Hideo Kojima's visit to UNIQLO (SoHo, NY)

Yesterday I attended the KONAMI X UNIQLO event at the Uniqlo in SoHo.
Hideo Kojima, the mastermind behind the famous Metal Gear Solid games, was there to sign autographs coinciding with the release of 8 limited edition MGS Peace Walker T-shirts to be sold at Uniqlo.

There's a rule I came up with after my first Jimmy Eat World concert proved slightly disappointing; I couldn't even snag a setlist. You have to think like the craziest fan. And although I knew the craziest fan would either sleep outside Uniqlo ( which was rumored to have happened ) or get there EXTREMELY early ( 8 AM? ) I still couldn't get my lazy butt out of bed fast enough. The originally planned 9:30 arrival was pushed to 10:40 and by that time Mr. Kojima's fans totaled over 300+ !! ( Mind you, the event didn't start till 12 ) I stood online till 2:00 when it was announced that the autographing was done. Needless to say I did not get an autograph or win a raffle prize, but I did get the T-shirts! :)

(Left To Right: Mike, John, Richie, Pedro, Jose)

The guys were extremely hilarious and made the 3hr and 15min wait a lot more bearable! 

Although I'm not a proud PSP owner, I did get a chance to play the Peace Walker demo last year at the Tokyo Game Show. Co-op was a lot of fun, and you know it means something coming from me, because I'm not a shooter type gamer.  So for all you PSP owners who are still skeptical - go find yourselves a friend who's got Peace Walker and check out the co-op mode; I promise you won't be disappointed. 

Hope you're all enjoying the weekend! 

Stay tuned for this week's Tenoli Tuesday post; it's going to be a good one :3

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