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Denver, 4:27 PM
Sat Nov 14
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04:24 PM
You *can* call it "Nintendo World store", but the "store" is not part of the name - the name of the place is really just Nintendo World. #newsupermariobroswii
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04:18 PM
Even before the PlayStation 3, this plan sounded rock solid. #crime
04:12 PM
Why didn't he try to get help while in the Walmart? #crime
04:13 PM
04:15 PM
Before you say anything, Walmarts are ALWAYS crowded, no matter what time it is. #crime
04:09 PM
Or maybe it happened like he said it did, who knows....
04:04 PM
I'd like to have some proof that GameStop isn't just using a fabricated store as a justification for breaking street date, but I don't think we'll ever get that proof.
It also seems odd that corporate would authorize this on a Saturday.
But what do I know? #gamestop
03:50 PM
Totilo, fantastic job as always. #modernwarfare2
03:48 PM
03:46 PM
And, Terminal is currently my favorite level. #modernwarfare2
03:41 PM
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03:41 PM
MSNBC and CNN throw bitch fits over games too. It's all bad, because you are always dealing with rich people, and folks who still see games as Mario bros stuff.
"Where do I put my Quarter?"
"It's a console, here, watch."
"... Did you just shoot that man?"
"Yes."
"In the face?"
"It would appear so?"
"WHAT IS ALL THIS NONSENSE!" #modernwarfare2
03:56 PM
04:00 PM
Also your comment reminds me of all the politicians who said things like. "I know what being a gamer is like I played Donkey Kong!" #modernwarfare2
04:00 PM
I almost did. Really. #modernwarfare2
03:34 PM
Can we get a recap? D: #modernwarfare2
03:42 PM
03:43 PM
I was hoping for a man with a combover, ugly suit, and thin white hair in a suit going RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE and getting owned time after time ;-;
;-; #modernwarfare2
03:24 PM
03:24 PM
Sigh. But, no, I actually bothered to read his whole article, and it's rather absurd.
His complaint isn't that games aren't artistic- it's that the artistic games aren't "mainstream" enough. The aforementioned comic book complaint? He doesn't complain that comic books aren't artistic or diverse enough- he complains because most people see them as entertainment, not art. Instead of focusing on actual artistic integrity or diversity, his entire article obsesses on sales numbers.
He actually compares video games to Celine Dione, arguing that, because Celine Dione reaches a greater market, her work is superior.
He completely ignores the cultural concept of art. Art doesn't care if it is "approved" by the mainstream or not, it simply exists for and of itself.
And, for that reason, there are plenty of culturally and artistically successful games and comics.
I mean, Van Gogh only sold one Mona Lisa in his lifetime, and only a few people even cared. #development