Wait, so they get free DSes. That they get to keep?

[gets wig out from closet]

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I gotta say, I consider myself a pretty decent, non-sexist guy, but the way you worded that last sentence made me chuckle, with my hand over my mouth to try to suppress it!

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You're seriously going to leave that last sentence in there?

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"But where are the guys?" At home in their basements playing TF2 and COD4, most likely.

I'd love to sit outside that building, just close enough so I can join their Mario Kart games. Then show them interesting tactics like "power sliding" and "items".

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I wonder if they'll ask them in 2 weeks whether or not they still use it.

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If you actually think your last sentence is funny, I'll have to beg to differ.

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As a female I am not sure how I feel about this from the "party" aspect of it. I remember attending Tupperware parties when I was at the age where one is supposed to start "building their home and kitchen" and hating every single moment. I finally learned to say No Thanks, even to my sister who was a Tupperware addict (no kidding!). Beyond the fact that it often ending up costing me more than I'd planned to spend, peer pressure at these things CAN be strong even for the best of us, it was BOOOORING as hell for me. But then again at that same time in my life I was the only person at the parties who was also playing video and computer games and using a modem.

I'm gathering that the idea is to get the attendees hooked on the games and thus get them to buy as many as possible??? That was certainly the Tupperware idea (along with many other home party plans). I bet if back then I'd set up an Atari 2600 party I might have pulled in some cash, eh? };-> I DID get one neighbor gal, a newly married like me, hooked on the 2600 and she and the hubby went NUTS with it.

On the somewhat positive side, this DOES get all those uninitiated girlfriends, wifey-poos and even Moms exposed to all the gaming goodness of our beloved DS platform and gaming in general. That can only be a good thing, IMO of course. :)

Now.... by free DS does that mean they get to KEEP the DS as long as they buy a boatload of games??? How about a Wii?? I've yet to take the Wii plunge, I've held off on all the latest generation platforms other than the DS, but since moving back to my hometown recently and playing with my best gal pal's Wii, I can see one in my future....soon. Maybe attending one of these parties would push me to it a lot sooner, especially if I got the console FREE!

Oooh...and am I the only one that noticed, when they mention San Francisco, the actress Felicia Day, who plays Codex on the web show The Guild? She also does a lot of commericals and other web flix...but I've been a fan of The Guild (on youtube) since the first episode came out. She admits that she was a big WoW player and she and a number of the actors in The Guild have been said to be DS fans too. And of course one of the characters in The Guild is never shown without her DS in her hand.

Hmm...maybe I'll start looking around to see if one of these parties will show up here in my neck of the woods! :) Thanks for posting this.

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That last sentence definitely tarnished DSF's good name. Not funny.

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Guys, come on: it was a *very* tongue-in-cheek comment that really shouldn't be taken too seriously.

I'm not suggesting you have to find it funny, and if it did offend you, then I do apologize. But honestly: it was just intended in a light-hearted way, and wasn't intended to be in any way serious.

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Intersting, but I´m afraid that the ones attending these partys might end forgetting the DS and leaving it soon.

Good idea, and I hope to get to know many gamers of both genders.

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Add another vote to the "not funny" column. If you were trying to skewer the old-fashioned women-in-the-home mindset behind Tupperware parties, you botched the delivery of the joke.

Now, back to KanKen DS and not making you a sandwich.

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NOT OFFENDED AT ALL BY YOUR JOKE :D people take themselves way too seriously

But, to the guy who said '"But where are the guys?" At home in their basements playing TF2 and COD4, most likely.' ... I'd just like you to know that I own the 360, and the copy of COD4 in my house and I'm totally better at my boyfriend (and probably you :P) at TF2 :D

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I wasn't around for the uproar from Chris's joke (believe me, it was a joke, Chris is nowhere near a bad person and his joke shouldn't tarnish his great rep around here), but know this: we don't let anyone bully us into changing our content. The good, the bad, it all goes live and we make sure to update the post to correct any errors or oversights on our part, but we openly acknowledge the error. Now, Chris already took the line out, because nobody else was around to help him with this crisis. But, do you see how quick he got ahold of me? He did this because he cares about you all and doesn't want your experience here to be anything less than a treat, which is something we all strive for each and every day. Not just because we work here, but because this is our community, too. We love the handheld as much as you and we crave the news and fun stuff we find every day just as much as you. But, since the line was taken out, I'm going to leave it out.

With all that said, I'm sorry any of you took offense to it. Chris also apologized for this, and he meant it. In no way was his apology "half-assed." If he didn't totally understand why you found it so offensive, that's not his fault. He merely attempted to take a jab at the type of people who seriously think along those lines (they're still out there, dontchaknow?). The only thing we ask you do is try to have a civil discussion about it, if you feel so strongly about this. So far, I think we're relatively in that zone.

Chris said it was tongue-in-cheek. It might not be your brand of humor and you may think it degrades women, but, let's face it: there are plenty of worse stereotypes that females suffer from that could've been employed in this post. Telling someone to make them a sandwich, even with a strikethrough over it (which, if you frequent blogs a lot, is like the joke standard), isn't the gender-bashing statement of the century in my eyes. It's merely an attempt to present you all with something informative and entertaining to read.

I stand by Chris on this one. If it was in poor taste, then I apologize, just as he did. We're human, we make mistakes. So, I ask we all move on from this and we'll try our best in the future to make sure this is the blog you've come to (hopefully) love.

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so uh what was the that last sentance

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