Kotaku: Polls

Is This Really a Boomerang Controller Mod?

Owen Good — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:00:00 MDT

Reader Wakka sent this one in — a purported boomerang PS3 controller mod that's getting love on a few boards and hack forums. But ... looking closely, did this guy really find a controller that already approximated the boom's shape and finish the rest of the job with Bondo? Back in January, we told you about a Chinese knockoff of the boomerang that was making the rounds at CES. Both pics are on the jump. You make the call!

The purported boomerang mod:

The boomerang from CES in January:

PS3 Batarang on Hackaday [forums.benheck.com, thanks Wakka]

Choose My Next Gaming Tattoo

Mike Fahey — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:00:00 MDT

Well now you've seen my first, so I am letting you guys choose my next. I've narrowed it down to a few choices, sticking with the Final Fantasy I theme of things. Black Mage is lonely, and he needs a friend. The thing to keep in mind here is that white ink does not do well in a tattoo. Some people take to it well, depending on pH balances and such, but for the most part white won't last. This means that what might have been the most popular choice - White Mage - wouldn't end up looking all that great. In the end I'd like to get a full party of four going, and then maybe do enemies on the upper arms. This one is going on the same spot on my right wrist, so I can pretend to be praying while making them talk to each other. My appointment is Sunday, so you'll see the results come Monday. Hit the jump to see the choices and have your say in the mostly permanent modification of my skin. Voting shall end on Friday!

Hot or Not? Nintendo Wants To Know What You Think Of Tingle

brownlee — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:00:51 MDT

Tingle is a small, masculine fairy who shares a name with a common auto-erotic accessory aimed at women. His game is called Tingle's Freshly-Picked Pink-Coloured Rupee Land... a clear euphemism for Tingle's Freshly-Picked Clitoris. You'd have to be a lunatic to ignore all that and come up with the notion that Tingle's gay.

Still, Nintendo has apparently been keeping abreast of the whole "Is Tingle A Homosexual?" debate and has decided to more scientifically gauge American gamer's reactions to Tingle via a poll on their website. "Do you think he's gay?" is not a question on their politically-correct questionnaire. But here's an unrelated question:

Rupee Land incorporates a unique gameplay system in which everything costs Rupees — the trick is that you never know how you need to pay. What do you think of this system?

I think the exact same thing of it now that I thought as a backpacker of a similar system being employed all throughout the Middle East: it totally sucks. Florian Eckhardt

Enough of Them Foreign Polls, Which Console Do You Want?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:22:50 MDT

Over the past few days, we've seen a handful of Japanese polls surveying interest in the Wii and the PlayStation 3. Thus, we've decided to conduct our own poll, which should be insightful for all of five minutes before some insane fanboy monkeys with it, skewing the results. But those five minutes of purity will be bliss. So, let us know what you're buying. Me, I'm getting both a Wii and a PS3, because I am incredibly materialistic. You? Brian Ashcraft

Even Japanese Devs Wary of PS3

brownlee — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:40:56 MDT

So what does the Japanese game developing community think of the PS3? The latest issue of Japan's Ge-Maga asked a number of questions; the polls are in. It's not looking too great.

• 90.29% of Japanese developers think the PS3 is too expensive. One developer: "It's more expensive than my rent."

• 56.31% hate Sony's two SKUs. "There are fears that confusion will develop amongst users and retailers."

• 55.82% don't think the launch title line-up will sell the system.

• 62.13% of all game devs think that the PS3 won't sell 6 million units by March, 2007. Um, yeah. No duh. That's because Sony's not going to be able to make that many.

I don't really mind continuing to beat up on Sony, but my fists, man, they're starting to get tired. Florian Eckhardt

Japanese Negative on PS3 [IGN]

TV Ads Kiss Pre-Renders Bye-Bye

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:22:05 MDT

Over in the U.K., ads that use pre-renders CGI footage are coming under fire. Earlier this year, Call of Duty 2 was yanked from British television after consumers complained that the in-game visuals did not match the commercial's. The country's Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre was unaware of this practice.

"If this has happened in the past, it's happened without our knowledge. We ask all companies whether any imagery used is from the gameplay or is CGI footage from the game before we pass an ad for broadcast. The system is based on trust," said BACC's Matthew Baily.

Advertisers, BACC continues, are not being entirely honest with the use of CG, which is often generated just for the advert. Currently, spots for G.R.A.W. and Commandos Strike Force carry disclaimers that the images are "not in-game footage." Folks in the smoke and mirrors advertising world are surprised. "People have always used CGI sequences to advertise games, and I've never seen it as a massive problem," stated Uber Agency director Richard Benjamin.

Let's hear from y'all out there. Tell us whatcha think.

More Here [MCV UK] viaGuardian Gamesblog