Current mood:

ROFL

Gaming blog wank. Film at 12:01.
OR: Joystiq hypes post for massive rest damage!

Joystiq posted a post yesterday saying that there would be a big news announcement at 12:01 in the morning today. The post ran to close to a thousand comments of speculation, and excitment was at a fever pitch.

The announcement?

Nintendo's processor for the Wii has been in production since July.

Read the comments. Just read the bloody comments. Most amusing is all the people complaining that they stayed up for this, and the people claiming they're deleting their Joystiq bookmarks. And that "Bill" guy spewing his "GAF" acronym everywhere. He's worse than Rann's smileys.

Please, no Wiibashing.
EDIT: Robert Summa: Why people hate America.
EDIT2:

348. Wow. so much hatred. I'm sure you guys are setting your expectations so high, expecting something like sony saying "lawlz J/K ab0u7 500k unitz ROFLTACO j00 g0t n00b'd! kthxbyehavefuninternet" or a joint collaberation between Ninty Sony and MS that Wii will be some sort of connecting link between the two behemoths to combine their powers into being a hypermega destroctobot hellbent on ruling your mom.

In the business, we call that an OH SNAP.
Oh, that explains it.
EDIT THE RECKONING: Oh, so this is GAf. And Joystiq alologizes[sic].

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	laverinth 2006-09-08 06:32 am UTC (link)
	"I played WoW until 12am just to see this??" (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 01:47 pm UTC

	sashenka 2006-09-08 06:39 am UTC (link)
	Can I just say... WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!! (And I don't mean that I'm excited for the console) (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 06:47 am UTC

(no subject) - sashenka, 2006-09-08 06:55 am UTC

(no subject) - pharae, 2006-09-08 10:11 am UTC

(no subject) - miss_arel, 2006-09-08 09:30 pm UTC

(no subject) - rowan, 2006-09-08 07:29 pm UTC

	wrongly_amused 2006-09-08 06:46 am UTC (link)
	Hell with them. It's exciting news for me! :-D (Reply to this)

	ghostmaster 2006-09-08 06:50 am UTC (link)
	haha glad to hear Wii is at least coming That makes me giggle like a child who just learned a naughty word. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - varkias, 2006-09-08 06:51 am UTC

	varkias 2006-09-08 06:50 am UTC (link)
	Ahhhh, gamers. Not bashing, I hope, but the name Wii makes me snicker every time I see it. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - sashenka, 2006-09-08 06:56 am UTC

(no subject) - varkias, 2006-09-08 07:01 am UTC

(no subject) - sashenka, 2006-09-08 07:32 am UTC

(no subject) - varkias, 2006-09-08 07:38 am UTC

(no subject) - adinaj69, 2006-09-08 11:04 am UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 04:33 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 05:35 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 07:14 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 07:15 pm UTC

(no subject) - black_spot, 2006-09-08 11:06 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 10:54 am UTC

(no subject) - varkias, 2006-09-08 10:55 am UTC

(no subject) - palabradot, 2006-09-08 03:45 pm UTC

	cathowl 2006-09-08 06:51 am UTC (link)
	The whole "I heard this more than thirty seconds ago, it's old news!" mindset annoys me. Some of us don't live in internet time, y'know. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - mcity, 2006-09-08 07:01 am UTC

(no subject) - amxjm, 2006-09-08 07:19 am UTC

	scootermcgaffin 2006-09-08 07:17 am UTC (link)
	I couldn't even read the wank. I read the news and went straight into Nintendo fanboy mode, with my brain thinking nothing but "That means it's coming soon. Soon. It'll bee here. I can get one. And then I can forsake everything that makes me a functional human being and play Elebits for the rest of time!" (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - lottelita, 2006-09-08 07:35 am UTC

(no subject) - scootermcgaffin, 2006-09-08 07:36 am UTC

(no subject) - southerngaelic, 2006-09-08 10:04 am UTC

(no subject) - scootermcgaffin, 2006-09-08 01:12 pm UTC

(no subject) - southerngaelic, 2006-09-08 05:28 pm UTC

(no subject) - attilathebun, 2006-09-08 02:14 pm UTC

(no subject) - shakeandbake, 2006-09-08 10:39 pm UTC

(no subject) - attilathebun, 2006-09-09 12:05 am UTC

	GAFGAF (Anonymous) 2006-09-08 07:37 am UTC (link)
	For more histronics, I direct you to the forums of NeoGAF, quite possibly the largest collection of OCD fans in the world. 24 page thread in progress (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118164) Oh, and Joystiq says they're really sorry (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/08/an-apology-and-a-note-on-hype/). (Reply to this)(Thread)

Re: GAFGAF - marsdragon, 2006-09-08 11:58 am UTC

	nlb_muffin 2006-09-08 08:11 am UTC (link)
	Komrade Kayce: this is the second time in less than a week that Robert Summa has gotten the community up in arms. Oooh, what'd he do before? Smash puppies with leftover N64s? (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - elektra3, 2006-09-08 08:41 am UTC

