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iMax · May 1, 2017

I never thought Id feel intense fanboy-ism for a bottle of ketchup and yet here we are.

Remember, brands are not your friends.

It's a funny comparison, notwithstanding the obvious difference that ketchup is a low price, fast-moving consumable good... whilst game consoles are high value consumer electronics products with long-term platform lock-in.

Whilst I can understand why people personify these products, especially after significant financial outlay and long-term investment, it's strange you don't really see the same thing in other consumer areas, at least not to the same intense degree.

~~Sauce~~ Source

TwistedFreeze · May 1, 2017

But Kimishima took me out to dinner... ;_;

Lol But, yeah, some of the devotion people have is kinda nuts but it's not uncommon in other areas of entertainment either, like with the popular shows, movies, books, etc.

Cert.in.Death · May 1, 2017

Internet is my only friend

Sammy Samusu · May 1, 2017

Correct, Nintendo is a family member.

Ban Puncher · May 1, 2017

Neither are video game blogs.

MadYarpen · May 1, 2017

Looks like every two days we need kotaku thread. Wonder why.

Servbot24 · May 1, 2017

You're going to offend the consoles!

ArtHands · May 1, 2017

I don't have friends, I got family.

kiguel182 · May 1, 2017

They also aren't your enemies?

They make games that you can buy or not.

Dusk Golem · May 1, 2017

Hey everyone, this is Dusk Golem aka AestheticGamer. I have posted on NeoGAF since 2011, and have decided to resign. I have enjoyed posting about horror games here for years, but I no longer wish to support the site and will be leaving for good. I will still be around the internet, I go by AestheticGamer on YouTube, I make games on Steam as Yai Gameworks, and I plan to go by Dusk Golem on other forums. I'll be joining an off-set of the GAF community leaving to try other ventures like ResetEra (Official Twitter for that here: https://twitter.com/reseteraforum ). I hope some of you who read this may consider it, and I plan to try to expose more people to horror games in the years to come. Just not here.

I hope you all are having a good day, and know I always loved the community, and in the end it's the community I'm going to stick with, not the site itself. If you want to follow me, my official Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1

Ivan A Nguyen · May 1, 2017

Companies want you to think of them as friends. They are making big pushes to gain that kind of mind share in the public eye.

Wendy's has embarrassed their online presence and has become a meme.

Vena · May 1, 2017

What if I own significant stock shares?

Col.Asher · May 1, 2017

I dunno, Reggie spoons me every Saturday.

dugdug · May 1, 2017

But Phil, Reggie, and, Shuhei all told me that they are putting me, the fan of games, first.

Permanently A · May 1, 2017

But Kotaku is my friend... right?

antitrop · May 1, 2017

MadYarpen said:
Looks like every two days we need kotaku thread. Wonder why.

When shinobi was in his prime, we had a thread for every article.

NoctisVsStar · May 1, 2017

I like Heinz tho

capitalCORN · May 1, 2017

"I define my identity by my consumption of mass market products."

Servbot24 · May 1, 2017

Permanently A said:
But Kotaku is my friend... right?

No but people can read it if they want

Christhor · May 1, 2017

It's okay to like a company if you like their products.

mario_O · May 1, 2017

Prefering one brand over another doesn't mean that you think they're your friends --you just value their work more. That said, extreme fanboyism and console warriors are ridiculous.

Seik · May 1, 2017

kiguel182 said:
They also aren't your enemies?

They make games that you can buy or not.

.

Transistor · May 1, 2017

They've clearly never had Whataburger's ketchup

DriftingSpirit · May 1, 2017

Ivan A Nguyen said:
Companies want you to think of them as friends. They are making big pushes to gain that kind of mind share in the public eye.

Wendy's has embarrassed their online presence and has become a meme.

lol

Wendy's + One Punch Man = ???

Hyun Sai · May 1, 2017

Many here are important shareholders of those companies though, or the console war wouldn't exist on Neogaf.

...

Right ?

joe2187 · May 1, 2017

Friendship With Bioware ended....Now Platinum is New friend.

sugarhigh4242 · May 1, 2017

The "enthusiast" press needs to learn this lesson more than the gaming audience.

