Amongst the Crown Jewels of the UK Monarchy are a golden Ampulla, a flask in the form of an Eagle, the Sovereigns’ Orb and two sceptres – one representing the monarchs temporal power under God, and one representing equality and mercy. These all date from circa 1661, commemorating the Restoration of the Monarchy under King Charles II.

Now two new golden sceptres have been added to the collection, dating from circa late May 2009, one representing who’s Player 1, and the other who’s Player  2, commemorating the release of Big Family Games under THQ the First.

Are Wii amused yet? 

The Queen’s enormous gold plated pimp cup runs over this week as she was not only presented with a bounteous hamper of baked beans and microwavable goods during her visit to the Heinz factory, but has also been sent a gold plated Wii by THQ along with a copy of new release Big Family Games.

Danielle Robinson, Product Manager at THQ and possible perpetrator of treason, justified this particularly noodles move by saying “Big Family Games is the ultimate Wii game to get all family members, from grandparents to young children, playing together. The Royal Family is arguably the most important family in the country so we felt that they had to have a copy of the new game.”

You remember that period shortly after the Wii’s release when it was popular to post on YouTube the destruction unwary Wii use could cause? The broken noses, the smashed lamps, the WiiMote lodged in the TV like the world’s most unlikely ninja star? Well just imagine the potential dangers of giving a 81 year old monarch a WiiMote and nunchuck plated with one of the heaviest naturally occurring metals on earth.

Whilst Her Majesty is reputedly already a dab hand at Wii Sports Bowling,  THQ will be lucky if they’re only held accountable for the death of an unfortunate Corgi.

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