British PM loves Wii, fails at Wii Sports

by Chris Greenhough { Feb 11th 2008 at 6:00PM }

It sounds as though the Wii has friends in high places, at least in the UK. Queen Elizabeth II recently talked about getting her Wii on, and now British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed he's also a fan of Nintendo's console and that he and Liz get together for a spot of Wii Sports boxing every other Sunday.

Brown hasn't shied from criticizing video games in the past, but admitted in a BBC interview that the Wii was a hit at 10 Downing Street, and also that his four-year-old son could run rings around him at Wii Sports tennis: "I have played a game of tennis. It didn't leave me out of puff, but that was because I was beaten pretty early on by my son, and he's only four." Not your greatest moment, Gordon.

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Tags: britain, gordon-brown, uk, wii-sports

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Dustin @ Feb 11th 2008 7:58PM

That's not that crazy. I'm a pretty big Nintendo fan, and I'm good at video games over all. But my five year old brother kicks my ass at bowling all the time. I don't know what it is about Wii Sports and little kids.

Sora267 @ Feb 11th 2008 8:15PM

Yeah, I'm pretty good at video games but my 8 year old sister who only plays stuff like Nintendogs, Petz, Hamsterz, and Penisez (Kidding about that last one...) owns everyone who's ever seen my Wii at Bowling.

Jeff @ Feb 11th 2008 8:35PM

Lmao my 4 year old cousin gets a strike everytime. O_O

Ethan @ Feb 11th 2008 9:31PM

One of the saddest things in the world is Gordon Brown's attempts at smiling. He even beats Hilary for 'cold and dead inside' status.

But, I don't think Gordon should be derided for his lack of tennis skills. You know that kid was basically doing that for the past week.