Post by: Nile Boogie on February 14, 2006, 10:06:10 PM
I didn't even know you could do half of the stuff they were talking about with the DS.
Friends codes FTW!!
Post by: WuTangTurtle on February 14, 2006, 10:21:06 PM
However i just think the editor just wanted to make some negative image of the Nintendo DS. I dunno maybe i just don't see a real possibility that something like that could happen.....
Post by: wandering on February 14, 2006, 10:22:38 PM
I think Nintendo's been extremely careful with their online services. More than any other comapny, in fact.
I think the one thing that might be worth complaining about is that it's so easy to get online. And, in the case of say, animal crossing, you don't even need to go online to encounter some viral nastiness.
Before long, I predict there will be very strict barriers between online and offline content. As in, stricter warnings in-game, and parental lock-out features that can prevent accessing the internet without permission, and no more messages in bottles from strangers, etc.
Post by: 31 Flavas on February 14, 2006, 10:31:49 PM
QuoteYeah, uh-huh... you have to be no less then 20 feet from someone to chat in Pictochat and as we all know, Pictochat is not internet capable. So this reporter is just scaremongering. "Jud" is an idiot otherwise, just look for the kid with the DS.
The stranger asks Emily: "Hey what's up? Are you still here? My name's Jud. What's your name?" "But it was scary to me as a parent that someone I don't know is talking to my child over what I consider a toy." And Jud is persistent. When Emily won't tell him where she lives.
Post by: Artimus on February 14, 2006, 10:40:05 PM
Post by: IceCold on February 14, 2006, 10:43:29 PM
QuoteThat gave me a good laugh
Originally posted by: 31 FlavasQuote
The stranger asks Emily: "Hey what's up? Are you still here? My name's Jud. What's your name?" "But it was scary to me as a parent that someone I don't know is talking to my child over what I consider a toy." And Jud is persistent. When Emily won't tell him where she lives.
Post by: 31 Flavas on February 15, 2006, 12:52:15 AM
QuoteThe whole issue though is just as laughable. I mean you're a pretty incompetant criminal if you're trying to use Picto Chat to abduct/molest children....
Originally posted by: IceCold
That gave me a good laugh
Post by: KnowsNothing on February 15, 2006, 01:11:33 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on February 15, 2006, 01:51:02 AM
Post by: 31 Flavas on February 15, 2006, 02:14:01 AM
Post by: Nile Boogie on February 15, 2006, 02:55:47 AM
Online Color Picto Chat =Sex!
Post by: Mario on February 15, 2006, 03:37:25 AM
It's obvious there are a LOT of stupid parents who don't know anything about the DS and will just see the headline and take DS, and anything associated with it (every Nintendo product) off the childs wishlist for the rest of his life, just because they think they're being a "good parent". There needs to be a mandatory gaming education system out there so people have the facts!
Nice knowing you Nintendo, but until you fix the ignorance in the world, feed the starving kids and make world peace, there's just no room for you here.
Post by: Mario on February 15, 2006, 03:49:03 AM
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=stationinfo&id=3293957
Here's my complaint
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http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=special_coverage&id=3905371
I saw this news story about the Nintendo DS, and it disgusted me. This is one of the most misinformed pieces i've ever seen, the situations you mentioned are not even possible. There is no way to communicate online through the DS, unless you and the other person in question, have exchanged codes.
For a man to make contact with a random child, he would have to go up to them, and ask for their online code. Then he would have to get the child to add HIS code. Even then, both players will end up playing a videogame, only two videogames are online enabled so far, one doesn't allow you to communicate at all while the other is very limited, and you can only chat online with FRIENDS. More children would be harmed from EATING their DS's than by the claims in this ridiculous news story.
I do hope this is just misinformation on your part, and that you weren't lying intentionally just to get a flashy story. That may make your wallets slightly fatter, but it makes the world a dumber place, which isn't good for anyone.
Something like that is good, just don't copy / paste it
. Actually now that I think about it it should have been much shorter.
Post by: UncleBob on February 15, 2006, 04:09:49 AM
Post by: Mario on February 15, 2006, 04:13:45 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on February 15, 2006, 04:44:19 AM
My new custom decal is "WHR DO U LIVE?"!
Post by: Cap on February 15, 2006, 06:54:30 AM
I sent my complaint in.
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on February 15, 2006, 08:41:44 AM
Post by: IceCold on February 15, 2006, 04:35:41 PM
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The Pictochatter is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE!
Post by: animecyberrat on February 17, 2006, 08:34:09 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on February 17, 2006, 09:47:29 AM
Post by: archioverload on February 17, 2006, 11:40:26 AM
Post by: 31 Flavas on February 17, 2006, 12:47:42 PM
Post by: Bloodworth on February 17, 2006, 04:11:48 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on February 17, 2006, 04:20:03 PM
Post by: wandering on February 17, 2006, 07:49:46 PM
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Articles like this make me afraid of the news. I mean if they screw up the facts on things I know, what happens with the stories that I know nothing about.
Is anything in the story actually factually wrong? My impression was that it was just extremely misleading. Like a Michael Moore film.
...Well, the "internet safety expert" didn't know what she was talking about. But they did sort-of give Nintendo's correction.
