Politics
White House Turns Iran War Into Nintendo Wii Game In Gross New Propaganda Clip
The Trump administration’s love of stealing intellectual property to make cringe-inducing war propaganda continues unabated.
Having already used clips from “Transformers,” “Star Wars,” “Breaking Bad,” “Tropic Thunder,” the NFL, MLB, and celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Ben Stiller, Kesha and others without their consent, they’re now onto Nintendo.
A new propaganda video shared on social media Thursday borrows liberally from Nintendo’s Wii Sports, splicing videos of Wii characters hitting balls at targets with footage of US military strikes killing people, all set to Nintendo’s iconic music.
By midday, the post had racked up 11.7 million views on X and more than 8,000 comments — almost none of them positive.
Earlier this week, the White House ticked off Steve Downes, the voice behind the soldier Master Chief from the Halo video game franchise, by using his likeness without his consent.
They’ve also used clips from Pokémon, Call of Duty, and Grand Theft Auto.
Nintendo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Given Nintendo’s reputation for vigorously defending its intellectual property, though, the company likely isn’t thrilled to be unwittingly running interference for war crimes.
Nintendo is already suing the Trump administration over its unlawful tariffs, which forced the company to delay pre-orders for the highly anticipated Switch 2 to reevaluate pricing.
The company is asking for a refund of all the duties it was forced to pay, plus interest.