Report: Her Majesty may become a 'Nintendo addict'

Her Royal Highness will pwn your sorry hide!

(Credit: Official Royal Images Library)

Here in the U.S., our head of state couldn't seem to master the Segway, but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is apparently quite the video game diva.

The undoubtedly reputable U.K. publication The People reported earlier this week that the 81-year-old royal got a hold of a Wii console (according to a "Palace source," it belongs to her 25-year-old grandson, Prince William) and "showed all the signs of becoming a Nintendo addict."

The Queen's game of choice seems to be Wii Bowling (what, did you expect Call of Duty 3?) and the source told The People that her "hand-eye coordination was as good as somebody half her age."

Prince William, meanwhile, "was in fits of laughter," but allegedly will have a tough time prying the console away from his grandmother. She is, The People notes, an unusually tech-savvy dame. She has reportedly had a cell phone since 2001, a BlackBerry since last year, and listens to an iPod regularly. (The People reports that it contains over 100,000 songs, which means that Steve Jobs must have custom-made it for her since the 160GB version holds only 40,000 songs, tops. Hey, Brits, do some fact-checking!)

And we here at CNET suppose it's good that Her Majesty is raiding Prince William's video game library rather than Prince Harry's liquor cabinet.

[foocha]

The People, reputable? Time for some fact checking

Where did you get the idea that a British Tabloid Newspaper was undoubtedly <br />reputable? Hey Yanks, do some fact-checking :)

[KevinK]

Undoubtedly Reputable

Dude, I think that comment was meant to be ironic, or "tongue in cheek" some of us Yanks at least know that form of journalism is no different than our supermarket rags... &lt;grin&gt;

[Sean_Anderson]

100,000 songs?

Maybe some checking is in order. or math. Or why not just ask? I'm American, <br />so i don't know the proper protocol for that endeavor in Britain. However, the <br />40,000 song sum is an assumption based on average file sizes, which are <br />determined by audio quality, song length, etc. With most new music today <br />averaging 2-3 minutes, it is possible to have that many songs on a 160GB ipod.<br />or hell, maybe Apple did build her a custom one....lol

[michaelportent]

The Wii is for Grandmas

Assuming this report is true, this is exactly why the Wii is not a good system for hardcore gamers. Nintendo is so concerned with making a product our grandmothers can play that they've dropped the ball hugely on things that are making Xbox306 so great. Online play, gamer networking, achievements, etc.

[brianmv]

Wow are you ever the fool...

You do know that this article is facetious and that the queen probably never really has a chance of being a "wii addict", right? Wii for grandmas. Ha. That's why they sell so much better than the 360 all over the world, right?

[Anne Toal]

The Royal Wii

Why hasn't anyone writing about this item used "The Royal Wii" as a headline yet?

[epitone]

Haven't you seen The Queen?

She was a mechanic in WW2. Her Majesty knows Her ****.

[mcd0234]

funny, but not really CNET stuff

Living in the UK for the next few months more at least, I find it funny how several times a week I see an outlet from home, CNET/CNN or whatever comment on one of these ridiculous stories from these papers that are apparently from here but I've never once heard of and certainly haven't seen in a newspaper outlet which are all over the place here for some reason. <br />It would be like commenting on every stupid story the National Enquirer put out like it was fact when at best its light entertainment; but any way you cut it isn't a newspaper. Except the National Enquirer is widely know, so its not even a direct comparison there as its probably some no name new rag trying to get attention which you've now given them, it is not news - its not even from one of the semi-news tabloids like the Sun/Mirror never mind one of the 7 national daily real papers. I can't even find that rag listed in the regional papers list I found, although I don't doubt it exists somewhere. So I have no idea why you've put it here. Silly story with obvious fact errors, not CNET content really and from an un-known paper, why have you put another story like this here. Its just odd

[i_am_still_wade]

Wouldn't surprise me

I know a grandma who plays the Wii, she is a distant relative of mine. And her favorite game is Wii Bowling. So, if true, this wouldn't surprise me at all.