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Platform: PlayStation 3
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According to a report made by BBC's Watchdog, 0.5% of the PS3 60GB launch released would suffer from the infamous "Yellow Light of Death" (YLOD) approximately two years after its purchase, and since the PS3 warranty was about one year, Sony would offer a refurbished console in return of the faulty one, for £145 up until August 2009.

Sony responded to the report by saying that they "have serious concerns as to the accuracy of these allegations and the likely tone of the Watchdog report" and that they "think it is highly unfair to suggest that from an installed base of 2.5 million that the numbers you mention somehow are evidence of a 'manufacturing defect'".
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General, Real Life
person black_shadow840 calendar_month June 16, 2013
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Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
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During the standoff with the Ganados in the cabin, shooting Luis enough times will trigger a cutscene where he will shoot and kill Leon, resulting in a game over.
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Bonus Content, General
person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month June 14, 2013
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Pokémon X
Pokémon X (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Y (Game)
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This is the first main series Pokemon game to have a worldwide same-day release, rather than releasing in Japan first.
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General, Real Life
person Funland47 calendar_month June 14, 2013
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Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
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Attachment There are multiple eerie images in unused pollution maps.
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General, Unused Content, Unused Graphic
person peanutgamer calendar_month June 14, 2013
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Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
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A study in America found that playing Super Mario Sunshine made people more helpful in real life.

They assigned some students to play a video game that the researchers deemed prosocial-either Super Mario Sunshine (pictured above), in which Mario must clean up environmental pollution, or Chibi Robo, where players assume the role of a robot who helps a family manage their house...

...After playing the game, the students were paired with another person and told to make their partner complete 11 puzzles from a selection of 30 - 10 of which were hard, 10 easy, and 10 in between. They were informed that if their partner was to solve 10 of the puzzles correctly, then the partner would receive a $10 gift certificate. The researchers deemed a person's behavior as "helpful" if the participant gave his or her partner an easy puzzle, "hurtful" if the puzzle was hard, and "neutral" for medium puzzles.

Their findings were quite dramatic: Those who played the prosocial games were significantly more likely to be helpful, while those who played the violent games were more likely to be hurtful.
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General, Real Life
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month June 13, 2013
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Pokémon X
Pokémon X (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Y (Game)
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Attachment The game's region (Kalos) is based on France.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month June 13, 2013
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Pokémon X
Pokémon X (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Y (Game)
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Attachment In the 2nd UK Pokémon X and Y trailer, while Yveltal is using a Hyper Beam, you hear the sound effects for Pokemon Red & Blue's Hyper Beam.
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Easter Egg, General, Reference
person WhiteSamurott calendar_month June 13, 2013
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Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever (2011)
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In chapter 'Damn, I'm Good' you can defeat the boss Energy Leech with just 1 hit from the Ray Freeze gun.
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General
person GladiatorGr calendar_month June 13, 2013
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Franchise: Animal Crossing
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Attachment Tom Nook is not actually a raccoon. Rather, he is a tanuki (raccoon dog). He was made this way because tanukis loosely represent money and financial success in Japanese mythology.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person wiz85 calendar_month June 13, 2013
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)
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Attachment In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, there is a tapir named Luna who runs the Dream Suite, where characters go to dream about another's town. She is a tapir because tapirs relate to dreams in Japanese mythology.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person wiz85 calendar_month June 13, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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The Charcoal is the only type-enhancing item that can be purchased from a regular store, the Azalea Town Poké Mart in Generation II.
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General
person Yoyogames28 calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Platform: Nintendo GameCube
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When the GameCube was released, Nintendo targeted a 50 million sale goal by 2005, in order to compete with Sony and Microsoft. The consoles ended up only reaching 21.74 million units sold (estimate).
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General, Real Life
person ThisGuyInTheSuit calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Franchise: Metal Gear
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The Metal Gear Solid main theme used in the first MGS, Sons of Liberty, The Twin Snakes and partially in Snake Eater was removed from Portable Ops shortly before its release because of a potential plagiarism.

Someone on the Internet found a song called "The Winter Road" by the Russian composer Georgy Sviridov which strongly resembled the theme composed by TAPPY.

When Hideo Kojima heard it and became aware of the similarities between the two tracks, he decided to not use the theme again in any future titles in order to evade legal issues.
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General, Music, Real Life
person Gallego13 calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012)
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If you shoot Mason in the Foot instead of in the head he will appear in the final scene before the credits. Also, it will unlock a secret ending at the end of the credits where Woods, Menendez and others preform a rock concert.
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Bonus Content, Easter Egg, General, Secret
person Boyobmas calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
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Some stores gave away a "credit card" which activates $10,000 of in-game money and earlier access to better weapons if you pre-ordered the game.
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Bonus Content, General, Real Life
person ClaudX calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004)
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Attachment This is one of the few Silent Hill games to not include a UFO ending. A Channeling Stone can be found in the game's data, suggesting that a UFO ending was planned but was later dropped.
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Development, Early Idea, General, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Unused Items
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Pokémon X
Pokémon X (2013)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Y (Game)
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Attachment The reason Fairy type Pokemon were introduced was to balance out the game. Fairy type has an advantage over Dragon type, which was considered an overpowered type by Game Freak.
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Balancing, Development, General, Inspiration
person KnowledgeBase calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment The Swirls on Poliwag's stomach are actually based on real life tadpole's intestines.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person retrolinkx calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64 (1996)
subdirectory_arrow_right Super Mario 64 2 (Game)
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Attachment In the December 1997 issue of The64Dream, Miyamoto stated that Super Mario 64 2 would have made Luigi a full part of the game, and that if he was really popular, then the box for Super Mario 64 2 would be green.
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Development, Early Idea, General
person ThisGuyInTheSuit calendar_month June 12, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment The Pokemon 'Drowzee' is based on tapirs, which, in Japan, are said to eat dreams.
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Development, General, Inspiration, Real Life
person wiz85 calendar_month June 12, 2013
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