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Nintendo: Used games aren't in the best interest of the consumer.
mcvuk.com posted by MattTheSpratt Sep 17 2010 20:11 GMT
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Alternate title: Fils-Aimes shitting himself upon discovering that video games can be bought used.

 

NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime says consumers want a ‘brand-new’ experience

Reggie Fils-Aime, the outspoken president of Nintendo of America, has claimed that the growing trade-in business at games retail is not in the best interests of the consumer – though he admits that the situation would be better if publishers were to receive a slice of the pre-owned profits.

“More and more retailers are experimenting with the used game model,” Fils-Aime toldVenturebeat. “We have products that consumers want to hold onto. They want to play all of the levels of a Zelda game and unlock all of the levels. A game like Personal Trainer Cooking has a long life. We believe used games aren’t in the consumer’s best interest.

 

“Describe another form of entertainment that has a vibrant used goods market. Used books have never taken off. You don’t see businesses selling used music CDs or used DVDs. Why? The consumer likes having a brand-new experience and reliving it over and over again. If you create the right type of experience, that also happens in video games.”

However, when asked if a profit sharing model for pre-owned between retail and publishers would be possible, Reggie admitted: “That could make it more palatable. But we just think it’s a bad idea.

“The one retailer that has a substantial business in this has figured out a way to handle in a way that is effective for the consumer. That’s tough for other retailers experimenting with this, in part because their employees don’t have the expertise in this market.”

Fallen Shade
oh HRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGN
So I bought a really f*cking old copy of Dungeons And Dragons for 80p.
posted by MattTheSpratt Sep 15 2010 10:54 GMT
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As in "outmoded rules and cheapo plastic dice" old. I'm pretty sure it's 1.0 edition.

Almost exactly like the contents of the pic, except for the following differences:

  • All-yellow dice
  • Expert rulebook
  • Dungeon Module B2
  • Unused Player Character Record Sheets

Anyone got any sort of reference to its' value? I'm considering auctioning it off.

MattTheSpratt
@Loaf: No. No, no no no, no.
Big rookie mistake: just chucking it on eBay without getting a value for it first. Easy way to miss out on higher bids.
Lion King never sounded so awesome.
posted by MattTheSpratt Sep 12 2010 23:34 GMT
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Jesus, this is mad.

EDIT: Oh, and not just Lion King it would seem.

I CAN'T STOP IT
posted by MattTheSpratt Aug 31 2010 16:48 GMT
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WHERE IS HE GOING NOOOOOOOOOW

COME BAAAAAAACK

NOOOOOO COME BAAAAAAAa-

Super-Claus
cant stop watching
I FOUND IT
posted by MattTheSpratt Aug 23 2010 20:19 GMT
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MM
I remember this...
Heavy Channel 5
posted by MattTheSpratt Aug 17 2010 00:05 GMT
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UP DOWN UP DOWN POW POW POW

Viddd
best thing ever
Oh shit. OH. SHIT.
stopp-acta.info posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 13 2010 00:17 GMT
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This is bad. This is beyond bad, this is serious shit.

Spread the word, sign the petition, just do whatever you can.

Monocleton

I think this calls for an obligatory

I couldn't have asked for anything better. (Toy Story 3 review)
posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 25 2010 23:08 GMT
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Since I was about seven I have been a fan of Toy Story as a whole. I guess it's because of how memorable each of the characters are, the whole idea behind the movies or how down-to-earth yet fantastical the story is.

The original Toy Story struck the perfect fulcrum between a childrens' movie and an engaging storyline and idea, where toys have a secret life of their own behind our backs and it still stands out as one of the best animated films even to this day.

Toy Story 2 was still a good movie, I just feel something wasn't quite right; it was less memorable than the first, some parts were a bit played up for laughs and it felt slightly "wallbanger" during the second half. I'm not doing this to discredit TS2, as there was still a great cinematic experience underneath the few flaws.

