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PS3 JPN LAUNCH: Ashcraft Gets His

Jesse in Japan — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 22:04:17 MST

Congratulations on getting your driver's license (or on having the balls to drive without a license)!

Jesse in Japan

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Espen — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:19:54 MST

Hehe.. standing in line for the place to open and all some of them wanted was to buy a DS Lite.

Espen

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berkadurka — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:26:17 MST

I love the back of the random japanese guy's shirt.
"Play together!"

berkadurka

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Xagest — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:18:38 MST

Yay,now your entire family can experience the joys of Panini Sandwiches.

Xagest

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Lee A. — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:47:05 MST

Judging by the top of the bag, it appears he'll be giving us his impressions on Resistance: Fall of Man here pretty soon.

Lee A.

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RiceBandit — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:38:15 MST

Mission Accomplished! Very well done. These on-the-go articles you always do is great because it's like recording a slice of time that noone else ever does. Maybe you guys should put up an archives section where it just lists all of your first-hand experiences (ie. DS launch dates, Nintendo Headquarters trip, etc.). It's stuff like this that makes Kotaku stand out over "competing" blogs like Joystiq.

It's a shame that these get a 15 minutes of glory/recognition, in general (unless we specifically do a search for them).

Thanks for the coverage!

RiceBandit

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Narsil — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:14:56 MST

Dallas TX:
Place to Gather!
Gots Team

Hmm, lost in translation? And what's that kid playing?

Narsil

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Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:23:55 MST

The Future is Here.

PS3 JPN LAUNCH: Ashcraft Gets His

GoMancs — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:02:06 MST

Also, nice shoes! Where'd you get those?!

Congrats, enjoy.

GoMancs

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M4gast0n — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:52:02 MST

The ps3 comes with the best game of all: Telling fools you will give them the PS3 for free if they jump off a nearby bridge, then leave.

Multiplayer kicks even more ass!!

M4gast0n

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luke_duke — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:45:10 MST

What games did you buy? What games were people talking about in the lines?

luke_duke

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EnigmaNemesis — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:01:03 MST

"Its sad to see someone admitting to going through the time & trouble to buy a game system that, well... has no games worth playing at the moment."

Or can care less about it as well.

EnigmaNemesis

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killr0y — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:49:32 MST

Its sad to see someone admitting to going through the time & trouble to buy a game system that, well... has no games worth playing at the moment.

killr0y

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Lider — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:22:33 MST

Congrats Ashcraft! That was a great coverage and you still managed to get the holy grail that half of japan wants!
Take a good rest and later, tell us about how the online works and your impressions on the system. Btw, did you snag any game or you just got the console?

Oh, and thanks for your hardwork for bringing us all the riots! Yay! :P

Lider

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Exor — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:22:01 MST

shrume: how could you neglect the COWS TEAM bit? yeesh.

Bashcraft: awesome coverage, glad you got your PS3. hope you're resting up good and well now

Exor

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shrume — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:02:50 MST

According to the third picture, he looks like he's in DALLAS, TX Place To Gather!!

shrume

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bugbread — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:32:56 MST

Let me just add my thanks. You do a great job in reporting Japan pretty much like it is.

bugbread

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Draconis — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:25:25 MST

Nice job. What will you play first?

Draconis

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Zadaz — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:20:30 MST

Congrats, and thanks. Take some time off and enjoy it. Your posts are not only a great read, but cover Japan and its culture in a down to earth way that I haven't read elsewhere, game content aside.

And you allayed my fear of even walking by a Yodobashi or Bic Camera in the last 24 hours. (And no, I didn't pick one up. I will when there's more than one game I want to play.)

Zadaz

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Gnokwyst — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:44:53 MST

Ha Ha! More waffle iron jokes...that stuff never gets tired...*sigh*

Good job keeping us all posted on the launch. If you went through all of that and didn't get one, that would have been unfortunate.

Go break that baby in!

Gnokwyst

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DoomedSeraph — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:17:31 MST

Well deserved. Good coverage Bash, it's been some good reading and had some interesting insights into how much corporate stores can steal so much of the market while other smaller stores with the same product are left for the tumbleweed.

Passionate journalism at it's finest.

DoomedSeraph

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Johan — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:12:51 MST

You got scammed. That's just a small fridge! Haha!

Johan

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Chilly Hollow — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 06:08:40 MST

Hurrah! Glad you bagged one without any hassle. Have lots of fun with it and Tell All.

Chilly Hollow

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BigManZam — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:28:22 MST

Why doesn't Ashcraft get his own free PS3? Brah, you need to break free from Kotaku and make your own blog. You're the only reason I come here anymore, since Florian insulted the memory of my dear departed grandfather with his nuclear bomb joke. If only the other half of me was Jewish, he could've pulled off a double combo of pissing me the hell off.

BigManZam

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dh4645 — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:59:10 MST

very cool

dh4645

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Daggy — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:30:18 MST

Well done for getting one! I won't be able to get one until March (maybe lol), Also you and Kotaku got a shout out from the BBC check it out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6135452.stm

Daggy

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hezz — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:03:30 MST

Have fun Ashcraft and thanks for the coverage so far! Please DO report on the online system, mkay?

hezz

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shintourismo — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:57:33 MST

1st photo: Looks like some one nearly got hit.

shintourismo

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Alyn — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:56:02 MST

At least with the PS3 launch you can feel a real sense of achievement if you can afford one and actually get a hold of one! Have fun!

Alyn

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Shenanigans Was Taken — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:51:31 MST

PS - Nice foot gear!

Shenanigans Was Taken

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Shenanigans Was Taken — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:49:52 MST

According to Google 59 800 Japanese yen = 506.951509 U.S. dollars. So I would say that open pricing did not work out to bad for you there Mr. B Ashcraft. Conga-rats!

Shenanigans Was Taken

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snazzynick — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:45:42 MST

good for you!
oh and also lets hope it doesnt explode or anything

snazzynick

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HellaBAD — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:33:38 MST

Congrats, and enjoy it.

HellaBAD

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Alfarif — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 03:32:00 MST

Hahah. I think they gave you a grill, my friend, not a PS3.

For more information, refer to Kotaku.

Alfarif