The most idiotic game happenings of 2006

by Blake Snow { Jan 15th 2007 at 10:15PM }

1UP remembers video game's "most idiotic" stories of 2006 in proper "top 10" form. Notable ephemera from the list include Sony's claims that the PS3 is "cheap," the cancellation of E3, and the whole Wii strap debacle (that wasn't blown out of proportion). And the winner goes to...

The renaming of Nintendo's Revolution to Wii. That's crazy!!!

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Quakeulf @ Jan 15th 2007 10:48PM

My vote goes to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJElsNaC6yQ

Xno @ Jan 15th 2007 10:32PM

"Sony's claims that the PS3 is "cheap""
well define cheap... do you mean cheap as in paying a low price, then no is not cheap. Or do you mean cheap as a piece of crap, then yeah it is cheap.

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 15th 2007 10:43PM

Blake forgot to credit me for sending in that news. :( (sob)

Sam @ Jan 15th 2007 10:47PM

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that they compared the renaming of the Wii to 9/11, the Challenger explosion, and Kennedy's death? I mean, sure, the name change was surprising, but to compare it to nation tragedies is asinine.

Tyler @ Jan 15th 2007 10:56PM

Joystiq. Serious business.

phalange @ Jan 15th 2007 10:58PM

What? That bird better not ruin my credit!

calthaer @ Jan 15th 2007 11:14PM

Amen to that. I hate that stupid name. Maybe that's why I haven't bothered to get one yet. Some day. Maybe.

Jonah Falcon @ Jan 15th 2007 11:20PM

"Is anyone else bothered by the fact that they compared the renaming of the Wii to 9/11, the Challenger explosion, and Kennedy's death? I mean, sure, the name change was surprising, but to compare it to nation tragedies is asinine."

No, because they were wryly exaggerating?

samfish @ Jan 16th 2007 12:05AM

I'm formulating a rather advanced scientific theorem employing everything from string theory to algebra that there is a direct correlation between penis size and people who do and do not like the name 'Wii'.

Purple_Haze @ Jan 16th 2007 12:49AM

When my friend got his wii he decided to call the gamecube a chode. I'm so jealous of his wii.

Bennyishere @ Jan 16th 2007 1:34AM

Everybody thinks Wii is an awful name, but Japan LOVES it. And that's what matters to Nintendo.

Book Fan @ Jan 16th 2007 1:54AM

Is that a young Andre Braugher in the photo?

PurpleSfinx @ Jan 17th 2007 1:05AM

I think the PS3 is pretty cheap, considering what you get.

It's a HELL of a lot better value than a Wii for the hardware you get.

(For the record, I have exactly: a 360 and a Wii.)

Tom @ Jan 16th 2007 2:16AM

If it's any consolation the next Nintendo console will be called Nintendo Fire-blast-ninja-sword-tiger. Nothing akward about that, and it caters to an American audience...

alexanderwales @ Jan 16th 2007 2:57AM

C'mon, who hates the name Wii? It's the pun maker's wet dream. And in today's society, all of our headlines and sound bites are almost required to be puns. Free publicity!

ShaolinDolemite @ Jan 16th 2007 3:27AM

He ain't no snappin' turtle is he? 'Cause I don't wanna to get bit!

disguised @ Jan 16th 2007 5:08AM

@13, PS3 is cheap only if you want all the features.
I, for one, would rather have a basic version that I can add a hard drive and Blu-Ray later on *if* I decide to invest on it. I don't even care if it'll eventually cost me more than $600.
I have a Wii and 360 too. And I've already spent more than $600 on each of them.
As for a PS3, it hasn't even proved its worthiness and you want me to plunge $600 on it? No freaking way.