umm...

where can u buy the stuff listed?

This isn't a news story, nor is it a blog. It's a word-for-word reprint of a PR media release, with a one-liner "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas " tacked onto the end.



slow news day at QJ, huh?

When you get a PR / media release / news release, a responsible writer should probably not be too free with the paraphrasing. Yes, you would almost have to go word-for-word. That's just respect for the company's communication efforts, and that's just respect for your readers who should get the news as accurately as possible. What if instead of listing the colors I had just said "a bunch of colors" - what if instead of quoting the company's representative and using their words for the products I had just said whatever came to mind? It's hard to find that balance. Thanks for your comment though. :) It's always good to get feedback (even negative feedback - because it's always valuable to know what readers think). But know this: when we make an effort to make the news original, we get complaints ("can't you just give us the news without giving us your opinions"), but when we make an announcement and try not to be too original, we get complaints like yours ("it's a word-for-word reprint" - which, by the way, it isn't - it's an extended paraphrase). Finally, yeah, there's been some exciting bits of news, but it's a bit slow. Hehe. But we're not CNN - we're a gaming blog, and we can always fall back on interesting (if slightly off-topic) items. Besides, it's not like this PR item we dredged up from our press sources was boring - that is a nice Wii bag and those are cute Nintendog accessories and that really is a decent cooling fan and the PSP home theater system really does look like a nifty gift idea. :)