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Square Enix Offers Players Wine

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Square Enix Offers Players Wine

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Earlier this month, video-game maker Square Enix (the company behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series) released Wine no Hajimekata DS, a wine tasting game for the Nintendo DS.

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Square Enix Offers Players Wine

Arikas — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:12:04 MST

Ahahahah, wahtever gets me drunk :)
I wonder, is this like the promotional bottles of Potion that they were selling in Japan?

Arikas

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Kapn — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:46:23 MST

That is a great pack in idea.

If only all games came with booze.

The publishers could just match each game with the best type of alcohol to go with it.

Or even go as far as brand labeling alcohol with the name of the game. That would certainly give parents groups a new topic to rant about.

Actually, it would stop kids from buying violent video games if they came with booze. They would have to get carded to buy mature games then. I wonder what desperate, I mean open minded, marketing person I could submit this idea to?

Kapn

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camdentayler — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:45:49 MST

If only it had been a bottle of stout.

camdentayler

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ATamreSoundbite — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:41:33 MST

If this is the future of games I'm so on board. With a hangover.

ATamreSoundbite

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Dual45s — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:58:23 MST

Too bad I'm not an RPG fan so it's more like a $42 bottle of wine for me, and I seriously doubt that it's THAT good a bottle.

Dual45s

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icarusprime — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:01:29 MST

God!!!!! DO WANT, badly! >_< I <3 Japan!

icarusprime

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xuratu — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:12:04 MST

@JLHuge:

Well, you can always display the bottle the way dumb college kids keep their empty bottles of Jack lying around.

xuratu

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jlhuge — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:13:06 MST

Ya know, it's not a bad deal if you like wine, but on the flip side it has the shortest period of enjoyment that any special edition can offer. I mean, sure it's alcohol and everything, but after drinking it, then what?

jlhuge

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WGSXFrank — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:57:39 MST

I just noticed, after posting my first comment, that the random ad on this page was for "Jack Daniel's"

How's that for coincidental?!?

WGSXFrank

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WGSXFrank — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:50:42 MST

Nothing better than trying to play a DS game (which may require some hand-eye coordination) while drinking an entire bottle of cheap wine!

If only the next Warioware or Brain Age would ship packaged with a 6-pack of beer! That'd truly be something!

WGSXFrank

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captronj — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:35:32 MST

I see a game that might help me have a social life...hmmm...

captronj

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klickdude20 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:19:11 MST

I see a spike in under-age drinking coming...

klickdude20

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un.Lucky — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:19:10 MST

Thats amazingly awesome. Now they just need a breathalizer attachment for the DS.

un.Lucky

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SackOfPotatoes — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:00:11 MST

Pretty classy I say!

SackOfPotatoes

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Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD. — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:50:47 MST

When's this gonna be released in the States?

Heheh...nah, I'm just kidding.

Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD.

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GamerBunny — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:35:32 MST

Interesting concept. May appeal to a .. slightly different audience.

GamerBunny

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Pete — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:28:50 MST

Drink too much and you'll be using the bottle as a stylus.

Pete

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vuhal — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:24:40 MST

Drunk gaming is the only way to go

you've never pwned till you've pwned with the spins

vuhal

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fett388 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:23:45 MST

They should do this with all games, Ultimate big game hunter 8 bundled with a 30 pack of schmidt..... hey thats not a bad idea, could make the game playable.

fett388

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Pirate4aDay — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:09:22 MST

I can see the trend now... Pirate games with rum, Ninja games with sake, buy a Pirate v. Ninja game and have a party!

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Hurricanespence — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:57:10 MST

Well sure the wine has great graphics, but the gameplay is just tired. Wait, what were we talking about?

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StrikerGold — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:50:57 MST

So, what, they've produced "Potion" so is this wine now "Ether"? "Elixir"? Just slap that on the label and you'll have fanboys chugging it... sigh...

