... or are these smileys?
The Japanese are a happy people. 
Hehehe 
Katakana TSU and SHI do look like smileys, surely 
I didn't try to understand it all, but it makes a reference to Super Mario 
クッパに捕らわれたマリオ（下のオープニン
グを見てね）を助け出すため、これまでとは立
場を逆にして大冒険へと旅立ったピーチ姫。
『スーパーマリオ』シリーズでおなじみの敵キ
ャラ、ギミックがたくさん登場するステージ
（合計４０ステージ以上！）を、ピーチ姫は「喜
怒哀楽」と「カッサー」を活用して進んでいく
のだ。今回は、ピーチ姫ならではの２大アクシ
ョンの使い方を、画面写真で紹介していこう。
捕 And others マリオ which cracks (looking at the opening under in クッパ, don't you think? in order) to start helping, ピーチ princess who goes on a journey to large venture so far with standpoint as opposite. ' In the スーパーマリオ ' series same straw raincoat enemy キャラ, the gimmick the stage which appears hard (above total 40 staging! ) ピーチ princess joy and anger grief and happiness "utilizing" "the sir angrily", keeps advancing. This time, it probably will keep introducing the method of using 2 large actions only of ピーチ princess, with the picture photograph.
Reversing the standpoint of all previous games, this game sees Princess Peach (Toadstool) setting out on an epic adventure to save Mario, who has been captured by Koopa (see the opening below). Princess Peach has to put her "human emotions" and "kassaa" whatever that is into use as she proceeds through the game (over 40 stages in total!) encountering familiar enemies from the "Super Mario" series as well as many new gimmicks. In this [preview?], we look at some screen shots of two more high-action play modes where you control other characters besides Princess Peach.
Where did you get the image? I want to see those screen shots 
No they are not smileys. They are a sound in there language.
I lost the source. 
The point, however, wasn't the meaning of the text but the smiley-like chars.
The point, however, wasn't the meaning of the text but the smiley-like chars.
You could learn from the Japanese and their smiley-like chars, sir. 
I thought so too when I started to learn japanese
Why on earth would I try to learn such a stupid language? :S
because your face creeps me out?
because your face creeps me out?
Why on earth would I try to learn such a stupid language? :S
You're asking us questions that only you can answer. 
Everyone has their own reasons for learning a language.
You've referred to it as a "stupid" language, and I would disagree. The Japanese language is structured rather nicely and I found it relatively easy to learn (the basics, anyway). It's very interesting.
Bah. Japanese is like VBScript!
I want to learn sign language. The only language where you can talk without making a sound, or having to hear a sound. That definitely has its benefits.
Bah. Japanese is like VBScript!
Care to elaborate that idea?
There are not stupid languages, only stupid people, but you knew that .
Why on earth would I try to learn such a stupid language? :S
Extra points for Bruce for the explanation though 
Why on earth would I try to learn such a stupid language? :S
I dunno... maybe to pickup Japanese girls?
A stupid language?
How would you know that it is a stupid language without having learnt at least some of it?!
What makes you think that it is a stupid language? What would you change to make it a better language?
I don't know the language myself, but I'd be a little less quick to judge it as being 'stupid'. Understand that not everybody is the same.
On the original topic: yeah, those do look like smilies.