Wacky Japanese safety manuals strike again with the 3DS

Join us as we attempt to interpret the warnings The Japanese safety manual for the Wii contained some peculiar cautionary illustrations, and it looks like the 3DS has carried on the torch. Luckily, there isn’t a warning for carrying torches in...

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Join us as we attempt to interpret the warnings

The Japanese safety manual for the Wii contained some peculiar cautionary illustrations, and it looks like the 3DS has carried on the torch. Luckily, there isn’t a warning for carrying torches in the manual. Here, we try to interpret some of the safety diagrams that are there.

To fully enjoy the 3D effect, do not play your 3DS if you’re dead

Do not pour water on your 3DS; Sunkist and Pepsi are fine

Do not leave your 3DS near evil rubber ducks, and ensure a baby is present to supervise

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Do not touch your 3DS with your hands; only operate it with your feet

At the end of each day, replace the old cotton bud housed in the unit with a new one

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Don’t whack vases with a low centre of gravity as they are less likely to fall over

Feeding your 3DS long strands of spaghetti presents a choking hazard

Do not enslave your 3DS’s AC adapter…

…in fact, don’t use your AC adapter at all

Do not fart on your 3DS

Do not open your 3DS with one hand as it will produce lightning

Please refer to the 3DS manual for instructions on setting up the parental lock

Do not use your 3DS in Japan

When your children are playing the 3DS, do not expose them to Koffing

Turning the 3D effect to full very quickly may give you a brain freeze

Do not unfairly expose your 3DS to a magnet while it’s sleeping; wait until it’s awake

 

Emre Aral

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