Thriller Killer: Michael Jackson Game Comes With Glove You Can't Use

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I still think that this was just made up in some guys basement as a prank on the gaming industry. And even though it is real, couldn't they have at least let you use the creepy gloves that everyone will be buying the game for anyway?

Oh, yeah.

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Mechsoap

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Greg Tito said:
"Do not enjoy this product."

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i know he got some weird fans but still....

OT: seems reasonable enough, safety issues are something companies normally try to avoid
 

Xan Krieger

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Formica Archonis said:
Man, stupid warning labels are fun. Saw one today on a can of compressed air for cleaning a computer: "DO NOT USE ON EARS." Did someone really stick a long red tube in their ear and discharge a blast of high-pressure air?
A friend of mine stuck it up the leg of his boxers. Apparently the air is really, really cold because of the way he was rolling on the floor screaming.
 

Sheinen

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Should have said:
It's 'dangerous' to 'Jam' in the glove. If 'Someone put your hand out' and 'Wanna Be Starting Something' they'll only 'Fall Again'. Your TV's not 'Unbreakable', it could come 'Off the Wall' and there'll be 'Blood On the Dance Floor'. Now 'Enjoy Yourself' and see if 'You Can't Win' when you 'Shake Your Body' - but no 'Monkey Business'!
 

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Safety is for chumps. I have never used the plastic jacket or safety strap with my Wiimote and consequently have never been dumb enough to let it slip from my hands. Makes you wonder how loose some playtesters hold the damn things.

It's not rocket science, you can apply pressure y'know - it's not gonna crack under the force of your hand!
 

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Well, that's simply the lawyer telling the marketers that adding the warning will prevent a lot of lawsuits.

It's like putting a warning on coffre cups about the ridiculous fact that that contents may be hot.
 

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Yep, the warning is definitly a way of rejecting responsability for any broken tv sets. I dont think they actually meant it in a serious manner.
 

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I was quite disappointed when this turned out to be a safety warning due to the texture.

I was all lined up with some OJ Simpson jokes because I initially thought the glove was cat-size like the Chief helmet.
 

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Greg Tito said:
What possible other application is there for a single white glove covered in silver rhinestones? Dancing around, pretending to be Michael Jackson while not playing his branded game?

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You can do other things with it but they are all highly illegal.
 

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Sheinen said:
Should have said:
It's 'dangerous' to 'Jam' in the glove. If 'Someone put your hand out' and 'Wanna Be Starting Something' they'll only 'Fall Again'. Your TV's not 'Unbreakable', it could come 'Off the Wall' and there'll be 'Blood On the Dance Floor'. Now 'Enjoy Yourself' and see if 'You Can't Win' when you 'Shake Your Body' - but no 'Monkey Business'!
I would pay to see a warning say that IRL. Ubisoft better be ashamed of themselves for that missed opportinity!
 

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Xan Krieger said:
Formica Archonis said:
Man, stupid warning labels are fun. Saw one today on a can of compressed air for cleaning a computer: "DO NOT USE ON EARS." Did someone really stick a long red tube in their ear and discharge a blast of high-pressure air?
A friend of mine stuck it up the leg of his boxers. Apparently the air is really, really cold because of the way he was rolling on the floor screaming.
Okay, I stand corrected. If someone is crazy enough to use it on their junk, someone is crazy enough to use it on their ears.

And yes, it gets colder the more you use it. In the time it takes to blow the dust out of a moderately-dusty PC most people need to stop at least once to let the can warm up a bit. Besides personal experience with a can of compressed air, that's also the high school physics chapter on the gas laws. Pressure goes down, temperature goes down too.
 
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A more worrying thought is "When am I supposed to use the glove then?"

When I dangle babies out of a window?

[sub]Well, someone was thinking it[/sub]

Sheinen said:
Should have said:
It's 'dangerous' to 'Jam' in the glove. If 'Someone put your hand out' and 'Wanna Be Starting Something' they'll only 'Fall Again'. Your TV's not 'Unbreakable', it could come 'Off the Wall' and there'll be 'Blood On the Dance Floor'. Now 'Enjoy Yourself' and see if 'You Can't Win' when you 'Shake Your Body' - but no 'Monkey Business'!
That's Bad.
 

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Greg Tito said:
Meh, I went ahead and played the game while wearing it anyway.
Dang, if the glove were a part of gameplay I could make a cleaver "Powerglove" joke.
 

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Greg Tito said:
Meh, I went ahead and played the game while wearing it anyway.
YES! REBEL!

It does seem a bit silly. It's like buying a box of Nerds only to find a label reading "not an edible product" or the free toy in a box of cereal to come with a warning saying "not to be used for fun, must be placed on shelf out of reach of small children"

Not that I was going to get this game, but this news article certainly made me giggle!
 

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Therumancer said:
What you do with any of the extras that come in video game boxes is a topic of some debate. Some are quite cool, but ultimatly impractical. I chalk the MJ glove up there with those. I also tend to agree that the warning was probably a bit much.

That said, I'm still disturbed that there is a market for this game. I understand MJ had a lot of fans, but at the same time this is a guy who dangled a baby out the window, and settled on multiple child molestation charges for so much money that any innocent person would logically have been fighting if they were really innocent. Not to mention that during investigations they found that the guy really did have a pervo-throne room set up behind a secret door, security cameras outside his bed room, and other things.

I have nothing against his music (especially the early stuff), but when it comes to people wearing his glove, and acting out being him in a video game... I dunno, to me that strikes me as being just plain wrong given the things we know. It seems like his death has erased all of the things that were catching up with him, and somehow restored his image.

Opinions vary, but I'll be honest in saying that while I was once a fan, right now MJ is one of those celebrities that I think should stay comfortably buried (so to speak).
I think it's important to separate celebrities public and personal lives. With so many of them going off of the rails (Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Chris Brown, et cetera) it's pretty much the only way to appreciate the works of some very talented yet disturbed people. If you admire their works and their talent, rather than the artists themselves, I don't see a problem.

Now that he's dead, people no longer have cause to discuss his antics, and can enjoy his music and performances for what they are: the work of an exceptionally talented and dedicated individual; the fact that he was a few bananas short of a bunch does not diminish this.
 

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I don't care about MJ or this game, but where can I get a T-shirt like the one you're wearing in the last picture, Mr. Tito? o.o

(Can't you hold the remote in one hand while having put on the glove on the other anyway?..)
 

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9_6 said:
It's a disclaimer because some asshole will sue nintendo over slippery gloves just like some asshole sued mcdonalds over finding out that their coffee is actually hot.
This..

some ppl are just overly sue happy and the legal department probably made them stick that on there