11:22 PM on 03.27.2007
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Hot Topic, the company that brought you such chillingly anti-authoritarian fashion statements as, well, anything you've seen on that smelly kid who subsists primarly on pieces of his own flesh pulled from his face and Mountain Dew, have started selling a line of Guitar Hero II shirts. Of course, to compliment their psuedo-cutting-edge gaming-as-hipsterism shirts, they still offer wallet chains, music from bands Carson Daly is too hip to listen to, and all the faux-teen-angst you can shake a loaded shotgun at.
Sorry kids, gaming used to be cool. It used to be a refuge from the "normal people" with their "attractive girlfriends" and "proper hygeine", but with Hot Topic's apparent co-opting of your favorite titles, it's now strictly mainstream. Every time you fire up your PlayStation, Xbox or Wii, you're officially fellating the money-hungry phallys of "The Man".
As a reaction to the assault on our haven, Destructoid is going to be changing from a video game Web site to a Web site devoted to DIY bird feeders. You heard it here first; home made bird feeders are the new black.
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Let's just give up all of our hobbies altogether just because some shitty store wants to make a quick buck off of stupid kids.
My only gripe is that one time I walked in and they were dancing to Coin Operated Boy. If I could I would have bludgeoned them all.
Sure, it cashes in on underground fads. But that's just how supply and demand works. I want a Fullmetal Alchemist jacket, and they provide it. Guitar Hero is popular in our circles, and they make a shirt of it. Should people not buy their because it's not uncool enough? It's ridiculous to limit your shopping locations from stores on such silly reasons.
but in all honesty, who cares what they sell. are you going to stop buying camo shorts cause they sell them at pacific sunwear? of course not, camo shorts are both rad and timeless.
That's how I've been looking at it lately anyway.
So yes, some cool shirts, items, whatever are in there. It's just those teenyboppers that are the cross to my darkness that keep me from going there.
not to whoreout shit, but spreadshirt.com is pretty cool and you can submit your own designs and then buy them. Im thinking of making some robot shirts...
I've been told that Hot Topic is owned by Abercrombie n Fitch..?
Either way, they're in the mall.
And I buy my Nintendo shirts there. Don't tell anyone.
Hot topic does have some nice exclusive video game merchandise and I have picked up many nice things there in the past, you shouldn't be afraid to go into the store because god forbid you find something you actually like, since its in a mall and its mainstream its not angsty enough for the teens now. I did enjoy their selection of old nickelodeon t-shirts that no one else had, and I was able to pick up a few for 5$ each, I seriously doubt the teens shopping there are even old enough to remember the good nickelodeon shows. Its mostly the 80s merchandise for me, fortunately I can wait until they have clearances or 50% off sales then I get stuff for a better price. I do not spend a lot of money there nor do I buy all my clothes there, its more an occasional item because it is something I LIKE, not because I am trying to fit in with some group.