Today is the day that 30 lucky Nintendo Club members get to play against Hikaru Utada, the J-Pop star in a game of Tetris DS. Hikaru herself, who has been playing Tetris everyday since the age of 5, was very excited about the event as she didn't get many chances to play against other people.

Taking place in the Tokyo International Forum in Yuuraku, here are the results of the 30 different matches complete with little comments from Hikaru. The end score was 26 wins to Hikaru and 4 wins to the Nintendo Club members.

1. Opponent, a lady.

   Not used to not using her own DS, Hikaru made several mistakes one after the other. With blocks piling up quickly, she finally lost. "Oh no!! The buttons are too stiff! This can't happen! Oh no!!" cries out Hikaru.

2. Opponent, a lady.

   Again, Hikaru makes several mistakes because she's not using her own DS. That's 2 losses in a row... Hikaru cries out, "Hmm! Can I use my own DS?!" It seems she couldn't believe she's losing. Stamping her feet on the platform, she continues pressing the buttons as if she's trying to get used to them.

3. Opponent, a primary school girl.

   Hikaru starts to show her skills and beats her opponent easily giving her her first victory. "Alright, I won! I won, I won! (Turning to the girl) We'll play again next time!"

4. Opponent, a primary school boy.

   A heated battle that lasted for 1 minute 40 seconds as both opponents battled hard against one another./p>

5. Opponent, a man.

   Making a lot of mistakes again, Hikaru had a hard match but eventually won. "That was so cloooose! I made so many mistakes! (Cry) But it's getting fun now. I'm not going to lose (Laughs).

6. Opponent, a lady.

   Hikaru wins. But it seems she still hasn't gotten used to the buttons because she was making a lot of mistakes. "That was close..."

7. Opponent, a lady.

   Hikaru wins easily. "I'm not going to lose anymore...!"

8. Opponent, a man.

   At first, Hikaru's opponent was winning due to her many mistakes but eventually, she manages to clear all the blocks hastily and turns the table round, winning the match.

9. Opponent, a lady.

   Even though she made mistakes again, she managed to recover with some good techniques, beating her opponent.

10. Opponent, a man.

    Although Hikaru had blocks piled towards the top for a moment, she did not panic and won in the end.

11. Opponent, a man.

    Defeated her opponent in 21 seconds.

12. Opponent, a boy.

    Again just like the last round, Hikaru defeats her opponent in 21 seconds.

13. Opponent, a man.

    Hikaru loses the match, putting a stop to her 10 victories in a row. Looking at the happy man, Hikaru says, "Ooooh! Happy, aren't you! But I'm not going to lose again!"

14. Opponent, a lady.

    Not affected by her loss, Hikaru wins the round. It was time for a break but sitting at the guest seat Hikaru was saying excitedly, "Awww, I don't need to rest. I can still play on (Laughs). I want to play with everyone all day long."

15. Opponent, a man.

    After the break, Hikaru remains strong, beating her opponent easily.

16. Opponent, a lady.

    Hikaru wins in 27 seconds.

17. Opponent, a man.

    Another heated match that lasted for 1 minute 8 seconds. Hikaru's opponent makes a mistake and she wins.

18. Opponent, a lady.

    Hikaru wins easily again and the chairman blurts out, "She's too good... What is it with her?!" Hikaru answers in a nonchalant tone, "I don't know (Laughs)".

19. Opponent, a man.

    Hikaru wins in 30 seconds.

20. Opponent, a lady.

    Although there were 1 or 2 heated matches today, this one lasted 2 minutes 44 seconds! Hikaru's opponent managed to get the upper hand but in the end, Hikaru manages to show off her skills, beating her opponent once again.

21. Opponent, a man.

    Hikaru wins in 25 seconds.

22. Opponent, a lady.

    Hikaru's unstoppable now. She wins the match again easily.

23. Opponent, a man.

    Although Hikaru's opponent made it into the finals of a tournament once, he was still no match for Hikaru. In the end, the man said, "You're too good. Too fast... I had no chance of winning."

24. Opponent, a man.

    Hikaru wins in 30 seconds. She says, "I'm never tired when I'm plaing Tetris (Laughs)."

25. Opponent, a man.

    27 second win for Hikaru.

26. Opponent, a man.

    Nothing was stopping Hikaru now. She wins again easily.

27. Opponent, a man.

    A 38 second win to Hikaru.

Now the 27 user matches were over with 24 wins to Hikaru and 3 wins to the players. Next up is the exhibition matches where Hikaru will play the next 2 matches with the developers of Tetris from Nintendo. Hikaru was really happy that she could have a strong opponent to play against saying, "It's such an honour to be able to play with them!"

For the first match, Hikaru suffered a defeat playing against the first Tetris developer. Undaunted however, Hikaru suggests, "Whoever wins 3 matches first is the winner!" With that rule in mind, they play on but the developer continues to hold his stance, beating Hikaru in another 2 matches one after the other. Even so, Hikaru seemed really happy, "Wow! This is so much fun!"

Playing against the second and last developer, Hikaru again lost the first match. But following the rule Hikaru proposed earlier, the rest of the matches were a mix of wins and losses to both players. Eventually, Hikaru pulled through and won. While in her triumphant pose, Hikaru shouts out, "I want to play again!"

Finally, to end the event, three of the top normal players who showed the most skill earlier gets to play against Hikaru again. Hikaru loses a match and wins the other two.

At the closing of the event, Hikaru announces, "I'm tired but it was really fun! It felt like I came here to play and not because I had to come here for all the adverisement or publicity I needed for a my job (Laughs). Thank you all for today!"

Source: Famitsu
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