Satire site The Onion has made its take on video game violence the headlining story today. In a piece entitled "Wii Video Games Blamed For Rise In Effeminate Violence," activist group Parents Against Wii (PAW) is suing Nintendo for $52 million in damages following sissified violence spawned from the Wii remote. Colorful language aside, the article follows pretty accurately the usual template of "violent video game" pieces.
Our favorite statistic from the article is "a shocking 200-percent increase in wuss-on-wuss violence." If you happen to be affected when Wii games "use disturbing pastel imagery, graphic representations of adorable characters, and disorienting kaleidoscopes of color," this is a must-read.
[Thanks, Caleb]
Reader Comments (15)
Posted: Mar 17th 2008 7:26PM Nick the Hero of Canton said
Politician using this as a source, in 5...4...3...2
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 8:19PM (Unverified) said
I remeber hearing news story about some government that actually was citing The Onion.
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Posted: Mar 17th 2008 8:50PM (Unverified) said
"The Wii's fluffy flowers and bright peach-colored sunlight glorify chasing precious talking rabbits with plungers," Greer said. "What kind of message is that sending to our children? That it's 'cool' to act like some kind of electrical elf or banana fairy?"
The banana fairy comment had laughing for a few minutes.
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The banana fairy comment had laughing for a few minutes.
Posted: Mar 18th 2008 10:11AM (Unverified) said
This is just so rediculous, I can't stop laughing at it...
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Posted: Mar 31st 2008 3:13PM hvnlysoldr said
Aw how sometimes sources aren't checked for The Onion and they trick us.
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