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Atomsk88
12/08/09

In reply to Win A DSi Signed By Zelda Director, $1000 Shopping Spree (And More!)
Well crap... I just moved away from a decent sized congregation that could have helped me...

I only know a handful now that could be considered Zelda fans. Yet, how do you get them to really help you without letting them now the reward.

Person 1: So did we win?
Person 2: Yeah, when will we get our DSi's!
Me: *tucks DSi deeper in pocket*
Person 3: Well?!
Me: *run*
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Friedhamster
12/08/09

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Holy smokes, congrats to the lucky winner. Why am I tossing out a congratulations already? Because I am not the biggest Zelda fan and by no means wish to participate. So happy day to you lucky future winner!

Now if this was a prize pack for, um, Bayonetta you might have some competition.
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Chesu
12/08/09

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Wow, that's... unconventional. I'm probably one of the top five Zelda fans that regularly visit Kotaku (two Zelda walls in my house, Zelda tattoo, etc.), but having to recruit a bunch of people... I just can't imagine how I would get a large number of people in one place at the same time. They'd either have to be random people already there who are willing to play along, or... I don't even know. Most people would find doing this really inconvenient, and I don't have a big enough network of friends in the area I live...
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excel_excel
12/08/09

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Contest only open to residents of the Americas.

HUCKA *falls down and dies in Link fashion*
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roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony
12/08/09

@excel_excel:
I'll submit yours if i get to keep the trophy.
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excel_excel
12/08/09

@roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony: Sure!!
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roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony
12/08/09

@excel_excel:
This sounds like a great plan in which nothing could go wrong.
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hamster78
11:43 AM

@excel_excel: Should have had a bottled fairy.
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plasticmouse
12/08/09

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I always find it interesting that a large proportion of American commentators think this is too much work, whereas a lot of us Europeans (UK here) think it would be just up our street.

We love doing daft things like this. Give us chance for a change guys!
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Xaevier
12/08/09

@plasticmouse: It's normally a legality issue more than anything, giving away contest prizes to people in other countries can come back to bite the people running the contest if they don't follow every letter of the law for that region.
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phisheep
12/08/09

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Interesting to compare this Americas only thing with the recent thread on 'where is your home town' which had responses from all over the known world.

Interesting too to compare it with the standard rules here, because right at the top of the standard rules here it says "To provide fair and equal chance of winning to all Gawker Media readers, the following are the official rules for all contests on Gawker Media websites."

All Gawker media readers.

All.

Fair and equal.

Yes, I'm whinging about it.But oops. I just realised that means I am whinging about not being American.

Scratch that - I'm happy where I am.
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LiQuid!
12/08/09

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These contests always take too much effort to win and I'm lackadaisical by nature. What ever happened to good old fashioned throwing your email at a contest and having such a minuscule chance of winning you might as well not have even bothered?
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Kitty
12/08/09

@LiQuid!: This one will lead to better publicity.
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ninjaDance
11:32 AM

@LiQuid!: To be fair, contests are usually quite a bit more fun and rewarding when people earn their prize, instead of happening upon it.

Otherwise, it's just a lottery. Blegh.
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wirebrain
12/08/09

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Trying to find someone who just decided to be a Zelda fan today is like trying to find a Michael Cera movie where he doesn't play a dorky, awkward teen.
This is gonna be a toughie.
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Syntax12345
12/08/09

@wirebrain: In Scott Pilgrim he's playing a dorky 20 something.
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wirebrain
12/08/09

@Syntax12345: Blast your logic!
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
12/08/09

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Damnit Kotaku, another America Only Contest? GAHHHH!

How about an America excluding contest some time?

Well I have a plan for whoever wants to implement it, if you implement it and win, just ummm get me a few games of my choosing from the Nintendo Store (some DS ones), and perhaps also the T-Shirt.

Right, listening? You yourself, you dress up like Tingle after growing some facial hair. Then you get your cohorts to dress up as Tingle's friends/slaves/followers that appear in Wind Waker. Then you get some barrels and wheels, pullies, etc, and make it "look like" that turning the wheels powers a TV playing a Zelda Title. Then two(or more) of your cohorts work the wheel, etc, you hold the controller, make a campy pose, and another cohort holds the Kotaku sign up. Also throw around some cardboard ruppies etc.

