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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12/02/09

    In reply to And Now 360 Avatars Can Have Pets
    That explains the chocobo gifts to FFXIII fans.
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    Image of Makarov's Pet Dog Makarov's Pet Dog
    12/02/09

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    God dam it I only have 230 points :(

    I with they sold points in 100's.
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    12/02/09

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    I want Godzilla. Make it happen.
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    Image of wild_world_girl wild_world_girl
    12/02/09

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    Are people really buying this *crap*? I mean, I could see adding a pet if it was free and I was really bored and happened to be screwing around with my dashboard for some reason - otherwise, I spend about 5 seconds at my dashboard each time I turn on my Xbox. Just long enough to scroll to the game and launch it.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    12/02/09

    @wild_world_girl: I think most of the sales are generated from the odd 200 points people always seem to have left over. My advice/strategy is to save that and wait until next time I insert points and have another 200 points left over. Over time, that 200 points usually turns into another game.
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    Image of anabbeynormality anabbeynormality
    12/02/09

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    Will the pet show up in 1 vs 100, and if so, will it be visibly aggravated by the large crowds?
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    Image of jshgambit jshgambit
    12/02/09

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    No turtle? That stinks.
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    12/02/09

    @jshgambit: hey, are you this kid by any chance?
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    12/02/09

    @Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft: LOL wut?

    Edit: I don't know why I just watched that three times over...
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    Edited by NeVeRMoRe666 at 12/02/09 12:30 PM NeVeRMoRe666 was starred NeVeRMoRe666 was unstarred
    Image of jshgambit jshgambit
    12/03/09

    @Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft: Ha ha ha! That's hilarious! ...."I like turtles."...Funny! Thanks for sharing, and no, I am not that kid.
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    Image of Salen Salen
    12/02/09

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    I want a ferret pet for my avatar, mostly so it could pounce on my Waypoint Monitor and ride it around like a horse before hiding the overgrown lightbulb behind a couch. But alas, no ferret yet.

    I'd also settle for my own personal moogle to flutter around behind my avatar, carrying a bucket of water for no good reason.
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    Image of Solstatic Solstatic
    12/02/09

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    I'm guessing this is what the Baby Chocobo that was posted earlier is going to be
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    12/02/09

    @Solstatic: Yeah, me too.
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    Image of Quote Quote
    12/02/09

    @Platypus Man: Uh, no. The baby chocobo is a promotion from Square Enix and will be given out for free to whoever registered for their twitter contest.

    These pets come from Microsoft and are completely unrelated.
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    12/02/09

    @Quote: I know that, but maybe the chocobo is considered by the avatar system as a pet. Maybe the chocobo, while still being provided by by Square-Enix, is a pet like these and can do similar things and can behave similarly.

    That just makes more sense for them, in terms of simplicity.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    12/02/09

    @Quote: Aside from the fact that it's probably going to be a "pet."

    Also, anyone can have it free if they register:

    [kotaku.com]
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    Image of Quote Quote
    12/02/09

    @Platypus Man: I'm pretty sure they'll be considered "props" just like all the other things your avatar you can have.
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    12/02/09

    @Quote: Maybe. We don't know, so I guess we'll just have to wait for it to be released.
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    Image of isgrimner isgrimner
    12/02/09

    In reply to And Now 360 Avatars Can Have Pets
    I've never even had one single microsoft point. I've had my original 360 since a year after launch and now currently have 2. (bought an Elite after RRoD on original)

    I was going to buy Lost and the Damned with MS points, but procrastinated and now I'll just get the disc with the other expansion.

    I set my little avatar up right after the update that introduced it, and haven't messed with it since.
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    12/02/09

    @isgrimner: Castlecrashers, Braid, 'Splosion Man, Shadow Complex...

    You're missing out!
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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    12/02/09

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    So after I spend 240 points on a pet...how long until they offer me a rhinestone collar for my dog for an additional 80 points?

    Also, do these pets function like just any other prop? Because I'm going to feel REALLY guilty watching my pet gets wiped from existance by a snap of my avatar's fingers.
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    Image of ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
    12/02/09

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    Give me a baby giraffe and I'll spend the money on a 360
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    12/02/09

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    I don't know what it is about the Avatars but each time I see one they make me want an Xbox 360.

    I wish the PS3 allowed for something like these guys or the Mii's. All we have to 'define' ourselves outside of Home are a few dozen really lame static pictures. I don't even think you can buy more of these pictures.
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    Image of AncientUnknown1 AncientUnknown1
    12/02/09

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    I wanna triceratops. They never offer triceratops.

    But I would settle for a surly silverback with a skipper's hat.
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    Image of Fredbearr Fredbearr
    12/02/09

    @AncientUnknown1: I'd prefer the ability to ride a Deinonychus or the raptor they made the Velociraptors look like in Jurassic park.
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    Image of Manly_McBeeferton Manly_McBeeferton
    12/02/09

    @AncientUnknown1: I, myself, want a Stegosaurus.
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    Image of Dick Socrates Dick Socrates
    12/02/09

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    If you have money to WASTE, give it to charity. Buying virtual crap is immoral.

    You'd be better off flushing the cash down the toilet, at least then MS wouldn't be getting and you won't have insulted your own intelligence.
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    Image of KaneBaker KaneBaker
    12/02/09

    @Dick Socrates: Charity will give use it to pay the 6 figure salary of their great leader, which is the standard going rate. MS will pays the artist to create this junk thus making sure he doesn't have to go to a homeless shelter. So i argue, flush your money into the economy.
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    Kobun promoted this comment KaneBaker was starred KaneBaker was unstarred
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    12/02/09

    @KaneBaker: Well said. The economy is the sum collective of all citizens' spending, and spending, particularly during this recession, should be encouraged during this time of need. People shouldn't live in glass houses, after all, unless they're bullet proof glass to guard against drive by shootings, but even then, people are gonna see you use the restroom, and no one wants that.

    @Dick Socrates: If you have time to WASTE, help out a charity. Wasting time on the internet is immoral.
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    12/02/09

    @Dick Socrates: Buying virtual crap is immoral.

    Isn't the entire entertainment industry built on charging money for "nothing"?
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    12/02/09

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    I think 360 avatars have just jumped the shark. That didn't take long.
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    Image of Roobs Roobs
    12/02/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: I'd hold that thought until they actually release a Shark Avatar pet.
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    Knoxximus ver. 5.66 promoted this comment Roobs was starred Roobs was unstarred
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    12/02/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: So what you're saying is that sharks are available as avatar pets? SHARKS CONFIRMED, KOTAKU EXCLUSIVE.
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    Image of Mingus123 Mingus123
    12/02/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: i agree. they need a shark...and a Fonze ehhhhhhhh!!! ;)
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    Image of RykinPoe RykinPoe
    12/02/09

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: Doesn't something have to be cool before it can jump the shark? Avatards have been lame since day one.
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    12/02/09

    @RykinPoe: You obviously don't know what "jumping the shark" truly means then. Might wanna google/wiki it, my man.
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