A Gold Plated Wii for Queen of England
A Gold Plated Wii for Queen of England
May 23, 2009
It's not that the Queen of England was seeking a gold-plated Wii, but THQ dropped one off anyway, reports Kotaku.
The publisher delivered the system to Buckingham Palace this week in order to promote its newly- released Wii title BIG Family Games. THQ product manager Danielle Robinson hyped commented:
BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together. The Royal Family is arguably the most important family in the country so we felt that they had to have a copy of the new game. But we thought that Her Majesty the Queen wouldn't want to play on any old console, so an extra-special gold one was commissioned. We hope that she and the rest of the Royal Family enjoy the game!
GP: Let's call this one what it is: publicity stunt.
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Posted 11/20/09 at 05:42pm
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ZippyDSMlee: oh may the cute stab out your eyes, http://www.youtube.com/user/simonscat
Posted 11/20/09 at 05:17pm
JDKJ: O.K. Suit yourself. But when you're wearing Ray-Bans, sitting on a curb with a white cane and a cup of pencils, and doing Stevie Wonder impersonations, don't say I didn't warn you.
JDKJ: O.K. Suit yourself. But when you're wearing Ray-Bans, sitting on a curb with a white cane and a cup of pencils, and doing Stevie Wonder impersonations, don't say I didn't warn you.
Posted 11/20/09 at 05:10pm
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ZippyDSMlee: JD:No thank you I don;t want your cooties...or STDs...
Posted 11/20/09 at 05:01pm
JDKJ: Me. I'm rehearsing the role just in case I do get dubbed Zippy The Soecnda.
JDKJ: Me. I'm rehearsing the role just in case I do get dubbed Zippy The Soecnda.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:59pm
DarkSaber: Wait, is that meant to be Zippy, me or you?
DarkSaber: Wait, is that meant to be Zippy, me or you?
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:49pm
JDKJ: I cud caer lez. =^^= *wakes up in mid-afternoon after staying up until 3:00AM soldering resistors on to circuit boards, stumbles around in formerly white but now grey underwear, while simultaneously scratching groin with vigor and making coffee*
JDKJ: I cud caer lez. =^^= *wakes up in mid-afternoon after staying up until 3:00AM soldering resistors on to circuit boards, stumbles around in formerly white but now grey underwear, while simultaneously scratching groin with vigor and making coffee*
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:46pm
DarkSaber: knell? Don't you mean Neil? Anymore of tht and I'll dub thee Zippy The Soecnda
DarkSaber: knell? Don't you mean Neil? Anymore of tht and I'll dub thee Zippy The Soecnda
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:44pm
JDKJ: Now, now, Saber. Don't be salty. You weren't the first one to knell and bob and you ain't gonna be the last one, either.
JDKJ: Now, now, Saber. Don't be salty. You weren't the first one to knell and bob and you ain't gonna be the last one, either.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:42pm
DarkSaber: JD's feeling rather desperate it seems.
DarkSaber: JD's feeling rather desperate it seems.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:33pm
JDKJ: C'mon, Zip. You already touch yourself way too much. Spread the love. Before you go blind.
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Posted 11/20/09 at 04:27pm
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No and I ain't touching any part of you or your friends!! :P
ZippyDSMlee: JD:No and I ain't touching any part of you or your friends!! :P
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:25pm
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Lik Mitaint?
JDKJ: @Zip: You know Lik Mitaint?
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:18pm
ZippyDSMlee: neill and bob,oldest giveing head joke and most lamest...
ZippyDSMlee: neill and bob,oldest giveing head joke and most lamest...
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:18pm
JDKJ: But thanks for the memory. MIB's a classic. *sings* "Here come the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders. Here come the Men in Black. They won't let you remember."
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Posted 11/20/09 at 04:18pm
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ZippyDSMlee: JD:for the record I told you you can suck your own dck.
Posted 11/20/09 at 04:07pm
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JDKJ: Naw, man. That's Mueedeegiaap and Bob. And you can stop bobbing. I got Zippy bobbing now, too.
