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Wii Clone Causing Confusion at Wal-mart?

Is this Wii remote clone really causing confusion at Wal-Mart-- according to the about.com columnist it is ?
An Overview of a Nearly Unplayable Wiimote Knockoff  We don't believe it!

Blogged by Joyce Schwarz, JCOM, www.joycecom.com emerging entertainment consultant and blogging at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

We at Hollywood2020.blogs.com doubt that gamers are getting confused and we doubt if parents are duped into believing you can get a Wii for the price of the toy in question. Anyway here's what we found on the toy maker's website--

With over 30 years of experience, ToyQuest® is always one step ahead of the competition by constantly developing unique and innovative products that excite, entertain, and educate children.  We strive to satisfy our customers’ needs by bringing state-of-the-art, quality toys to market. 

Our product lines reach across multiple categories including preschool, plush, plastic, wood, inflatables, water and pool toys, battery-operated, radio control, plug and play, musical instruments, and youth electronics. 

ToyQuest® is comprised of a dedicated staff that is passionate about toys and enjoy making children smile.  Enthusiastic and energetic, we are a team committed to creating products that are new, inventive, and most importantly, fun.

Quite frankly the company looks pretty amazing and its partners and licensing deals awesome-- we'll do some more research and get back to you. They are at Toyquest.com Licensing deals include Mattel & more ....lots more...

WII HAVE A PROBLEM.....NINTENDO'S WII WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION?

IS THE WII A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION?.....by Joyce Schwarz, blogging at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com....well... you can't buy one anyway at least according to our latest inquiry of a CompUSA sales exec we saw recently..but if you did -- WATCH OUT or HEADS UP or A SHOUT OUT TO ANY OWNER...... check it out at http://wiihaveaproblem.com/

NINTENDO WII DAMAGE LIST PER THE WEBSITE WIII HAVE A PROBLEM.COM.......

Broken Straps	24
News	19
Televisions	13
Video	12
People	9
Comic	6
Broken Controllers	5
Wiis	4
Walls	2
Ceiling Fans	2
Laptops	2
Dishes	2
Stereos	1
PDAs	1
TV Stands	1
Windows	1
Lamps	1

NINTENDO BRINGS OUT TOUCH BRAND-- HOLLYWOOD2020 Blog Scooped Story back on May 20

Nintendo Launches New 'Touch Generations' Brand for Nontraditional ...

Here's the info from Nintendo's press release on the new roll-out of casual games -- dated May 30, 2006 BUT Hollywood2020 had a story about this earlier this month-- we know how to reach out and touch someone!!! NINTENDO REACHES OUT TO "TOUCH" YOU WITH NEW WEBSITE & GAMES 

Starting in June, Nintendo will begin branding its more casual Nintendo DS(TM) titles under the new TouchGenerations label. The Touch Generations brand will include titles thatanyone can pick up and play, even with little or no experience with videogames.

It represents one of the many ways that Nintendo is making it easy
for new demographics of people to be introduced to video games. Three new
games, including a second brain-training game, will be added to the Touch
Generations category in June.
  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060530/LATU022LOGO )
    "We remain committed to turning video games into an inclusive mass
medium that everyone can enjoy," says George Harrison, Nintendo of
America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications.
"Touch Generations will help novices and newcomers identify the fun and
uniquely engaging experiences that are available only on Nintendo DS."

MP3 PLAYERS HOTTEST XMAS GIFT FOR 2005

All I want for Christmas is my MP3 player -- says millions of lists to Santa Clause for 2005 according to a recent Consumer Electronics Association. "Peace, happiness, health—and consumer electronics—are on the wish lists of Americans this holiday season" said CEA Director of Industry Analysis Sean Wargo, in a statement. "Despite concern about the overall economy, consumers intend to purchase, as well as hope to receive, a plethora of consumer electronics gifts this holiday season. be humming a happy tune entering the New Year, as results show the MP3 player is going to be one of the hottest sellers."

HOUSEHOLD SPENDING UP TO $1430:

Overall spending is forecast to increase 14% per household, from $1,254 to $1,430, over last year, factoring in gifts, decorations, food, travel and other assorted holiday expenses, according to the Consumer Electronics Association's 12th Annual Holiday Sales and Forecast survey

Other items on consumers' wish lists included (in order of preference): plasma television, digital camera, laptop PC, big screen TV, desktop PC, video game system, high-definition television, DVD recorder and home theater speakers or system. The gift-giving list included: portable MP3 player, digital camera, video game system, cordless phone, home DVD player, portable headset CD, game peripherals, DVD recorder, cell phone and laptop PC.

CEA is the trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. The association represents more than 2,000 corporate members.

NINTENDO OR UMA THURMAN? PRIME MOVIE CHOICE

Which would a 23 year old red-blooded American guy choose -- Nintendo or Uma Thurman? In the new movie PRIME starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman, Thurman's character Rafi (37 years old in the film) buys her live-in 23 year old lover a Nintendo system for his birthday...we then see Thurman standing in the doorway to their bedroom asking him when he's coming to bed and he sits in front of the Nintendo machine with his controller, eyes glazed over in what many women across country will recognize as the NINTENDO trance...Hollywood2020 blog founder Joyce Schwarz thought she was the only one who saw that scene as one of the most memorable in the film. Yet, a quick check with press reviews shows that the media is mixed (not just on the film) but also on what choice a 23 year old guy would make -- Uma or Nintendo. See what some comments from the press -- we'd love to get your input on this choice?

AXCESS NEWS SAYS:  Would you believe there's even a scene where Rafi buys David a Nintendo system, only to see him passing up sex with her so he can play longer? Show me any 23 year-old man facing those options, and he'll pick sex with Uma Thurman every time.

VILLAGE VOICE:  -The jailbait angle is softened by the fact that Greenberg looks closer to his actual age of 27; in any case, there's not one straight 23-year-old male in the world who would throw over sex with Thurman to play another round of Nintendo

OREGONIAN:

And David makes little sense as a character. He's a pretty-boy who loves Antonioni, hip-hop and Nintendo and spends so much time fronting and mumbling like an Abercrombie & Fitch model that I'm not sure when he found time to paint meticulous portraits. I understand that David's immaturity is part of the point -- as he puts it, "I wanna be the man you see in me every so often" -- but he's a charmless abstraction, a set of cool attributes. I wanted to thwack him with a shovel. They say 40 is the new 30. I guess that makes 23 the new 13. And I'd rather watch seasoned pros than a 13-year-old any day.

INDYSTAR.com "And when one of Rafi's friends hears about David's birthday wish -- the latest computer game -- her advice is wry but observant: "Do you like the sex? Don't get the Nintendo."