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Couple arrested on Christmas for violent Wii hate
Jim Sterling on Christmas

The Wii has often been blamed for broken TV sets, but now it can be blamed for broken faces. A couple were arrested on Christmas Day, quite noticeably bruised, after they got into a physical fight over a Wii game. Fun for all the family!

24-year-old Heath Blom upset his girlfriend, 24-year-old Randi Young, by disparaging the good name of a Wii game he got for Christmas. It is alleged he was throwing a childish tantrum over not receiving a $1000 RC airplane instead. Blom denies wanting the plane before his birthday in April, claiming that "You can't fly an RC plane in the snow."

However, Blom does admit to insulting the Wii game he was given by his grandparents instead, upsetting his grandmother and angering his girlfriend. After labeling her boyfriend an ingrate, Randi then called him further names "for not liking the Wii." I know how Blom feels there, at least. 

"He said he hated it, he hurt [his grandmother's] feelings," explained Young. "When he didn’t get the plane, he got really upset. He acted like a 10-year-old kid."

As the fight progressed, Young started packing her bags to leave. Heath allegedly got really mad at this, not because she was going, but because he thought she was taking the Wii game with her ... even though he said he hated it. "He dragged me down two flights of stairs, by the hair," she stated. Blom instead argues that he tried to block her exit, and she punched him in the eye three times before he simply pulled her hair. Young's father said she has a swollen nose. Police were eventually called, and both sides of the argument were arrested when their bruises were spotted.

Best. Christmas. Ever.

[Thanks, Pew]

 

 

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I dislike the Wii because it doesn't fit my tastes.... Sue me....



4 ≈ One

My thoughts? I'm tired of reading "gaming news" which have nothing to do with gaming.

Some fictional examples:

Kid kills parents because they gave him a RRODed 360.
Kid commits suicide because he got tired of waiting for GT5.
High school massacre due to "Nintendo killing the gaming business".



My Mario Kart Wii friend code: 2707-1866-0957

I can't tell if it is a game or a console the guy got.

But while the Wii is not for all (nothing is -- nothing wrong with that), one thing is certain ... this couple should not be allowed to breed -- especially with each other.

Mike from Morgantown



      


I am Mario.


I like to jump around, and would lead a fairly serene and aimless existence if it weren't for my friends always getting into trouble. I love to help out, even when it puts me at risk. I seem to make friends with people who just can't stay out of trouble.

Wii Friend Code: 1624 6601 1126 1492

NNID: Mike_INTV

mike_intellivision said:

this couple should not be allowed to breed -- especially with each other.

No, no... If they breed at all, they should breed with each other. An extremely stupid person is more likely to select itself off the gene pool.

 



My Mario Kart Wii friend code: 2707-1866-0957

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joke threads FTW! Yeah, this should be a joke thread RIGHT? How many of these kind of threads should be in this section every day anyway? It only have variety but its still the same thing. Patent trolls are the worst



end of core gaming days prediction:

 

E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced

 

E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2009/ICG_Tape_runs_out.jpg

RolStoppable said:
This is totally understandable if the game in question was Boom Blox any Sonic game.

Fixed for you, no need to thank me.