	(Anonymous) 2006-09-08 08:15 am UTC (link)
	I want to laugh at this, but part of me realizes how sad it really is. Humanity, I'm getting sick and tired of weeping for you. ~ravenousbunny (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 10:49 am UTC

	puipui 2006-09-08 09:01 am UTC (link)
	He's worse than Rann's smileys. I'm scared. Somebody hold me. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 10:50 am UTC

	PS: puipui 2006-09-08 09:02 am UTC (link)
	a hypermega destroctobot hellbent on ruling your mom Okay, yeah, I'd totally pay for one of those. (Reply to this)

	wankismyfandom 2006-09-08 09:06 am UTC (link)
	The only good thing about the Wii is that they're going to make a Bob Ross game for it. No, really. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - puipui, 2006-09-08 09:16 am UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 02:33 pm UTC

(no subject) - moriath, 2006-09-08 04:09 pm UTC

(no subject) - mydruthers, 2006-09-08 04:09 pm UTC

(no subject) - attilathebun, 2006-09-08 07:29 pm UTC

(no subject) - melandry, 2006-09-09 12:23 am UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 05:38 pm UTC

(no subject) - jess_d_ripper, 2006-09-08 05:57 pm UTC

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(no subject) - aislyn, 2006-09-08 08:28 pm UTC

(no subject) - kijikun, 2006-09-09 06:27 am UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 09:10 pm UTC

(no subject) - puipui, 2006-09-08 11:21 pm UTC

	nos 2006-09-08 09:54 am UTC (link)
	There has been a rash of these 'countdown to nothing' things since the experiment Eo8, offically known as "The Day the Internet Got Pwned". (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - nos, 2006-09-08 09:55 am UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 04:35 pm UTC

	lady7jane 2006-09-08 11:15 am UTC (link)
	That is a pretty shitty surprise, but you could at least pretend to be excited. For Joystiq's benefit. Look, now they're all sad over there. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - varkias, 2006-09-08 02:20 pm UTC

	reeve 2006-09-08 01:51 pm UTC (link)
	Jesus Christ on a pogo stick made of crackers eaten by snakes on a plane, it's frickin' Joystiq. These guys are born pranksters, if the snark in some of their other posts is any indication. At least #348 seems to get it. (Reply to this)

	attilathebun 2006-09-08 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Weak sauce. Joystiq loves men. Oh, burn. *snerk* (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - hickorydickory, 2006-09-08 07:54 pm UTC

(no subject) - attilathebun, 2006-09-08 08:01 pm UTC

(no subject) - felinephoenix, 2006-09-08 11:40 pm UTC

(no subject) - attilathebun, 2006-09-09 12:11 am UTC

	(Anonymous) 2006-09-08 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	The only thing that keeps me going in this cruel, cruel world of lies and hate is the mounting excitment at the thought of playing the upcoming sequel to Duck Hunt. If only they'd include a Robot with this console./s> -Dexeron from LJ (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 02:56 pm UTC

(no subject) - harrylovesron, 2006-09-08 03:36 pm UTC

	gusty 2006-09-08 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	Wii-schmii. Where's my Harvest Moon DS? D: (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - nekoneko, 2006-09-08 07:26 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 07:49 pm UTC

(no subject) - twoiskewl, 2006-09-08 10:14 pm UTC

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 11:44 pm UTC

(no subject) - wrongly_amused, 2006-09-08 11:40 pm UTC

	semirecluse 2006-09-08 04:37 pm UTC (link)
	it's like putting a drop of blood in a pihrana tank and after getting everyone worked up, throwing in a twinkie Snerk. God, what a fabulous image. (Reply to this)

	attilathebun 2006-09-08 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	Comment 359. Uh-huh. Ok. Comment 373. WAT. I tried to come up with something witty, but all my brain can do is o_O. I'm trying to figure out how someone could feel so ignored in the space of 7 minutes to feel that they had to c&p a previous post so many damn times in one post. I mean, if you're going to spam a thread, do it right. (Reply to this)

	cork118 2006-09-08 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	I just want Twilight Princess. That's all I need to lead a fulfilling life. Nintendo execs? Please, think of the Zelda fans. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - harrylovesron, 2006-09-08 06:54 pm UTC

	mochibuni 2006-09-08 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	I'm going to take "alologizes" as a clever pun. (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - (Anonymous), 2006-09-08 07:17 pm UTC

	vergilsparda 2006-09-08 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	Whatev'. Yesterday was the launch of DMC4's official website and NOTHING could beat the excitement of that. ... nothing in the realm of current internet gaming news, that is. OMFG DANTE! NERO!!! WHEEEEEE!!! (Reply to this)(Thread)

(no subject) - farohji, 2006-09-08 07:39 pm UTC

	ol_whatsername 2006-09-08 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	[sarcasm]Wank at Joystiq? You must be kidding, those gamers are all so nice and friendly to each other.[/sarcasm] I've spent a lot of time there in the last two weeks watching the wars between the Sony fanboys and the Microsoft fanboys but this is just about the craziest wank I've seen on Joystiq yet. (Reply to this)

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