StrikerGold

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jshuey22 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:31:10 MST

Make's me wonder though, could a game like this come out in the US or Europe? I mean let's forget the fact that this thing comes with a bottle of wine but even the content is clearly "AO" so wouldn't that make it effectively banned?

jshuey22

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SidepocketPro — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:15:22 MST

Pfft. If you ever go to GDC, they were giving out alcohol as an incentive for their games for years now. ;D

SidepocketPro

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nintendud — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:11:37 MST

So... what is this game rated, and are they enforcing the drinking age when selling the special edition?

Definitely an interesting promotion/product...

nintendud

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黒天使 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:03:20 MST

holy crap it's finally happened ... Games shupping with their own booze T_T pure sweetness

黒天使

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Caduceus — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:01:16 MST

Not going to lie, I usually have a beer or two when I sit down to unwind at the end of the day and play.

Caduceus

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Barstool — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:57:33 MST

Heh, I bet it's TERRIBLE.
Wouldn't it be pretty funny if it turned out to be really high quality stuff, though?

Barstool

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bloodyklown — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:47:47 MST

Very interesting. Getting ya all boozed up to play their game.

bloodyklown

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DaDeath — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:31:28 MST

Nintendo expanding their market?

DaDeath

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blacksamurai87 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:28:32 MST

@JohnnyH87: Thanks for the insight on wine's effects on your digestive tract. We don't care.

blacksamurai87

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JohnnyH87 — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:00:27 MST

I'm not a big wine fan, it tends to give me diarrhea for some reason.

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Khavall — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:15:01 MST

Personally I support any game developer who wants to send me alcohol. I think all game developers should do so.

Khavall

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Black-Dog-Howls — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:54:14 MST

@Black-Dog-Howls: Bleh I mean @Aion:

Black-Dog-Howls

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Black-Dog-Howls — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:53:40 MST

@Vehks: PS3 will beat it to the punch. It's already reached the teenager in Drivers ED while solving complex equations regarding medical science.

Black-Dog-Howls

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:44:07 MST

My dad would love this.

And hey, why not? Man, this looks like it would make an awesome Christmas/birthday present.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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Vehks — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:36:07 MST

@TheDollHouse: Nah, Actually I live in california, I mean even the walmarts here sell really cheap booze. As for the game.... Japan really does have a strange taste in video games. I mean.... wine.

Vehks

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Jesse in Japan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:32:06 MST

The game is a "how to" for wannabe sommeliers.

Jesse in Japan

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TheDollHouse — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:30:22 MST

@Vehks: That does sound like great idea. I don't care where I wake up in the morning as long as his place is nice. I'm guessing you're from the south. Unfortunately I live in Massachusetts and the supermarkets don't sell alcohol.

I'm actually curious about the game play. Will it be like wine tasting where you swirl your DS? Will the DS omit a fragrance? I'm really intrested.

TheDollHouse

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Vehks — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:25:50 MST

@Aion: I'm counting on it, I mean I still have to get up out of my chair to take my disc out of my console.... and they call this next gen bah. Sentient game consoles, I for one will welcome.

Vehks

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Aion — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:23:10 MST

Fully expect the DS to be able to wake you up and make breakfast before long. And in the end it will reach technological singularity and take over the world as the new dominant species. We should be careful with the kind of information we feed it!

Aion

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Vehks — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:21:05 MST

@TheDollHouse: Why even bother with the DS game, just get your self a cheap $7.00 bottle of whisky at the super market. It will have the same effect and will save you a buck or to :)

Vehks

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TheDollHouse — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:17:53 MST

@TheDollHouse: Well I hope the game comes with wine...>.>;

TheDollHouse

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TheDollHouse — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:17:12 MST

I don't care what it tastes like as long as it gets me drunk enough to be making out with random guys at parties.

TheDollHouse

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Eltigro — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:15:55 MST

I'm with Vehks, a game about wine? What's it like? Do you have to be drunk to really enjoy it?

Eltigro

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elevenoverzero — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:14:52 MST

What kind of wine?

elevenoverzero

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Vehks — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:11:37 MST

so uh.... a DS game about wine?

Vehks

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BrainofJTD — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:10:51 MST

*sigh* How obscenely awesome.

BrainofJTD