UK Wii packshot and our love for boxes

A commenter over at digg had this to say about this Cubed3’s article on the UK Wii packshot:

What the hell is ‘packshot’ supposed to mean? It’s called a BOX. And why do people give a sh_t as to what the system box or game packaging looks like? Are you going to frame it and put it up on your f_ck_ng wall?

That got us thinking. If you ask the Wii fanboys here at QJ, a lot of them are going to keep the box, at least for a while. And it’s not just Wii fans. Many PS3 fans will keep their PS3 boxes (some will keep them long enough to show off to their grandkids). A lot of Xbox 360 owners still have their consoles’ boxes (we do!). Gino D., one of the QJ writers, still has the boxes of all his SNES games! (He’ll probably deny it in the comments below, har har.)

Games make sense. You have a clear goal to overcome. Games aren’t messy like the real world. We love our games. So a lot of us love their boxes, too.

“Normal” people don’t understand what it’s like for us, the gamers. We put the boxes on our shelves (the Wii box, for example, is smaller than a lot of big nerdy books) or under our beds in airtight plastic containers, or wherever.

And Wii fans have waited for such a long time for the Wii. And if looking at a picture of the box helps to silence the dull, constant, “I want my Wii now” ache in their hearts, you can’t really blame them for demanding a packshot. And we bet you there will be more than a few who will put the Wii box up on their walls.

A commenter over at digg had this to say about this Cubed3’s article on the UK Wii packshot:

What the hell is ‘packshot’ supposed to mean? It’s called a BOX. And why do people give a sh_t as to what the system box or game packaging looks like? Are you going to frame it and put it up on your f_ck_ng wall?

That got us thinking. If you ask the Wii fanboys here at QJ, a lot of them are going to keep the box, at least for a while. And it’s not just Wii fans. Many PS3 fans will keep their PS3 boxes (some will keep them long enough to show off to their grandkids). A lot of Xbox 360 owners still have their consoles’ boxes (we do!). Gino D., one of the QJ writers, still has the boxes of all his SNES games! (He’ll probably deny it in the comments below, har har.)

Games make sense. You have a clear goal to overcome. Games aren’t messy like the real world. We love our games. So a lot of us love their boxes, too.

“Normal” people don’t understand what it’s like for us, the gamers. We put the boxes on our shelves (the Wii box, for example, is smaller than a lot of big nerdy books) or under our beds in airtight plastic containers, or wherever.

And Wii fans have waited for such a long time for the Wii. And if looking at a picture of the box helps to silence the dull, constant, “I want my Wii now” ache in their hearts, you can’t really blame them for demanding a packshot. And we bet you there will be more than a few who will put the Wii box up on their walls.