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In the breakfast TV segment broadcast this morning, UKIE boss Nick Poole introduced hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent to a selection of retro systems, including a ZX81, a Nintendo Wii, and an SNES. And despite Nugent’s palpable disbelief that her co-host Kay had “spent hours — days”
“Great to see this content on [a] mainstream channel, but a NES cart on a SNES? And where’s the greatest, and UK’s biggest selling 16-bit console, the SEGA Mega Drive?” asked one respondent in the comments, while another suggested on Reddit: “They should have gone full mental and added a GameCube controller.”
“I want to report a crime,” wrote another in a comment that has been upvoted hundreds of times.”
This display was either set up by someone who knows nothing about games, or someone who knows a lot about games and wants to screw with this subreddit,” posited another respondent, while another simply wrote: “*external screaming*”
In response, UKIE distanced itself from the mistake, telling VGC: “For transparency, the studio team set up the in-studio display independently and handled the placement of the consoles — unfortunately, we couldn’t adjust it whilst on air.”
In related Nintendo-flavored news, the director of the upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza recently acknowledged “performance” issues, while saying the team prioritized “fun and playability” during development.
Image credit: BBC
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
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