Marvel as they emit sound and light as they grow.

Rec-Rec: A plankton that acts as a sampler, allowing players to record up to four sounds and layer them over drum loops.

Nanocarp: Players clap their hands to set microscopic synchronized swimmers into action.

Lumiloop: Spin donut-shaped sea creatures with the stylus to hear them emit warm, humming tones.

Marine-Snow: Stir these delicate snow-crystal plankton to create haunting piano melodies.

Beatnes: Players tap these wriggling creatures to create their own funky NES® remixes.

Volvoice: Players use this plankton to record their voices (or any other sound they can think of), then warp and twist them beyond recognition.