Ikea'nt believe it: A fully functional giant NES controller/coffee table
First and foremost, apologies for the headline. If you can find it in your heart to forgive us, we're sure that the video above will tickle your fancy for gaming peripheral-themed furniture. We're not sure how much we'd pay for a custom-built, gigantic, functioning Nintendo Entertainment System controller (or a boxed copy of Super Mario Bros. 3, for that matter) that doubles for a coffee table with a removable glass overlay, but we could be convinced to skip a few months' rent should this epic furnitroller show up at our local Targét. Our landlord would certainly forgive us when we invite him over for an exhilarating round of comically oversized Bible Adventures.
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Everytime I try to vote a comment up or down I get a blank black screen. Sort it out, please.
Yours sincerely,
Jevanzz
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p.s. i think joystiq is somehow working with gametrailers because joystiq bloggers are refusing to report on the gametrailers mess up on the GRID comparisions. i have the vid. you can upload it and see for yourself at the end of the comparision. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=561DBBRI kotaku has written all about it already.
and joystiq if you delete this comment i saved the page and print screend this ill tell everyone you dont want people to know.
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1. If your comment gets deleted (which it still may very well be), it's because it's completely off topic.
2. If you have the ability to tell "everyone" about our secret GameTrailers collabo, why don't you cut out the middle man and tell "everyone" about Gametrailers yourself?
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and 2... the fact is many people know, but the loyal fans to your site might not. and why should your blog community trust a site that won't report things like that? i don't want to be mean but if you delete this i will tell the gaming community of what happened.
i think its fair.
p.s. i wonder how much i could get that table on ebay?
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Perhaps we didn't post on it because just a TOUCH more likely than it being a vast Gametrailers/Microsoft conspiracy is the off chance that whatever intern making that comparison video screwed up.
Occam's razor FTW.
I really fail to see how this is any different than when a PGR screenshot was mistakenly used to promote the PS3. Joystiq did cover that one:
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/17/pgr-screenshot-used-to-promote-ps3-again/
are all your blogs based solely on facts and you have nothing to do with rumors and speculations? dont think so. why not report on it as a possibility? a small uproar in the GT forums? its a pretty big deal. you can delete everything. whatever you want. sites still badass. you worry me almost as much as i lost faith on GT comparisons, until proven otherwise.
btw i have nothing better to do while waiting for summer I classes.
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There's a substantial difference between printing rumors such as the story I did about the Icarus concept art, and printing rumors that a popular video game news site has jeopardized its integrity -- the most important distinction being that the latter statement is borderline libelous. Defaming the character of a person (or publication, in this case) could lead to civil action -- especially in instances where the claim made is false.
Yes, the video in question was obviously erroneous -- but what possible reason could Gametrailers have had to purposefully doctor said footage? Their own bias for Microsoft/against Sony? They probably wouldn't risk such a mark on their name to add ammunition to a petty fanboy war. Perhaps a backdoor deal with Microsoft? Again, it's unlikely that either GT or MS would risk losing their integrity or gaining such negative PR over a few bucks and a flattering gameplay comparison for a non-blockbuster title.
It's likely an error on behalf of an intern or newhire, who would have been expediently fired. Out of a cannon. Into a knife factory. I know that in the wake of Gerstmann-gate, we're all a little jumpy about gaming publications selling out to "the man", but we can't let that fear turn into the kindling for a witch hunt.
Admittedly, however, deleting the video and not addressing the negative repercussions was not a wise move on Gametrailers' behalf. The illusion of underhandedness, especially in journalism, where integrity is our most important commodity, is just as bad as the outing of an actual underhanded act.
Other than that though, which maybe is a future project, the thing rocks hard. I love it. I wish I had one too.
And to add to the other comments about the black screen when clicking links... I get that too. Typically it happens when trying to link to Xbox360fanboy.com at the bottom. I think it's a conspiracy like at game trailers.
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but my distrust doesnt stem from a MS and gt colab. but ever since the new systems have come out, 360 games have generally looked better. so the majority of their fan base are xbox lovers. if the ps3 looked so much better than the 360 a huge bunch of people would stop watching those comparison vids. (including myself. why the hell would i want to know my version is inferior?) it may be that. but more than likely an accident. but very good points. i wouldn't want to build civil suit on my ass from someone so close and very essential to your work. just seems just a snag like a case of "don't bite the hand that feeds". generally speaking....yap yap yap yap yap....
but if you say so. i feel bad taking up your writing time but yeah. what you wrote is what i would think you should've posted up days ago. dont ban me. i heart joystiq. ha
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just report the news i say. y'all know what i mean.... i feel like a 5 year old defending myself.
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