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Burger King to Offer Wii U Toys?

by Ariel Ruff - August 28, 2012, 12:21 pm EDT
Total comments: 14 Source: GameTrailers, http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/dutg72/pach-att...

Does a tweet from one of Pachter's fans give a glimpse into a Wii U promotion?

Burger King might be offering Wii U toys starting on October 25, according to a rumor discussed by Game Industry Analyst Michael Pachter on a recent episode of Pach Attack.

There is also speculation that these Burger King toys could include some sort of NFC (near-field communication) capabilities, making use of a little-discussed feature of the Wii U GamePad.

Burger King and Nintendo ran a similar promotion for the Wii, but those toys didn't come out until after the system's launch.

The launch of the Wii U is officially set for the holidays, but recent news (and sound logic) points to a November 18 release for the system in North America.

Talkback

HMMMMM... I wonder if we might also get a Burger King StreetPass puzzle...

LouieturkeyAugust 28, 2012

If they do have NFC capabilities, I may force myself to go get them all if I can.  BK will be the meal of choice for a few weeks.

TJ SpykeAugust 28, 2012

Often with the toys, you can pay to just get them (usually like $5), though the problem is finding them since some tend to be more tare.

vidsAugust 28, 2012

If this is Wii U NFC items I'm going to have to start eating some real shitty food real soon.

TJ SpykeAugust 28, 2012

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eating some real shitty food real soon.

You will be eating at McDonald's? lol

vidsAugust 28, 2012

Quote from: TJ

Quote from: vids

eating some real shitty food real soon.

You will be eating at McDonald's? lol

LOL did I miss something? Is BK some sort of high end, uppity establishment in the fast food industry all of a sudden? Are they using top shelf vegetable oil?

TJ SpykeAugust 28, 2012

Burger King food is pretty good actually, much better than McDonald's (I think think only Wendy's and Tom Wahl's have better fast food).

MagicCow64August 28, 2012

Can't stand Burger King, but regardless, they've recently (or will very soon) fall behind Wendy's in the fast food wars. That's gotta say something. And perhaps indicates that they're a less auspicious launchpad for a Nintendo promotion than they were five years ago.

I miss the N64 days when Nintendo did tie-ins with Taco Bell.

famicomplicatedJames Charlton, Associate Editor (Japan)August 28, 2012


Hehe, to be fair and balanced I think the "speculation" came mostly from NWR!  :P:

(Just wanted to prevent a F*x N**s type situation where one side of a media establishment feeds the other side with carefully planned verbal trickery to make it look like was naturally generated controversy/buzz!)


On that note, with a huge does of irony: read my blog on NFC! (link within the article)  ;D

BlackNMild2k1August 29, 2012

Quote from: famicomplicated

Hehe, to be fair and balanced I think the "speculation" came mostly from BNM!  :P:

(Just wanted to prevent a F*x N**s type situation where one side of a media establishment feeds the other side with carefully planned verbal trickery to make it look like was naturally generated controversy/buzz!)


On that note, with a huge does of irony: read my blog on NFC! (link within the article)  ;D

LMFTFY :P ;)

famicomplicatedJames Charlton, Associate Editor (Japan)August 29, 2012

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1

Quote from: famicomplicated

Hehe, to be fair and balanced I think the "speculation" came mostly from BNM!  :P:

(Just wanted to prevent a F*x N**s type situation where one side of a media establishment feeds the other side with carefully planned verbal trickery to make it look like was naturally generated controversy/buzz!)


On that note, with a huge does of irony: read my blog on NFC! (link within the article)  ;D

LMFTFY :P ;)

You ARE NWR, and NWR is you!

CericAugust 29, 2012

Burger King's BLT Grilled Chicken Salad with Apple Cider Vinegretta is good.  A lot of the time it is still cheaper just to buy a kids meal.

LouieturkeyAugust 29, 2012

Quote from: TJ

Burger King food is pretty good actually, much better than McDonald's (I think think only Wendy's and Tom Wahl's have better fast food).

I'll take In N Out over any of those.  I like them all though for quick and easy food.

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