Yes, that’s a Slipknot reference.

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You all may not know this, but the release of the Playstation 3 and the Nintendo Wii a mere week or so ago was punctuated with horrible violence. People were trampled, punched, and shot in the conflicts that arose during the release of the Playstation 3. Youths had their systems stolen from them, and people bought as many as three units, keeping one and selling the others on Ebay for upwards of $2000 (the system has an MSRP of ~$700). Anecdotal accounts of the Wii release seem to be more subdued. However, there were still people camping out in front of their local Best Buys and Toys R’ Us stores to buy the latest Nintendo console.

These people are nimrods. Why? Because unlike movies, concerts, or some sort of other commodity in short or limited supply, video game consoles will still be sold after their release date. If you want to avoid all of this bullshit then you can simply wait a month or two (or even a few weeks!) and buy one then.

Another reason that these people are ignoramuses (especially the ones buying the systems from Ebay) is that these first generation Playstation and Nintendo systems will be plagued with all sorts of problems. Anyone who is even mildly interested in gaming knows that the first batch of systems tends to have defects and materials which are inferior to the later versions of the same system which come out even 3 or 4 months down the line. It hurts my brain to think about all these people wasting their time waiting in lines for their systems. I love gaming as much as the next internet addicted underweight nerd, but even I have my scruples.

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