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Wii is a "Sex Machine"/ Stupid Journalism

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  • TaramoorTaramoor Storyteller Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    jonxp wrote:
    Forar wrote:
    Does anyone else find humour that Nintendo went from "kiddie" to "OMGPRON" in the minds of the misinformed in no time flat?

    I think the problem is that it went to the latter without leaving the former in those misinformed minds.

    OMGkiddiePRON!

    :shock:

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  • Kewop DecamKewop Decam Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    boberto wrote:
    Here is my letter
    Dear newslady,

    Imagine my shock when I clicked an article purporting the Wii as a "sex machine" only to fail to see detailed the uses its remote can have as both a dildo and vibrator.

    Surely something roughly the size of a human male penis that takes AA batteries and rapidly oscillates can be nothing other than pure condensed evil and should be kept at a fair distance from our young girls' vaginas as well as our young men's anuses.

    By not detailing the shortcomings of this device I can only assume you are some sort of sadomasochistic lesbian who is out to corrupt our children, much like the Nintendo corporation itself.

    you're good to go now

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    you're good to go now
    grammar jokes FTW

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  • TxdoHawkTxdoHawk Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Forar wrote:
    Does anyone else find humour that Nintendo went from "kiddie" to "OMGPRON" in the minds of the misinformed in no time flat?

    Couple this with the inevitable anti-violence backlash to The Godfather: Blackhand, and Nintendo will have scored one bizarre trifecta.

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  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Now that the Wii is a verified sex machine, when are they going to release Wii porn.

    THRUST FOR THE WIN!!! :shock:

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  • Target PracticeTarget Practice Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Nintengirls has moved from the DS to the Wii.

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So my own letter keeps getting automatically returned to my inbox. They've also removed the author's e-mail address from the page.

    I wonder how much mail she got?

    EDIT: LOL. It also says by "WFAA Staff Reporters" rather than "S. Slater"

    EDITED EDIT: The e-mail address is "[email protected]" if anyone still wants to write her.

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  • DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Nintengirls has moved from the DS to the Wii.
    Nintengirls: Sloppy Seconds.

    Dusda on
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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    You can access MySpace on Wii right?

    OMG Wii = tool for online predators to put kiddies on teh rapes

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  • Ownage JonesOwnage Jones Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    :shock: :lol:

    Anything for news, huh?

    Tards.

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  • redstormpopcornredstormpopcorn Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hey, lookit that. They altered the original image.

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  • ShensShens Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    And it still doesn't make sense.

    Shens on
  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Does anybody have the original saved?

    Couscous on
  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wait, that "Sex Machine?" picture was actually in the article? I thought it was just thrown together for this thread or another like it somewhere else.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wait, that "Sex Machine?" picture was actually in the article? I thought it was just thrown together for this thread or another like it somewhere else.
    It was actually in the article. That is what made it so funny.

    Couscous on
  • übergeekübergeek Sector 2814Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So....now that this is happened, can we -please- have something other than friend codes since it's a Sex Machine now? There's no point in going down the friend code path since a kid can just chat online through Opera on Wii and get abducted by a child molester, totally circumventing the "security" of friend codes?

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  • MegaMan001MegaMan001 CRNA Rochester, MNRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wow.

    So we got them to remove their image, the byline by the original author, and even took down her own professional e-mail address.

    But, why not just remove the entire article since now the image has nothing to do with what is discussed in the text? The text is still all about some douchebag parent who thinks that maybe, one day, their child will access porn through the Wii.

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  • JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Kids stupid enough to get abducted by child molesters from the internet deserve to get abducted. a/s/l lol buttsecks

    Did I say something horrible?

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hello Mrs. Slater!

    I see that you're making some amends to your excellent exposure of these fraudulent companies. I'm not sure I approve of you pulling your punches in the fight against these demon electronics, but while you're at it I'd like to turn your ears and eyes towards the blasphemous Microsoft corporation, who also has developed a game console with kids and corruption in mind.

    Through colorful titles like "Viva Piñata", they have captured the youthful imagination of our nation in the same vein as Walt Disney. But unlike Disney, they do not plan to turn this wholesome appreciation into an admirable profit, instead they're aiming lower. Right for the loins, you might say.

    Yes, the X(XX)BOX 360 happens to be capable of pulling pornography from the same tainted radio waves that we've recently been plagued by with the introduction of the Nintendo Wii (short for wiener) and Sony Play(boy)station 3. While I'm saddened that you've removed your accurate descriptor of the Nintendo Wii as a "sex machine" the least you can do is give the public visuals of the other two offenders.

    Hopefully through your guidance, the buying public will be able to recognize these pagan systems off hand and will resort to their only moral choice, a Dell computer chock full of healthy software for their children.

    Best regards,
    Jack "Spike" Thompson

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  • DusdaDusda is ashamed of this post SLC, UTRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hello Mrs. Slater!

