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Paper or plastic?
There's yet another gem of a thread on Joystiq, this time dealing with that most crucial of issues: game packaging.

Vladimir Cole posts a story about how Nintendo apologized to European gamers for their temporary switch to cardboard boxes (as opposed to plastic) for DS games, which was done as a result of shortages. In the post, Cole pitches in his own two cents, saying the switch over to cardboard should be permanent, and that the plastic DS cases are environmentally irresponsible.

Almost immediately, the dissenters start posting, arguing in favor of plastic. Some voice valid concerns (the durability of plastic, the tiny size of the DS cartridges, etc.), and there's a few who ponder the collectability of the European cardboard boxes. But then, along come a few people who (gasp!) agree with Vladimir Cole!

Name calling, environmental debates, and references to the present war in Iraq abound. There's plenty in the thread to dig through, but here's my favorite exchange thus far:

76. I have 5 dog pee damaged SNES boxes that strongly disagree with this post.

Posted at 8:19PM on Sep 28th 2006 by aphallatosis 0 stars

77. aphallatosis, I doubt anyone will be willing to pay you for those boxes. I also doubt if the boxes have any value save for your nostalgia.

In other words, why the fuck are you keeping those dirty boxes? Put that dog-pissed shit in the trash.

Posted at 8:26PM on Sep 28th 2006 by LK 1 star

As the post only went up a couple hours ago, it still has room to grow. Enjoy!

BTW, first wank report on the Big F_W, insert Standard Lube Spiel here.

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	mcity 2006-09-29 04:01 am UTC (link)
	I swear, the only reason I still read that site is because Kotaku has closed commenting. Joystiq is slow, wanky, old, and busted. Kotaku, despite it's eyesearer of a design, is the new hotness. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	freezer 2006-09-29 04:14 am UTC (link)
	Joystiq is slow, wanky, old, and busted. Which is why I only read the articles off the RSS feed. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-09-29 04:40 am UTC (link)
	Tried that. Couldn't keep up during E3. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	freezer 2006-09-29 04:46 am UTC (link)
	It helps that A) I didn't pick Joystiq up until after this last E3 and B) My RSS reader has a handy "Mark All As Read" function. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	semirecluse 2006-09-29 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Will Smith reference joy! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-09-29 04:40 am UTC (link)
	Actually, it's a FARK injoke, from MIB2. But thanks for playing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	reeve 2006-09-29 04:43 am UTC (link)
	Joystiq is slow, wanky, old, and busted. Sounds like the reasons why I left Slashdot. I only skim Joystiq these days; the Fanboy spinoff sites tend to be more interesing. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-09-29 04:49 am UTC (link)
	PS3 Fanboy is a graveyard. For some reason, they're all at Joystiq, accusing them of bias. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	reeve 2006-09-29 05:01 am UTC (link)
	DS Fanboy is the one I read most regularly; the posts are a little goofy at times, but otherwise, it's decent. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	mcity 2006-09-29 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Seen this entry? The DS has now outsold the Gamecube,, and is closing in on the X-Box. And the electronics store I work at still doesn't sell them. yet we have a 360 collecting dust. /cleans up (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lerefuge 2006-09-29 04:48 am UTC (link)
	In other words, why the fuck are you keeping those dirty boxes? Put that dog-pissed shit in the trash. I laughed out loud. Oh, game fanbois. (Reply to this)

	elektra3 2006-09-29 08:55 am UTC (link)
	I have 5 dog pee damaged SNES boxes that strongly disagree with this post. My goodness. Talkative, aren't they? (Reply to this)

	attilathebun 2006-09-29 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	Cases are for the ladies. Real men make their cartridges go commando. This made me imagine cartridge-sized underpants, which the cartridges immediately stripped off, all while yelling "Wooooooo!" (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2006-09-29 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Why is plastic bad for the environment? I have never heard that before. Has anyone got a link where that claim is actually proven?" The stupid ... it BURNS ! lomelinde_sama on LJ (Reply to this)(Thread)

	dawnswalker 2006-09-30 12:15 am UTC (link)
	what (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Anonymous)
2006-09-29 04:54 pm UTC (link)

Europe got plastic versions of that stuff? I have only a lowly GBA, but my games all came in those cardboard boxes, and I throw that shit away, practically guilt free. Carts are small, but if you keep them all in the same place, what's hard to find?

I like this post: "65. now I may just be a simple hyper chicken from a backwoods asteroid, but I think this post may be tongue-in-cheek."

I think it's a bit optimistic to think that Anything at Joystiq is tongue-in-cheek, but the phrase 'simple hyper chicken' owns.

viralmemory @ lj

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	mastervex 2006-09-29 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	I believe that's from Futurama. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2006-09-29 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds like it, I knew it had a familiar feel -viralmemory (Reply to this)(Parent)

	reeve 2006-09-30 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Europe got plastic versions of that stuff? I have only a lowly GBA, but my games all came in those cardboard boxes, and I throw that shit away, practically guilt free. For DS titles, yes. AFAIK, all DS games worldwide typically come in plastic cases. (Reply to this)(Parent)