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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Anime Superstar
Does anyone remember when theOtaku.com's tagline was "Anime Superstar?"
I came up with that line and I convinced Adam to use it as part of our site's title - theOtaku.com: Anime Superstar. I think the site deserved such a title. We haven't had that title in a long time, even though theOtaku.com has grown in many ways. It's interesting to think about how much the site has changed over the years.
The next version of theOtaku.com is going to be really special. I think it is helping to give Adam something to look forward to, especially with the Art of Otaku's delay.
For me, it's a chance to set things right. Our current version looks old and tired...and it's very dark. Honestly, it was really never truly "finished". After it launched it needed more revision and it wasn't quite put together properly in the first place. I think this has always been more a time/necessity issue than anything else.
With the new version I am very much pushing for everything to be implemented properly and to ensure that we have a more thorough design.
There are two major things I can say about this new version. First, no more darkness. The site will use much more white space and more vivid colour. Secondly, it'll be much easier and more pleasant to use. I am really excited to begin working on the new myOtaku elements and things like that - I think it will be very impressive when it's finished.
Once theOtaku.com is finished, it'll be back to OB for its new version. That's a big job and Adam has told me that he'll be investigating the possibility of securing extra (possibly even specialist) support. So that will be great.
Sarah: One other EB staff member tried a similar thing a while ago and I just cut him off - I was really not in the mood for it. This time, though, I was being far too patient.
CosmicSailor: When it comes to PS3, I do think it's just a matter of saying "it's not worth the money for what it is". When either the price comes down or Sony can deliver more compelling reasons to own the console, I'll probably buy it.
Nehsriah: Well, my DVD collection is growing (although it is by no means huge) and I'd rather own DVDs than video cassettes. However, I wasn't one of those people buying DVDs in 1997, you know?
I don't want to be such an early adopter that I start missing out. DVD will keep me going at least another couple of years I'd say.
Solo: Nice to see you, Solo! Hope you are well. ^_^
Yes, I think the UK is very Sony-centric. The UK is a very important market to Sony (Sony recently stated that Europe is their most important market - I think this is at least partially true).
Nintendo has never had a good presence in the UK and I think they are still struggling to gain a strong foothold there. At least DS is doing well in all territories regardless.
And yes, the sale of religion can be quite annoying. That's probably the most annoying "sale" I can think of.
Alex: EB is good for me mostly because it's the nearest gaming store to me. So you know, that sort of makes it easy. And usually I have no issues with them. But lately it's been very annoying - they seem to have been under a lot of pressure to shift PS3s. Hasn't helped them though.
I buy online but I usually don't buy games online for some reason. I think there's something about walking into a videogame store that I quite like, although I'm not quite sure what that is.
Rachmaninoff/Darren: Would you rather me call you Darren or by your username? I try to use real names for people where possible but sometimes people don't like it.
Anyhoo, yeah, it was absolutely crazy. Normally I get into some really good conversations with EB staff - I have to say, I have usually enjoyed shopping at EB. But the last few visits have really been awful to the point where I've questioned whether I want to shop from them ever again.
Tonykins: Yeah I get quite annoyed when I get lectured by an EB Games staffer - especially when, by what I say to them, I clearly have an idea of what I'm talking about. I think it was the way he spoke to me that I found annoying...he was argumentative and basically acted as if I had no idea what I was talking about. At the very least he should have respected that I just wasn't interested.
And I agree with you about the formats. According to this EB guy, only one or two major studios are left to sign up to Blu-ray. But I basically thought...who cares? That doesn't benefit me now. He was asking me to pay $1,000AUD for potential. And I'm not interested in paying that much for a format that might work out years from now.
indie rock child: Yeah, if anything I think this is a lesson to everyone not to be afraid to be nice and blunt to an over-eager salesperson! (Without being nasty, of course).
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