I did something last week that I swore to myself would never happen. I signed up for a Twitter account.

The whole thing always struck me as being horribly self-indulgent and egotistical. Who the hell could possibly care about what I'm doing minute-to-minute? Hell, I don't have much of an active interest in my daily activities and I'm in the best position to do so.

But, damn if it isn't addictive. And ever-present. And why the hell does everyone have a more interesting life than mine? At any rate, if you're interested in following me, feel free to do so. Lord knows, I have to have my self-esteem validated by legions of people who I can assume are obssessed with what color socks I'm wearing.

Now, on with the scraps. Remember, after the jump is a selection of original content from our friends on the internets. And there just might be an adorable photo of a hedgehog in there too. No promises, but I guarantee it won't be as horrifying as the one Grim posted below. 

• Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick believes that console cycles are going to be a part of this business until we can achieve live-action realism with hardware. This generation may go on longer than five years, but there will be new systems. Duh. [Edge]
• Warner Bros. Interactive has developed a game intended to educate people in Kenya on the risks of AIDS. Between this and the game Capcom is releasing to educate us about the threat of the T-Virus in Africa, I think the continent is looking safer every day. [GamePolitics]
• The MMO developer NCSoft adds itself to the growing list of companies ditching the ESA industry group. [GamesIndustry]
• Expecting a 50% reduction in sales for November, industry analyst Jesse Divinich believes that the Guitar Hero franchise has hit its peak. Knowing Activision, they probably won't notice for another five games, though. [Edge]
• Nintendo has launched the official website for the North American version of Club Nintendo. Hopefully, I'll be able to get my hands on some sweet swag to make up for having bought a Wii. [1Up]

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)

Funktastic

Goddamn stupid sites giving super vague information on Club Nintendo . . . *grumble grumble is bitter*

T-rav

I want some sort of consolation for buying my Wii.

MrSadistic

Haha. I swore not to get a Twitter account as well. I mean seriously, who cares about what random people are thinking about at any-given moment in time? I think the idea is pretty idiotic. Plus, I'll be the type to post random crap that has nothing in common in what I'm doing at the moment.

-signs up for a Twitter account a week later-

Jordan Devore

Samit Sarkar

Follow me too! http://twitter.com/SamitSarkar

TrailerParkJesus

Did you twitter about getting a twitter account? That'd be soooo clever.

Conrad Zimmerman

@TrailerParkJesus: Of course I did! Isn't that the first thing you're supposed to do?

Ashley Davis

@Grim: Is that a werehog?

Joseph Leray

Well, yeah, Twitter is self-indulgent as masturbatory, but so is the entire internet. Viral videos, blogs, social networking ... who gives a shit, really?

What makes us think that people care about what we have to say on Destructoid (both as editors and commentors)?

tsunamikitsune

I signed up for Twitter simply because I love to sign up for things on the internet. Seriously. I take comfort in the fact that I can go to almost any site and type in a username and password and likely be able to log in. I've actually logged into sites that I don't remember ever visiting much less signing up for.

Also, I'm creepy and like to stalk my internet friends. Knowing what you all are doing at any given minute turns me on.

Danl Haas

D'AWWWWWWWW

Hedgehogs are cute.

Wexx

What color socks I'm wearing? I'll have to remember that the next time I leave the house.

Jesse Cortez

Twitter info time!

http://www.twitter.com/tactix

TheToiletDuck

@Grim
haha, that made me lol

Also, hedgehogs are OG

RonBurgandy2010

@ Joseph Leray
Actually, I've met a lot of cool people through here, so I care. I probably won't meet most of you in person, but hey, I'm enjoying myself.

welkstar

I'm still doing my best to stay away from Twitter. I am far too attached to my computer as it is.

Darren Nakamura

Oh snap, Activision got served.