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.
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reputable? Hey Yanks, do some fact-checking :)
so i don't know the proper protocol for that endeavor in Britain. However, the
40,000 song sum is an assumption based on average file sizes, which are
determined by audio quality, song length, etc. With most new music today
averaging 2-3 minutes, it is possible to have that many songs on a 160GB ipod.
or hell, maybe Apple did build her a custom one....lol
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
- Wouldn't surprise me
- by i_am_still_wade January 13, 2008 10:27 AM PST
- 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.
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