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3:00 AM on 10.19.2009, Hamza CTZ Aziz

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Don't you just love live TV? The Home Shopping Network was selling a Wii with a 15 Wiimote accessory pack when the best thing that could have ever happen, happened. The host goes to swing the Wiimote with a tennis racket attachment and the thing flies off into the TV, damaging the screen.

Props to the host for still going on with his pitch, despite his co-host laughing her ass off at him. And I just love how he tries to hide the damaged screen by standing in front of the TV. Even better, this YouTube video is hosted on Home Shopping Network's official YouTube page. Hilarity!

[via Joystiq]

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A New Challenger

The funniest part is what they're trying to sell all that crap for.

ChronosWing

I'm more concerned about the fact they are selling a Wii and a $15 accessory pack for $330.

BlackDove

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Haizeus

How hard was he swinging that thing?

Monodi

That happens to you when you try to sell it over 250

beardenvier

That is such a scam ... why don't people just use Google and Amazon, instead of buying useless crappy bundles.

ChronosWing

@Bear

Because the HSN knows there are a bunch of old people who refuse to use the internet who still watch and think they will be getting a deal.

Xzyliac

Haha!!! Precious.

Almost as funny is the INCREDIBLY bad pitch these guys are doing. Seriously it's so awful.

Artemus

"Right in front of your tv, the Wii comes with this little sensor bar right here... All I do is throw that ball up in the air and... There goes that tennis racket... And by the way, you like that, the little Wii remote comes with this band that goes around your wrist..."
My god. I realize not everyone is in tune with the Wii or video games, but please don't treat people like idiots.
Also, that price is shit. Same with that "large" accessory pack. And that host.

smerff

I hope that's coming out of his paycheck

Dexter345

Yeah, I like how he covers up the horribly damaged screen. Ahahaha...

Kad

GG, TV host. GG.

Monodi

And for this time saying I would but a PS3 with that money would not be trolling for once.

HammerShark

*sighs* His plight amuses me.
Now ppl know why wii isn't number one.

I'll stick with the laziness of the regular handhelds and guncon.

DevinKills

ive seen enough... pretty funny

Benson

That's pretty good. My favorite part is them trying to trick people into thinking Wii Sports is an extra with the bundle of plastic crap. Of, and how that's worth an extra 130$ on top of the Wii.....

No, I lied. My favorite part was definitely him breaking the TV.

Chronic Logic

Score one for exaggerateded hand waving Wii-motions.

psycho terror2

lol @ "damaged" screen.

it's not like he put a scratch on it, he totally ruined it!

casesomething

"Now, as you can see I have my tennis racket here, I just have to serve..." *WATISSSSHHHH*

TheToiletDuck

and coming up next we have this lovely LG lcd television.. slight used.

Dangsterr

15 accesories for 130 dollars...

That's like 8.6 dollars each!

I wonder if people actually buy the wii for such a high price.....

lewness

I really had to give it to him for taking it so well.

Had I been in his place I would have screamed, stopped, and move on selling twenty PS3's instead because clearly, I'm going to have to pitch more than three Wii's to pay for that TV.

But of course, useless bundle is useless.

Dangsterr

I love how they talk about wii sports as the best and only game ever created

It's just a glorified tech demo.

Xzyliac

@Dangsterr
Of course they will! It's the hot item that's selling like crazy! Those dumbass retail shoppers are killing at the chance to buy one! Literally!

SpunkyLoveChild

Good Lord. It sold out at the end. Even at $330. No faith left in humanity.

zanthox

Wow... Does the Wii really need one of these to sell???

Rammknot

I like how he had to go through step by step the how to play baseball like no one knows that when you are batting you hit the ball, and when you are pitching you have to strike the batter out... it's such a foreign concept.

recharge330

He obviously doesn't even know what he's talking about. He said the sensor bar is what picks up the motion of the wiimote. Even if he hadn't broken hit the TV he's still an idiot. I hate it when people pretend they know what their saying.

kwaselow

"When you upgrade and buy a fishing game" lawl

He is SO retarded

Tubatic

They say enough for their target audience to understand. I wouldn't be surprised if the guy has a Wii and a 360 at home with a hefty gamer score.

RestingSound

I wonder how many overpriced Wii bundles they have to sell to pay for that TV.

whormongr

I still don't understand why people swing the wiimotes so damn hard when they are playing, it doesn't accomplish anything more by doing it, especially in the wii sports tennis game

Kaspar

So the infrared lights in the sensor bar pick up motion now, huh?

Shadowiii

They SOLD OUT? At that INSANE price point? People really are stupid.

KINGof210

Hosted the video on their own YouTube page, huh? Glad to see that HSN can make laugh at themselves.

snotrocket

WoW, as everyone else said that is an amazing amount of money for those $15 accessories! I guess I could see it if the Wii still was selling out, but everywhere I go has 2+ Wiis in stock now a days.

Hijinkz

@Kaspar

Yes, it calculate the trigonometry of the Z vector force that accelerates the combustion of nano-particles and relays them across an alpha grid to the sensor bar. Translation: that guy was playing to the lowest common denominator and didn't want to take the extra second to explain how it actually works in fear that it might confuse people into not buying it.

Chack

That was so idiotic! I hope he was fired after that.

Naim Master

Awesome host is awesome.

Woopman

Ah, scammers. You can play while sitting and barely moving your wrist.

And they're trying to make people believe the plastic crap "accessories" are actually necessary.

Skone

That's poetic justice

Holyetheline

LOL what a dumbass.

Nitex

Yeah, he just fucked up a $2000 TV. I think someone is getting a pay cut.

jamBOT

What did he expect? Standing right on top of it. And the price, what the hell?

Kalakaua

YES! Love it! Also he just showed why a lot of that crap is unnecessary. Shame people bought it at that price, oh well. Love the Wiitard moments.

xenon

Come on guys, it did NOT sell out! It's a fake, like the decreasing counter! It puts pressure on potential impulse-buyers and shows that it was a good deal, so maybe you'll buy the next time.

Now I know why they still make this kind of show! :P

atlasBR

HAHAHAHa hillarious. Would be nice if they show others games not only wii sports. This could help so much on the sales.

brainderailment

I used to cringe when I saw people bashing up big lcds, now I love it.

Agent 47

Fucking idiot deserved it i hate the wii

artha14

The wiimote was angered by the shit on it and dismissed it into the tv. That's for overpriced shit it spoke.

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