This may seem like a raunchy story -- the kind of catfight tale ending with broken nails and torn clothing. We were sort of expecting such scuffles to happen as seven beautiful ladies tussled this past Thursday night over at a Manhattan bar & restaurant called Sutton Place. Alas, we didn't get to see anything underlyingly lewd, but there were certainly enough sweaty bods to drive the male crowd into a frenzy.
Taking part in a Nintendo publicity stunt called "Wii Box in the City," these women tested out their gaming aptitude and fighting skills in a Wii Sports boxing tourney to win a Wii system. The night was wild all night as crowds of supporters cheered and jeered. It came down to Mari (in blue) and Regina (in yellow) for the championship. We caught up with Mari before the big fight; she told us about her Wii experience: "I've played Wii before. It's like a workout." Regina on the other hand had never played the Wii before, while both ladies never had any gaming experience beyond that.
Soon, it was time for the final fight. The two fought bravely, but in the end Regina won with a knock out. "Oh my god, you won!" exclaimed May, Regina's best friend, whose excitement was like that of a kid on Christmas morning. Regina gave her winning prize over to May who continued to laud her bestest friend: "She really killed it! She's the bestest friend ever!" Who knew that gaming and bar fights could bring friends closer together?
Reader Comments (41)
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 4:41PM (Unverified) said
tsk tsk tsk Nintendonald's. i can not believe you are the same company that gave us Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, and Zelda. how you have changed.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 7:14PM FrankTheCrank said
This is why Nintendo rules the roost now.
Check out the smiles on those hot chicks.
Try giving them Halo 3 or Metal Gear Solid 4. They would drop the controller and tell you to go suck an egg.
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Check out the smiles on those hot chicks.
Try giving them Halo 3 or Metal Gear Solid 4. They would drop the controller and tell you to go suck an egg.
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 10:05PM (Unverified) said
They're also the same company that gave us LoZ:TP, Super Mario Galaxy, MP:3, and Brawl (plus a few other noteworthy titles) in a timeframe of little over two years.
They may have shifted their focus (more than even I'd like, admittedly) but they're still pumping out the good games, and at a higher quality than before (with TP being the exception in my opinion).
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They may have shifted their focus (more than even I'd like, admittedly) but they're still pumping out the good games, and at a higher quality than before (with TP being the exception in my opinion).
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 11:03PM (Unverified) said
I like how adding a 2.0 gives a banned account a free pass to do exactly what got them banned in the first place again.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 11:28AM Vegeta has a ps3 said
This should be the Wii's new ad.
The Wii: IT'LL GET YOU LAID!!
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The Wii: IT'LL GET YOU LAID!!
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 4:41PM (Unverified) said
Goes to show that the Wii remote is so unpredictable with its motion sensing, that a person who never played the system before can win a tournament.
Don't get me wrong, I like a little of Wii games. But a lot of games such as Wii Sports Boxing can be a case of the winner being the one who twists their wrist the most.
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Don't get me wrong, I like a little of Wii games. But a lot of games such as Wii Sports Boxing can be a case of the winner being the one who twists their wrist the most.
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 5:30PM velocitystrike said
Did you consider that the other people in the tournament might also have had no experience with a Wii?
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 5:51PM (Unverified) said
Way to go Nintendo. That girl was obviously SO excited about winning her very own Wii after never playing it before that SHE IMMEDIATELY GAVE IT AWAY. Way to really excite new customers.
Also, velocitystrike, the article distinctly mentions that the winner did not ever play with it before UNLIKE her victim, the loser in blue, who said it was a workout.
Fat load of good it did. Wii-Flailing, FTW.
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Also, velocitystrike, the article distinctly mentions that the winner did not ever play with it before UNLIKE her victim, the loser in blue, who said it was a workout.
Fat load of good it did. Wii-Flailing, FTW.
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 4:49PM Bouillestfu said
I was disappointed after reading the title. I was expecting one of them gals to go nuts over her loss and try and beat the shit out of the others or something. Joystiq has set up a mighty trap for me.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 6:00PM (Unverified) said
ha ha! That's what I thought I was going to be reading about, too! But the story ended really lame. However, I would've loved to have a tourney like that here! That would be fun to kick the crap out of someone in front of everyone! I'll use my Punch-Out skills that I perfected back in the day.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 4:51PM Lone Starr said
Women bar fight?
Where's the tossed hair, wet t-shirts, and nip slips?
You got my hopes up. And something else.
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Where's the tossed hair, wet t-shirts, and nip slips?
You got my hopes up. And something else.
Posted: Jun 14th 2008 5:28PM (Unverified) said
Disappointing, yet still hot if you use your imagination.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 6:01PM (Unverified) said
And then there's the fact that there were a whopping *8* whole women who were willing to do this. (Look at the bracket picture.)
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 7:02PM BananaBoat said
Women? Playing the Wii? Nonsense good sirs. Nonsense...
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 10:57PM mr nimblewick said
This doesn't sound like the evilbillcosby I know.
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 11:00PM (Unverified) said
WELL PUT. Hey I took a dump earlier, and I had my toilet paper on top of the wii. WILL LIVE BLOG IT NEXT TIME AND SEND PIX
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Posted: Jun 14th 2008 10:08PM (Unverified) said
Regina didn't just win in the Wii Boxing Tourney. She's Hot! (Not that any of you didn't notice that.)
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 12:50AM The Wicker Man said
I'd hit it and boobz...lolz and a solid rofl.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2008 11:47AM (Unverified) said
Why is it that every time there's a picture on Joystiq of a woman that isn't completely hideous we get a chorus of "I'd hit that!"?
The sad part is that the guys spouting said line probably have only the slightest clue as to what "hitting it" actually entails.
In case you were wondering, this is why gamers are perceived as sexually-inept basement-dwellers.
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The sad part is that the guys spouting said line probably have only the slightest clue as to what "hitting it" actually entails.
In case you were wondering, this is why gamers are perceived as sexually-inept basement-dwellers.
Posted: Jun 15th 2008 4:03PM Mr Khan said
It's not that we're gamers, but that the dwellers at this site are stereotypically male
I'm sure you would get that anywhere the vast majority of the posters are male. The only thing that is "reprehensible" is the lack of gender diversity
Also, i'd totally hit that
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I'm sure you would get that anywhere the vast majority of the posters are male. The only thing that is "reprehensible" is the lack of gender diversity
Also, i'd totally hit that
Posted: Jun 15th 2008 5:59PM (Unverified) said
I'm a straight male, and I find no desire to spout off about if a woman is "hittable". Yeah, they're both decent looking women.
Do you think if they came here and found several people commenting on how they'd like to have sex with them, that would make them have a positive stereotype of what the gaming male is like as opposed to the current working stereotype? (i.e. "undateable", and "lonely".)
Girls playing games = cool.
Guys drooling like idiots over every female holding a controlle = Stupid.
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Do you think if they came here and found several people commenting on how they'd like to have sex with them, that would make them have a positive stereotype of what the gaming male is like as opposed to the current working stereotype? (i.e. "undateable", and "lonely".)
Girls playing games = cool.
Guys drooling like idiots over every female holding a controlle = Stupid.
Posted: Jun 16th 2008 10:04PM (Unverified) said
Wow, this is the most sexist article I've ever seen on Joystiq. Congratulations!
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