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Xbox One: Product of the Year
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TheBioLover
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Holy crap at that Penello quote, lmao.
Me neither, my consoles have always been in my bedroom. Don't know what Albert is talking about.
I don't even have a basement T.T
Super Stardust
Member
lol, I don't think he meant to offend anyone but man some of the things he says are so stupid and easily avoidable
Kagey K
Banned
At least in the basement many people could enjoy it. The bedroom sounds much creepier....
Shin-Ra
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Reminds me of this thread:
Microsoft on hardcore gamers: "Sweaty 30 Year Olds In Metallica T-shirts"
edit: well that explains it.
Microsoft on hardcore gamers: "Sweaty 30 Year Olds In Metallica T-shirts"
edit: well that explains it.
Quadraphonic
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The company is British, but this was for the American-branch.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Yeah... looks like this award is first in a one-horse-race.
Huh, apparently Aldi Australia won some awards from this Product of the Year thing. For some brand of corn chips I've never heard of before and $5 commercial sliced ham from some brand I've also never head of before.
For those that don't know, Aldi is kind of a discount supermarket. I actually shop there occasionally and I'll be honest that I have seen either of these things at my local store.
For those that don't know, Aldi is kind of a discount supermarket. I actually shop there occasionally and I'll be honest that I have seen either of these things at my local store.
I thought it was strange quote, so this ad agency type thing covers usa as well, have people in america heard of them before?.
Quadraphonic
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As an American, I've never heard about them and I've never seen this logo.
Seeing the brands used, like SK Energy Shots and Sodastream, I have an idea these are from companies desperate for press, and always looking for any way to get their name out there.
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
What, no awards for The Last of Us?
That's the other thing that suggested it might not be a UK thing, Parade Magazine is a mucky book on the island.
Mermandala
Member
Mint-X Rodent Repellent Trash Bag is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma...
but perhaps there is a basement key. That key is Advertising consumer interest.
but perhaps there is a basement key. That key is Advertising consumer interest.
I find it suspicious as well, if only because some products from Aldi (discount supermarket that sells...uh...knock-off/rebranded products of legit products) got on the list. No one in Australia would have heard of these brands before and if this brand did actually legitimately win, I wonder who the hell they asked.
bigboss370
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Urgh stuff like this. Its just clear MS don't want to appeal to gamers anymore, they want to move past them. They should probably just stop pretending to be a games console, its just hypocritical and disgusting to say stuff like this and then expect gamers to buy it.
Its just clear MS doesn't respect its primary audience, as much as they like to pretend that isnt their primary audience and its actually cool, sporty, social people all hanging around in a living room laughing and smile as they talk to their X1.
Its just clear MS doesn't respect its primary audience, as much as they like to pretend that isnt their primary audience and its actually cool, sporty, social people all hanging around in a living room laughing and smile as they talk to their X1.
Kagey K
Banned
And likely prefers the basement so he has some space. If he lived upstairs he would have to share the tv with his parents and they are watching CSI during game time.
ShogunDarius
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Where did Penello actually say that?
He didn't. The President of Nintendo said it when FF VII was announced as a PSX exclusive.
ShogunDarius
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ahh, fair enough, thats still a stupid thing to say though
Necromanti
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According to people citing his very own LinkedIn profile in that same thread, he is (or was) also the "Director of Marketing" and "Sr. Director of Product Planning, Compete, and User Research". Some say it's not up to date, but he's obviously not completely divorced from PR in some capacity. (His Twitter profile also states that he's a marketer.)
Kagey K
Banned
I'm not going to take a leap here, but I assume you,love KZ:SF, but never have the time to play it.....
Necromanti
Member
I'd probably need a PS4 to play Killzone. But why would I buy a game in a series I have (little to) no interest in? I don't know what that has to do with anything.
reptilescorpio
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What?
Are you accusing Necromanti of something? Of working for Sony or something?
What?
Kagey K
Banned
Pretty sure you can play KZ on a system not named PS4 and pretty sure you know why, so I will stop here....
Kagey K
Banned
Not at all.... Just thinking out loud. Why would I ever accuse someone of being a developer or an employee? ThAt is a big jump to take....weird and random accusations, but whatever,
Necromanti
Member
You specifically said "KZ:SF", which Google is telling me is a PS4 title. If you are going to accuse me of something, you'd probably be better off being forthright and provide evidence. Your spin-job is as bad as Microsoft's at this point.
Maybe English is not your first language, but I don't even understand what you mean with your first post. (I love KZ:SF but have no time to play it. What?)
Chocolate & Vanilla
Fuck Strawberry
Bit off topic but TNS ( the people that actually conducted the survey) operate a cold calling telephone survey. Really fucking annoying because no matter how many times you tell them to fuck off they still keep calling. I don't even know how they got our number in the first place. We are not in the phone book. Cunts
Mermandala
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Kagey - focus on the mission - selling PvZ:GW and Titanfall...
(wait can people see this? oops!)
(wait can people see this? oops!)
Quadraphonic
Member
Their company name is Product of the Year AND they award the Product of the Year. What kind of gonzo operation is this?
I was digging through the site for a while. They don't fucking even list the nominees.
For all we know it could have been this:
Home Entertainment Product of the Year:
The Xbox One All-in-One Entertainment System
The Ouya
A broken Speak-n-spell
A semen-covered Etch-a-sketch
Seriously. It's IMPOSSIBLE to do a search for "product of the year nominees" since EVERYONE names their award "product of the year".
I was digging through the site for a while. They don't fucking even list the nominees.
For all we know it could have been this:
Home Entertainment Product of the Year:
The Xbox One All-in-One Entertainment System
The Ouya
A broken Speak-n-spell
A semen-covered Etch-a-sketch
Seriously. It's IMPOSSIBLE to do a search for "product of the year nominees" since EVERYONE names their award "product of the year".
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