The Queen Gets a Royal Gold-Plated Wii
"A gold covered turd is still a turd." - Socrates
No, this is not an Onion headline commenting on the Wii’s geriatric fan base, the Queen of England was literally given a gold-plated Wii by developer THQ. The idea is an admittedly rather clever PR stunt by the company who also conveniently sent the Queen a copy of their new game, the creatively titled Big Family Games, which they hope her highness will enjoy with the other royals.
The game is essentially Wii Sports Plus, as it features games like golf, tennis, lawn darts, horseshoes and bocce. Honestly, I could actually see the Queen playing this, I mean, does she really having anything else to do? Virtual lawn darts would probably be the highlight of her day. There are only so many mid-morning tea sessions you can have.
I think that this could be the start of a new U.S. diplomacy policy that could be very effective. What if we let Ahmadinejad get all his anger out by giving him an Xbox 360 with Halo 3? Or maybe we could give Kim Jong Il a DS with Nintendogs to shift his mind away from crazy? I think I’ll use this as my platform when I run for Senate in two years.
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I’d think the problem with this would be that you’d know if it was plated in cheap gold because that’s the only way you’d still be able to lift the controller.
Elizabeth II, iPod, Wii. Let’s play “Which One of These Things Is Not Like the Others?”
“Very witty, Wilde, very witty!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxXW6tfl2Y0
“Your Majesty, it was one of Shaw’s!!”