Would you be in favor of eliminating the "new release" section of the Bombcast where Ryan reads the back-of-the-box description for upcoming games?

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#51  Edited By mattbosten

No. This is often a very entertaining segment (particularly the WiiWare and DSiWare sections) due to the ridiculousness of some of the 'back of the box' quotes.

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#52  Edited By roborobb

no this section is great

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#53  Edited By face15

It is pretty boring, but I think it's good to highlight the games so I can see if I want any of them.

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#54  Edited By VoshiNova

No need to change the Bombcast formula right now; they have a good progression.

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#55  Edited By lemon360

That section sucks.

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#56  Edited By RedEyesBlueBunny

just whack the banana. whack it right off. and NO this part should not be eliminated

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#57  Edited By FunExplosions

Hell no. It's funny and the music is awesome. Just hearing how baffling some of those descriptions are is pretty damn amusing. I would love if Vinny's idea was realized, and we all got to draw what we thought these games were supposed to be, solely on the description alone.

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#58  Edited By KowalskiManDown

Dude what?! Those Nintendo download releases are some of the best sections of the Bombcast.

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#59  Edited By Ineedaname

No, if only for the one where they had a guest as he was reading them out and he kept saying.
 
 
"But you do this every week?!"
 
"You seriously do this every week?!"
 
Made me giggle, because they totally do.

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#60  Edited By rallier

I like it when they discuss things that they have knowledge about

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#61  Edited By Spoonybard37
@Sir_Ragnarok said:
" No.   Two words: SCRABBLE, MOTHERFUCKER. "
This.
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#62  Edited By blair

FUCK no.

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#63  Edited By Supermarius

i wish there was a way to make it longer, honestly. Maybe they could read the new psp minis too.

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#64  Edited By devotfeige

That's always the section of the bombcast that leaves me laughing the hardest. No way would I want to eliminate hilarious conversations about really shitty back-of-the-box descriptions. Besides, they usually skip the actual reading of the description for the games we actually know/care about, that's not taking up much time at all. And every once in a while something's release date will sneak up on you, so it's nice to have a reminder about anything important that does come out.
 
Otherwise: if a banana appears on screen, simply whack it off!

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#65  Edited By takua108
@Catarrhal said:
" Yeah, it's a waste of time and talent. If anything, they could read a few more e-mails instead. "
While I disagree with you about the quality of the "Releases" section... you can't go wrong with more E-MAILS :D
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#66  Edited By Jeffsekai

I always skip that part because its so boring, so yes.

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#67  Edited By PatheticMan

No fucking way!
 
The WiiWare and DSIware releases are always hilarious.

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#69  Edited By Trilogy

No, there's too many hilarious descriptions to dump it. If you don't like it, skip over it.

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#70  Edited By Kung_Fu_Viking

Emails is not my favourite part of the show. 
So no.

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#71  Edited By felixlighter

Nah, it's potentially the funniest part of the show on any given week.  Keep it in there.

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#72  Edited By septim

No, it's the most consistently funny thing on the Bombcast, and that's high praise indeed.

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#73  Edited By ztiworoh

Nah,  a lot of that bad press release copy gives us some gems.... "Pow Block Anyone?"

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#74  Edited By supercubedude

NEVER

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#75  Edited By demigonis

No, I like that part.
 
And it's funny and interesting to hear about some of the crap games hitting store shelves you otherwise might not hear about.

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#76  Edited By ApertureSilence

I love that segment.

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#77  Edited By luce

Jeff - " It's my favorite part of the show."

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#78  Edited By ryanwho

Hell no. He's cherrypicking ones that clearly were not meant to be read over popular airwaves.

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#79  Edited By Slab64

I won't belabor the points that have already made about New Releases being hilarious, and about there being no such thing as too much Bombcast, but I especially take issue with the idea of needing more emails. Ryan already struggles to pluck even a few worthwhile emails out of the mountain of shit-mail that you idiots send in every week, so having to scrape the bottom of the barrel even more vigorously to read more retarded questions is actually the worst possible idea.

