As if we don’t see them enough on our screens Ant and Dec have announced they are to front Nintendo’s biggest ever TV ad campaign in the run up to Christmas (I think that’s Ant doing his best aeroplane impression, but it could be the other one). The pair will first hit our screens on October 16th where they’ll be meeting and challenging Nintendo fans and families from across the UK. Yes, the great British public will be given the opportunity to star alongside Ant and Dec, as the real stars of the ads, following a national recruitment campaign looking for genuine fans of Nintendo titles. Self confessed fans of Guitar Hero and their DS’s, Ant and Dec are no strangers to the world of gaming and admit to recently becoming obsessed with the Nintendo DS game Rhythm Paradise which they played throughout filming Britain’s Got Talent. Says Ant: “I have always been a massive fan of Nintendo consoles. I loved my Nintendo 64 growing up. Mario Kart 64 was my favourite, it kept Dec and I entertained for hours during the PJ and Duncan years! Even today when I play Mario Kart on my Wii, I have a lucky steering wheel at home that’s only mine to use!!”

Now, the smart thing to do when faced with the prospect of a long aeroplane flight is to load up on Benadryl (or Ambien, if you have money and a cooperative doctor) right before boarding. That way you sleep for the duration of the flight—no having to worry about crying babies for you! But, for the sake of this here post, let’s say you want to, or have to, stay awake for a certain amount of time. You know who’s got your back in this instance? Panasonic, of all people, what with its “iPod merge” in-flight thingamabob.

Keep in mind this isn’t for the average United Airlines flight. No, it’s for Boeing Business Jets—rich people, in other words. See, all they (read: their assistants) will have to do is plug in the Company iPod and then the whole cabin can enjoy the latest funny Will Ferrel movie while knocking back a few brews. Hey, you’ve earned it!

Planes should be outfitted with iPod merge by September of this year.

And while it’s great that companies like Panasonic are working toward making long flights more bearable—can you even imagine being on an old Spanish galleon, going from Sevilla to, I don’t know, Cartagena! That must have taken forever, lol!—I think I speak for most of you when I say, Hey, how about a little more legroom in coach? Is that so hard?

via Giz