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The 3DS Comes to Giant Bomb

Nintendo stops by the office to deliver our very own 3DS!

Mar. 15 2011

Posted by: Vinny

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Nintendo 3DS

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I want to go drinking in GiantBombs bar...

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lololol genously weird

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Brad's adorable peeping out from behind his monitor was the highlight of this video

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I'm laughing at all the idiots who were offended by this video :)

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So much awkward laughing....

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No, no no no no-no-no... Noooo!

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Did they really need that flock of women to bring in a goddamn 3DS for Jeff?
 
Pfft.

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I really like the face at 5:04
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Edited By Tally_Pants

is Jeff always delivered his Nintendo goods by a flock of pretty Asian woman? Although I'm pretty sure that my 3DS will be handed to me by a pretty cool looking "rocker" chick at my local mall, complete with black hair and black hoops and (if my wondering mind is correct...which it usually never is...) a couple sweet tattoos around her unmentionables!
but serious...i was actually more excited to see the 3DS up close than i was for the asian bimbo's...so pumped to pick up my 3DS now!! (only 11 more days)

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That is one sexy machine.

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Edited By JackBauerCTU225

So the 3DSladies went to other sites and have done the same thing bring them to the location. I saw it on IGN and I think Gametrailers. This is another reason that proves GB and Whiskey Media is by far the best sites on the internet. In fact I hardly ever go to those said above sites. None of the others even offered them drinks at the bar..probably they don't have a decked out bar in there office

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a-hem, now let me read wiiware and dsi-ware releases to you all ladies.

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Bow chika bow wow

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Edited By TromboneTony

Guys, chill the fuck out about the "super awkward" shit. It's not offensive or weird at all. 

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Conductor Gerstmann must be on Nintendo's VIP list now.

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Nice.

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@JStaunton said:
" Did they really need that flock of women to bring in a goddamn 3DS for Jeff?  "
Yes.
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OK girls, back in the fucking truck, we got four more review sites to hit..*weep*

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This video is awesome, Im now renewing my yearly membership.

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Edited By fozzyozzy

To me, the message Nintendo was trying to tell here was "hey, you saw our system at the trade booth, now we brought the booth to you, (Jeff Gerstmann of Giantbomb.com)!" 
 
Besides, videogames have a longer history of failed PR stunts than most industries.  Let this one slide, people.   At least Nintendo didn't show up in San Fransisco to stage a Greek orgy or fake a dumb ass balloon attack.

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So wait a minute... hold on... you're telling me that buying a 3DS will make hot girls show up at my house and drink with me?

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when I saw the thumbnail I thought this'd be hillarious-- but then I realised having a huge line-up of girls in white suits courtesy-laughing at you isn't really that great :/
 
 
oh my god that was so weird!

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Why not make the analog pad also black? Ugh.

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Edited By Jonnyflash80
No offense intended to Japanese people, but this seems like a very Japanese thing to do. Culturally we are so different that it may not have seemed awkward in Japan's culture but in Western culture it's just so uncomfortably awkward. Props to the ladies involved. I hope they got payed well.
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@StriderNo9 said:
" Why not make the analog pad also black? Ugh. "
That would look ugly though. It was originally going to be the same color as the rest of the handheld, but apparently they chose not to for some dumb reason.
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errrrrrrmmmmm nintendo runs a pinp studio now?????? hahaha whats the fuck is with all the hot (kinda) chicks?? 
 
Oh i see now!! lol

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Fucking Nintendo, how does it work?  Who was the 'handler'?  He was like the scuzzy guy that shows up to the bachelor party with the stripper.  'Remember fellas, this is a LADY and you will treat her like one!"

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Why are these women doing this lawl
Btw GB your 3DS vid was much better than the (very stupid) IGN Vid.

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That is so goddamn scary. And awkward.

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ya dun good, Jeff. 

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Huh... I'm still on the fence about this thing. Until some games that I want to play come out for this thing I think I'm going to pass. 

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Oh wow, that is fucking ridiculous not to mention pretty sexist. I wonder what the Whiskey girls in the office thought about the whole palaver.

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@Droop:
I agree.  It seems like a throwback to the mid-90s.  And not one of the good aspects.
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Chill out, it was just a bit of fun. It wasn't very PC, but I had to laugh at the look on Drew's face.

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You guys have an Arduino 3D printer?!!?!?!!

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@Jonnyflash80 said:
" No offense intended to Japanese people, but this seems like a very Japanese thing to do. Culturally we are so different that it may not have seemed awkward in Japan's culture but in Western culture it's just so uncomfortably awkward. Props to the ladies involved. I hope they got payed well. "
I agree, seems an odd decision for Nintendo of America to do. I guess because the company as a while did it at E3 they were committed to it regardless.
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I want one!

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Yeah hold the lady if I get a 3DS Nintendo... I know I will eventually.. but you can keep your weird -laughing cause it's obligated- ladies. XP in any case good vid, nice to know my DSXL charger will work fine with it.

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@DirtyData said:
" You guys have an Arduino 3D printer?!!?!?!! "
There are a lot of videos on Tested of the Makerbot.
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lol sweet. When a bunch of hot girls show up at your work, it has been a good day!

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I've never seen Jeff smiling so much. 

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Bit of advice, Japan: This is not something you should do in America.
That said, I'm sure glad they did. This video was a surreal fever dream of awkwardness and Japanese crazy.

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This is really weird, it looks like Jeff is some sort of bachelor and has gone to a brothel and the head brothel lady has brought out all of the girls for him to choose from.

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I can't decide if those women have the easiest or hardest job in the world.
 
Being a walking display stand all day seems the most soul-crushingly unfulfilling job you could have.

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THREE DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Jeff's a pimp!

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Love the look on Jeff's face when it tells him not to use his real name.
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@danimal_furry said:
" @jmic75 said:

"Awkward and demeaning to all involved, welcome to the year 2011 Nintendo lol. "

Seems it was only demeaning to the staff. The women chose to be models. That is their choice. "
Say little Sally what do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a very low paid model who works for Nintendo, who stands around with a handheld console strapped to me while pretending to be interested in it and the people looking at it.  
 
While they chose to take the job I'm sure had better jobs been available to them they would have taken them instead. It's kind of callous to say that since they took a job they can't feel demeaned by it and deserve anything that comes along with it. Also along your line of reasoning the GiantBomb staff had it coming too because they chose jobs in the games industry that has PR stunts  like this so they deserve to be put into an awkward situation like this.  
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Very awkward, very awkward indeed.