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Bill O'Reilly and 'Inside Edition' Investigate 'New' Nintendo Craze

by Warren Riddle on April 16, 2009 at 04:10 PM


Bill O'Reilly has more than cemented his position as a confrontational and effusive media pundit. He's even created his own nickname, the "T-Warrior," as he believes himself to be a "traditional" journalist along the lines of Walter Cronkite. In honor of that bastion of journalistic integrity, the T-Warrior, we bring you this video from his lighter, more whimsical days at 'Inside Edition.'

The video, from 1988, investigates the burgeoning world of Nintendo. O'Reilly wasn't exactly pouncing on the story, though; the original NES had been introduced to the U.S. three years prior to the 'Inside Edition' piece, and had already sold 11 million consoles. The video does have some meritorious moments, though, including some 'Hammers Bros' tips from a Nintendo game counselor who happens to be sporting one of the sweetest mullets we've ever seen. The video also features an interview with Howard Phillips, the first editor of 'Nintendo Power' magazine (who looked like the kid from 'Problem Child'), from back before he acquired his official title of "Game Master."

O'Reilly even offers a bit of self-deprecating comedy at the end, stating "all this is beyond me." You don't say. The video does offer a humorous look back at the early days of the Nintendo movement, so check it out. We're just sorry the clip cuts out before we get a chance to view O'Reilly's run down on the hard-hitting, weekly, Top 5 tabloid headlines. [From: BoingBoing]

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Tags: bill oreilly, BillOreilly, funny, inside edition, InsideEdition, nes, nintendo, nintendo wii, NintendoWii, nostalgia, top, tv

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