Oh, Canada Wii's home and native land
According to NPD statistics, the Wii has sold 1,060,000 Candian units through July, meaning the upcoming Wii version of NHL 2K9 can count on at least 1.5 million sales up there in the frozen North (some Canadians will buy an extra copy for their pet moose, you see). Microsoft and Sony are rumored to be planning competing lumberjack simulations and marketing tie-ins with popular maple syrup makers to increase their systems' appeal to the Canadian market, but as the Quebecois say, this might be "trop peu, trop tard."
(Apologies to all Canadians, who we're sure are too polite and respectful to get mad about this, right?)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Limezor @ Aug 26th 2008 1:32PM
Wow. 1/30 people has the same product.
SomeGuy @ Aug 27th 2008 4:46PM
The tags for this article are hilarious.
Jeff @ Aug 26th 2008 1:33PM
go sit on some antlers kyle...
Obie @ Aug 26th 2008 2:06PM
You're not my buddy, guy!
You're not my guy, buddy!
XGM @ Aug 26th 2008 2:20PM
Yea honestly I understand the odd joke and all but this is just stupid. Show some f*cking respect because I too can start insulting the crap out of you Americans like this. That is pushing it way past funny, and no we are far from being too respectful for some BS like that.
As a Canadian, i'm too kind to say go f*ck your self.
(Ill do the same and say hope you don't take that seriously, because thats how I saw your post.)
Vidikron (FU) @ Aug 26th 2008 3:01PM
@XGM
Get over yourself.
Reapman @ Aug 26th 2008 3:07PM
@xgm
As a fellow Canadian let me say...
Take off eh? Just a joke if that gets your panties in a bunch good luck in the real world.
Jake11 @ Aug 26th 2008 3:24PM
@ vidikron
exactly
Hello @ Aug 26th 2008 3:43PM
facepalm.jpg...
Why are there so many Canadians who can't take a joke?
Very sad that I live in the same country as these uptight people...
quadraphonic @ Aug 26th 2008 7:46PM
It's not about being oversensitive, or not being able to take a joke. Just about every Canada-centric post has the same tired slander. It would be nice to see Joystiq's so called writers take the higher road and prove they can post something clever without resorting to the old stand-by. Then again, I guess there's a reason they're writing for Joystiq and not a more critically acclaimed medium.
Flakundenga @ Aug 26th 2008 11:12PM
most people who think getting offended by this is stupid are americans. of course they say that cuz they r not talking about their country. i'm not canadian but i live here n it's annoying how so many times when canada is mentioned some stupid ignorant comment has 2 b made. as i said b4 coming from americans is normal since they think they can offend whoever they want just cuz they r fucking gringos. btw if u r american n get offended by my comment dont cuz u r all "too polite and respectful to get mad about this, right?" FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replica23 @ Aug 27th 2008 6:42AM
Nah, Americans are just mad 'cause Canada burned the white house down. *whistles*
Andrew Jasper @ Aug 26th 2008 1:36PM
Is this ok?
Duke @ Aug 26th 2008 1:41PM
So those stereotype are true!? Thanks Joytiq, you're my new Wikipedia.
BTW - That movie was awesome.
FOXHOUND @ Aug 26th 2008 1:41PM
After reading this article, I can't wait to move there, LOL.
Aliengroups @ Aug 26th 2008 1:42PM
wow, i never saw all that coming... funny, but untrue...
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 1:44PM
Kyle Orland,
I know you're probably just kidding around, but that is one of the most stupid write ups I’ve read here and very offensive to Canadians. You appear to be extremely ignorant as it shows you clearly know noting about Canada, not to mention that Alaska is part of the USA, not in Canada so you can enjoy your own igloos all you like! Canada is the most culturally diverse country in the world so that makes it the hardest to stereotype but thanks for insulting so many people who come to this site!
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 1:46PM
noting = nothing
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Aug 26th 2008 1:49PM
Hey, Dragon...
Why so serious?
info_dude @ Aug 26th 2008 1:51PM
eh men to that man....... get it eh men EH lol. i'm canadian and spanish and that was very offensive. but we are not all about maple syrup and hockey. but thanks for offneding a few hundred people maybe thousands.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 1:52PM
Its not that I'm so serious, its kinda like Mordennight said bellow.
