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I don't need any of this stuff, which is why it'll probably be the one and only internet giveaway I ever win...

Another day, another comment...

This is my comment. It is not funny, and likely not original, but it is mine. And that is what matters most (well, other than free stuff, of course).

Current game obsession: Picross DS
Overall favorite: Zelda - Link to the Past

My personal theory on watches: The more expensive they are, the quicker they manage to get lost or broken. Conversely, cheap watches refuse to die no matter how much you abuse them. Hence, my current watch is a $9.98 Wal-mart special. Not sure what the brand is (as if it mattered to begin with) since all the identifying logos have long ago worn off the plastic bezel. Indestructible as they may be, I do replace my wal-mart watch every few years when the battery dies since a replacement battery would cost almost as much as a new watch anyway.

Trademark, not patent. Big difference.

Still, it is good to see that there may be more "bigger" versions if the Wii Sports games in the works.

Well, before you bash on Nintendo too much for having so many units "in transit" have you ever looked into the logistics of getting a product shipped across the pacific by boat?

I was in Vietnam a couple years ago, and considered buying a pair of marble statues. Then I found out that getting them shipped to the US would take 20-40 days, and I would still have to arrange ground transport from the nearest port (which interestingly enough, was in Oklahoma)

So, considering that Nintendo is not airlifting new units in and they still have to distribute the systems once they get to the states, their "units shipped" numbers are actually pretty reasonable.

And, at least they are being honest here and telling us that shipped = shipped, not sold. But that's a dead hose to beat some other day.

Best First-Person shooting? How about with your own two hands on a real gun at a real animal in the real outdoors.

The problem with the argument posed by the blog posting is that it still makes two gross assumptions: First, that "mature" and "adult age" are synonymous, and second, that adults overwhelmingly prefer M rated titles to the exclusivity of E rated titles.

When it comes to ESRB ratings, a game having an M rating in no way defines the audience. In fact, it could be argued that having an M rating only increases the number of kids who play those titles, simply because of the illicit pleasure of playing a game that is "mature" even if they are not mature themselves.

Kids like to blow things up because they think its cool. They like the gratuitous blood and jell-o filled bikinis because those are things that are forbidden to them. They don't like to do puzzles because they are already forced to think too much at school. Most adults have grown up past the fascination with blood (because they know it comes with pain) and boobs (they either have them or have access to them in real life). Many adults want to be entertained, to think, to enjoy a story. These can be done in a game with or without the blood and boobs.

Your personal experience may be that you (as an adult) prefer game genres that are inherently rated M. My personal experience is that myself, my wife, my siblings, and my friends (all adults) prefer game genres that are inherently rated E with the occasional T or M rated game thrown in. Everyone has their personal preferences regardless of age, so trying to extrapolate the age of console owners based on the "maturity" of available games is a flawed argument at best.

As for GTA vs. LocoRoco sales, there are many reasons for the sales differences such as brand recognition, advertising campaigns, and genre preference. Somehow I doubt that adult PSP owners chose not to buy the game simply because it was rated E.