Posts tagged new zealand 
360 Thief calls tech support, gets busted
A 14 year old Kiwi stole an Xbox 360 but neglected to grab the power brick, as it was most likely too heavy for a clean getaway. So, the next day, he called the local tech support, and requested a new one, in the process giving the hot 360's serial number, his name, phone number, and address so tha...
Gimme that! First copy of New Zealand GoW
Over at the geek pulp, Geek posed a great question ... what on Earth do you get a xbox fanboy (who has a large disposable income and has pretty much everything ever created for the Xbox) for his birthday? Well, it looks like Geek came through and found the perfect solution, the first copy of Gears o...
Study to research games' effect on Kiwis
Not to be outdone by the United States and its government-funded study on video game violence, the island nation of New Zealand is funding its own study on the effects of video game violence on Kiwis (the people, not the animal or the fruit). The $140,000 study is being headed by Dr. Gareth Schott, ...
And you thought you had it bad? [update 1]
So, the Wii has been priced in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Australia. But how about all those die-hard fans over in New Zealand? Well, Nintendo hasn't forgotten about them. An excerpt from the official press release: "As part of a global launch period, Wii will arrive in New Zealand on Decembe...
Weta's giant, imposing love letter to Nintendo
Weta Workshop's "Tripod" -- launched in November '05 to promote the film industry in New Zealand -- is a 6.5m (about 21') tall, 5 ton bronze and steel statue that "appear to be made from railway sleepers for legs, excavator arms and hydraulic pistons, videogame console parts and toasted sandwich ma...
Aus/NZ beat North America to DS Lite
Remember when North America got everything before Australia? Sure, sometimes Japan would get things before North America did, sometimes Europe would get things before North America did, but we could always comfort ourselves knowing that we would always get it before Australia (and, by extension, th...
New Zealand's 360 bus is palatial! (UPDATE)
Sure enough, plenty of pictures of the Xbox 360 bus have appeared in other places. Check out this Flickr photostream, or this feature by a different, less litigious, New Zealand gaming site: VideoGames.co.nz. We've been told to remove the images from this post by the original copyright holder, so w...
360 on the road in New Zealand
The Xbox 360 is set to launch in both Australia and New Zealand on March 2nd and they are planning road trips for both countries. In Australia a group of utes, basically a light truck, are going to travel the country outfitted with flat panel displays and 360s. In New Zealand a specially outfitted b...
