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August 14, 2008 1:53 PM PDT

The Digital Home Video: Does bundled junk help video game sales?

by Don Reisinger

Do you like my hat? That's what I thought. Today, I look at whether or not bundled junk in video games are actually useful in selling video games. What do you think?

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Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has written about everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Don is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and posts at The Digital Home. He is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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by RobinQueens August 14, 2008 4:42 PM PDT
Don, I can't believe you are 35! wow! you look at least 10 years younger dude! good genes bro! The Johnny Depp Charles and the chocolate factory hat. is cool lol. PS what was the last video game you actually had to pay for? :)
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by SebDavies August 15, 2008 12:24 PM PDT
Yeah surprised your 35! but great video!
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by dd13reis August 15, 2008 12:42 PM PDT
I'm not 35. My Wii Fit age is 35.
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by reefinyateef August 16, 2008 10:37 AM PDT
The junk is pretty standard for many industries. My only guess is that companies have statistics to prove that there is some ROI behind it. I can't see any other reason why they would do it.
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Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a variety of other publications including PC World and a host of Ziff-Davis publications.

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