I think ignorance promotes ignorance so someone who doesn't know better just believes what they read.
Steph @ Aug 26th 2008 1:53PM
As a Canadian I have to say...
"you need to get a sense of humour eh."
deaftly @ Aug 26th 2008 1:53PM
OH get over yourself and get a sense of humor.
heypaul @ Aug 26th 2008 1:54PM
He apologized and quite obviously implied that it was a harmless joke. Plus, the Canadian stereotypes are so egregious that if anything, Kyle's playing on the stereotype that Americans know nothing about Canada. Get a sense of humor. What good are we if we can't learn to laugh at ourselves?
Alexisonfire @ Aug 26th 2008 1:57PM
I'm Canadian and I didn't find it offensive.
I just found it to unoriginal and lacking humour.
samfish @ Aug 26th 2008 1:58PM
Whaaaaaaa..? You mean there AREN'T polar bears wandering around outside in Canada and you DON'T have pet mooseys and live in igloos?
Well great buckets of bullshit! I dun did me some learnin' t'day!
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 2:00PM
Don't tell me what I should find offensive! God forbid you insult an American's patriotism without getting an earful! But if someone insults me, then I should just laugh about it!? I don't tell you what to defend so don't tell me how I should react to this trash!
Boffo the Sock @ Aug 26th 2008 2:00PM
Kyle Orland,
I know you're probably just kidding around, but I'm going to engage in a lengthy, humorless rant anyway. I am going to use way more words than necessary to illustrate my indignation, and I'll manage to shoehorn Alaska into my tirade, for no particular reason because Alaska is the only place in the whole wide world where Inuits build igloos.
silverwolf761 @ Aug 26th 2008 2:00PM
meh, I don't really find it offensive. I do, however, find it strange that these stereotype still exist and people continue to get a kick out of them.
Besides, if our stereotype is that we like Hockey (I do), Maple Syrup (damn right I do), and live in an Igloo (Uh, no), than that's pretty good. Stupid? Yeah, but just roll your eyes and move on.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 2:03PM
Boffo the Sock,
don't put words in my mouth, I never said Alaska is the only place with igloos, I said you can go enjoy your igloos because his implication was that Canada is the only place to find an igloo.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Aug 26th 2008 2:04PM
Dragon,
If anyone seriously took this post as THE TRUTH, then they have so little brain processing power, that they really aren't worth holding a conversation with.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 2:07PM
BPMOmega, thats true. I'm just sick of hearing the same old bs.
Haggard @ Aug 26th 2008 2:15PM
Meh, I don't mind when I see an English guy on an american cartoon with gigantic teeth or sipping a cup of tea and talking in a tally-ho accent.
Then again, unlike Kyle Orland, I fear that the cartoonists actually think we're all like that.
Evan @ Aug 26th 2008 2:28PM
As a Canadian, let me say that whether or not I enjoy or am offended by jibes at my country really depends on who is saying it, not what's said. It's funny when it's said by a Canadian comedian or even an American comedian who is also critical of his own country. But so much American media is fascist and arrogant that I feel they have no place criticizing another country.
It's kind of like: it's fine for a black guy to make fun of his own race, but it's offensive if a white guy in a KKK robe tells the same joke. Even if the KKK member is obviously making a joke, you know that deep down he still believes he's superior.
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Aug 26th 2008 2:36PM
XDragon, if you never ever laughed at an anti American joke, made a snide comment about americans, or perpetuated an ignorant stereotype of Amricans, you have a leg to stand on. However, considering your own responses here, you have no leg to stand on. In fact, you're not only legless, but fuck man... your hypocrisy rides up to your chest, eroding away your core and making you resemble something close to a hideous malformed half-man Iga would feature in a Satanic Vietnam Hospital level for a Castlevania game.
In other words, shut the fuck up.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 2:44PM
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong)
Just wow buddy! You're too cool for me!
And you know me so well to assume/decide how I carry myself! Big words for a complete waste of sperm! I guess the world keeps making better idiots!?
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Aug 26th 2008 2:57PM
You know what, XDragon... keep living your dream world.
