Chocolate Xbox 360 controller just like we asked for

by Vladimir Cole { Feb 1st 2006 at 6:00PM }

Ya'll remember when we bitched about how the plastic used for the Xbox 360 system doesn't taste nearly as good as chocolate? Some of you agreed with us. Reader "Crummy" wrote, "I AM DISGUSTED AT THE BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE CONSUMER AND WILL BE SPENDING MY MONEY AT MORE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY EDIBLE COMPANIES." Not every reader agreed with us though. Some unimaginative readers thought that our dream of a more edible 360 was a bad idea. One reader (who we can only assume arrived here from IGN) wrote:

"Wow, wtf planet are you people on Joystiq from? You find it annoying that the 360 isnt made of chocolate? Perhaps you should remind yourselves that if it were, you would have a big puddle of chocolate and silicon goo since the 360 is already just a hair away from setting every 360 owner's house on fire."

Despite the disagreement, it's clear that Microsoft was reading Joystiq, because they've released an ultra-limited* edition Xbox 360 controller made of sweet, sweet chocolate. Just in time for Valentine's day.

Take that, rewind it back.

* By limited, we mean just one.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Chris @ Feb 1st 2006 6:12PM

What would be even better would be if the inside of this controller were like a Cadbury Creme Egg. In fact, Easter is almost here.

mmmmm.....artificially-colored high-fructose corn syrup!

*drools*

Ouka @ Feb 1st 2006 6:27PM

I should get my boyfriend one for valentines day! LOL

Greg2k @ Feb 1st 2006 7:15PM

#1 just pwned the entire article. Nothing better than a Creme Egg.

git @ Feb 1st 2006 7:21PM

ok so... why isn't it made of white chocolate? stupid...

Matt @ Feb 1st 2006 7:24PM

It should've been made out of White Chocolate.

Ritz @ Feb 1st 2006 7:57PM

Yea... without white chocolate, they failed.

Exbzurg @ Feb 1st 2006 8:05PM

hmm chocolate sculpture made in the shape of popular modern electronics could be the next big thing... i mean theres choclate other things... hmm i can see it now.... anyone want to partner up in this field of worK? ill be the visionary... you be the chocolate worker.....

Gruffy @ Feb 1st 2006 9:19PM

looks awesome :D

jennie @ Feb 1st 2006 10:00PM

now *that's* the way to a gamer girl's heart. :)

count chocula @ Feb 1st 2006 10:26PM

BECAUSE WHITE CHOCOLATE IS NOT CHOCOLATE, YOU NUBCAKES!

White chocolate has no cocao in it. White chocolate is solidified sugar sludge. It is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT chocolate!

Slacker @ Feb 1st 2006 10:32PM

but the question is whether anyone is going to eat that tastey piece of chocolate. How can you resist, honestly. It's not many times in a man's life that he gets to eat a chocolate Xbox 360 controller. Eat that baby then posts some pictures for the jealous... seriously, do it.

Rare Hare @ Feb 1st 2006 10:58PM

count chocula (#9):

actually, white chocolate *does* contain cocoa butter. cocoa butter, milk, and sugar, to be mroe specific. it just contains no cocoa solids from the chocolate liquor used to make unsweet chocolate, which is the reason that the FDA doesn't classify it as chocolate.

some "white chocolate" is made using vegetable fat instead of cocao butter, and i'm not arguing the point that THAT isn't chocolate.

but white chocolate in general.. *DOES*.. contain cocoa. "nubcake".

count chocula @ Feb 1st 2006 11:10PM

As white chocolate does not contain cocoa solids it does not meet the standards to be called chocolate in many countries. In the United States since 2004 white chocolate needs to be at least 20% (by weight) cocoa butter, and at least 14% total milk solids and less than 55% sweeteners such as sugar. Before this date US firms needed temporary marketing permits to sell this cocoa solids-free chocolate. In the European Union white chocolate needs to contain not less than 20% cocoa butter and not less than 14% dry milk solids.

What country are you from that "white" chocolate is called chocolate? It's not chocolate.

Who gives a crap about cocoa butter? Chocolate is chocolate because of the dark, bitter cocoa solids that are its essence.

Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is the edible natural fat of the cacao bean, extracted during the process of making chocolate and cocoa powder.

Calling White Chocolate "Chocolate" is like calling Mayonnaise made from corn oil "Corn" or curry made with coconut milk "Coconut."

White chocolate is not chocolate.

bandit @ Feb 2nd 2006 12:06AM

this is just my opinion but no one person should know this much information about chocolate...

Chocolate Thunder @ Feb 2nd 2006 12:08AM

Jesus Christ. This topic is way outta hand. If you want to debate the qualifications of white chocolate, do it over on Eminem's blog.

Sheee-it.

x23 @ Feb 2nd 2006 6:15AM

"It is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT chocolate!"

hmmm. so you are saying it *IS* chocolate then!

ya know. because of the whole sextuple-negative thing.

RMB @ Feb 2nd 2006 10:00AM

Yup, must be pretty limited....good thing I was lucky to get one around Christmas! :)

git @ Feb 2nd 2006 11:06AM

who cares if white chocolate isn't real chocolate. the xbox 360 controller still isn't brown.

striegs @ Feb 3rd 2006 5:17AM

Git, as a matter of fact, that very fact will be the primary focus of the next round of criticisms to rock the 360: the controller is not optimally designed for anal insertion. Once again, the Japanese leave no doubt as to whom is the more compassionate faceless corporation.