Neptonic · May 1, 2017

CDPR is my friend I think

RichiRamjag · May 1, 2017

Christhor said:
It's okay to like a company if you like their products.

I doubt simple appreciation of a company is what they're referring to.

Dusk Golem · May 1, 2017

Hey everyone, this is Dusk Golem aka AestheticGamer. I have posted on NeoGAF since 2011, and have decided to resign. I have enjoyed posting about horror games here for years, but I no longer wish to support the site and will be leaving for good. I will still be around the internet, I go by AestheticGamer on YouTube, I make games on Steam as Yai Gameworks, and I plan to go by Dusk Golem on other forums. I'll be joining an off-set of the GAF community leaving to try other ventures like ResetEra (Official Twitter for that here: https://twitter.com/reseteraforum ). I hope some of you who read this may consider it, and I plan to try to expose more people to horror games in the years to come. Just not here.

I hope you all are having a good day, and know I always loved the community, and in the end it's the community I'm going to stick with, not the site itself. If you want to follow me, my official Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1

ElBoxyBrown · May 1, 2017

Ivan A Nguyen said:
Companies want you to think of them as friends. They are making big pushes to gain that kind of mind share in the public eye.

Wendy's has embarrassed their online presence and has become a meme.

I assume this is what Wendy's marketing always wanted.

Piston Hyundai · May 1, 2017

yoshida was my friend until I found out he follows alex jones on twitter so I removed him from my life

Orayn · May 1, 2017

MadYarpen said:
Looks like every two days we need kotaku thread. Wonder why.

Because they post news and articles and opinion pieces and people like to talk about them.

JustAnotherOtaku · May 1, 2017

Yet somehow people will try to argue against this.

Ray Down · May 1, 2017

JustAnotherOtaku said:
Yet somehow people will try to argue against this.

There's always going to be defenders.

benicillin · May 1, 2017

Everybody knows this and it still doesn't make a difference. People like to go to bat for things they like.

Gekko87 · May 1, 2017

Sports teams are not your friends

Ban Puncher · May 1, 2017

Piston Hyundai said:
yoshida was my friend until I found out he follows alex jones on twitter so I removed him from my life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT1301ZvDM8

JustAnotherOtaku · May 1, 2017

Ray Down said:
There's always going to be defenders.

thisisneogaf.gif

oti · May 1, 2017

Ban Puncher said:
Neither are video game blogs.

Solid Ben Puncher post. I approve.

miller.skippins · May 1, 2017

I dare you to tell that to the followers of Lord Gaben.

LordGorchnik · May 1, 2017

ElBoxyBrown said:
I assume this is what Wendy's marketing always wanted.

Okay I must be late but what is going on with Wendy's/anime personification?

Mr Fahrenheit · May 1, 2017

What's up with this new movement online of feeling the need to call out companies for not actually caring/being your friend/etc? No shit dude, everyone knows. Also your waiter couldn't give less of a shit if you like your food and the cashier at the grocery store doesn't actually care if you have a nice day, oh the horror of these large companies playing with our hearts!

LiK · May 1, 2017

Companies in general are not your friends. They're businesses.

shandy706 · May 1, 2017

Gekko87 said:
Sports teams are not your friends

When I actually know players personally they are.

I suppose one could personally know a game developer/company head too. Haha

Seriously though, this is why I tend to buy hardware from all of the big 3. If they make good games, I'll show up. I have no brand loyalty purchase wise.

udivision · May 1, 2017

The cast of FRIENDS aren't your friends, pal.

Bold One · May 1, 2017

What is happening with Wendy's? I keep seeing weird shit about it now.

Stumpokapow · May 1, 2017

I would post on TomatoFAF

Liliana Eileen · May 1, 2017

JustAnotherOtaku said:
Yet somehow people will try to argue against this.

The people that would argue against this are most likely unpaid shills themselves.

Finale Fireworker · May 1, 2017

LordGorchnik said:
Okay I must be late but what is going on with Wendy's/anime personification?

I've been trying to figure this out too. It's been extremely hard to reverse-engineer the source or the meme. Is it just because their corporate twitter is fast and loose?

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