Because, facing facts, for every one anti-canada joke out there, there are 100 anti-Americans. I can't play a game online without someone spewing an American stereotype in my face and despite the fact that I defy every single one of them, I don't get upset. Because some are damn funny. Hell, I'm an American. By default I'm one of the most hated people on the fucking planet just because of where I was born. As I meet people from everywhere, because of the field I'm in, it's always hilarious to hear the various misconceptions about Americans. Each one funnier than the last.
Morale of this story? Drink a barrel of monkey spunk you unintelligent, self-righteous, hyprocritical, moose wanking, seal fucker, EH!
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Aug 26th 2008 3:06PM
Zim Cola© - With the crisp, refreshing taste of monkey spunk!™
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 3:07PM
Read this before you open your ignorant mouth:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/12/olympics-viewership-through-the-roof-hdtv-internet-to-thank/
Who's defending who?
You assume a hell of a lot and you think your profanity makes you cool or superior. You're a joke and by the time you figure that out, it won't matter. Research a little more before you try to sound like a tough guy and don't try to tell people what they can think or say because who are you?...no one! Even in your replies you poke fun at Canadians when your argument is with me yet my replies are directly to you. I guess you're a big man in your own little world!
Vidikron (FU) @ Aug 26th 2008 3:12PM
Just STFU, XDragon. Damn, the post was obviously a joke and not even all that offensive. Seriously, if you're this offended over something like this then you may as well log off the internet right now and never come back.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 3:15PM
Vidikron (FU)
Ya, like its my fault I have to defend my opinion. Its not me thats not allowing people to have their say and even if people disagree with me, i'm not chasing them on their posts. Think a little if its not too much to ask!
Vidikron (FU) @ Aug 26th 2008 3:21PM
You're entitled to your opinion, but the bottom line is that you are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too touchy. And posting that link to that Endgadget article in no way helps you. You come off as a pointless whiner over there too. I guess in your ideal world no one can crack jokes or celebrate victories. Good luck trying to make that a reality.
Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Aug 26th 2008 3:21PM
Hey XDragon.
What's hoser mean?
My mother's side of the family lives in BC but we don't get over there much.
And hoser is a cool word.
And I just want to make this reply chain longer.
Done
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Aug 26th 2008 3:28PM
Three certain ways to lose an internet arguement.
1. Take bait. Doesn't matter if the comment was in jest and so hilariously disrespectful the only way to take it is a joke, get offended anyway. Stamp your feet like a moron, act a child, and snap at anyone who doesn't agree.
2. Belittle responses that use profanity despite your own use of bad words or blatant flames, such as calling one a waste of sperm.
3. Post irrelevant and off-topic news posts to back up your arguement. It's cool. All the popular kids are doing it. As an example, if someone calls you stupid and shallow, just tell them you feel sitcoms have declined since Seinfield left the air. It's not related at all, but hopefully the sheer stupidity found in such a response will divert all attention from the previous arguement. Oh look, a shiny coin, what were we talking about?
Trois certaines manières de perdre un argument d'Internet.
1. Amorce de prise. Doesn' ; la matière de t si le commentaire était pour rire et tellement hilare irrespectueux la seule manière de la prendre est une plaisanterie, obtiennent offensée de toute façon. Emboutissez vos pieds comme un débile, agissez un enfant, et cassez à n'importe qui qui doesn' ; t conviennent.
2. Dépréciez les réponses qui emploient le blasphème en dépit de votre propre utilisation de mauvais mots ou de flammes flagrantes, telles qu'appeler un un gaspillage de sperme.
3. Signalez les poteaux non pertinents et d'au loin-matière de nouvelles pour soutenir votre argument. It' ; s frais. Tous les enfants populaires le font. Comme exemple, si quelqu'un vous appelle stupide et peu profond, dites-juste leur que que vous des sitcom de sensation ont diminué depuis Seinfield avez laissé l'air. It' ; s non connexe du tout, mais si tout va bien la stupidité fine trouvée dans une telle réponse détournera toute l'attention de l'argument précédent. Oh regard, une pièce de monnaie brillante, de que parlions-nous ?
...you know, at some point you'll catch on. Let's hope it won't be before you run out of pea soup...