Post by: King of Twitch on February 17, 2006, 08:09:14 PM
Post by: norebonomis on February 18, 2006, 03:08:41 PM
Post by: Avinash_Tyagi on February 18, 2006, 06:01:41 PM
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anything in the story actually factually wrong? My impression was that it was just extremely misleading. Like a President Bush speech.
Had to correct it for you
Post by: Bill Aurion on February 18, 2006, 06:06:18 PM
Post by: Artimus on February 18, 2006, 06:16:12 PM
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Originally posted by: Bill Aurion
Sup, keep politics out...Thanks!
The Michael Moore thing COULD be political. If you think like that. Clearly. Perhaps. Bill Clinton is cool!
: politics :
Post by: wandering on February 18, 2006, 10:35:09 PM
[Ian Sane]The news article made the impression that Nintendo was offering an online service that they really weren't? Wow, sounds just like what Nintendo was doing in the GameCube era![/Ian Sane]
Post by: trip1eX on February 19, 2006, 11:32:10 AM
Post by: Renny on February 19, 2006, 06:40:52 PM
Post by: Khushrenada on February 19, 2006, 07:44:39 PM
When I read about this story, one could see there was wrong information but it left me wondering other questions. For instance, what name could be so offensive that they couldn't show it, yet also be only 10 characters long? Maybe others could think of something but my brain can't seem to go that low. Alos, how could the girl who owns the DS be so braindead that she doesn't know that Pictochat is not online. Even she should have known this. Then again, it seems she only has a DS to draw pictures in Pictochat. Hey, if she gets bored with that, there's always Ping Pals. Or a really great invention, paper and a pen. Alright, maybe I'm being harsh on her but I just get the feeling that it was done for attention.
Finally, I wanted to comment on scary news. It's done all the time, like on Dateline or 20/20. Generally, though, you can tell when the report is just trying to make a big issue out of something that isn't even a problem and just force the issue. For instance, I remember watching one investigation on one of those shows about the shipping of meat. They were makeing a deal about how a person get food poisoning from meat that isn't kept cool and thaws or just sits around for awhile. The news angle's big issue was: what about the meat you buy at a store or deli.
They followed this truck that was loaded up in the morning with a huge order of frozen meat. Some in boxes and all encrusted in ice. They made a big deal of how the truck had no air conditioning and the meat wasn't loaded into a freezer. Then they talked about what a hot day it was while the truck was delivering the meat. At the end of the truck's delivery run, as they're unloading meat, the reporter comes up to the workers ands asking them why isn't your truck keeping the meat cool? One of the delivery men tells the reporter to check the meat in the truck. The reporter does and admits that the meat was still frozen. But I guess since the reporter had already put this much time into the story, the report kept going. The reason I bring this up is because it was just one of the few times I remember laughing through an investigative report because it was so dumb.
The language used to hype up the story and the way they tried to vilify the workers. It was so stupid. I'm sure people who are doing their jobs and have done nothing wrong are happy to have a camera stuck in their face and some jack-ass asking them all these questions and accusing them of not doing their job properly. I know I'd really want to talk to the reporter. It was also one of the few stories I remember watching and my whole family and I would bring up points that countered all the arguements the report brought forward. Not to mention that they never proved there was any direct link between people buying meat in a store and getting food poisoning afterwards.
Bottom line America: Nintendo should sue Station 6, the meat story was about showing a problem where there was no problem, there should be an investigative report on investigative reporting, and Cartoon Network should bring back Cowboy Bepop with it's soothing jazz music.
Actually, that last part is more Pierre Bernard's bottom line.
Post by: wandering on February 19, 2006, 09:06:51 PM
I was being interviewed for a local paper once, and one of the questions was "what are some of your favorite authors?" and I started listing off names: J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas Adams, on and on, until I hit Steinback. "Oh! Steinback! Do you like any other american authors?" To which I replied, I couldn't think of any. "Oh. Okay then. What's your favorite Steinback novel? Grapes of Wrath?" To which I responded, "Of Mice of and Men", not wanting to tell her that was the only Steinback novel I had actually read at the time. "Oh. That one's good too."
The quote that appeared in the paper was, roughly: 'Brad is a fan of Of Mice and Men, and other novels by John Steinback.' I'm glad she was more interested in making it look like I liked american authors more than european ones, rather than, say, slandering me.
In conclusion: watch the News Hour with Jim Leher every night on PBS.
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there should be an investigative report on investigative reporting
That's what the Daily Show is for.
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and Cartoon Network should bring back Cowboy Bepop with it's soothing jazz music.
Check it 1:30 am every saturday night.
Post by: Galford on March 02, 2006, 05:58:44 PM
PS - Khus are you a G-Wing fan?
Post by: Dirk Temporo on March 02, 2006, 06:46:53 PM
BECAUSE CLEARLY THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE INTERNET.
Post by: ib2kool4u912 on March 03, 2006, 02:07:01 PM
Post by: Khushrenada on March 03, 2006, 02:43:53 PM
Post by: animecyberrat on March 06, 2006, 07:17:57 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on March 06, 2006, 07:41:11 AM
It was only done from one network that I heard of and I doubt it'll have any lasting impression on overall DS sales.
