I try to reserve the Mail Bag for emails I receive meant for publication, complaints or written by jerk-offs. You figure out which category this one should fit into:

Hi Brian.

We take some exception to this piece:

(Typically snarky Kotaku piece)

We were wondering why you have such an issue with SPOnG, to the point that it clouds you ability to read and comprehend.

"Spong just loves the word exclusive. They're reporting they have exclusive images of the Game Boy Micro. They say they had a chance to * touch * the Micro during their "exclusive" interview with Shigeru Miyamoto (wait, didn't everyone interview him?), but couldn't actually play with it. That makes me sad, I had plenty of time to play with a Micro (apparently, exclusively) during my exclusive interview with exclusive Nintendo Diva Beth "Exclusive" Llewelyn at E3. I also spent 15 minutes or so playing Fire Emblem on it during the VIP booth tour."

The piece mentions that the only time we had chance to look at a unit was during the interview. It was a handy opportunity to plug the interview. And no, everyone didn't get a Miyamoto interview. We are one of the only online outlets to get this opportunity this year aside from IGN and GameSpot. We didn't claim that touching the unit was in anyway exclusive, merely that we are the first people to have taken the thing apart and photographed it.

Perhaps your bitterness stems from the fact that we were interviewing
Miyamoto and Iwata while you were being shuffled around by a PR during your VERY IMPORTANT PERSON tour? It's the only reason for your slant we can some up with here.

Tell you what. I'd really like the opportunity to discuss this with you face to face. Hopefully one day this will be possible.

Best regards,

Stefan Walters.

Does that sound threatish, or is it just me? Let me let the definition of exclusive answer your angry email for me Stefan:

1. A news item initially released to only one publication or broadcaster. 2. An exclusive right or privilege, as to market a product.

One, as in not two or three.

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