Ten years pass, without much of a furore; Pixar release hits and misses and I feel that at least half of them didn't have that Pixar charm. Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles did, and were also fantastic. Oh, and Wall-E, I loved the underlying "rebirth of civilisation" theme.

Late 2009/early 2010, the entire world is shocked as the announcement of Toy Story 3 is made.  The months running up to the release date felt more and more tense the nearer toward the deadline we were; was it going to be good? How would they make a sequel to the second? Are they aware that the fanbase would gladly gnaw off their own genitals just for a work-in-progress preview?

We reach the debut and theaters are selling out as literal tonnes of Pixar-fan crowd foyers, box offices are selling tickets to multiple parties at a time. Surely panic such as thus is mere hype and rose-tinted spectacles?

Nope. No freaking way was anyone expecting such a perfect final part.

It would only make sense to have the three-quel (deeply apologise for use of that word) set itself ten years after the second. Andy is now 17 and doesn't have time to play with his toys anymore. He is also going to college in less than a week, so he has three options;

  • Store his toys in the attic
  • Send them to the trash heap
  • Donate them to a daycare center

He takes a mere second to decide, then tosses everyone inside a binbag except for Woody, as he wants to take him to college. He is about to take them up to the attic, when he offers to assist his little sister and leaves the bag in the middle of the hall. His mother assumes that it is just trash and takes it out to the curb, where the toys make a narrow escape from being crushed in a garbage truck. They think that since they were left out on the curb that Andy just doesn't care any more, so proceed to climb inside the box bound for the daycare centre where most of the movie takes place. It them turns out that it isn't all it's cracked up to be so decide to try and break out; a deceptively difficult task made no easier by the daycare toys' reluctance to let them leave so early. I'll stop typing out the synopsis to the movie here so I don't spoil anything too big.

The ending is fitting closure to the series; I won't spoil anything, but I will say that it is not only a great ending for me but a perfect send-off of one of the film industries' most influential series to date. And I couldn't have asked for more. I'll miss it, but I know they don't need to make another one, as this is more than enough, and I'm glad to have witnessed it before I inevitably die in some sort of incredible, amazing and mass-destructive explosion (at least I hope so. :3).

10 out of 10 as if you couldn't already figure it out, but does it really need a score?

©na
There are no themes left that they can logically cover with Toy Story.
madlib again
posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 22 2010 23:53 GMT
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Dear Grandbaby,
I am having a(n) Naughty time at camp. The counselour is Colourful and the food is Glorious. I met Slim and we became *crag*-Like friends. Unfortunately, Slim is Vigorous and I Bustedmy Bladder so we couldn`t go Haberdashing like everybody else. I need more Cathedralsand a Dixck sharpener, so please Sexily Slaughtered more when you Penetrated back.
Your Relativity,
MattTheSpratt

Monocleton
niggerer- one who niggers
Goron can't spell.
posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 22 2010 23:44 GMT
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MattTheSpratt says:

*second noun wins go

cookies and milk says:

*penis

frooty_pepplez@yourafaggot.com (E-mail address not verified) says:

*dixck

MattTheSpratt says:

*dixck it is.

frooty_pepplez@yourafaggot.com (E-mail address not verified) says:

*YEEEEEEEEAH

cookies and milk says:

*lol

MattTheSpratt says:

*that's going in the goron can't spell thread

frooty_pepplez@yourafaggot.com (E-mail address not verified) says:

*alright

Monocleton
Probably isn't anywhere near as gay as the systema isn't gay thread
I've got nothing.
posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 22 2010 18:33 GMT
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©na
What.
GAME OF THE CENTURY RIGHT HERE
posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 12 2010 23:49 GMT
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Linkshot

It had Mother 3 music, Balfrog from Cave Story, and some other things that elude my mind right now.

what the *crag* best worst game ever
posted by MattTheSpratt Jul 12 2010 07:42 GMT
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CLARKSONQUEST
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 30 2010 21:52 GMT
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I smell fad, but best *crag*ing fad ever it shall be.

