elliot

@electricbeef.bsky.social

from Twitter

They still do, at least Nintendo of America does. If you watch a UK Nintendo Direct you'll see that they just say "game" instead of "the [game] game" like in the US. Which means that they make the narrator record two versions of the same line every time he mentions the name of a Nintendo game.

in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this

Who is forcing you to play games, Emily? 🪿Who is forcing you to play games? 💢🪿💨 Seriously, though. Grow up. Briefly cooperate with your fellow humans who are enjoying themselves when you need to, but no one is preventing you from saying, “No thanks, I'd rather keep talking with you!” Miserable cow.

The Guardian
The hill I will die on
The hill I will die on: Games are the opposite of fun, and I'd ban them for anyone over 12
Emily Watkins
Get your balls, pucks, Scrabble boards and packs of cards away from me - all I want is space to be together, ideally with a coffee or a glass of wine
Sat 1 Aug 2026 09.00 CEST