EPISODE 167 - Wii Would Like To SUe

I dribbled peanut butter on my nice clean shirt this morning... I hate it when I spill shit on fresh clothes before the day is even started. Sometimes it's a prelude to what the day is going to be like. I can only speculate what Nintendo's president, Satoru Iwata spilled on his shirt the day he unveiled at E3, his company's next console?... Question mark? The Wii U is, simply put, an HD version of the existing Wii with a tablet controller. On this week's episode we spend nearly half the show going over what we think Nintendo's logic is on this one. Are they being innovative? Are they just trying to survive? Is it all just too gimmicky? These questions aren't just being posed by us... but by Nintendo's share holders as well. Their stock nose-dived after the announcement and Iwata is puzzled as to why. I've always defended the Wii. I think it's a great little console. I also think, however, Nintendo didn't do enough with it to be competitive. For example, they never utilized the USB ports. They never developed the online gameplay very much and so on. The Wii U, as you'll hear on the show, is best described as a giant DS. Which by the way, was supposed to save the company with its 3D version. Yeeeaaahhh... that never happened. People didn't want to pay $250 for a handheld they already owned. Come on Nintendo. Now you expect them to pay for a console that's almost the same as the previous one, just now with a touch screen controller? And lets not forget, if that controller gets dropped or busted it's not going to be a simply 20-bucks to replace like the normal Wii Remote. No prices were announced by Nintendo, much to the annoyance of E3 attendees, but this controller alone is probably gonna cost $100 or more. The Wii U is due out sometime in the second half of next year. We'll see then if Nintendo has a continue left or if it's game over.We throw in some 3D news that's not surprising and nobody is thrilled about like Hollywood expects you to be. And MTV reveals it's canceled a rather revealing show.Then it's onto our next spirited discussion. This one revolves around Best Buy throwing a tantrum like a 4 year-old in Wal-Mart because NewEgg.com called them dumb and stole their black and orange crayons to do a new logo. Best Buy, sending a cease and desist order, claims the "Geek On" logo NewEgg is using violates their copyright. The big-box retailer says they had the term "geek" first with their after-school employment program for teens called "Geek Squad." They also say NewEgg's commercial is mean spirited and doesn't convey the truth concerning how knowledgeable Best Buy's staff is about their products. We say, the commercial is absolutely true. Watch it below in the Show Links and judge for yourself. Dennis worked for Best Buy as a youth, so he has insider info as to the goings-on behind those blue polos. And yes, it's as bad as you'd expect.Now comes the even louder part of the show. In our "Breaking News" segment we introduce you to a woman who's suing Dunkin' Donuts because they put sugar in her coffee sending her into diabetic shock. We raise some questions though. The most obvious of which is, why in the hell are you in Dunkin' Donuts if you're diabetic? That's just the first of many as we rebuke this woman's claim. If you're that sensitive to sugar, you shouldn't leave it up to a donut shop employee to insure your drink is properly sweetened. What do you think? Feel free to comment below, or send us an E-Mail. And that goes for any of the topics we discuss. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to remove all traces of Nintendo from my stock portfolio and then try and get that last green star on Mario Galaxy 2.