Controllers Thrown and Busted by Angry People

You mad? Don’t be! Be happy. And for goodness’ sake, do not throw your controller, no matter how much a game pisses you off. “I threw my controller” is a meme of sorts among Japanese gamers. For example, a player might say a certain game makes them throw their controller to express how frustrating it is. Some games might warrant multiple throws!(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); [Photo: game_sora8122r] Also, among a handful of y1 games folks in Japan, first-person shooters also seem to induce throws. As noted on website Togetter, here’s a roundup of busted controllers that were apparently chucked. The lesson here is don’t throw your controller! y1 com [Photo: Asley_xq] [Photo: taka620519] [Photo: N_R4inbow] [Photo: via Hayabusa] [Photo: tibisuke001] [Photo: via Hayabusa] [Photo: korokorsitoru] [Photo: via Hayabusa] This is the result of a mouse being thrown because it wouldn’t work. [Photo: R4imei] [Photo: via Hayabusa] [Photo: viaViper] Apparently, stuff like this can happen, too. [Photo: heriosuhigashin] [Photo: inahayo1] Of course, not everyone who games in Japan loses their shit like this, and many think the result of doing so is incredibly wasteful. I agree! ントローラーをぶん投げて壊した人たち [Togetter] Top photo: prideunited1878 To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft สมาชิกใหม่ รับเครดิตฟรีทันที Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.