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Nintendo Hires Walking Gamers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the he's-got-style-he's-got-flash dept.

Plug1 writes "CNN.com has an interesting article about nintendo hiring people to offer free samples of their games. Stephen Pellitier "will wear a 15-inch flat-screen TV on his chest and a pack of batteries on his back. With a game console and joysticks dangling from his waist, he will spend his weekends inviting passers-by to play games."" imagine the possible pickup lines involving joysticks, buttons, and playing with them! The potential for being beaten on the streets is just amazing!

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  1. Drug dealers do this !!! by Kasmiur · · Score: 5, Funny

    They get kids to sell to other kids. Now apperently Nintendo are taking this route. Whats next offering the first game free?

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  2. Did I just read that? by jcsehak · · Score: 5, Funny

    The potential for being beaten on the streets is just amazing!

    must... get... mind... out... of... gutter...

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  3. Pick-Up Lines by akiy · · Score: 5, Funny

    5. I'll make all your Final Fantasies come true.
    4. You sure set off my Chrono Trigger.
    3. Want to see what I can draw in Mario Paint?
    2. I'll be Link, and you can be my Zelda. ... and ...

    1. Want to play with my Mario?

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  4. Re:obligatory comment by stoolpigeon · · Score: 5, Funny

    booth-babes has been sitting all bored after E3

    Yeah- hot women have absolutely nothing to do unless there's some kind of geek convention going on.

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  5. Re:Beaten up? by morgajel · · Score: 5, Funny

    you may be tough, but you still look like a frickin teletubbie.

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  6. Re:Nice target by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Funny

    How long until someone beats up the kid, takes the game, throws it through the window of the store, sets the store and a marching band on fire, carjacks a car, runs drugs for a mob kingpin, researches the Republic to get Conscription, raises an army and invades Nebraska and the Temple of Nod? I'd say 15 min.

  7. Re:there goes the 'kiddy system' argument by Yorrike · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is the exact reason why I would have called members of the team "Walking Adverts for Nintendo Games", as opposed to "Nintendo Human Interactive Units", for you see, my naming idea acronyms nicely ; )

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  8. Duck Hunt? by nullard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I know it's for the original NES, but just immagine playing Duck Hunt like this. Passersby might freak out.

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