    I see that you're making some amends to your excellent exposure of these fraudulent companies. I'm not sure I approve of you pulling your punches in the fight against these demon electronics, but while you're at it I'd like to turn your ears and eyes towards the blasphemous Microsoft corporation, who also has developed a game console with kids and corruption in mind.

    Through colorful titles like "Viva Piñata", they have captured the youthful imagination of our nation in the same vein as Walt Disney. But unlike Disney, they do not plan to turn this wholesome appreciation into an admirable profit, instead they're aiming lower. Right for the loins, you might say.

    Yes, the X(XX)BOX 360 happens to be capable of pulling pornography from the same tainted radio waves that we've recently been plagued by with the introduction of the Nintendo Wii (short for wiener) and Sony Play(boy)station 3. While I'm saddened that you've removed your accurate descriptor of the Nintendo Wii as a "sex machine" the least you can do is give the public visuals of the other two offenders.

    Hopefully through your guidance, the buying public will be able to recognize these pagan systems off hand and will resort to their only moral choice, a Dell computer chock full of healthy software for their children.

    Best regards,
    Jack "Spike" Thompson
    A little overstated (the renaming of the consoles was a bit much), but otherwise that actually sounds like something Thompson would write :D.

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  • MugenmidgetMugenmidget Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Dusda wrote:
    Hello Mrs. Slater!

    I see that you're making some amends to your excellent exposure of these fraudulent companies. I'm not sure I approve of you pulling your punches in the fight against these demon electronics, but while you're at it I'd like to turn your ears and eyes towards the blasphemous Microsoft corporation, who also has developed a game console with kids and corruption in mind.

    Through colorful titles like "Viva Piñata", they have captured the youthful imagination of our nation in the same vein as Walt Disney. But unlike Disney, they do not plan to turn this wholesome appreciation into an admirable profit, instead they're aiming lower. Right for the loins, you might say.

    Yes, the X(XX)BOX 360 happens to be capable of pulling pornography from the same tainted radio waves that we've recently been plagued by with the introduction of the Nintendo Wii (short for wiener) and Sony Play(boy)station 3. While I'm saddened that you've removed your accurate descriptor of the Nintendo Wii as a "sex machine" the least you can do is give the public visuals of the other two offenders.

    Hopefully through your guidance, the buying public will be able to recognize these pagan systems off hand and will resort to their only moral choice, a Dell computer chock full of healthy software for their children.

    Best regards,
    Jack "Spike" Thompson
    A little overstated (the renaming of the consoles was a bit much), but otherwise that actually sounds like something Thompson would write :D.
    For the record, the "Spike" part was just so it'd match with my e-mail address better.

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    titmouse wrote:
    Does anybody have the original saved?
    0108_porn200.jpg

    Bionic Monkey on
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  • The Death Of HilarityThe Death Of Hilarity Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    titmouse wrote:
    Does anybody have the original saved?

    I do, here it is.

    sexmachinexn6.jpg


    Edit: I lost, look above.

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  • PoochPooch Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So....now that this is happened, can we -please- have something other than friend codes since it's a Sex Machine now? There's no point in going down the friend code path since a kid can just chat online through Opera on Wii and get abducted by a child molester, totally circumventing the "security" of friend codes?
    They now have rape codes, which is just the kid's phone number and address.

    Pooch on
  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hello Mrs. Slater!

    I see that you're making some amends to your excellent exposure of these fraudulent companies. I'm not sure I approve of you pulling your punches in the fight against these demon electronics, but while you're at it I'd like to turn your ears and eyes towards the blasphemous Microsoft corporation, who also has developed a game console with kids and corruption in mind.

    Through colorful titles like "Viva Piñata", they have captured the youthful imagination of our nation in the same vein as Walt Disney. But unlike Disney, they do not plan to turn this wholesome appreciation into an admirable profit, instead they're aiming lower. Right for the loins, you might say.

    Yes, the X(XX)BOX 360 happens to be capable of pulling pornography from the same tainted radio waves that we've recently been plagued by with the introduction of the Nintendo Wii (short for wiener) and Sony Play(boy)station 3. While I'm saddened that you've removed your accurate descriptor of the Nintendo Wii as a "sex machine" the least you can do is give the public visuals of the other two offenders.

    Hopefully through your guidance, the buying public will be able to recognize these pagan systems off hand and will resort to their only moral choice, a Dell computer chock full of healthy software for their children.

    Best regards,
    Jack "Spike" Thompson
    '


    Send it.

    They'll never know the difference.


    [spoiler:a130ed3b12]No, don't do it. We'll all be sued![/spoiler:a130ed3b12]

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  • RandomEngyRandomEngy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wow, so they changed from "Sex Machine?" to "Games provide internet access"? So I guess it's just ignorant now instead of sensationalist and ignorant.

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    RandomEngy wrote:
    Wow, so they changed from "Sex Machine?" to "Games provide internet access"? So I guess it's just ignorant now instead of sensationalist and ignorant.



    They're liars.



