Merry Christmas, one and all. It's that time of the year when we feign goodwill, selflessness and love for our fellow man, when deep down, all we really care about is the good food and the mountain of swag. Unless you're an orphan, of course, because you get NOTHING.
With that in mind, Destructoid now asks what YOU got this year. What meaningless stuff now lies upon the floor, surrounded by shredded pieces of expensive novelty paper? We want to know.
Read on to find out what the Destructoid staff got (the staff members sober enough to send me an email, anyway) and don't forget to swing by and let us know what toys and trinkets have been gifted by the loved ones who are now upset because all you got them was a Walmart gift card.
Grim: I got the one thing I truly wanted for Christmas, and that's a pair of kickass slippers. It's freezing up here in Michigan and this really was the perfect gift. Seeing as how all I ever do is buy videogames, I just got Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts which is perfectly fine by me.
Topher: Among other delightful things probably better suited for Tomopop, I got a Dualshock 3. Super Stardust HD is entirely too excited to have rumble. Calm that shit down, Housemarque. Not everything should make the controller shake.
Nick: Topher got me Lumines Supernova!
Jim: I received my grandparents' present before I left Engand. Sweet black parka. Makes me look like a killer. My wife kickstarted my collection of DVDs that actually properly work in the country with series one of the excellent Peep Show. I also got a tea kettle from my wife's parents, following complaints that my other half lacked one.
Oh, and the PS3 was an early present me and the lady got for ourselves. Ironically using money earned by pissing off PS3 fans. ;-)
Colette: From Niero: a canon rebel digital camera and a 10 inch up laptop. From
mom: iPhone. I'm so overwhelmed I don't know what to play with first!
Topher: YAY REVIEWS!
DMV: Books galore. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, DC Guide to Comic Writing, Audacity of Hope, Pnin, I Am Legend, Milk (A history of the substance, not about Harvey Milk), and several others. Some clothes, and then the Blu-rays. Band of Brothers, Baraka, Cloverfield, The Dark Knight, and Planet Earth. No videogames, but I have enough to play as-is. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is fantastic ^_______^
Conrad: Jeans, belts and desperately needed sneakers. My lunatic uncle gave me a pair of boxer shorts with glow-in-the-dark shamrocks, horseshoes and rabbit feet (the pith helmet I'm wearing in my avatar photo was another Xmas gift from him years ago). I'm most excited over a gorgeous set of non-stick cookware. I may be the most boring person on this website.
Ashley: As far as video game related things are concerned, I got Persona 4 (!!!) and a Mario Kart themed toothbrush that plays music for two minutes. Otherwise, I got a bunch of Japanese candy.
Hamza: I got nothing.
Jim: Fucking orphans.
Contest:
1:30 PM on 12.25.2008
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I got Prince of Persia, Animal Crossing, and Gears 2 as far as games are concerned...
But I also got a KICK ASS SQUIRTLE HAT MADE BY RIO!!! BEST PRESENT EVER! :D
I got Mirror's Creed and Left 4 Dead gamewise, but I did get £170 that's going towards a nice shiny PS3 tomorrow.
I got Makai Kingdom. Which will hopefully contain all that I like about Phantom Brave and Disgaea without all the stuff I dislike. and a Wii Classic Controller. The rest is just cash.
I've gotten some rather nice gifts. Girlfriend told me not to buy point cards for awhile, so I'm assuming I'll have one of those coming soon.
Merry Christmas Destructoid, I hope you all like Bonerquest.
I already have the game but, for the 360...
I don't have a PS3...
I actually wanted the bobble head and the lunch box. And she got it for me. And filled it with bottle caps from the beer store.
So happy.
2000 Wii Points card.
12 Month Xbox Live Gold card.
Terry's Chocolate Orange.
Persona 4 (from me to me).
Bunch of other shit.
OH, and $137! I'm going games shopping tomorrow! I don't know what I'll get, I want L4D, I'll prolly end up getting 3 or 4 DS games though.
I'm totally picking up Fallout 3 tomorrow though.
Too poor, wish I had a job.
Sad panda.
I also got Yoshi Slippers, a Domo Sweat Shirt, A Yoda Backpack, and a Personal Soundtrack T-Shirt. Oh and a really nice Camcorder. It was a good year, I've gotta say.
I received the following:
- jacket
- alarm clock (with 8 different color display settings!)
- Pajamas
- $100 Gamestop gift card
Merry Christmas everyone.
Got myself a 60gb HD for xbox360 for $20 from work. I love working in a game store.
And the James Bond Box Set, which I got early. Every James Bond movie in a collectors edition box. Sweet.
Oh, and I got married. 6 Days ago. So that was a large chunk of our parents money's going to that. So xmas is kinda sparse. But I'm getting ready to open presents from the inlaws. so probably more clothes. and cash from the gparents, most likely
blew my mind. Think its just payment for taking his daughter off his hands... lol
Cool shirts, gears of war 2, and a vaccum cleaner? lol gotta keep the girlfriend busy somewhat.
Everything else I buy myself lol but all in all a decent xmas :)
Merry xmas everyone
Awesome haul is awesome.
The only game I got was Fable II, and I am loving it.
I also got a nice hoodie, a kickass mouse for my PC, various gift cards, itunes card that was used for Wallace& Gromit's 3 Cracking Adventures and Tenacious D's first Album, underwear (Yes, I actually asked for it), a tie (From Italy!), and a bottle of Vodka.
Drunken Adventures await!!!
I did get the one thing I asked for though, which was the Zero Punctuation "Pants on Head Retarded" shirt.
Warioware Shake it, Viva Pinata: Trouble and Paradise, and some wii shovelware game that I'm returning and will probably get Lost Odyssey with that.
Oh, The Pagemaster: Best movie ever!
Best Xmas evar!
Nino got me a bottle of Jack Daniels.
That's it. Most exciting Christmas ever?
I got Left4Dead for the 360. That's it. But I'm getting myself a PS3 next year, so it's all good.
Tom Clancy's EndWar to my sister's BF. (PS3)
Got...
Adidas Sweatpants...
GameWise...
Fallout 3 Collector's Strategy Guide.
Quantum of Solace : 007. (( PS3 ))
&
$50 towards Moto GP '08!!! (( PS3 ))
I bought my brother that Oblivion expansion for 360 though.
I bought myself SMT: Nocturne, Persona 4, and Persona 3:FES. Along with a few other things.
"Fired! Does that count?"
I got something like that a few months ago.
It's a gift that keeps taking...
... My money, my time, my nerve...
Speaking of Secret Santa, Aborto got me Neo-Geo Coliseum. He wrapped it in Dtoid wrapping paper, and tied it with a bow using a Street Fighter IV headband. Couldn't have been more perfect.
Thanks Aborto :D . When I stop procrastinating, I'll cblog about it.