George Bush turns sixty...

DS News | ...and gets a present from kind old Uncle Nintendo.

We can't pretend we were aware that US President George W Bush turned sixty yesterday. But whilst we were ignorant of Dubya's big six-oh, somebody at Nintendo certainly knew about it, as the company has apparently sent the most powerful man in the World a pressie to mark the occasion - a Nintendo DS Lite and a copy of Brain Age, otherwise known as Brain Training in Australia and Europe.

The gift of Brain Age could be viewed as a rather mischievous move by Nintendo - after all, the US President is hardly known as the most observant observer in the observatory, and is infamous for mutilating the English language in speeches and interviews. Some of the best examples of Bushspeak include, "I tell people, let's don't fear the future, let's shape it" and "I aim to be a competitive nation."

We recommend Syllable Count and Reading Aloud, George, and many happy returns.

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11 Comments

Gtpod

5 years ago

Heh, I was talking to someone about this last night, I hope there was a hidden motive.

I found the letter that came with it pretty funny, dunno if that's just me though.

Chris-Leigh

5 years ago

GTPod wrote

Heh, I was talking to someone about this last night, I hope there was a hidden motive.

I found the letter that came with it pretty funny, dunno if that's just me though.

Yup, here's the letter they sent for those who haven't seen it (thanks to David for linking me to this) -

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Nintendo of America
4820 150th Ave. NE
Redmond, WA 98052
July 6, 2006
President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Bush:
Happy Birthday!
Don't worry, turning 60 is an exciting milestone. As you know, you've joined millions of other baby boomers in an invigorating new decade of your life. And, like many boomers, you may be looking for ways to keep your mind sharp. That's where we come in.

Please accept our gift of a new Nintendo DS Lite system and a copy of Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day. You now join millions of people around the world who have fun challenging themselves with Brain Age. If you have never played a video game before, don't worry. Brain Age is part of our new Touch Generations brand, which includes games that are easy for people of any age - regardless of their video game experience - to pick up and start playing immediately.

It's obvious you don't have a lot of time to play games, which makes Brain Age such a great activity for you - just a few minutes a day with more than 15 daily training tests will help keep your mind sharp. Training tests include categories like math, reading and memorization. Try it for a few days and watch your score improve. Brain Age also comes with more than 100 sudoku puzzles - these could make your next long flight on Air Force One a bit more fun! (Perhaps copies of Brain Age for journalists joining you on your next flight would be a nice distraction!)
Have fun exploring Brain Age with your Nintendo DS Lite and be sure to let us know your brain age!

Have a tremendous birthday!

Sincerely,

Your Friends at Nintendo

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Awwwww. Great bit of publicity by Nintendo.