Published December 14th, 2007
in Interesting / Other.
It is Friday and I can’t seem to get my thoughts together especially with news like this. Register wrote today that according to the latest findings Wii console actively attracts cockroaches when the device is on. More than I like this “news report”, I like the comments people are leaving. Here are some, enjoy!
Oh come on, that’s like saying parliament attracts idio….. oh
Another reader sees a marketing ploy by competitors:
Methinks it’s a brand-smearing ploy by Sony. Reminds me of a certain line in Anchorman… “I’ve heard their periods attract bears. The bears can smell the menstruation!”. Hmmmm.
Someone else suggests to approach this problem constructively:
Can’t someone just test this? It’s not like the requisite components are difficult to get. Cockroaches, and … oh. Yeah, might take a while to put this test together after all.
I will not claim I know cockroaches well enough to judge what kind of game consoles they prefer, I firmly believe however that Wii is very good at attracting a different roach, the human coach-potato type. ;-)
Published December 16th, 2006
in Shopping Promotion.
If you are one of those die-hard gamers who camped out for hours and still failed to get a gaming console this holiday season — I have good news for you. The rumors that TechCrunch is spreading about Amazon to sell Wii and PS3 at retail price have partially come true. The old holiday promotion from Amazon is back with a new twist.
Go to this Amazon page, select the item you want: PS3 (20GB), PS3 (60GB), or Wii and click “Sign up” button for your chance to buy it on Tuesday, December 19 (you will need to come to the same page to find if you are the winner). Some new rules apply:
Your Amazon.com account must have been created no later than 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on December 11, 2006.
You need an authorized credit card on your account.
If selected, you are eligible to buy only the deal that you signed up for.
The vote ends the end of the day tomorrow so hurry up for your chance (how ridiculously it may sound) to buy a gaming console at retail price.
It may be a good idea to come and check back early. When I took part in the last week’s vote I came to check the page around 1am to find that I lost (as usually) and Amazon offered me a Swiss Army Knife for $2.99 shipped to compensate for the inconvenience (not that I particularly had any complains, but the knife came very handy). By the next day morning all knives were gone. :-(
