Toys R Us drops Canadian Xbox 360 price

At least they're not burning it!

I have to agree, putting the flag upside down is basically a slap in the face, and I'm not even that patriotic, but that's pretty offensive.

Agreed.

I'm not Canadian but in Sonic words that’s No good.

It's your Country flag and no one has the right to put it upside down if you don't want them to. So what do you do? First you say "WTF is this Joystiq?" then you up vote me,t hen you get out of there.

Most important you gotta tell someone you trust like your parents, your teacher, a police officer or the Prime Minister.

Oh bloody hell. Don't be a bunch of fucking pussies. I've very Canadian and I don't even consider that remotely offensive. It's so damn windy where I live that the flag I can see from my house is upside down half the damn time, and torn and tattered the rest of it. Only insecure people take offense to immaterial things like this. And yes, I'm aware of the traditional meaning of an upside down flag, meh.

wa-wa-wa-wa my vagina hurts!

Just wanted to say that no disrespect was meant by the original upside-down flag... I just thought it was a cute way to show that (a) the story related to Canada and (b) the prices were going down (y'see, the maple leaf points down when the flag is like that...)

Again, no disrespect intended and sorry to anyone who was offended.

No need to apologize man. Me and the rest of Canada that has a sense of humour (which I would hope would be the majority) was fine with it. It's all about context, and in this context, you'd have to be an idiot to be offended.

Maybe sometime in the future, when I'll get to be a dictator, I shall design a flag with some symmetry to avoid this conflict.

No problem Kyle. You guys have been providing level-headed, responsible information since day one, and I know you wouldn't intentionally offend. Actually, I can really respect the visual problem solving that led you to use the original graphic. It's just the end result that was the problem really.

And to AirIntake and MarMar... tell that to a WWII vet, and see how long you go without either getting your face caved in, or making someone cry. Use your common sense for crying out loud. People have died for what that flag represents.

You could always steal theirs ;)

http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/02/canada_360.jpg

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Not a single WWII vet fought for that flag buddy. The Canadian flag wasn't adopted until 1965. With knowledge of history such as yours, are you even a Canadian, or are you just getting offended because you think Canadians would be? WWII vets would care more about the Canadian Red Ensign flag, because that is the flag they fought under. Don't you dare generalize and presume to know what WWII vets would think about a video game site innocently posting a picture of an upside down flag, you certainly don't speak for them. My father-in-law fought the damn Nazi's, and I doubt he'd care about something so unimportant as flag orientation in this context. When you've seen your friends slaughtered, you gain perspective about what really matters in life. Also, to be a technical prick, it is offensive to FLY a flag upside down, not to post an upside down jpeg.

I meant to say grandfather-in-law, as my father-in-law isn't quite old enough to have fought in WWII :)

I'm having a really shitty day, so I'll keep this short.

Pretty much any historian worth his salt would agree that Canada's involvement in WWII cemented our identity as an independent nation, leading to the final form of Canada, and the adoption of our current flag. I never said the vets fought for our flag. You put that in my mouth. That flag embodies the history, experiences, and mindset of a whole people, including the memories of those who fought and died in the war, and that is what the vets in WWII fought to defend. If it weren't for them, there never would have been a flag.

I've worked with WWII vets in the past myself, and you can damn well bet they'd be offended by the canadian flag being portrayed upside-down. I've seen a man with more medals than his uniform could support, enraged over the World Series incident in '92. Out of context or not, it's a sign of disrespect for what they fought to protect and establish.

Show a little compassion and think twice next time before calling someone an idiot for feeling the way they feel.

Wow, I'm surprised anyone remembered that. Hats off to you!

Um, no. Previously, the Canadian price for the 360 Elite was $499, while the American one was $449. This was because the Canadian dollar used to be significantly weaker than the American one.

Now, with this price drop, they are priced the same at $449, because the currencies are at parity.

The Elite is on par, but aren't we getting the Pro for 50$ cheaper and the arcade for 20$ cheaper?

Bestbuy.com and Wikipedia both list the Arcade at $279.99 USD, and the Pro at $349.99 USD, same as the above-quoted new Canadian prices. This price drop equalizes the Canadian and US prices.

Talk about disrespect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puerto_Rican_Day

Mexican? No buddy, it was the Puerto Rican flag. Puerto Rico != Mexico. Thanks.

Yes.

Showing respect to your own country's flag and those of other countries does not make you 'American' (though you seem to say that with some distaste).

Nah...I've crossed into the US already and claim Massena as Canadian soil.

Dudes...you need to build a wall up north too.