    Games make children violent killers.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    titmouse wrote:
    Does anybody have the original saved?
    0108_porn200.jpg
    Haha. For the edit they put a black bar over the sex machine part. Awesome photoshop skills.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    JJ wrote:
    American news media is a fucking pile of shit.

    I don't know why anyone watches it. People ask me about current stupid news shit all the time, and I ask them why they watch that horseshit.

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Ok so why all the hate here? the "Sex Machine" graphic was a bit much, but what they're reporting on is a legitimate concern for parents. So say some parent didn't know there was a downloadable browser for the Wii they bought their kid for Christmas, now they do and are aware you can access the internet (and porn) from it.

    Seems like a win/win to me, despite the sensationalism.

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Allforce wrote:
    Ok so why all the hate here? the "Sex Machine" graphic was a bit much, but what they're reporting on is a legitimate concern for parents. So say some parent didn't know there was a downloadable browser for the Wii they bought their kid for Christmas, now they do and are aware you can access the internet (and porn) from it.

    Seems like a win/win to me, despite the sensationalism.



    Troll?


    Troll. But what the hell. I'll bite.

    The kids can't get porn without downloading the web browser. If the parents download it for them and don't pay attention to what the kids are doing, it's their own damn fault.

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  • nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    The point was the article is horridly mis-imformed, tended to idiot parents who want machines to baby-sit their kids and were one step away from calling Nintendo child predators.

    Thats why!

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Right but the article essentially says "Hey parents in case you didn't know, be cautious because there's an internet browser accessible on your kids new toy".

    Despite the sensationalism (which is only used to get attention to the article, and I'll admit is shameful), it's a valid point.

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Allforce wrote:
    Right but the article essentially says "Hey parents in case you didn't know, be cautious because there's an internet browser accessible on your kids new toy".

    Despite the sensationalism (which is only used to get attention to the article, and I'll admit is shameful), it's a valid point.


    The parents have to download it. Unless we're dealing with a kid who knows their way around technology, which is a rarity.


    And later on, they'll have to buy it.

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Is it that difficult to download that a 7-10 year old would have to have his parents do it for him? My daughter is 5 and can pull up multiple tabs in Firefox and navigate the web.

    I don't even know why I pointed it out, but the article isn't that bad. It points out that the Wii has parental controls that parents should look into, which is a good thing, and also points out the other side, that some parents feel it isn't enough. You make the choice as a parent reading this article.

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  • nightmarennynightmarenny Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Again

    1.Mis-imformed(we don't like that)

    2.Potrays Nintendo as Child predators.

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Lol, point out where it does either of those in that article. If anything it paints Nintendo in a positive light! The mother interviewed doesn't blame them, she blames porno companies for trying to move in on Wii users!
    For now, the Schroeder girls will keep playing. But their mom is keeping an eye on an industry that she says tricks and targets kids into learning too much, too fast.

    "We need to keep them protected from people who want to invade a fun game like the Wii," Schroeder said.

    The "them" in question is porn providers making sites "Wii Friendly". Which I think we can all agree on is pretty shady.

    There isn't any misinformation. Nintendo isn't being dragged through the mud here. It's an informative article for parents that the possibities exist and to be careful and spend time with your kids and monitor what they're doing. Hell there's even links to Nintendo's parental control page right there if they want more detailed information!

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Allforce wrote:
    Lol, point out where it does either of those in that article. If anything it paints Nintendo in a positive light! The mother interviewed doesn't blame them, she blames porno companies for trying to move in on Wii users!
    For now, the Schroeder girls will keep playing. But their mom is keeping an eye on an industry that she says tricks and targets kids into learning too much, too fast.

    "We need to keep them protected from people who want to invade a fun game like the Wii," Schroeder said.

    The "them" in question is porn providers making sites "Wii Friendly". Which I think we can all agree on is pretty shady.

    There isn't any misinformation. Nintendo isn't being dragged through the mud here. It's an informative article for parents that the possibities exist and to be careful and spend time with your kids and monitor what they're doing. Hell there's even links to Nintendo's parental control page right there if they want more detailed information!

    It's the internet. All sites are Wii friendly, as it has Opera, a web browser. Period.

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    So does that make the article any LESS factual? It's there, parents should be aware. Some parents are douchebags who don't know or care, but nowhere does the article say that's Nintendo or Sony's fault.

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Allforce wrote:
    So does that make the article any LESS factual? It's there, parents should be aware. Some parents are douchebags who don't know or care, but nowhere does the article say that's Nintendo or Sony's fault.

    Article wrote:
    But these machines aren't just hot among kids; they're also compatible with sexually-oriented Web sites.

    This makes it seem like they were built to accommodate the porn.

    That's the problem. The consoles just have an internet browser. That's well advertised. Any half-wit parent should be able to, by now, equate Internet connection=Possible porn.

    But they go blaming Nintendo for "allowing the Wii to access porn". Other parents have already started. This mother is a bit of a rarity in the general population, believe it or not.

    Also: Parents could just disable the browser.

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