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Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« on: September 14, 2010, 09:24:58 PM »

A pirate I was meant to be. Entarrr our contest!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/contest/24035

To help us to celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day this September 19, 2K Games have provided three copies of Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii to give away to our swashbuckling readers. The accent and vernacular you'll have to work on yourself.

The Wii title is a refreshed version of the PC strategy game from 2004. While it has been re-released on several platforms, the Wii version includes motion controls and new minigames.

To be in with a chance of a copy all you have to do is write a caption for one or more of the three screenshots below. 

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We will pick our favourite caption for each screenshot as a prize winner, but each entrant can only win up to one copy of the game. So to increase your chances, send in captions for all three, but it's not necessary for your entry to be considered. Don't worry though if you're just not enough of a pirate, the game is released on October 5 2010.

Please submit the following to the NWR Contest Form with the subject "Pirates Contest":

Name:
E-mail:
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Image 2 caption:
Image 3 caption: 

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/mail/contest

Entries close at the end of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, which will be September 19 23:59:59 Samoa Standard Time, or September 20 03:59:59 Pacific. Winners will be contacted after the closing date.

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2010, 11:18:51 PM »
Those are some pretty impressive screenshots!
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2010, 11:26:17 PM »
Those are some pretty impressive screenshots!

Maybe I'm just being cynical, but they all look like they're taken from cinematics.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2010, 11:54:11 PM »
I probably shouldn't post my submissions in here should I?

I really liked my caption for the 3rd pic.

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2010, 09:12:19 AM »
Please do not post your submissions.

Those screenshots look just like the PC version, and that's fine with me. They're not prerendered cutscenes but they are partially scripted.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2010, 11:45:38 AM »
I don't know how likely I am to win since I am not the most creative person, but I entered a caption for each one.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2010, 11:53:10 AM »
Those screenshots look just like the PC version, and that's fine with me. They're not prerendered cutscenes but they are partially scripted.

I have played the PC version a lot, and the dude on the left in the third one is supposed to look like the dude in the first one.  Did they add extra faces to choose from or something?

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 09:21:03 PM »
I guess they did add new faces.

Also, if you want to win try sending one without gay and phallic jokes.  Believe me, you'd be in the minority.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2010, 10:35:24 AM »
Also, if you want to win try sending one without gay and phallic jokes.  Believe me, you'd be in the minority.

But that 1st pic....
it's just begging for a good penis joke. & them both being guys automatically steers it into a gay joke as well.

we gotta work with what was provided.

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2010, 10:51:37 AM »
I was able to submit something that wasn't in one of those two categories. ;)

Of course, my entry sucked.  Not as awesome as my plan to use a DS to rob a bank.  I should have won that contest. ;)
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2010, 02:05:27 PM »
I won't say what captions I used, but I can say that I didn't do any sexual jokes. Hopefully I can win, although I will e happy for others too.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2010, 10:11:24 PM »
Also, if you want to win try sending one without gay and phallic jokes.  Believe me, you'd be in the minority.

But that 1st pic....
it's just begging for a good penis joke. & them both being guys automatically steers it into a gay joke as well.

we gotta work with what was provided.

This contest was a terrible idea...
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2010, 10:19:20 PM »
Also, if you want to win try sending one without gay and phallic jokes.  Believe me, you'd be in the minority.

But that 1st pic....
it's just begging for a good penis joke. & them both being guys automatically steers it into a gay joke as well.

we gotta work with what was provided.

This contest was a terrible idea...
Who's idea was it?
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2010, 09:37:35 PM »
Not that I've ever been good at coming up with captions, but those second and third pictures don't give much to work with. I feel like I should have something for the first one, but... nope.

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2010, 11:27:28 PM »
My wife's idea for the third one was pretty genius...
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2010, 06:49:14 AM »
Wait, it's already over and I didn't find out about it until now?... :'(
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2010, 07:40:33 PM »
Yay!  I won!

Yippie!
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2010, 08:20:33 PM »
Yay!  I won!

Yippie!

That settles it, this contest was rigged.
It's an inside job....


but on a serious note, when do all the winners get announced and are you guys gonna post all the caption submissions or just the winners and possibly the runner-ups?

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2010, 09:15:03 PM »
Wow, I actually won! :)

I usually don't enter caption contests because I have a hard time coming up with something good, but I was inspired by these images.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2010, 09:41:28 PM »
The article has been updated with the winners. 
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone who entered.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #20 on: September 22, 2010, 09:43:35 PM »
Wait, TJ Spyke pulled a funny? I can't wait to see the results.

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2010, 09:49:54 PM »
Victory is mine! And just for kicks here were my submissions for the other two images:

Image 1: How appropriate, you fight like a cow!
Image 2: It's called "the sprinkler" and all the cool pirates are doing it!
kka wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka wa

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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #22 on: September 22, 2010, 11:12:51 PM »
but on a serious note, when do all the winners get announced and are you guys gonna post all the caption submissions or just the winners and possibly the runner-ups?

I don't think there were any runners-up after filtering for aforementioned gay and phallic jokes.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #23 on: September 22, 2010, 11:19:25 PM »
but on a serious note, when do all the winners get announced and are you guys gonna post all the caption submissions or just the winners and possibly the runner-ups?

I don't think there were any runners-up after filtering for aforementioned gay and phallic jokes.

I'm disappointed enough people sent in entries that weren't gay or phallic jokes that you were able to award a prize for each picture.
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Re: Win Sid Meier's Pirates! for Wii
« Reply #24 on: September 22, 2010, 11:19:41 PM »
These were mine (#3 was my wife's)

Image 1 caption: "Why yes, your sword does taste very pointy."
Image 2 caption: "Make one more banana joke."
Image 3 caption: Woman: "Wow, his dress is way cooler than mine!"
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