Finally! A Celebration of American Excess! But Only for the Wii
Looks like the boys at Mastiff have been brought under Nintendo’s dark spell, as their new Major League Eating title will be a WiiWare exclusive. “But Brad,” you say “I only have an Xbox 360! Whatever will I do now?” Well, it looks like you’ll just have to go fuck yourself.
Read the following press release and despair!!!
“Major League Eating: The Game to Debut as a WiiWare Exclusive
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - (Feb. 29, 2008) - Video game publisher Mastiff announced today that their upcoming title, Major League Eating: The Game, will makes its debut as an exclusive on WiiWare(tm), Nintendo’s new downloadable game service for the Wii(tm) console, which launches May 12 in North America. The game will make extensive use of the Wii Remote(tm) to simulate the fast and furious action of a professional eating competition.
“Watching Major League Eating is like watching poetry in motion” says Bill Swartz, Head Woof at Mastiff. “Professional gurgitators have the grace of ballerinas yet the brute strength, mental focus, and intestinal fortitude to push their bodies and minds as hard as athletes in any other extreme endurance sport. Victory is sweet and defeat can be well, really, really messy. It’s an experience we’re proud to help bring into the home.”
Better get over to Gamestop and get your preorders in, you can bet this one is going to be sold out all across the land.
March 1st, 2008 at 6:49 am
LOL. Whoever the HELL thought this is a good idea for a game? Has this Swartz nutcase ever actually seen an eating competition? These guys eat wet hot dog buns (yuck!), mayo, and butter. Just watching it on television is enough to cause a strong gag reflex.
I mean, the language he uses almost makes me think this is all one big joke, but the punchline (apparently) never comes.
If this doesn’t make the Angry Video Game Nerd come out of the bushes, I don’t k know what will.
March 1st, 2008 at 6:54 am
p.s. The Wii is really starting to build its pedigree now, isn’t it?… Jesus f-ing Christ, what the hell is Nintendo thinking? Casual games are one thing, but this is just like willfully exposing yourself to measles.