Lol, Wii pwns. My mom bought one with the quarters she saved for three years. Its awesome. I bought me RE4 and Zelda. FUN!

That is a truly heart warming story. A great gamer combination: elderly, political figure (sort of), female, etc.

That's it! She's going back on my top 5 list, and it's getting laminated this time.

That's quite the fun loving queen you Brits have.

@Sean

Hats off sir!

This story has made my morning :D

my respect for the monarchy was just restored.

@GameDevMich
That is not the same type of top five list they had on friends is it?

Well, it puts video games in a positive light for a change. That's always a good thing.

Personally, I think it's pretty cool. Props to the Queen!

Even the Queen of England got one before me. I'm really starting to take this personally. =(

My bitterness at not having a Wii aside, this is a pretty cool story.

We our amused.

That's all well and good, but she doesn't mute while chewing on XBL.

William: I didn't drag my sorry arse through Sandhurst to have you take my Piss. **

Elizabeth: Oi! Ge'er out.

**Piss/Wii - Oik's never use the word wee, even when talking about Nintendo systems. It sounds too similar for their tiny minds.

-She showed all the signs of becoming a Nintendo addict.


what exactly are those signs again?

"She showed all the signs of becoming a Nintendo addict."

... She wants a Triforce tattoo and a DS autographed by good ol' Shiggy?

wow the most important news ive heard scince the 4 year old down the street got a wii the national media loved it

but in all seriousness do you really need to cover what that old fat inbred spam eating kraut yabbo thinks about her wii any word yet on what robert mugabe thinks about his x box im sure kim jung il must love his playstation 3 i hear the pope loves vintage atari games...

@destijlcat,

Do us a favour in your line of thinking and find a website where people care to read your 13 yr old writing style and opinions. If you don't think that a story about a game playing monarch can ease a bit of the techno fear that plagues older generations in the UK then you are a muppet.

I have always respected Queen Elizabeth II for her mix of tradition and forward thinking. She has always had that spark to learn about whatever she could get her hands on and it seems that even at 81 she is more open minded about new tech than even the generation after her. I guess that is why she is so well liked and respected. She is the head of state of England and at the same time, the cool grandma you always wish you had.

This story is just... Heartwarming.

@TheTrueMrJack:

Would that be the royal Wii?

No one does pomp and circumstance like the royal family.
And Wii playing.

As a side note, I think that anything makes gaming more respectable is awesome.

@Black Ice

I saw the grammar error after I had posted but there is no way to edit.
But I still think the joke is funny even if the quote comes from the wrong queen (and I knew it was before posting). The phrase is commonly associated with the royal family as well as Queen Victoria.

Qwiin wasn't too bad either. Great comment to a light-hearted entry.

Heh, funny thing is that I watched "Her Majesty" just yesterday.

I suppose now we won't hear her say "We are not amused" any longer.

All things considered, this isn't a big surprise. My signifigant other's 60+ grandmother plays the Wii too, same with my parents (my father has always bordered on JT level when it comes to violent games).

Imagine what'll happen is somebody decided to publicize her Royal Highness' friend code...

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Heh, I have a bit more respect for the Queen Mother of Britain now. Good to see she's open minded about new tech.

I wonder what Mr. J.T. has to say about that. If I remember correctly it was something like: all gamers have a low IQ and are mentally insane and god knows what... I'd be scared now if I was the Queen, she might get sued soon.

@Anon: best thing would be to set the next gta back in London and ask her for a cameo :)

Conclusion: The Queen rules and does some good work for the image of gamers in general and the sub-section of girl gamers (and royal gamers) in particular.