Topic: Nintendo really does care about my opinions!

[UncleBob]

> From: Uncle Bob <theunclebob@hotmail.com>
> Posted At: 17:26:02.000 11/19/2007
> Posted To: Nintendo <nintendo@noa.nintendo.com>
> Subject: Link's Crossbow Training, Wii Sports, etc...
>
> Dear Nintendo...
> Today, I purchased the Wii Zapper bundle with Link's Crossbow Training. While the $20 price tag was nice, I have to say, I'm ticked that, once again, as with Wii Sports, the game was shipped in a crappy cardboard sleeve. Fine, I know I can order my own cases and print my own cover insert (all at an additional cost), but the issue is the fact that optical media isn't really designed to be shipped in such a fashion - so here I've just purchased a brand new game and the surface area of the disc already has minor scratches on it (cosmetic only, the game plays fine).  To make matters worse, while checking out the package to see if a regular retail case would fit inside, while allowing the box to retain the same dimensions, I notice that the cardboard insert is actually designed to hold a regular game case!

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/TheUncleBob/zinbox.jpg

> Come on! This sucks! And, to top it off, while I may care enough (too much?) about my game to order me another case to store it in, most people won't - they'll simply use the cardboard sleeve, allowing it to get scratched more and more... I work retail and have people come in every so often looking for a new Wii Sports disc because the old one is scratched (and they don't know how it got that way... gee, let me guess!)

> So, what I'm asking - nay, begging for y'all to do is stop giving us these crappy cardboard sleeves. If WiiFit comes shipped in one of these... I'll.. well... Buy it anyway, buy a replacement case and print another cover off... But I won't be happy about it!

> Thanks for reading... -Richard

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Thank you, appropriate department, for further reviewing my e-mail!  I'm happy to announce, thanks to my one-man e-mail campaign and boycott (the kind of boycott where you still buy stuff) that Nintendo has seen the light of using evil cardboard sleeves for shipping games and has shipped Mario Kart for the Nintendo Wii in a regular, plastic game case.

Only in America, I tell you.  I'm so proud.  Of me.

[ShyGuy]

I finally found a white DVD case for my Wii Sports.

Then I got Link's crossbow training.

DANG IT NINTENDO.

[that Baby guy]

Oh, maybe you can get them to consider not sending Mother 3 over here another time, too.

You're on your way to internet celebrity status if you do this, Richard.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I wasn't dumb enough to buy Rink's Crossbutt Training.

[EasyCure]

Who the hell is Richard?

[UncleBob]

DANG IT NINTENDO.

You can always buy official Wii Game cases from Nintendo's webstore here.

Single cases are $1.50 each.  Shipping on a single case is killer at $2.00, so I highly recommend picking up other items to spread out the cost of shipping.  My last order was for about $50 worth of stuff I needed.

Who the hell is Richard?

Why are you acting so weird?

[Nick DiMola]

You can do what I do to get the cases, go to Gamestop and ask them to sell you one. They will just give it to you because they have like a bajillion of them to make stupid preview boxes. Since the first time I did it for WiiSports, EVERYONE I've told to do it has had absolutely no trouble securing a box for free.

[UncleBob]

But why get stuff for free when you can give Nintendo money for it?

Silly Mr. Jack.

[EasyCure]

DANG IT NINTENDO.

You can always buy official Wii Game cases from Nintendo's webstore here.

Single cases are $1.50 each.  Shipping on a single case is killer at $2.00, so I highly recommend picking up other items to spread out the cost of shipping.  My last order was for about $50 worth of stuff I needed.

Who the hell is Richard?

Why are you acting so weird?

needed??? LIES

how can you tell if i'm acting differently on the internet? i was just asking, albiet jokingly, because i never knew your name was Richard

[ShyGuy]

I got Link's Crossbow training as a gift.

I think the bigger question is how does UncleBob afford to buy a house and support a $2000 a month accessory habit?

[nickmitch]

Selling crack behind his Wal*Mart, that's how.

[UncleBob]

needed??? LIES

I'm not lying.  I need stuff.  Really.

how can you tell if i'm acting differently on the internet? i was just asking, albiet jokingly, because i never knew your name was Richard

Sorry, you missed out on this gem of a thread.

[/quote]

I think the bigger question is how does UncleBob afford to buy a house and support a $2000 a month accessory habit?

The house is made out of accessories.  That's the twist.

[animecyberrat]

Sorry, you missed out on  this gem of a thread.

God what the hell was going on in there.

[Crimm]

They don't care.

[animecyberrat]

No I think when they get emails from UB they have his IP tagged as "biggest sucker loyal customer out there" and tell him whatever he wants to hear to keep to him duped loyal.

[EasyCure]

needed??? LIES

I'm not lying.  I need stuff.  Really.

how can you tell if i'm acting differently on the internet? i was just asking, albiet jokingly, because i never knew your name was Richard

Sorry, you missed out on this gem of a thread.

I think the bigger question is how does UncleBob afford to buy a house and support a $2000 a month accessory habit?

The house is made out of accessories.  That's the twist.
[/quote]

needed??? LIES

I'm not lying.  I need stuff.  Really.

how can you tell if i'm acting differently on the internet? i was just asking, albiet jokingly, because i never knew your name was Richard

Sorry, you missed out on this gem of a thread.

I think the bigger question is how does UncleBob afford to buy a house and support a $2000 a month accessory habit?

The house is made out of accessories.  That's the twist.
[/quote]

1. You don't NEED any of that, those are selfish WANTS
2. I didn't miss that thread, i avoided it at all cost (made me LOL until those pics started going up..)
3. I can totally see that, the peep-hole on your front door is a Virtual Boy visor isnt it?

[UncleBob]

1.) Yes I do.  It's a documented medical condition.  Dr. Mario is a real Doctor, isn't he?
2.) Well, that's that.
3.) You should see the Glory-Hole

They don't care.

To be fair, I don't live in Europe, so the fact they released Brawl here and you guys have to wait actually helps my case that they care about me.

[EasyCure]

3.) You should see the Glory-Hole

i'd LOVE to

[animecyberrat]

I thought religious discussions were forbidden.

[vudu]

3.) You should see the Glory-Hole

i'd LOVE to

...

Keep in mind which end you have to be on in order to see the Glory-Hole.

[EasyCure]

3.) You should see the Glory-Hole

i'd LOVE to

...

Keep in mind which end you have to be on in order to see the Glory-Hole.

I did. I'd see it in order to know where it goes...

[UncleBob]

Whoo!  WiiFit is in a plastic case!

[EasyCure]

thank you richard, you're honestly the best nintendo fanboy ever for getting nintendo to actually spend money on these plastic cases

[UncleBob]

Bumping this because I can.

Watched an unboxing video of the US Deluxe Wii U system.

Nintendo Land comes in a regular case.

Gamers everywhere should be singing my praises.

[Oblivion]

LOL okay Richard.