This is probably the nerdiest thing I've ever put together, but I couldn't let this vast stock of Game of Thrones facts that've been piling up as I make my way through the books go to waste. This list is not conclusive; it's missing Robb and Catelyn specifically, but I couldn't think of a good console parallel for either. Also, it's supposed to be a joke, so there's that. What I enjoyed the most about putting it together was how just looking at the character next to their console made sense, like the way dogs supposedly look like their owners. So, without further adieu:
The Wii analogy was terrible. Joffrey doesn't fit anywhere 'cause there is no console that is objectively hated by everyone on every account. Wii is respected not by blind fools afraid for their lives but by gamers who aren't beholden to peer pressure and superficial "coolness."
@def: Valid response, but Joffrey is still totally the Wii. "Gamers" hate the Wii, or so the stereotype goes, and Joffrey loves to point at things and waggle his finger around to make them do what he wants. Also, the success of both is the result of brothers and sisters *ahem* playing together like they used to back in simpler times.
@def: Valid response, but Joffrey is still totally the Wii. "Gamers" hate the Wii, or so the stereotype goes, and Joffrey loves to point at things and waggle his finger around to make them do what he wants. Also, the success of both is the result of brothers and sisters *ahem* playing together like they used to back in simpler times.
But Joffreys pure evilness isn't reflected in this! I know this is just for fun but somehow it bothers me greatly lol. Joffrey would be more like GFWL if GFWL were a console and had been successful :)
But Joffreys pure evilness isn't reflected in this!
Sure it is. As the "defensive gamer" narrative goes, the popularity of casual games is an assault on hardcore games, thus casual games are evil. The Wii was largely seen as a platform for casual games, thus the Wii is evil. Joffrey is obviously evil too, thus Joffrey is the Wii.
But hey, if you're not feelin' it, then you're not feelin' it.
Robb could be the last Atari system(for basically destroying the Stark name). Catelyn could be a high end PC(for being left for dead and has now made a comeback).
@daveyo520: Couldn't think of a good one for Robb or Catelyn, but am open to suggestions. None of the systems I was thinking of made sense for them either (Sega CD, 32X, Jaguar, Game Gear, SNES, 2600). Didn't want to get too obscure unless there was a good joke to go with it, and both of those characters are so straight-laced, it's tough. Already played the untimely death card with Eddard too.
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