Topic: Lindy Unboxes the Nintendo DSi

[Tybo68]

Just got my DSi today. I like the way the buttons feel and how the control pad clicks but I'm still getting used to the power button move and the shoulder buttons that stick out a little bit. I think the pictures it can take look pretty good.

[NWR_Lindy]

Yup, the cheering box was just for DSi's sent to the press.

We've been getting free stuff forever.  I would say probably since 2000.

[Stratos]

Yup, the cheering box was just for DSi's sent to the press.

We've been getting free stuff forever.  I would say probably since 2000.

Wasn't that because somebody got a hold of a great contact list from back in the day? I forgot already but I remember it was mentioned on the anniversary 'cast.

[NWR_Lindy]

Billy probably met somebody on a plane when he was drunk or something.

[PimpMyNintendo]

Very nice video.  BTW, your room is sooo clean.

Congrats on getting the DSi.

[NWR_Lindy]

What you don't see is the literally waist-high pile of crap that's just off-camera.  I had to make the room presentable for the video.

[Stratos]

What you don't see is the literally waist-high pile of crap that's just off-camera.  I had to make the room presentable for the video.

I had two friends who kept their dorm room floor covered with close to a foot of crap. The only clear area was by the door and random patches they jumped to to get around unless they felt like wading through it. Yet if they knew a girl was visiting they could get it tidy in three minutes flat.
Crazy.

[Stogi]

Got to love that motivation.

[Stratos]

Got to love that motivation.

Some of the best motivation there is 

[GoldenPhoenix]

Lindy Luthor is the best NWR video recorded unboxer EVER.

[KDR_11k]

I liked having the start and select buttons easily reachable as secondary inputs if needed on the fat DS... Was pretty useful when I played the GBA version of Duke Nukem on it since that way I could quickly hit select to change the weapons.

[NWR_Lindy]

Lindy Luthor is the best NWR video recorded unboxer EVER.

I had to one-up Pale.  Granted, I had more to work with.

[NWR_pap64]

Oh, I definitely have to plan an unboxing video.

[Mop it up]

Oh, I definitely have to plan an unboxing video.

What will your trademark look be? Pale has the hat, Lindy is bald... what's your gimmick?

[GoldenPhoenix]

Oh, I definitely have to plan an unboxing video.

What will your trademark look be? Pale has the hat, Lindy is bald... what's your gimmick?

Crazy Puertorican.

[Stratos]

Lindy Luthor is the best NWR video recorded unboxer EVER.

I had to one-up Pale.  Granted, I had more to work with.

One problem, you did not have BucketHat. If you had BucketHat then your vid would have been sweet perfection incarnate. Until then Pale is one jump ahead...

[NWR_Lindy]

Oh, I definitely have to plan an unboxing video.

What will your trademark look be? Pale has the hat, Lindy is bald... what's your gimmick?
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I never thought of my baldness as a gimmick, but I'll roll with it.  I consider my baldness the physical equivalent of the Wii Remote...it draws you in because of the novelty, but then the fun you have with the game keeps you playing.

LOL

[Mop it up]

A gimmick is not necessarily a bad thing. By definition, it does not have a negative connotation, but many people tend to associate it as being a "cheap gimmick", or rather a ploy to attract people to a bad product. A gimmick can also be some characteristic or quality which makes an object or a person easily recognized and/or remembered. Pale's bucket hat, your baldness, the Wii Remote... these are all gimmicks, but that is in no way a bad thing.

[TJ Spyke]

Exactly, "In marketing language, a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something "stand out" from its contemporaries.". It usually has a negative association, but a gimmick is just something that helps a product stand out.