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!
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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10:34 PM on 04.09.2008
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I always lump this sort of stuff into the same category as those magnetic bracelets and detox foot pads
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.
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.
I wouldn't bother with these simply because they just can't be absorbed into the body efficiently enough to see a real difference.
Who needs Brawndo when you have POWERTHIRST! You'll have 400 babies who can run faster than Kenyans.
You mean we don't?
But only Brawndo can give me the strength of a speeding locomotive on fire full of crying babies!
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