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Jon Stewart has a go at the tennis.

It's official - the Wii has gone so "mainstream" it's now hanging out at Hollywood's biggest globally televised circle jerk.

As you probably know it was the Oscars last night, and lots of films won various awards. It was an unexpectedly poor show for Britain as Keira Knightley's tits won none of the 48 categories they were nominated in.

But it was a bumper night for Nintendo in global advertising terms. As the awards ceremony resumed following one commercial break, Jon Stewart off of satirical US news programme The Daily Show appeared on stage playing Wii tennis.

According to News.com, "It was a funny moment, and in keeping with Stewart's contemporary wit."

Judge for yourself by watching Stewart's tennis skills in action over on YouTube.

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MoGamer2006 #1 4 years ago

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Proof - as if it were needed - that Nintendo has won the 'war' this generation... amazing!
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DonnieDarko333 #2 4 years ago

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Yeah! I wonder if Jake Gyllenhaal as a wii? What you reckon?
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myiagros #3 4 years ago

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NEWS SHOCKER: Keira Knightley has tits

that's news to me
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Darkedge #4 4 years ago

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"Keira Knightley's tits won none of the 48 categories they were nominated in."
What tits? She's a stick insect these days, a water biscuit away from death - not that she was that endowed before in the breasticle department anyway.
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Ikari2001 #5 4 years ago

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lol Keira Knightly's breasts ROFL that's a good one

but frickin eck! Wii at the Oscars! can't believe my eyes
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Weezer #6 4 years ago

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'circle jerk'. Ha! Couldn't agree more.

"Hey, you rich celebrities - you have everything your hearts desire, wealth, fame, private jets, drugs, fatuous hangers-on. What else could you possibly need...

Oh, a massive back-pat award ceremony? Certainly. Something for the poor people to watch."

Tossers.
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Lexx87 #7 4 years ago

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There must be so many high-fives going on at Nintendo..
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thisisatempaccount #8 4 years ago

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[link url=http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5905623,00.j pg
]http://ww w.news.com.au/common/imagedata/...[/link]

the horror, the horror
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jonsaan #9 4 years ago

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Euw, that is nasty.
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neilka #10 4 years ago

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Apparently it also has the power to heal the sick.

I'm keeping my eye out for the first "Wii raises the dead" news story.
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Wendelius #11 4 years ago

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Feeling a bit bitter this morning Ellie? What a strange tone for that "news piece"...

Wendelius
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wakka2k5 #12 4 years ago

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"Proof - as if it were needed - that Nintendo has won the 'war' this generation... amazing! "
hahaha... they wernt really playing on it if you were watching it someone backstage was...its a massive advertising stunt.. if u also noticed the iphone ..(or ipod touch) was on there as well, does that make is a winner of the phone war?
just one thing id say is when nintendo finally get their finger out and i get good games for my wii so it gets turned on (hasnt been for the last 3 months) then il change my point of view...so far its a waste of money for me personally.

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tapper #13 4 years ago

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"does that make is a winner of the phone war? "

It would be if it were selling better than any other phone on the market.
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Muddtallica #14 4 years ago

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This year's Oscars were surprisingly good, actually; big-budget Hollywood love-ins were largely shut out in favour of smaller independent films that were actually, y'know, good. I thought There Will Be Blood was a little bit better than No Country For Old Men, and probably deserved the big prizes, but I'm not complaining about a fairly decent showing from the Academy for a change.

Except - The Golden bloody Compass had better effects than Transformers, did it? Give me a break.
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wakka2k5 #15 4 years ago

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lolz.... TBH i have aall 3 next gen consoles and the wii isnt in the same leauge as the 360 and PS3, even nintendo said they were targeting a different market.
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MoGamer2006 #16 4 years ago

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@wakka2k5 - or should I say, "Mr Personally"

Given the quality of your spelling, I suspect the reason your Wii hasn't been turned on for the last 3 months is that you haven't worked out where the power button is.
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wakka2k5 #17 4 years ago

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@MoGamer2006 :
shit thank you, now i can play my amaizing games that youv pointed out there is a power button......

Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 13:44
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MoGamer2006 #18 4 years ago

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What... an *animation* degree... Well, that changes everything!

Look son, it's probably best not to define yourself or your 'authority' by the degree course you're doing - it makes you look like an idiot.

When you grow up, you'll understand.
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wakka2k5 #19 4 years ago

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@MoGamer2006 first and foemost i want to apolagise for that childish comment i left, and secondly i wasnt really trying to define any authority...
on the matter i would be a liar if i was said i wasnt looking foward to mario kart
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MoGamer2006 #20 4 years ago

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Why can't we just be friends...?
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wakka2k5 #21 4 years ago

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sounds like a good idea..i dont really have any to speak of
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AcidSnake #22 4 years ago

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What is this emo shit?
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viper_h #23 4 years ago

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Even if Keira Knightley doesn't have very big tits, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for farting.
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Beek4257 #24 4 years ago

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In related news: Miss Knightley won the "Worst Tits in a Motion Picture-Award" in Saturday's Razzie Award ceremonie, just edging out Eddie Murphy.

Mr Murphy however, went on the win all the remaining categories.
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Brogan #25 4 years ago

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Keira Knightley oak....

bollocks mean proper would.
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monkie_king #26 4 years ago

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AcidSnake: wonderfully done, well played Sir.

/cricket applause
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Royal Fool #27 4 years ago

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The Oscars is just one giant advertisement, anyway.
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smelly #28 4 years ago

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"When nintendo finally get their finger out and i get good games for my wii so it gets turned on "

(looks at all the decent wii games out... realizes you're a numpty)
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wakka2k5 #29 4 years ago

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@smelly
and you sir are an idiot
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smelly #30 4 years ago

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Im not the one claiming the wii has no decent games.

So in your eyes, i probably am an idiot.. But in the majority of everyone elses eyes, you're the numpty and always will be.

Congrats on being king numpty!
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wakka2k5 #31 4 years ago

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why thankyou il wear that title with pride! am i a big fat poopee head as well... aww how cute are you smelly idiot?!! just precious, can i keep you??

Edited by 1 at 25/02/08 @ 19:25
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smelly #32 4 years ago

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Only if you learn to spot good games, and some grammatical skills wouldn't go a miss either.
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