©na
I found the guitar hero controller amusing.
Just found a junk deck in my drawer.
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 26 2010 23:22 GMT
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It's missing a few cards, but it's got extras as well. :U

It has only one Ace (Hearts), is missing a King of Hearts and has no fives to speak of.

In their place, it has seven Jacks (the extras are Hearts, Spades and Diamonds), five sevens (an extra club), six twos (extra club and diamond) and three jokers (one black, two red).

...we should invent a card game using just these.

Pic almost unrelated.

MattTheSpratt

Also, who volunteers to playtest this?

I'LL BITE YER LEGS OFF
posted by MattTheSpratt May 25 2010 17:39 GMT
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©na
>4chan memes
What, where were these?
JOIN US ON A FANTASTICAL JOURNEY
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 24 2010 19:37 GMT
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also youtub has HD embed now

DISREGARD I SUCK COCKS

This guy f*cked a deer.
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 21 2010 20:44 GMT
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I'm dead serious.

He's trying to patch it up with nonsense about "relationships" and "consensual".

You're probably thinking what I'm thinking.

Super-Claus
that's the answer i'd give if i was a teacher
This is one of the best comedy set pieces ever.
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 20 2010 19:46 GMT
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See if you can spot what's actually going on.

DarkBlueAce

If the camera weren't rotating, we would actually see the room itself rotating.

hallo hallhallo hhaalllloo hallo hahallo
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 18 2010 23:03 GMT
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Fallen Shade
sup
V64
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 18 2010 21:26 GMT
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Yes.

Super-Claus
wtf was that supposed to be?
Mega Metroid
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 18 2010 21:17 GMT
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Super-Claus
hot dayum
Toyz Noise
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 17 2010 13:36 GMT
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Or How I Still Love Toy Story.

Fallen Shade
oh hey this
COOKING WITH MIKE
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 16 2010 17:26 GMT
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The Best Episode.
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 12 2010 21:46 GMT
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©na
Ah yes, The Onion. Good stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyph_DZa_GQ
Real Food w/ Lyrics OR How To Post A Video On Digibutter Three Times
posted by MattTheSpratt Jun 11 2010 13:56 GMT
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Verse 1

Drumsticks, drumsticks, ddrruummssttiicckkss, drmstcks cake mix

Drumsticks, cake mix, cake mix, drumsticks, cake sticks, drum mix

t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t lemon, apple, lemon, apple, lemon lemon lemon, appl-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-le

Olive oil (x2)

Green grapes, purple grapes, purple grapes, hot grapes, chicken grapes, hot chicks

Green pretzel-dog soup.

Chorus

Real foo-ood (like toy food but is real)

Real foo-ood (not toy food do eat)

Real food do not eat toy food eat real food d-d-d-d-dddddddddddd (sweet pea)

Verse 2

Salt and salt and salt and french fries, garlic fries, bananas

Red pepper, green pepper, red pepper, salt and pepper

Turkey chunks, chicken chunks, turkey chunks, tuna chunks,

Tuna chunks, chicken chunks, turkey chunks, chicken chunks, tuna chunks, turkey chunks, *crag*-*crag*

Chorus

Toy foo-ood (like real food but is not real food eat *clap* eat *clap* eat *clap*)

Hamburger (x8)

Hamburger (x40, sing to the Sonic drowning theme)

Helper.

Verse 3

Green beans, orange beans, purple beans, spaghetti, spaghetti, spagheeeeeeeeeeeeetti

Baguugab, potatop chihc, Tomamot souos, piccip, cookooc, Nibbin, miim, red penis meat.

Chorus

Toy foo-ood (like real food but is penis)

Oo-oo-oo--oo-oo-oO

(eat toy food, proceed to dance like an ill person)

Spaghetti.