This Sunday, about 50 Best Buy stores will hold a "Wii for Women" event, offering game demos and drawings for Wiis, GPS units and spa visits. If you'd like to check out some Wii games and maybe win some stuff (and, we suppose, if you're a woman), head to one of these stores between 1 and 4 PM on March 30th.Before you get all outraged at Best Buy for targeting women in such a clumsy and potentially insulting manner, we'd just like to say that we're almost 100% sure this is all Nintendo's doing. We would be extremely surprised if half or more of the demo units weren't devoted to Wii Fit. We're quite certain that this is a Wii Fit promo event, and that it represents part of Nintendo's increased promotional effort for the exergame.
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3-26-2008 @ 1:50PM
Roto13 said...
It's because women are insecure about their bodies. *nod*
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3-26-2008 @ 1:58PM
iconmaster said...
Sounds like a good way to meet chicks!
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3-26-2008 @ 2:08PM
Anthology said...
Exactly what i was thinking. Nintendo dating service. lulz
3-26-2008 @ 2:03PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Those who would say "I'd hit it" are immature.
This needs a wii'd fit it.
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3-26-2008 @ 2:11PM
dfranczyk said...
Woot for the IL downers grove location, thats 5 minutes from my house!!
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3-26-2008 @ 2:12PM
mian said...
There are going to be some cross-dressing fanboys there, mark my words. If you're going to pick up women--watch out for the adam's apple.
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3-26-2008 @ 2:48PM
Ethan said...
Why are they holding a lecture on penis envy at a store? Freud was crazy anyway.
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3-26-2008 @ 3:26PM
Haohmaru said...
*Insert obligatory remark about the lovely lady in the photo looking totally cute here.*
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3-26-2008 @ 4:16PM
digital robots said...
I am taking my gf to this! Woo an excuse to hit up Best Buy.
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3-26-2008 @ 10:41PM
K C Hagemann said...
I don't think it's accurate to say this is "clumsy" or "insulting" because there /are/ plenty of women who are part of this target market, and allowing them to actually try the wii and wii fit without having to buy is a wonderful strategy to get them to buy. Spa visits and GPS navigation is, while maybe sounding cliche, something some women like.
Nintendo has a top notch marketing division and knowing what potential customers they are hitting and missing is what they earn top dollar for.
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3-27-2008 @ 7:49AM
John B. said...
So Nintendo is calling women fat?
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