Kotaku Originals: Recipe for a Douche Simulator [Kotaku Originals]

<p><img src="http://kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/06/originals1_01.jpg" class="postimg left"/>I know the headline and the picture should try to say something about the story, but in truth, neither are in any way related. I just wanted to quote from Crecente's brilliant <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/5018537/hands-on-with-ultimate-band-disneys-peripheral+free-band-game">backhanded compliment</a> to Ultimate Band for the Wii, which he said is "quite a bit of fun" despite acknowledging it "looks like a recipe for a douche simulator." I also could not resist repubbing McWhertor's awesome mashup (left) of Old Snake and the PS2, which ran in a report about Old Reliable's <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://kotaku.com/5018917/console-war-has-changed-ps2-declines-in-old-age">declining contribution to the Console Wars</a>. Suffice to say that's my new comment icon. Because Playstation 2 is no hero. Never was. Never will be. 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