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Game Suppli: vitamin supplements for gamers photo

As gamers, we have a sort of reputation for being unhealthy. I'm not saying that all of us slam bottles Mountain Dew and cram a slice of pizza in between rounds, but you know what I'm talking about. There's gamers out there than can use all the help they can get.

What would it take get a gamer to take a vitamin supplement? Telling him that it would help his or her game might do the trick, right? Maybe that was the idea behind Game Suppli, a vitamin supplement developed specifically for gamers.

Trends in Japan says that there are two varieties of this Japanese product. The Blueberry one is designed for long play and eye stamina, while the DHA variety is packed with omega-3 fatty acids to help improve concentration. They're being sold in packets of 30 for 880 yen, and are intended to be taken twice daily.

What do you think? Is it silly to think that little pills will improve your game? Or is this a trick to get unhealthy gamers to take their vitamins? What ever happened to Flintstone vitamins? The purple ones were good!  


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Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 22:31
Samit Sarkar
I probably still have an iron surplus in my body. I used to pop Flintstones vitamins like they were candy.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 22:40
Mxyzptlk
The phrase "a sucker born every minute" comes to mind.
kaciesaurus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 22:41
kaciesaurus
these supplement people have been going nuts for years, trying to get anyone they can to use their products.

I always lump this sort of stuff into the same category as those magnetic bracelets and detox foot pads
Hoygeit's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 22:43
Hoygeit
Balancing one's vitamin intake is fine (great it the long run I imagine) but unless its caffeine in a pill, I can't see much use gamers would have for these.
killatia's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 23:05
killatia
whilw it obviously a gimmick i could use some extra vitamins in my diet.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 23:11
Cheeburga
Drugz
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 23:14
nintendoll
These are not as awesome as gummy bear vitamins. Which, by the way, are also a clever ploy to get people to eat vitamins.
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 23:20
ceark
I could probably use extra vitamins in my diet too. I eat mainly beef all the time.
tkyy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/09/2008 23:53
tkyy
Game fuel in Japan?
Cokeman170's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 00:02
Cokeman170
fuck you guys, this shit is awesome. Im getting me some of these before my COD4 tournament.
protomark's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 00:35
protomark
mmmmmm, market research.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 00:47
Neonie
Haha I remember the purple flintstone vitamins :D
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 00:52
Aziel13
mmmm they look like supasatories
necrozen's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 01:26
necrozen
To me they kinda looked like SD cards for some readon.

I say, if you want vitamins, eat them IN the food. It's healthier than those suppliments. My doctor told me you pee most of that out before it even gets in your body. Gives new meaning to pissing away your money.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 02:10
pendelton21
They should have genre-specific suplements. Brain boosters for point-and-click, concentration supplements for FPSs, or something like that.
Orochi Borgieman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 02:40
Orochi Borgieman
Who needs puny tablets when I got Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator!
Amp's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 04:26
Amp
Hoygeit:

Most of the more hardcore competitive players like to stay away from those "stimulants" like caffeine pills and energy drinks, mostly due to their tendency to onlu give you temporary energy and sacrifice a player's ability to concentrate and focus.

This product seems "legit" in that is IS the kinda stuff a competitive gamer would best be suited for using, but pointless to buy it anyway since I can go get some vitamins at my local Wal-Mart for probably half the price.
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 05:32
Anus Mcphanus
There's loads of on going research that suggests that vitamin tablets in general don't work, especially the multivitamin ones.

I wouldn't bother with these simply because they just can't be absorbed into the body efficiently enough to see a real difference.
Baldheaded Monk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 05:46
Baldheaded Monk
I've heard--and I might do some experimentation myself--that this class of supplements called nootropics can boost one's mental abilities, and that might have some bleedthrough into reflexes and problem-solving that games require.
Hoygeit's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 07:08
Hoygeit
Hmm, point well taken Amp.
Doom Gaze's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 08:19
Doom Gaze
Woo-hoo Flintstones Kids vitamins for gamers!!! When will the steroid abuse tribunals commence for those who beat DragonForce's Through The Fire And Flames on Expert for Guitar Hero III?
Psycho_Babble's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 09:26
Psycho_Babble
I take friggin Glyconutrients and I still suck at Halo. lol
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 12:49
nintendoll
@orondi

Who needs Brawndo when you have POWERTHIRST! You'll have 400 babies who can run faster than Kenyans.
Edge of Blade's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 15:40
Edge of Blade
*replies with greasy face and small p___s*

You mean we don't?
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/10/2008 16:16
HarassmentPanda
Stuff like this is so stupid. There was that "gaming performance enhancing drug" that came out too. What a waste.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/11/2008 02:06
Necros
It's probably good just because gamers eat like shit, but seeing as I eat pretty healthy, I don't really have any need for such an opportunistic product.
Orochi Borgieman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/11/2008 05:41
Orochi Borgieman
@nintendoll

But only Brawndo can give me the strength of a speeding locomotive on fire full of crying babies!
nintendoll's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/11/2008 12:11
nintendoll
yes, but powerthirts comes in a rocketcan, in the flavor of Gun. You can plat bear-blasting, and win at sports, art, arson, and weddings.
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