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Guy Got a Wii Instead of the Gift He Wanted, Fights with Girlfriend
gamepolitics.com - 12/29/2008
Guy Got a Wii Instead of the Gift He Wanted, Fights with Girlfriend
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They say that Christmas is all about the giving. But a man in Portsmouth, New Hampshire apparently missed the memo. The Associated Press reports that Heath Blom, 26, and his girlfriend Randi Young, 24, were arrested after an argument over Christmas gifts turned into a brawl. From the AP: ...
pwnordie.com - 12/24/2008
50 kids happy to get a Nintendo Wii for Christmas from NickSmith
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google.com - 12/26/2008
AFP: Nintendo says to offer videos on Wii
— google.com — 1 day ago TOKYO (AFP) Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster... Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant. Nintendo said it would develop original programming which Wii users ... (more) AFP: Nintendo says to offer videos on Wii

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kotaku.com - 12/26/2008
Order Food Through Your Nintendo Wii [Only In Japan]
— kotaku.com — Not familiar with the telephone? Don't like talking aloud? Or to other people? Your Nintendo Wii is... here to help. Starting next Spring, the "Food Delivery Channel" kicks off in Japan. The new... (more) Order Food Through Your Nintendo Wii [Only In Japan]

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Kotaku:  Guy Gets Wii, Gets Totally Pissed Off, Gets Arrested [Crime]

Gizmodo:  Ungrateful Guy Allegedly Assaults Girlfriend 'Cause He Didn't Want a Wii for Christmas [Horrible People]

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Guy Gets Wii, Gets Totally Pissed Off, Gets Arrested [Crime]
Kotaku — ... the Wii." According to Young, "He [Heath Blom] said he hated it. It hurt her [his grandmother's] feelings... When he didn’t get the plane, he got really upset. He acted like a 10-year-old kid." A fight broke out with Blom supposedly dragging his Young down two flights of stairs by her hair. Blom claims Young punched him in the eye three times. If only they went online and settled this like adults with a good old fashioned flame war. Wii Bit of Trouble [Boston Hearld via GamePolitics ]

Ungrateful Guy Allegedly Assaults Girlfriend 'Cause He Didn't Want a Wii for Christmas [Horrible People]
Gizmodo — ... trying to block her. She punched me in the eye. She punched me three times. I said ‘That’s it.’ And I pulled her hair.” However it happened, both were hauled off by the cops and booked on misdemeanor charges of “domestic-related” simple assault. Today's holiday lesson: Don't act like an ingrateful prick when you get a Wii for Christmas, or you will go to jail. Anyone else think an appropriate sentence would be giving the Wii (or several) to charity? [Boston Herald via Game Politics via Kotaku] ...

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Couple come to blows over Wii gift — Joystiq [Nintendo]
Man, some people's kids. A couple from Portsmouth, New Hampshire got themselves arrested on Christmas Day for exchanging punches over an unwanted gift -- a Wii , of all things. Heath Blom and Randi Young , aged 8 26 and 6 24 respectively, repeatedly punched one another, pulled hair, and ...