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Perhaps Nintendo should have their Q&A deprtment go through their previously played save files before sending them out to the press.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/03/press-only-animal-crossing-promo-features-n-word/

Press-only Animal Crossing features N-word [update]
by James Ransom-Wiley Dec 3rd 2008 5:46PM
Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii

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A pre-played version of 2005's Animal Crossing: Wild World for DS, sent out to media outlets to encourage connectivity with the recent Animal Crossing release for Wii, contains at least one shocking addition, reports MTV Multiplayer. Importing the saved data from the DS cartridge sent by Nintendo into Animal Crossing: City Folk introduces a host of changes into the game, including one, suddenly no longer E-rated character, Baabara, who now greets players with: "How are you, Ñ---á?" [edited; original creator added diacritics]

To clarify, this generally offensive slang term (preceded by another potentially offensive phrase above it) is not included in the retail release of the game. Rather, whomever Nintendo employed to play the version of Wild World sent to press with all of the game's items unlocked, purposely "trained" the Baabara character to use the term. Further, introducing this kind of offensive content into a new copy of the game, from a stranger via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, is nearly impossible. To import content from another game cartridge over the internet requires two users to first exchange their unique 16-digit codes before they are able to share data. In other words, your kids are safe -- unless they or their "friends" are the creators of such content.

What MTV Multiplayer and other outlets have discovered is an isolated matter. Still, since the media serves as a filter through which you receive your news about Nintendo products, Nintendo clearly needs to work harder to prevent the kind of incident highlighted here from happening again. Also, an apology would be nice ...

Update: And here's that apology ... "We regret that an offensive phrase was included without our knowledge via a wireless function that allows user-generated catchphrases to spread virally from one game to the next," said Nintendo in a statement sent to us. The company is asking that the 14 affected copies it mailed out to the media be returned. The full statement is posted after the break.

[Note: As this post contains sensitive material, this is just a friendly reminder to keep the comments clean -- or face the perma-banhammer. Thank you.]

Nintendo's statement:

"Previously played copies of the 2005 DS game Animal Crossing: Wild World were sent to 14 members of the media to demonstrate the ability of players to transfer items to the new Animal Crossing: City Folk for Wii. We regret that an offensive phrase was included without our knowledge via a wireless function that allows user-generated catchphrases to spread virally from one game to the next. This version is limited to 14 copies created for media review purposes only and is not available at retailers. We sincerely apologize for the incident and are working with media who received the game cards to return them to Nintendo immediately."
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If you think that is the worst thing that can happen in a fast food restaurant, think again.

These girls deserve to be fired for being dumb enough to post those pictures to Myspace.
 
Wow, way to get not one but two unnecessary comments about how people don't like Bush (irrelevant to the incident itself). Who'd have guessed?
 
Danoff
Man, President B has some quick moves. Who knew the old man could move like that?
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I like how he even has a look on his face like, "You wanna go? You feeling loose, punk?"
 
The Giant Panda is a (large) member of the bear family, why do people think that they won't be dangerous - they may be terrified of their own young sneezing, but have you seen their god-darn claws? :dunce:
 
Best product from CES.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/12/ces-2009-best-controller-ever

CES 2009: Best. Controller. Ever.
58 Comments by Ross Miller Jan 12th 2009 8:05PM
Filed under: Culture, PC, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, CES, Peripherals

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"Before the age of man, there was the dragon,fire breathing, fierce and ruthless. Long since dormant, the dragon arose hungry for modern dap knights to re-establish dragon superiority over all mankind.

"More than a control pad,,,a legend!"

<disclaimer> The previous and following (after the break!) text was copied verbatim -- odd spacing and all -- from the back description and product manual of the Dragon Fire Breather game controller, which we and our friends at Engadget found and bought for $1 at the CES international hall. We are not transcribing this to try to offend anyone and, yeah, we know this is probably not the manufacturers' first language -- probably not its language at all -- but we are in fact very fascinated with how the translation process works.

