OK, there is hope in Sony marketing. So far we’ve been happy with the new PS3 ads in the States and these Japanese ads are endearing — now if only we could scrub the PS3 Euro ads from our minds.We’re not exactly sure what’s being said (as our well-paid Japanese translator is in partying in Ibiza), but we’re sure our trusty comment crew can come up with some answers. We have a basic idea of what’s being said in the ad above (the others can be found after the break), as the father is convincing the mother that buying Ratchet and Clank for their son is a good idea — of course, in the last scene, it’s the father playing the game as the son tries to take the controller away from him. We’re just happy there isn’t any cup-stacking, bike-riding or defecating women in these ads. These PS3 ads have people talking, a little bit of game footage, and then people playing the system. Keep it simple, stupid.

Britney and Commander Shepherd from Mass Effect have something in common: they’re both looking for friends. Apparently, having your visitation rights with your kids removed and attempting to stop an evil force from causing the downfall of the entire galaxy produce a similar result for such pensive souls: loneliness. While Britney’s response isn’t terribly civil (then again, when is running over anyone’s foot, let alone a paparazzi’s?), the commander has tackled the problem in a more head-on way … by signing up for Facebook.

That’s right, after developing space flight mankind still uses Facebook in the year 2138. Amidst photos of underage coeds goaded into performing less than savory acts on frat members and annoying invites to install vampire, werewolf, zombie, pirates, ninjas, or pirates versus ninja applications, Commander Shepherd and a fellow Mass Effect character Wrex have both created their very own profiles on the social networking site. Anyone looking for some friends that are truly out of this world?