Wii Chores, shrinkwrapped
Laura and I (but mainly Laura) faked up the packaging for a Wii game, modelled after one of the ones Nintendo itself created. Erik contributed great hunks of the promotional copy for the back. We inserted the label into a spare DVD case, labelled a DVD inside and added a little instructional handbook (that acutally contained a gift certificate), and with that we had Meghan and Austin hovering between belief and skepticism for a good three minutes. The coup de grace was that I had carefully removed the shrink wrap off of one of Jon’s DVD presents and more or less seamlessly got it on the fake, adding that extra bit of verisimilitude. (Jon was sold; he wanted to play it before we gave it to Meghan.)
Patti (Meghan’s mom) was right though: the top right chore gave it away. We should have put one of the other chores there, no one would send this to market with the scooping of dog poop so prominently featured.
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aiabx says:
December 29, 2007 at 10:40 am (UTC 0)
Umm… I want a copy too. Not that anyone around here needs some chore hinting, of course…Oh.. I need a Wii to go with it too.
Diane K. says:
December 29, 2007 at 11:28 am (UTC 0)
I’m particularly impressed with the translation into French…or whatever that is.
Lena Coakley says:
January 4, 2008 at 4:58 pm (UTC 0)
Hilarious! But you know, I don’t think it’s that far fetched. Have you seen these waitress games like Cake Mania–dealing with nasty customers, getting lousy tips, bussing tables. I love playing, but I always wonder why because I hated waitressing. Yup…I’d play Chores. And the real dishes in my sink would pile higher and higher.
Mireille says:
January 5, 2008 at 3:58 pm (UTC 0)
Oh la la! That’s the funniest present (and translation) I’ve seen in years! After spending three days in her pjs playing video games I think I may need Wii Personal Hygiene for Vivi. Kudos to both of you for an amazing idea (but please don’t quit your day jobs and go into marketing or translation).