Now if dressing up as Tingle and Co. alone doesn't show how dedicated you and your friends are, then the fact they are so utterly enthralled by Zelda that they will power a machine by hand just to allow You to play it, can not fail.

Good Luck Soldier, you'll need it to find people willing to implement this idea with you...
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Monolith
12/08/09

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So, assuming someone on the West Coast wins, do they have to fly to New York to spend the gift card, or is it redeemable online?
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ThirzaLepidus
12/08/09

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I'm very good at organizing people very quickly, and have totally never used photoshop in my life.
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fearing
12/08/09

@ThirzaLepidus: I don't see each of those people holding Kotaku signs! You lose. :)
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NeVeRMoRe666
12/08/09

@fearing: Ugh. I'm going to be up all night photoshopping little Kotaku signs into each of their hands...
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ninjaDance
11:35 AM

@NeVeRMoRe666: Extra points if you make them all 'giant foam hand' signs. Perhaps holding the Kotaku Fish.
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Ursus-Veritas
12/08/09

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Aaaaw, I had a great idea for a picture too...

Curse my awesome british heritage! I'll just have to sit here with my scones and tea, watching Doctor Who and playing Phantom hourglass on my unsigned (but still Zelda-ed up) DS...

I say old bean, it's just not cricket. *sniffs*
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deanbmmv
12/08/09

@Ursus-Veritas: I guess we can just watch Dr Who n Top Gear before everyone else.
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Ursus-Veritas
12/08/09

@deanbmmv: It's a price worth paying, then =D
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ThisCharmingMan
12/08/09

@Ursus-Veritas: It's ok man, you guys have better music than us Americans :)
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Owosso
12/08/09

@ThisCharmingMan: No, that's Switzerland. Or Finland. Or Germany.
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ThisCharmingMan
12/08/09

@Owosso: If you like metal, I suppose. I have a penchant for Brit-rock though...as you can probably tell.
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deanbmmv
12/08/09

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Can we have an official explanation on why these competitions are locked to only American Kotaku readers.
Seems a mite unfair to 60% of your readers.

Oh for folks wanting a print quality Kotaku logo -[bayimg.com]

edit: some kind of "don't sell this on ebay" clause might be nice too.
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Lion_Knight
12/08/09

@deanbmmv: it has to do with the fact that it is an American DSi and the United States strictly monitors exportation of any computer systems(desktops, laptops, net-books, gaming systems, etc.). I am not sure of the full extent of it though, but I know they don't allow most game systems to be exported with out special consent.
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deanbmmv
12/08/09

@Lion_Knight: Well just the explanation on the competitions in general. 99% of them are locked to NA, and its a tad unfair.
I think the only one that's been international is the Brutal Legend one, but that was 'randomly' chosen.
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masshuum
12/08/09

@deanbmmv: They're based in the... U.S? I mean, you don't see me complaining of Canadian only contests or Japanese only contests. While I can read both languages I don't presume being able to enter a contest in a country I am not a citizen of...
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RicoTheSaboteur
12/08/09

@masshuum: My inner techno-hippie would like to note they are based in the internet, once also known as the global village.
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ninjaDance
11:38 AM

@RicoTheSaboteur: I think they're a certified company, though, as part of Gawker Media. If they have a business license (or their parent company does), they still have to get it from *some* government.

EDIT: Also, I feel like I recall reading that their HQ was in Washington or the like, when they were hiring an intern.
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RicoTheSaboteur
04:42 PM

@ninjaDance: Of course! What I meant with my remark is that wherever Kotaku is based, it is a web site in english, so its audience is whoever is connected to the internet and able to read english. I guess focusing on a specific chunk of this audience based on their geographic localisation can be important when the time comes to fill advertisement space, but in this day and age it is not an incredible feat to have dynamic targeted ads...

According to Alexa stats, something like 20% of the visitors are from the UK. Time Warner probably does not care about these guys when they promote Adult Swim on Kotaku, but I am sure someone, somewhere, does.
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D-K, Anarchist
12/08/09

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Oh..that's okay.. us europeans don't really like Zelda games anyway..

*weeps*
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ShaSt One
12/02/09

In reply to Why Nintendo Doesn't Remake Zelda Games And How New Zelda Will Be Different
Good enough for me. I consider Ocarina of Time the best game I've ever played, but I don't want a remake, because the magic could and would get lost in translation. Link may be able to transcend time and come out OK, but that doesn't mean his games would.
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