I do find the honesty refreshing.

Oh lawdy, this a million times.

Using the phone part doesn't bother me at all, as I've found using Hue.

Using the phone part doesn't bother me at all, as I've found using Hue.

True, though you could plug it into any of the automation devices on the market, like the Belkin WeMo. http://www.amazon.com/WeMo-Electroni…

True, though you could plug it into any of the automation devices on the market, like the Belkin WeMo. http://www.ama…

For a smidge more at $30, you can get these from Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/…

For a smidge more at $30, you can get these from Ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/…

I find the WoW and LoL crowd as the "casual" gamers, no matter how many hours or levels or whatever they've put into the game. To me, they're right beside the Candy Crush mobile gamer.

The box is less toxic waste than the charger and cable, itself. Cardboard is actually recyclable, too!

If my opponent can't win either, then I have no problem with withdrawing victory from their reach. I don't get why people think it isn't a valid strategy. "Hm, I can't win... but neither can you. So either I give up or you do. Well, I'm glad I brought a piss bottle because I ain't leaving the table until you do."

Pfft, I say Platinum Angel the shit out of your opponent. If they don't concede, it's on them.

Reminds of the time in MTG where a friend of mine trounced someone who had a deck full of expensive cards (Mox and Lotus, for starters) with nothing but commons. The cry from the defeated? "I've never had this bad a draw before, ever!"

We shall see, but will we remember to look...

Do you think Nintendo isn't aware of this or hasn't forecasted this, perhaps? Maybe they didn't, but they've been around for quite a few decades.

However:

Ask the UK consumer if they expect it to come in the box, or the Japanese consumer. They'll tell you that no, it doesn't come with a charger, nor has it for the last few years.

My Xbox One controller came with two disposable AA batteries. It did not come with the play and charge kit. That was an additional charge. My original Gameboy from the 80's did not come with batteries of any kind. I haven't purchased a new portable game device since then, unless a smartphone counts.

Have you not learned the maxim of what happens when you assume? Because I'm pretty sure every human being has been burnt by a false assumption, at least once.

I read the box to make sure it did include it, though.

Any attempt to not read the box is lazy and ignorant.

Really? You don't read the box to ensure you're getting what you want in a TV?

Every retailer, huh? I just bought an Xbox One a couple of months ago and it was on a shelf, in the open. It had the goofy super-plastic security module strapped to it, but in no way infringed or prohibited my ability to read the box. And the store was leading electronic seller BestBuy.