Xbox 360 Fanboy

A 14 year old Kiwi stole an Xbox 360 but neglected to grab the power brick, as it was most likely too heavy for a clean getaway. So, the next day, he called the local tech support, and requested a new one, in the process giving the hot 360's serial number, his name, phone number, and address so that Microsoft New Zealand could mail him a new one. When the victim contacted MS, and gave his stolen console's SN, they informed him it had already been registered and they have the culprit's personal info, but couldn't reveal any information due to their privacy policy. The victim went to the police, who then contacted MS, and found that the only way they could get the information was through a court order. Only then were they able to make an arrest. Although, if we were in his shoes we probably would have just forked over the cash for another adapter.

[Via DC Emu]

Over at the geek pulp, Geek posed a great question ... what on Earth do you get a xbox fanboy (who has a large disposable income and has pretty much everything ever created for the Xbox) for his birthday? Well, it looks like Geek came through and found the perfect solution, the first copy of Gears of War that was released in New Zealand. Mounted, signed, and polished all pretty too! Start drooling and wishing that you had such a Gears of War masterpiece ... or simply wishing you had a large disposable income.

[Thanks, Glen]

Sure enough, plenty of pictures of the Xbox 360 bus have appeared in other places. Check out this Flickr photostream, or this feature by a different, less litigious, New Zealand gaming site: VideoGames.co.nz.

We've been told to remove the images from this post by the original copyright holder, so we've just removed the entire post. If any gamers in New Zealand have any snapshots of the Xbox 360 Roadtrip bus, or know of any local gaming sites that wouldn't be threatened if we linked to them here, please send us a tip!

See also:
Australia's 360 vans unfurled and exposed
The Xbox 360 fleet; promo vehicles from around the world

The Xbox 360 is set to launch in both Australia and New Zealand on March 2nd and they are planning road trips for both countries. In Australia a group of utes, basically a light truck, are going to travel the country outfitted with flat panel displays and 360s. In New Zealand a specially outfitted bus will be providing very much the same service, complete with flat panels and 360s.

Xbox 360 will be touring the country throughout March in the giant Xbox 360 Bus and things will be going off with live demos, hot giveaways and even the chance to meet the sizzling Joanna Dark. And it doesn't get much better than playing an amazing line-up of Xbox 360 games running on hi-def Samsung screens inside our specially constructed air-conditioned bus.

If there're any Xbox 360 fanboys (or girls) out there in Oceania, grab some pictures and send 'em in. Oh, and if you meet the, uh... sizzling Joanna Dark, and happen to have a camera...

[Via GameSHOUT]