wraggster
August 2nd, 2008, 11:52
Sure, Wii is great and all, but we're guessing a man in China who tried to extort $1,400 from his parents by "kidnapping" himself and demanding a ransom after they refused to buy him a "Nintendo computer" was probably a little too infatuated with Ninty's white box. The man -- who we're hoping is more of a "boy" -- apparently hired two men to kidnap him, and was arrested after he withdrew his own ransom from an ATM. Genius. Quick tip, kids: real tennis, bowling, golf, and boxing are almost as much fun as Wii Sports, believe it or not -- and they involve just slightly less jail time.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/wii-deprivation-drives-man-to-kidnap-himself/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/01/wii-deprivation-drives-man-to-kidnap-himself/