"Massive damage." LOL! "Giant enemy crabs." LOL!!

Ungh. Uttered at Sony's train wreck of an E3 presser, the phrases were, emphasis on "were," internet memes last year. This year, we have totally new memes, but don't tell that to Pokémon: Diamond localizers — They're still partying like its 2006. Tipster Dave informs us that after he defeat the first Gym Leader in Diamond, the above groan inducing conversation popped up. Too corny! Brian Ashcraft

But even that wasn't so bad when you compare it to the fact that I didn't know what to do next, and I wasn't finding anything because there was nothing to find. So it was back to GameFAQs' board, but this time there was no solution. Just confirmation that there was supposed to be an item for me to pick up, but due to a glitch in the game it disappears after a certain point. And of course, I'd been diligent and saved my game, meaning I was completely screwed. I'd have to start the game over.

Genji's Game-Killing Bug [Wired Blogs]

The "Massive Damage" meme? Old. Uttered by the producer of Genji 2 at Sony's E3 train wreck of a presser, it's officially no longer funny. (It still makes us giggle, but whatever.) The quote has haunted that producer and ultimately has resulted in him not giving any more interviews, apparently. We wonder if he even leaves the house.

None of this, however, stops Nintendo from pointing and laughing. Kotakuite No Bullet was looking around the Clubhouse Games website and found a pictochat pic which read:

i love Wii

shake the soda for massive damage

Let's play darts

And this is not the first time the DS kicked sand in Sony's face. 'Tis a shame, because Genji is actually pretty good. It's so good that we will buy it and promise not to say "Massive Damage" and let out hearty bellows while playing it. Brian Ashcraft

More Here [Touch Generations]

It's too bad that Genji is actually pretty good, because this is the worst pitch we've ever heard and hope that this clip does not do massive damage to the game's sales. Brian Ashcraft

Kyle Shubel is a famous man. At E3, the producer unveiled not only one, but two catch phrases: "Giant enemy crab" and "Massive damage." The game is Genji: Days of the Blade, and actually looks somewhat interesting (once you expunge the E3 press conference from your mind). Shubel talked with Game Informer, pointing out that the giant crabs (heikegani) are real creatures and are two meters in size. Now, whether they found warriors in ancient Japanese battles is another issue. Shubel adds:

Honestly, I wanted to have this event at Joe's Crab Shack, but they told me it would probably be a bad idea. Agreed, the campiness is all fine and dandy, but what's really interesting is we're trying to tell a story which is very serious to Japanese natives. We're trying to cover a major era where they went from an aristocratic society to a feudal society. While having fun with it, you know, it's not our culture, we don't recognize it, so therefore you can have a little fun with it. Every one of the characters in this game is a real warrior that actually fought in these battles. All of the major battles really occurred during the Genpei War. So we've got this interesting balance where we're trying to juggle between history, legend, and video game - hence giant crabs.

It's a very serious story for the Japanese, but it's not your culture, so you're trying to have fun with it? That explains everything. Brian Ashcraft

More Here [Game Informer] via VGB