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Destructoid rocks the first annual Wiimbledon (well, sort of)

10:11 AM on 06.25.2007, Topher Cantler 19 comments

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This past Saturday, .Tiff, Analog Pidgin, Phist and I headed out to Barcade in Brooklyn, NY to check out the first annual Wiimbledon event. Also to drink lots of reasonably priced microbrews, as evidenced by my failure to beat the high score on the bar's Galaga cabinet. Quite a few players stepped onto the "court" hoping to take home a new Wii as first prize, and as you'll see in the video, some of these guys are serious. I was not one of them.
 
Who knew there were so many techniques for friggin' Wii Sports Tennis? Obviously some guy in a Luigi outfit, sans moustache. Also worth noting is that .Tiff kicked quite a bit of ass in her match, bear suits drastically decrease your ability to hear, and Pidge has one of the coolest dogs I've ever met, although that isn't in the video. Still awesome, however.
 
[Mad props to Dtoid Graphic Designer Phist for his sweet video, which iMovie felt the need to make all muddy, because it is evil.]

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Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 06/25/2007 10:20
Luigi repreSENT, fool.

Good stuff. The bear owns.
Analog Pidgin's Avatar
Analog Pidgin at 06/25/2007 10:21
I'm still drunk.
atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 06/25/2007 10:25
EPIC WIN!
I wanted to go :( stupid ocean!
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Sir-G at 06/25/2007 10:32
Ha! I see the video is up! It was cool meeting you all, Topher and crew! Good times indeed.
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Snaileb at 06/25/2007 10:34
haha @ hushgush!

Remember all those video's that told you not to look like a tool just sitting there swinging the wiimote or playing Guitar Hero 2?

Deja Vu..seriously you guys look like you had ALOT of fun, please continue to visually keep us updated. The furry at the end was awesome..

You're so zany..
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Analog Pidgin at 06/25/2007 10:36
Ramiro is Dtoid's new best friend. We have his back -- watch it, suckas!
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AngelsDontBurn at 06/25/2007 10:37
Awesome editing Phist! Great video! I hope all of you had a blast!
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nosinging at 06/25/2007 10:47
Loved seeing that first guy lose--it's hard to imagine someone looking like they were having any less fun at an intrinsically fun event. He's not from destructoid, is he?
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galagabug at 06/25/2007 10:59
damn that looks awsome, looks like u guys had a good time!

also looks like they got new cabs since my last visit, think i gotta head back soon, if only for toobin.
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Justice at 06/25/2007 11:04
The irony about those gameslap dudes is that when CTZ put gameslap on one of the weekened destructainments everyone dissed it.....LOL!
Topher Cantler's Avatar
Topher Cantler at 06/25/2007 11:56
Sir-G and the guys from Gameslap were awesome. Bitches don't know 'bout their lasers.
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Divine Retribution at 06/25/2007 11:57
What an awesome tournament. Sorry I couldn't win it for dtoid. Seriously, though, that guy from geekanerd was really good. And thanks for still <3ing me, dtoid. I thought that you were just gonna dump me for that Luigi dude. I mean, I would have done it if I were you.

-Ramiro
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Tiff at 06/25/2007 12:21
yay ramiro! <3
you are still made of win and awesome in our hearts ^^
Racoon's Avatar
Racoon at 06/25/2007 13:16
I love his Ramiro's expression when he loses, priceless. Still nice try bud!
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Sheir at 06/25/2007 14:13
The Sea and Cake for the fucking win.
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Phist at 06/25/2007 15:50
G / Gameslap, thanks for showin love. Keep in touch.

Ramiro, your second "also cocks" was amazing (but I screwed up the editing, sorry). Destructoid DS game, pull it from your magic gamemaker's hat now?!!!

Pidge called the shots in the scene-ster music department. Tiff and Topher, we forgot to group leg hump.

Divine Retribution's Avatar
Divine Retribution at 06/25/2007 18:05
Destructoid DS... oh god, I'm just thinking about all the ways in which that could go wrong. I'm only making it if we can have voice overs by Ron Workman! It might be rated AO... but Nintendo is cool with that, right?
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