Photo Gallery: Competitive Eating Stars Battling at Nintendo World Store
Photographs by Gordon Mark
Serious Eats intern Gordon Mark went to the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan today for the promotional release of Major League Eating: The Game, coming soon for the Nintendo Wii, a game which we've reported
extensively on. Gordon was also there to watch Tim "Eater X" Janus and "Crazy Legs" Conti challenge each other in eating real and virtual watermelon. To the tune of The Who's "Baba O'Riley" (aka "Teenage Wasteland"), Crazy Legs won the six-minute meat-space competition 15 wedges to 15 wedges and one bite. Later, Eater X won the virtual competition because the Crazy Legs character threw up inside the game, an automatic disqualification.
More pictures after the jump.
Crazy Legs, on his way to meat-space victory.
Crazy Legs going for the virtual win...
... but lost by hurling in the game.
Eater X, victorious in the virtual-eating match.
Previously
Eater X, Speed Eating Sushi
Video Trailer for 'Major League Eating: The Game'
'Major League Eating: The Game' Coming Soon for the Nintendo Wii
Related
Official Major League Eating: The Game website
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6 Comments:
So, let me get this straight...
Yesterday, Monday, the Nintendo World Store rolled out Wii Fit to customers. Today, they promote the Major League Eating game.
I must admit, this made me laugh for about a good two minutes. ;)
First Chair at 7:26PM on 05/20/08
@ First Chair: Virtual eating is calorie free.
wunami at 9:22PM on 05/20/08
I don't see how this game can turn out well. How can you make competitive eating fun unless you're...eating?
The Gastronomic Gamer at 11:07PM on 05/20/08
Who enjoys overeating? I certainly don't. It's all about portion control.
victorylow at 7:56AM on 05/21/08
Eater X is wearing interesting man-panties.
skads at 7:14PM on 05/21/08
If that doesn't get your mind off of the world wide food shortage, nothing will.
philn at 11:04AM on 05/22/08