WTF Nintendo
Aug. 5th, 2017 05:33 pm![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingI was in New York for work this week, so of course I made time to go to the Nintendo store, where I saw this great and terrible thing...
I had known that this existed, and it's even more impressive than I thought it would be, but it raises some questions. Specifically, how did they decide on a price point? And who buys something like this? There's a small sign on the display case that says you need to place a special order from the cash register, and how awkward would that be? I mean, I can just imagine someone going up to the person manning the till and kind of mumbling, Yes, I wish to purchase that two foot tall statue of Ganondorf, let me spell my name out for you. And then, once it's actually delivered, what do you do with it? Do you create a special display, like put it on a pedestal or something? Or do you put it in one of those open wooden cabinets that people use as Buddhist altars? If you're financially comfortable enough to buy this, do you live in a place that's large enough for your Ganondorf statue to have its own room? Or do you hide it in a closet so that no one witnesses your shame?
On a similar note, I'm perplexed by the fact that Nintendo thought it was a reasonable idea to make a Wind Waker Ganondorf playset, which is a real thing that really exists in the world. I wish I were joking about this, but...
I had known that this existed, and it's even more impressive than I thought it would be, but it raises some questions. Specifically, how did they decide on a price point? And who buys something like this? There's a small sign on the display case that says you need to place a special order from the cash register, and how awkward would that be? I mean, I can just imagine someone going up to the person manning the till and kind of mumbling, Yes, I wish to purchase that two foot tall statue of Ganondorf, let me spell my name out for you. And then, once it's actually delivered, what do you do with it? Do you create a special display, like put it on a pedestal or something? Or do you put it in one of those open wooden cabinets that people use as Buddhist altars? If you're financially comfortable enough to buy this, do you live in a place that's large enough for your Ganondorf statue to have its own room? Or do you hide it in a closet so that no one witnesses your shame?
On a similar note, I'm perplexed by the fact that Nintendo thought it was a reasonable idea to make a Wind Waker Ganondorf playset, which is a real thing that really exists in the world. I wish I were joking about this, but...
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Date: 2017-08-05 09:41 pm (UTC)...
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I say as if I didn't genuinely consider buying a $400 light up Amaterasu statue.
Ganondorf playset....sobs.
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Date: 2017-08-19 02:29 pm (UTC)I just googled this, and it actually looks like genuine art. I mean, you know what they say about things like this: TREAT YO SELF.
I'm not saying that anyone would or should; but, if someone wanted to import the Ganondorf statue, there is a listing on the American Amazon. This Tumblr post is most definitely relevant.
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Date: 2017-08-20 06:17 pm (UTC)Gan why ya so fun to make fun of and drool over all at once? I gotta draw more gan the man.