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#80  Edited By SomethingClever

Ack!  I made a bad click there.  I clicked yes when I meant no.   
 
I love the reading of the descriptions but I think it could be fun to make a game out of it.  They had joked about having people submit their concept of the box art for these games based on his descriptions and I almost think it should go a step farther.  He should read the description without saying the title then give the others a moment to guess at the titles.  

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#81  Edited By produceman

the segment isnt as funny as they make it out to be and it doesnt provide any acutal information because they had already talked about all of the big realses in the "what have you been playing" segment and my complaint isn't that the show is to long hell i would love it if they did three or four hour shows but i want meaningful content

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#82  Edited By Phantomvirus
@produceman:  I have to agree with you and I feel like they have that segment solely for comedic purposes. It may not be funny all the time but they do have their laugh out loud moments, so I voted no.
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#83  Edited By captainfish

He only reads descriptions for the wiiware/dsiware games, and it's just stuff from the store pages. There are no boxes or back of the box descriptions. This poll kinda sucks, because he's asking if they should stop talking about wiiware/dsiware games, not all releases. You can't talk about some online game delivery services and then ignore the Nintendo offerings without being clearly biased.

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#84  Edited By FengShuiGod

Yes because it is impossible to skip ahead 60 seconds so you don't have to listen to it and it's not exactly like the the poll is saying almost 85% of people don't think it should be removed......Oh....wait.....

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#85  Edited By BabyChooChoo

Hell no. It's another one of the many things that make GiantBomb unique. Who else in this world could make READING A BOX exciting? No one. No one except GiantBomb.

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#86  Edited By BionicMonster

Can you tell me again, what happens when a banana appears?

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#87  Edited By koolaid39

This question is pure madness. Of course it's a no.
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#88  Edited By HaroldoNVU

Just whack the banana.

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#89  Edited By RaoulDo0k
@HaroldoNVU said:

" Just whack the banana. "

whack off the banana.
 
Also, no. It's hilarious.
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#90  Edited By Cube

No, that idea is retarded. 
 
But I'd like the drink segment back.

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#91  Edited By Kyreo

That's when Ryan and Jeff crack jokes about how poorly written they are. 
 
And we wouldn't have wonderful jokes like "What do you do if a banana appears?  Beat it. "

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#92  Edited By wefwefasdf

I find it to be pretty funny. Keep it. 

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#93  Edited By swamplord666

i enjoy it :) it's fun to see what garbage has been released. it's all in good fun

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#94  Edited By schizogony

No, I love this segment. LOVE!

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#95  Edited By natetodamax

No. I used to dislike that section but I love hearing the descriptions for the Wiiware and DSiware games. They're funny.

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#96  Edited By Turambar

Without that section, we wouldn't have the following, just to name a few.
 
- Dude, I have a wii.
- Totally party
- E-mails!  Wait...
- Wii and DS shop music
 
Saying we're better off without any one of them is a foolish notion.

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#97  Edited By InfiniteGeass

No because then I won't be able to here about mommy, daddy, Billy, and Sarah's adventures.

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#98  Edited By Turambar
@InfiniteGeass:  Don't forget about Auntie and Grandpa.
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#99  Edited By TheDoorman

Is this the thing where they do the Wiiware games and stuff. If it is than no.
 
I don't know if any one rembers from the podcast a couple weeks or more ago. But what happens when a banana appears on your screen?
(podcast joke lol)

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#100  Edited By MormonWarrior

Holy freak, no! That's the funniest part! Especially when they get to the WiiWare/DSiWare garbage. I was in a public library trying to study and listening to the Bombcast, and when it got to that part I had to turn it off because I was having to stifle my laughs too much. I love how they play the music, too.
 
I think the best part is how Jeff reacts to the most absurd and awful sounding games. "DUUUUUUUUUUUUDDDE!!!! YES!" I love it.
 
Funny note:  http://ds.ign.com/objects/001/001503.html
 
Didn't see that coming.