Posted 11/20/09 at 03:56pm
DarkSaber: OH I get it now! It's Men In Black quote! The twins that run the comm centre in HQ.
DarkSaber: OH I get it now! It's Men In Black quote! The twins that run the comm centre in HQ.
Posted 11/20/09 at 03:49pm
JDKJ: I'd like to introduce you to them. First, Neil. Then, Bob.
JDKJ: I'd like to introduce you to them. First, Neil. Then, Bob.
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"The Royal Family is arguably the most useless family in the country"
Fixed. (Well, I'LL argue they are, anyway.)
And I'd be very surprised if the QoE even finds out she got sent this. Someone should have told THQ she's already got one.
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
I am all out of snide comments...
How about 'Wii are not amused'?
Hmmm.... that pun doesn't work unless it involved a huge stream of urine...
(Oh, wait... it's England, I forgot!)
Never even heard of Queen Victoria I take it?
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
Doesn't sound like it.. but I thought it was funny!
Agreed, agreed. Was a good one, I didn't even think of it myself.
Well, at least I didn't read that some rapper got one, but now it's a gimme that at least Fiddy wil advertize having one.
Taking a console that alreddy gets hot and gold plating it seems like a bad idea.
Or Does metal bleed heat better or something? Any experts here?
Gold takes a lot of heat quickly... that I know... just don't know how quickly it dissapitates.
You're talking like this thing will do something other than sit on the (royal) shelf. Although if I see a headline about the Queen's Wii burning itself up, it will be the best thing ever.
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Rumor on the mill; the Wii will head out and try to reproduce with all the Xbox 360s and the PS3s, and they will pump out a bunch of little Wiis.
It's funny the effort they've gone to hype what is basically yet another collection of shovel-ware mini-games. Well, I say effort...
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
What, no jokes about "The Royal Wii"?
No, but now that you mention it, I've seen a Royal Flush. No joke, oldest constantly used toliet in England is in Parliment building and reserved for the Duke of Edinbourgh. It's a chamber pot modified with a seat and a flushing system. And yes, it is in fact, a Royal Flush.
And this little Yankee went Wii, Wii, Wii all the way home.
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You do realize it's a pun on Royal We?
2000 years in the future this will be a crown jewel, crafted by the legendary eletronicsmith Nintendo and imbued by a unknowon person that also gifted this prized item to the greatest queen that lived in the 21 century and did great things.
Not that any of this is true.
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The Royal family already have a Wii because Prince Philip is a massive Manhunt fan.
Cant wait to see it on eBay!
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Too bad you can't use it with old NES games, cause I'd totally grab my copies of zelda for that.
I hate broccoli/ and think it totally sucks/ Why isn't it meat?
You mean the Queen Of England who served her country during War Time shofering Military Officials in dangerous areas or behind enemy lines sometimes? Or the same Queen who served as a mechanic? The same Queen of England who enjoys NASCAR? Or how bout the same queen who forced her band to play the Imperial Death March (Darth Vaders Theme) for Saudi King as he is visiting?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD38SQ8srXw&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edailykos%2Ecom%2Fstory%2F2007%2F10%2F31%2F225436%2F65&feature=player_embedded
You're talking about 2 different queens for a start...
>Or how bout the same queen who forced her band to play the Imperial Death March (Darth Vaders Theme) for Saudi King as he is visiting?
Coolest. Queen. Ever.
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It's just called the Imperial March. Unless you know better than John Williams, the songs composer. (You probably think you do as well.)
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
That's "chauffeuring", you illiterate, conservative ignoramus. If you're going to spout nonsensical ramblings, please use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar: it might make you a little more believable....Psh! As if...
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Game on, brothers and sisters.
I would go for 'arguably the LEAST important family in the country'. They don't do shit, I wish they would get rid of this stupid royal family deal already. If not in England, then at least in Australia and Canada. Then we could get rid of the ridiculous Governor General position.
I mean cmon, technically she's still Queen of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The royal family is a useless relic of the monarchy.
Gold plated??? For shame....50 Cent's Wii is pure 24k gold!!