Every chosen word does make sense, just not in the context we are used to. Plus, "mucilanginous" is a very funny word, and if you look carefully, you'll notice World of Warcraft's title screen art.

The official US name is "USB Dragon Dual Shock Scary Gamepad" (with 12-button and 2 analog sticks) and is available from DealExtreme for $27.37. It also comes in ninja and pirate variants. </end disclaimer>


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"Dragon" Monster Handspike Use Manual
Model: TP-U03


"Thanks for your purchasing of our company' sproduct-handspike, It adopts high capability CMOS technique, no need to connect power outside, standard computer USB port, please check the package before disconnecting and read the use instruction carefully.

The instruction of product function
The shape design of "dragon" monster, larruping, more horror and more excited in the game.
USB port, combine USB1.0/USB2.0, support hot inserting and drawing, once insert it, use it.
Support Win98/Winme/Win2000/WinXP system, 32/64 CPU
Support over Driect7.0 edition, support PC power feedback game, Mainframe and net game.
Transfer digital and simulate model arbitraily, supper strong dual vibration function .
Program function, can make handspike button as keyboard button, use two rockers of handspike as mouse, then it is controlled by the product but not key mouse completely.
Support the function of key TURBO/CLEAR.
Attention
Do not put them in the concourses of warm, wet, and strong light.
Do not make liquid and other different things into the products.
Do not pull strong products' down-lead pins excessively.
Do not use strong canker or mucilanginous liquid to brush the products.
You can pay attention to time and methods are subject to personal instance.
System commend
Over CPU266M
Over RAM64M
With USB port.
Windows 9x/Win2000/WinXP system, over SVGA 256 colors.

WIN98 SETUP
Open package insert the enclosed driver(disk) into CD-ROM of your computer mainframe, and open "SETUP" to install.
Then you will see the picture bellow, press "Next" .

Press "Finish" to finish software setup, picture bellow:
Disconnect the product USB prick, insert USB portal into your computer USB portal, then your computer will show the new hardware, and press "Next" , picture bellow:
Press order as bellow: (Annotation : then, you may need to provide WIN98 setup disk, then press "Next" Press "accomplishment" ,installation is over ( attention: you can first install USB mainframe portal set<the product>, then install driver, no meter of the order.

WIN2000/XP installation. In WIN2000/XP system, installation is easier, hardware steup automatically, software installation is the same as WIN98.
Button enactment process:
Hardware and software installation as above.
Open game console as pecture bellow,
"(Related to unincluded Picture 7) Press 'Apply' after enactment, Then press 'affirmance' to exit,surely can be saved in other enactment, convenient for use next time ,no need enactment again."

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Tags: awesome, ces-2009, dragon, mosnter
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Can someone tell me where I can get some wet light, because that would be awesome.
 
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/13/swat-team-takes-down-pair-ps3-gamers

SWAT Team Takes Down a Pair of PS3 Gamers
January 13, 2009

How awesome is your gaming rig’s sound system?

Hopefully it’s a little quieter than that of an unlucky 21-year-old Copenhagen man and his friend.

According to a report on QJ.net, the two gamer buddies were playing an unspecified PlayStation 3 title with the sound cranked up to 11.

A concerned neighbor called the local gendarmes in the belief that the sound of gunfire coming from next door was the real deal. Perhaps thinking that a full-scale war had broken out, a Danish SWAT team was activated. The cops used a megaphone to order the men to come out and surrender.

The noisy gamers wisely put their controllers down without a fight and were arrested on suspicion of mayhem. They were soon released after a search of their apartment uncovered no firearms.

Thanks to: GP regular Shadow D. Darkman

-Reporting from San Diego, GamePolitics Correspondent Andrew Eisen isn’t sure what game his neighbors are playing but it’s definitely rated AO…
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Suspicion of mayhem? That's a first for me.
 
Haha! I can relate to that. I used to play BF2 and still CS:S with the sound pretty way up, so I can see where a neighbor might get the wrong idea. :lol:
 
*Remembers not to play F1:CE on full blast*

Don't want a speeding ticket before I've even got a license ;)
 

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