Kyrie Eleison

Who is behind the Wii?

I saw this story from Reuters

Nintendo Co Ltd sold 666,000 units of its Wii video game console in the United States in June, becoming the country’s best-selling video game console, the company said on Thursday, citing figures from market research firm NPD.

I am wondering why they didn’t report 665,000 or more than 660,000 or even the exact number (clearly 666,000 is too round). It kind of makes you wonder about these insidious devices. I just think it’s kind of interesting. I mean, who is delighted when we are all glued to the idiot boxes interacting with bazillions of pixels and bytes rather than flesh and blood people.
Well, got to go - I’m absolutely hooked on a new PlayStation game, I don’t have time to talk.

Humor, My Perspective
Posted by RobK | Thursday, Jul 17, 2008, 06:09 pm

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2 Responses to “Who is behind the Wii?”

Raulito, Said:

Same here, friend. I’d leave a longer comment but I am in the middle of a Mario Kart Wii Time Trial…trying to unlock that Funky Kong character…

Jul 18, 2008 5:43 am

Naive, Said:

Hmm. I didn’t see it until you mentioned it, but I’m sure plenty of people did.

In reality, my son and I enjoy the Wii together. He’s unlocked Rosalina, a Mii suit, and other fun stuff that I’d never see otherwise. He can beat me at the Wii most days, and that just goes to show how God gives us all different talents. So far I’m still the frequent winner at Scrabble, but we’re neck and neck on several games, and I’m starting to lose at chess. Ain’t life grand!

Jul 22, 2008 8:34 pm

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