UK tabloid reports that the Queen loves the Wii

31 Comments by Griffin McElroy Jan 6th 2008 8:15PM
Filed under: Nintendo Wii

Good news, Nintendo Defense Force -- the most powerful member of the British royal family just joined your ranks. According to The People, a weekly British tabloid, Queen Elizabeth II has been on a Wii Sports bender ever since her grandson, Prince William, received Nintendo's console for Christmas (or, for our friends reading this across the pond, the day before Boxing Day).

According to the rather journalistically unsound article, Her Majesty the "QWiiN" (sigh) is quite the gadget savvy monarch, owning an iPod, blackberry, and fully pimped-out mobile phone, so her interest in the Wii is not so unnatural. We wish the Queen the best of luck in finding her own system -- we hear those things are harder to find than ... wait, there's nothing harder to find than a Wii. Except two Wiis, we guess.

(Thanks to everyone who sent this in!)

Tags: NintendoWii, Queen, QueenElizabeth, UK, Wii

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Jerk Face: Jan 6th 2008; 8:20PM

I'm pretty sure there's a moderately inappropriate 'Queen can't keep her hands off the wii' joke here, but I'm going to leave it up to someone else this time.

jackbauer: Jan 6th 2008; 9:10PM

The queen spends all Saturday on a Wii.

playwhutyalike: Jan 6th 2008; 8:20PM

Um, yeah, she's OLD.

hvnlysoldr: Jan 6th 2008; 8:58PM

I didn't know you didn't like to suck old people. Or do you?

playwhutyalike (kinda digs Manhunt 2): Jan 6th 2008; 9:22PM

I suck anybody who isn't quick enough. Or has an ice-beam to freeze my ass then hit me with 5 missles.

Worst Review Ever: Jan 7th 2008; 1:22AM

Or one super missile, you parasitic son of a bitch!

DeltaP42: Jan 6th 2008; 8:22PM

Wow, you got the QWiin thing before I could even think of it, well played Griffin, well played. How's that Narcolepsy thing working out for ya ;)

Trickob: Jan 6th 2008; 8:34PM

actually, it was the good people at ...well, "The People," who came up with the whole "QWiiN" thing. Griffin was just quoting them.

Poisoned Al: Jan 6th 2008; 8:26PM

The PEOPLE? Oh god, that paper is only one up from the Sport, and they make stories up for laughs!

Cabcru: Jan 6th 2008; 8:43PM

Expect reports coming in about the Queen snubbing her usual waving duties due to Wiimote-elbow...

Psaakyrn: Jan 6th 2008; 9:05PM

Or an official waving exercise program on the Wii.

Jeff: Jan 6th 2008; 9:10PM

Wii sports ftw!

This is why the Wii's attach rate (and the Wii, imho) suck dick.

Raikage (Wii FC 5508 0487 4434 0992): Jan 6th 2008; 9:31PM

Well, IMHO (actually it really happened) you suck dick, so there.

playwhutyalike (kinda digs Manhunt 2): Jan 6th 2008; 9:39PM

Thanks your contribution to the conversation Jeff. Jackass.

Jeff: Jan 6th 2008; 10:16PM

copa: Jan 6th 2008; 9:11PM

I just wish she would start playing something other than Manhunt 2.

Geist: Jan 7th 2008; 11:31AM

She's waiting for No More Heroes to come out.

PayTheMan: Jan 6th 2008; 10:31PM

"According to the rather journalistically unsound article"

When you put it this way you make it sound as if Joystiq is a model of journalistic excellence, though there is no shame in pointing out the flaws of other news sources.

Trickob: Jan 7th 2008; 2:51PM

well said

DBuck_Eye: Jan 6th 2008; 10:34PM

I wonder how much someone in the british royal family would get for Christmas/their birthday. *Spoiler Alert* it's superfluous

LaughingTarget: Jan 6th 2008; 11:01PM

I'm surprised it took them this long to get one. I guess even royalty has to wait in line for a Wii, truly an equalizer.

1up_clock: Jan 6th 2008; 11:25PM

"Qwiin". It's been over a year since the console's release, and they're STILL coming up with bad puns.

Wii are not amused.

Jess Q.: Jan 7th 2008; 12:50PM

Teehee. :D

ThornedVenom: Jan 7th 2008; 12:51AM

Qwiin for Brawl, confirmed?

GonzoRob: Jan 7th 2008; 3:34AM

Anyone from the UK will know that "The People" newspaper has about as much journalistic integrity as the back of a Coco Pops packet.

It's tosh, utter dribbling tosh, that has no place in civilized society (aside from an uncomfortable replacement to toilet paper.

Move on folks, nothing but libelous dribble here...

Spakkenkhrist: Jan 7th 2008; 8:35AM

The news has been "it turns the milk choclatey" for the last 20 years, I knew I was doing something wrong.

maverick_saturn_626: Jan 7th 2008; 4:52AM

Quick! Add the queen to your Wii friends lists :) She'll be under the name 'Qu33n £liz'

Ethan: Jan 7th 2008; 6:13AM

Well, we know Prince Philip isn't ever going to work the things out. Or charles for that matter.

michas_pi: Jan 7th 2008; 7:27AM

I'm so British I shit the Queen.

James: Jan 7th 2008; 7:38AM

Yea. The People. I'd rather get news from my dog.

Harrison: Jan 7th 2008; 12:00PM

Makes sense... only kids and old people like the Wii.

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