You've heard of King Midas and how everything he touches turns into gold, well, now he is in cahoots with Nintendo, and has made a "Golden Wii" for no less than the Queen of England herself. If you are not royalty or your only claim to any throne is limited  "King of the Bongo", you will probably not be getting one of these for yourself.

Apparently, the gamemaker THQ was trying to promote their upcoming game and some genius in the marketing department had the stellar idea of gold-plating the wii for the queen. According the article I read, nobody knows whether the gold-plated wiis will hit the market in time for Father's Day (or at any other time for that matter).

This is not the first time the Queen has been introduced to new technology. The President and Michelle presented her with an Ipod with their musical selections included. As I recall, it was full of show tunes. I think she is thanking her lucky stars that President Bush did not give her the same gift- somehow I don't think the queen would be a fan of "I've got friends in low places", which is fitting for the Bush legacy on so many levels it isn't even funny.