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Nintendo shows their true colors when a fan loses everything in a fire

Destructoid writes: "I've gotten comfortable with the fact that the Nintendo of today is not the same company I was once enamored with as a child, and that's ok with me -- they're still changing the face of gaming, whether it appeals to my demographic or not. Still, I'm a person who is always happy to hear a story about kindness, and Nintendo took part in just such a story recently."

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Published: 310 days 2 hours ago | Article | Wii | Nintendo DS | Gaming | Industry News

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Hiruma Youchi - 310 days 6 hours ago

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I fuxxs with that.

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eagle21 - 310 days 2 hours ago

1.1 - Awesome Nintendo!

Very kind! :)

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DR0Z0 - 309 days 13 hours ago

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Holla

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KRUSSIDULL - 309 days 12 hours ago

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Good job Nintendo and not only nintendo I got my Xbox 360 and alot stuff for free from Microsoft I even have an webcamera that haven't been re-leased yet from my uncle that works at Microsoft :)Am sure Sony give away free stuff to their employe relatives aswell. Disagree all you want but thats the truth.

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outlawlife - 310 days 6 hours ago

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the above comment makes no sense, but good for nintendo

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Chris399 - 310 days 2 hours ago

2.1 - Yeah, didn't really understand that comment myself.

But that was really kind of Ninty. I think with this news and the new Arc Rise Fantasia trailer, my frigid HD heart is finally melting.

I feel the urge to buy a Wii rising. (Definitely not to be confused with Dead Rising Wii, they made poor Isabella look like Kirsti Alley.)

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IDemonstalkerXI - 310 days 2 hours ago

2.2 - translation

I think he plays nintendo's :D he knows them in a biblical sense.

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blackpanther25 - 309 days 19 hours ago

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If ure asking about hiruma's comment it means nintendo is a kind company and he can rely on them (it is urban slang)

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theusedfake - 310 days 5 hours ago

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that's really cool of them, they didn't
have to do anything. It's nice seeing a
GOOD story on here every once in a great while.

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Product - 310 days 4 hours ago

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agreed agreed.

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Erotic Sheep - 309 days 21 hours ago

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Your avatar... Rec rocks!!

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Spike47 - 310 days 2 hours ago

4 - They have two money making machines( Wii and DS) and the Wii only costs $250. Why not?

I guess they were nice about it either way.

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outlawlife - 310 days 2 hours ago

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i guess the point being is they chose not to ignore it, it easily could have been

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Arius Dion - 310 days 2 hours ago

5 - Reading this opening statement

"I've gotten comfortable with the fact that the Nintendo of today is not the same company I was once enamored with as a child, and that's ok with me -- they're still changing the face of gaming, whether it appeals to my demographic or not."

wtf? But yeah I saw this story posted on another website few days ago. nintendo's customer service is second to none.

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outlawlife - 310 days 2 hours ago

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whats wrong with the statement

the guy is saying nintendo isn't the same as they used to be, which they are not but their core values remain the same

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Voiceofreason - 310 days ago

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Whats wrong with that statement? Here is what is wrong with it.. What is the most common complaint from adult gamers on N4G when it comes to Nintendo? Answer = I use to love them as a kid but now that I am an adult I cant stand them they have changed and now focus on kids... No Nintendo has always had the same focus, everyone. It's the ones saying Nintendo changed that actually are the ones that changed.
I'm sure that many adults looked down on the Nes games most of us played as too childish even back then. My second system was a NeS and I've had most of Nintendo's console over the years, I see no difference. Then again I also dont look at myself as the same person now as I was 30 years ago.

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Hellangelzx - 310 days 2 hours ago

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The title makes it sound like Nintendo is evil.

Glad to hear that they were kind enough to support them.

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outlawlife - 310 days 2 hours ago

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i guess the phrase "true colors" has gotten a bit of a negative connotation over time, i thought the same originally

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Neo Nugget - 310 days 2 hours ago

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Wow, that's really good of Nintendo to do that.

Sounds like they have excellent customer service :)

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yog-sothot - 310 days 2 hours ago

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the guy had a Virtual Boy...

Now THAT's some hardcore Nintendo fanboy ! ^_^

I just watched the "angry video game nerd" show about this piece of crap ! Worst design ever !

On topic : that was kinda nice from Nintendo (I'll do as if it was not for comercial purpose)

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outlawlife - 310 days 2 hours ago

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yeah virtual boy was horrid, i really don't know what they were thinking there

one of my friends had one when we were kids, i think he played it one time

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phosphor112 - 310 days 1 hour ago

8.2 - It still sucks..

that he lost ALL of that stuff. Yeah his family is ok and everything..but man..I'd be major bummed. Most of nintendos good stuff was back in the day too. Prayers out to the guy. Hope him and his family get back on their feet.

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Marquis_de_Sade - 309 days 22 hours ago

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Haha, you had to wear that thing? :S

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greyfox235 - 310 days 2 hours ago

9 - it seemed

like a great collection he had

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bobdog626 - 310 days 2 hours ago

10 - Way to Go Big N

Way to Go Big N , Way 2 go!!!!!!!!

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deno - 310 days 2 hours ago

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These are some of the reasons why I will always prefer nintendo and sega over sony and microsoft. Anyone who is 24 yrs old or older like me understands the nes, snes, genesis days. I am happy you and your family are safe! God bless!

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kingme71 - 310 days 1 hour ago

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How are we supposed to maintain our pessimistic, cynical attitude toward big corporations when they go and do things like this?

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Arius Dion - 310 days 1 hour ago

13 - How is

Nintendo not the same?

