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Title: Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: RABicle on February 11, 2004, 11:14:20 PM

Ok seriously that has got to be the ugliest of all the GBA designs I've seen. Rip Curl are dogshit.
Seriously what demographic are they trying to appeal to with a rip curl GBA? If your old and want to buy a GBA, you probably dont give a stuff about surf brands and image, I mean why would you buying what is essentially thought of a kids toy? So obviously the only people that would buy it are tryhard 11 year olds, who want to look cool with Rip Curl and also play the Tony Hawk games they will most certainly want to play. Stupid desicions like this only lead to the N-Gage, so i say Nintendo get rid of this Rip Curl nonsense right now.

Title: RE:Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: Evilmanman on February 12, 2004, 12:43:31 AM

I'd buy a mambo gameboy if it had  funny picture on it. Imagine if Nintendo let mambo use their characters for their tee-shirts. Nintendo's kiddy image would fade away into the setting sun never to be seen again. Of course the kiddy image isn't a bad thing for nintendo. They have the parent's trust. And parents have the money not the little anklebiters.

Title: RE: Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: oohhboy on February 12, 2004, 05:23:33 AM

I am not sure about that these days, I mean sure the parent earn the money, but most of them just give it to thier kid without any kind of advice or rules.

What would be great, but some thing I personally wouldn't buy into would be a customisation service where you send in you GBAsp with a design wit it s they can professionally prin it on to the case for you.

People like chice right? Who said the choice needed to be some companies logo?

Title: RE: Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: Termin8Anakin on February 12, 2004, 02:00:03 PM

Rabicle:

WE are the ones that filled out that survey that Nintendo Australia sent an email to us about, remember?
Remember the question 'What are you top 5 surf brands?'

Well welcome to the answer to that question
SO in effect, WE are the ones that brought the Rip Curl GBA SP to the stores

Title: RE: Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on February 12, 2004, 10:45:43 PM

Not me!

I didn't put Rip Curl on my Top 5 list....

Shame on you all!

Title: RE:Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on February 13, 2004, 01:47:38 AM

Here's their questions, and here were my answers:

1) Top 5 dream prizes?
- A Team Rocket Limited Edition Game Boy Advance SP Featuring Meowth in Two Tone Red and Black
- A Widescreen Television with Component Input
- An Insanely Big Plush Mr. Resetti
- A DK Barrel Stuffed With Donkey Kong Country Character Plush Toys (Including minor ones like Swanky Kong)
- A Top Loading NES With A Copy Of Anticipation and Two Controllers

2) Top 5 surf brands?
Surf Brands?  Well, I searched on Google, and this is what I got...
- Billabong
- Quiksilver
- Rip Curl
- No Fear
- Mad Dog

3) Top 5 favourite events (can be large or small)?
- E3
- Tokyo Game Show
- Christmas
- Big Day Out
- Birthday

4) Top 5 games you've ever played?
- ToeJam & Earl
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Day of the Tentacle

5) Top 5 games you're looking forward to?
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Psychonauts
- Sabrewulf
- Banjo-Threeie
- Animal Crossing 2

Title: RE: Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: RABicle on February 13, 2004, 05:56:39 PM

Im pretty sure I wrote a mini paragraph abuot being shallow and life not being a fashion parade in responce to the surf brands question.

Title: RE: Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: Termin8Anakin on February 14, 2004, 01:11:12 PM

well, we did what we had to do to get that elusive 'who are you' wallpaper, so there you go

Title: RE:Rip Curl Gameboy, who gives a damn?
Post by: Berto2K on February 14, 2004, 08:01:59 PM

hehe, even i answered the questionare for the wallpaper