And by "Wii hard drive" we actually mean "portable air conditioner." This image emerged from the bowels of the internet earlier today, purporting to be a Nintendo-designed hard drive for the Wii. The pranksters responsible for this didn't count on the razor-sharp observational skills of one
JC Fletcher, who located
this familiar-looking air conditioner at Amazon Japan. Nintendo had earlier dismissed the image as "rumor and speculation" when CVG
inquired, but this pretty much nails it.
Not that this
forgery is good for nothing -- for example, it does give us an excuse to once again raise the issue of
where the heck our storage solution is, Reggie, and also a chance to guide you into our
Wii mockup gallery of
lulz.
Yamazen portable air conditioner
hereNintendo's denial
here[Update: Spelling correction!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
sn1per @ Aug 13th 2008 4:35PM
"Nintendo had earlier dismissed the image as "rumor and speculation" when CVG enquired"
You mean "inquired"?
Chris Greenhough @ Aug 13th 2008 5:08PM
You know what? I DID mean inquired!
Thanks for the heads-up, sir. :)
Mr Khan @ Aug 13th 2008 4:51PM
There's a whole culture grown up around pointless Wii hate since that conference, huh?
At least, that's the impression i'm getting. Someone posted this out there to try and get more people laughing at Nintendo
coast19 @ Aug 13th 2008 5:22PM
Awww.. and I had my credit card out and everything to pre-order it online :(.... I kid, I kid...
But seriously Nintendo where is our storage solution! Or at least a firm ware update that lets us use a usb hard drive or sd cards.. Cmon!!!
Atlantis1982 @ Aug 13th 2008 5:31PM
Looks like no one ever tries to get over things.
Roto13 @ Aug 13th 2008 7:42PM
I saw this posted somewhere last night and the first thing I thought was "That's not a hard drive, that's a dehumidifier or something." I wasn't far off. :P
benmully @ Aug 13th 2008 9:25PM
that thing is so obviously a fan of some sorts, blimey!! if anyone was sucker by that!
but i agree, where the hell is out real hdd nintendo?!?!?! come on already!!!!
Otis @ Aug 15th 2008 8:52AM
It actually says "table-top cold air fan." Not usually the word used for ac. So not only is it not a Wii hard drive, it is probably just a gimmicky hunk of plastic to put on your table. I wonder if you have to put ice cubes in it?