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NotSoSilentBob - 310 days 1 hour ago

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Its nice to hear that somewhere in these "for profit only" companies, there is someone with a heart that doesn't only crave the almighty Dollar/yen/ profit. It would be nice to hear of this happening more often but then they(Big Business) wouldn't acutally be Big. I hope that this unfortuante guy will return the favor someday to someone else. Just imagine if Nintendo hadn't replaced anything, this would just be another statistic in the home fire market.

Ps another reason to pay for Insurance.

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Matimus Prime - 310 days 1 hour ago

15 - I used to work for nintendo customer service...

...and it's nice to see some people actually respect us and value our effort. Unfortunately a lot of the calls I would get were from new customers who were generally clueless beyond imagining.

Me - "Okay, press the red button on the inside of your remote then the red button next to the sd slot."

Customer - "Does the Wii need to be turned on?"

Me again - '-_-;

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Customer - "I dropped my DS in the sink and Toy's R Us said you would replace it with a new one for free."

Me - "Fuçk Toy's R Us!"

Oh and the email team consists of a bunch of bad asses.

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farhsa2008 - 310 days ago

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this is something you would never see with microsoft, only sony and nintendo

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outlawlife - 309 days 23 hours ago

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what about when microsoft sent that kid about $4000 worth of stuff because they wiped a sharpie drawing off of his xbox?

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Ivix - 309 days 6 hours ago

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You're right. Microsoft would never replace Nintendo products.

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Arius Dion - 310 days ago

17 - Whoa wait

Where'd you get this idea that sony would do something like this? Those jokers at Sony customer service made me pay for shipping of my broken ps2.

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outlawlife - 309 days 23 hours ago

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same here actually

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Mahr - 309 days 21 hours ago

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Shortly after I sold my PS3, I remember one of my friends had his own turned into a very expensive paperweight during that whole firmware 2.4 debacle.

To solve the problem, he was called upon to get a screwdriver and open up his PS3, take out the harddrive, and reformat it on his PC. It didn't work because it turned out that the harddrive was permanently corrupted, so he went out and bought a 20GB replacement harddrive or something.

When that too failed, he wound up having to pay 150 dollars to Sony so they could repair a problem they created.

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CobraKai - 309 days 23 hours ago

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Too bad for the cat tho.

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lizard81288 - 309 days 20 hours ago

19 - cool

don't here about this stuff. nice to see a big Co doing something like this.

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Shnazzyone - 309 days 19 hours ago

20 - Ninty Customer service....

8 years after the virtual boy went defunked (ie immediately) I got one off ebay. A hairline crack formed on the little stands middle joint. I called up nintendo and they sent me a brand new one no questions asked not once but TWICE. Ever since nintendo has held a special place in my heart. Customer service is always second to none. Yay nintendo! Fire is your only weakness.

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JasonX43 - 309 days 15 hours ago

21 - Wow!

It's nice to see that there's still people with heart out there.

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dylz - 309 days 13 hours ago

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Isn't it amazing the lengths one company goes to check something not even there fault and then others go missing when ther is a defect with the console they sold you

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Joey Greco RULES - 309 days 9 hours ago

23 - Awwww....

Nintendo = a bunch of sweethearts.

I think the worst part was losing the cat. :(

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SprayandPreycom - 309 days 9 hours ago

24 - fires are no joke

bravo to nintendo

i wonder if they replaced there cereal with nintendo cereal as well
check out the vid and tell me that dosent look like link ROOOFFFFLLLL>>>>

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Ivix - 309 days 6 hours ago

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What an awesomely random way to lead into that video.

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Kamikaze135 - 309 days 9 hours ago

25 - This is why...

No matter what happens, I'm going to love Nintendo =D

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slinkey123 - 309 days 9 hours ago

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Thats it im burning my house down so i can get a free wii. :P

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Hercules - 309 days 8 hours ago

27 - well

they made billions off the wii and ds..so one free wii adn gameboy wont hurt them, lol

but still good job on nintendo's part..now if sony can reimburse me for 4 ps3s and two psps i will be ok

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mrdxpr2 - 309 days 7 hours ago

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wow nintendo thats a very nice thing to do and they didnt neven have to do it and they did goes to show that not all companys care just about money and sells nintendo still cares about the re costumers

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 309 days 6 hours ago

29 - sweet

Nintendo rocks!

Anyone remember when Insomniac did the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on ABC? They gave this kid in a wheelchair a PS3 and a copy of Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction before anyone else had it. Then, when he was playing it, he realized he was an actual character IN the game.

Those guys are freakin' awesome!

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bokharij - 309 days 5 hours ago

30 - This Proves it

Nintendo will always be one of the best companies in the world.

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ultimolu - 310 days 2 hours ago

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That was a nice thing they did.

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Shaka2K6 - 309 days 23 hours ago

2 - Both Trashtendo console have no games in 2009, they will continue to ride on sales jsut cuz they have the cheapest products on the market.

nintendo from the 90's = ok but not as good as Sega or Sony.

nintendo from the 2000's = MEGA FAIL !!!

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WhoaMan - 309 days 22 hours ago

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it'd be ironic if microsoft's xbox 360 set blaze to someone's house
and "generously" sent another xbox 360 to that someone for free of charge

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oldsnayke - 309 days 8 hours ago

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It's good to know that Nintendo is one of the few companies which actually care about their customers.

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sak500 - 309 days 6 hours ago

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On the other hand sony turned blind eye to millions of ps2 owners with lens problem. Served them b!tches right this gen being in 3rd place

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sit down droid - 309 days 6 hours ago

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hahha lol.

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griff2 - 309 days 2 hours ago

5.2 - Ah yes the "millions" of problems the Ps2 had.

And then you woke up. Enjoy your cheap INFERIOR consol xbot.

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