Raikage (GOLDEN Gun Of The Patriots) @ Aug 26th 2008 3:34PM
O
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EPIC BURN OF FOREVER
goes to
Sheppy
Alexisonfire @ Aug 26th 2008 3:46PM
Joystiq.
It's serious business.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 3:52PM
I'm sooo impressed that you continue to miss the point as usual but i've come to expect that much. Enjoy your little or long rants. I'm not the only one who didn't like the article and just from the 1st post, I didn't deserve to be chased for my comment any more then any of the other posts with the same opinion. Just because I defend my point of view doesn't mean everyone has to agree with me and I don't attack people that disagree. But screw you if you have an issue with me defending my opinion. I'm not the one challenging my opinion so I have to be the one to defend it. However creative your responses seem to be, they're pointless and I'll tell you why.
Forget everything before this and read in plain simple English what the issue is:
I find this offensive and so do some other people. I don't appreciate being told what I should think, feel or do because someone else doesn't agree with me. I however, don't ask anyone to back, agree or change their opinion. So if you have a problem, the problem is yours. If you expect me not to defend myself then you're a fool but my defense isn't an attempt to gain followers. I'm not being allowed to voice and have my own opinion and that's why you are wasting my time and nothing you can say will change that fact. Yes things have gone on longer then they need to but that's because my opinion isn't allowed to be what it is without me being told why I shouldn't feel this way. You are very ignorant and foolish to continue this but its a blog right ..so why not keep wasting my time?!
Hello @ Aug 26th 2008 4:00PM
XDragon, how did you even get an internet connection from your igloo?
Sheppy (of the Fidlious Clan of Wong) @ Aug 26th 2008 4:14PM
Tell you what, READ this thread. Do it, READ THIS THREAD. Ever notice how most of the people who find this offensive do one of two things?
1. Revert to American stereotypes (such as guns which is quite equal with guns per capita as the US).
2. Personally attack the blogger for what is obviously a quote which the post even ended with
"(Apologies to all Canadians, who we're sure are too polite and respectful to get mad about this, right?)"
You can get offended. I'm not debating that. I'm just debating how big a "Sarcasm" sign does one need to put on a post before people like yourself "get it."
Facing facts, this isn't a news site. This is a blog. Period. It's filled with editorials. That's why they don't hire reporters, they hire editors. There is a reason for that, actually. Because the stories can be loaded with sarcasm, humor, wit, and comedy. That's why I don't check news sites, I check blogs like this. Because this story ona news site would read as follows.
"Dick Handler of the NPD retail merchandise tracking group announced today that the Nintendo Wii, popular among families for it's new control system, diverse library, and price point, was the first of the next generation of consoles to reach one million in sales in the Canadian region."
Boring, wasn't that? But because this is a blog, they can jest, rant, and have blasties all they want. Maybe this blogging thing isn't for you. In which case, please remove yourself from this site to go to 1up or IGN. They report the bland news. The only side effect is that you become and even more humorless dick in the meantime.
And you want to know why I snapped at you like I did others? Because, as I said, not a day can go by without someone saying "damn americans" or other such shit. Hell, I'm sure you're guilty of this too, everyone is. But they are the first to defend when the shit rolls the other way. Fuck that. If you can push American stereotypes, people can do the same the other way around. And truth be told, if you can't take stuff like this without a smile, get off the internet. Seriously, get off the internet. You're clearly not ready for it.
XDragon @ Aug 26th 2008 4:26PM
I could almost respect your last post but you went too far because you're telling me what I'm guilty of doing when that's not the case. I'm not "every person" who's ever said the things that set you off and the reason I posted that link was to show you I defended the Americans as a whole even though people were generalizing to me and I'm not even American but I do have many American friends and relatives. Telling me I'm not ready for the internet just shows my point even further. I'm allowed to read something and have a vocal opinion about it but according to you I'm not ready for the internet because I feel strongly about it but not strong enough to try to get people to agree with me! If you were smarter, you could have ended this much easier as I gave you an open door but you continue to police people's feeling but don't tell me that i'm the one who's not ready for the internet because you're the one telling me that I'm guilty of something I haven't done and you're telling me I should put up with something because you do. The rules don't work that way and you should really stop making assumptions that all people do this or that because you just stereotyped with that statement. I hope we're done now but somehow I doubt it.