Reggie and Major Nelson - when worlds collide
More fallout from the Reggie Event hits us now, with a surprise guest appearing at the Mario Kart DS gathering. Why, it's none other than Major Nelson, whom you may have seen in such popular productions as the Xbox and the Xbox 360. Was he spying on Nintendo's marketing mastermind? Planning a daring assassination? Or...maybe he just wanted to play some Mario Kart.
"I wanted to see how they did it…and it was a pretty underwhelming event. It was not able to connect via the wireless connection, or play as my nickname ‘Xbox Live.’ On the upside I was able to get my DS signed by Reggie (to “Major” none the less.)"
Perhaps the reason he couldn't connect was because his nickname was Xbox Live, thus breaking an invisible rule set by Nintendo to prevent you from advertising naughty things. Or not. The DS and the Xbox 360 may not be competing directly, but the online service models they implement certainly are (especially since the Revolution is likely to have a similar one). That only adds to the amusement of Reggie signing the Major's DS, possibly completely unaware of who it really belonged to. This is most likely due to the Major's inability to connect via Wi-Fi, have his ass kicked and his name taken.
[Via Joystiq]
