Searched the forums and couldn't find any trace of this piece of news, so here you go:
Some news circulating online that an 11 year-old girl who had to write a letter to a big company - for a school project - had gotten herself a free Nintendo DS. Her being a big fan of Nintendo's resultet in her writing her letter to them, in which she pleaded for a DS - a wish Nintendo has seen it fit to grant.
"Most of the games I like aren't on Wii, so I'm a bit dissappointed [sic] that my parents won't let me have a DS," Helen wrote.
"I really appreciate it [sic] if you replied or send me [sic] my biggest request."
The company responded by sending Helen's school an older model of the Nintendo DS.
Nintendo says products are given out on an "ad hoc basis" and that the DS was sent to Helen's school.
It was not specifically for the young girl, the company said.
"We don't give them out often because obviously we do receive a lot of requests," said Nintendo public relations manager Helen Murphy.
"We do have a small allocation to give out to schools."
Before Nintendo sends free products, they carry out a diligence check to ensure requests are genuine.
Both Nintendo and the school are "disappointed" the letter is circulating online.
Via kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5546071/little-girls-writes-a-letter-to-nintendo-gets-a-free-ds] and ninemsn.com.au [http://currentaffairs.ninemsn.com.au/national/1056326/school-project-results-in-free-nintendo]
Way to go Nintendo. It's the first time I've heard of them giving out anything for free. That being said, maybe they should reserve the free hardware/software for children with diseases and such? Or maybe that's just me.
Some news circulating online that an 11 year-old girl who had to write a letter to a big company - for a school project - had gotten herself a free Nintendo DS. Her being a big fan of Nintendo's resultet in her writing her letter to them, in which she pleaded for a DS - a wish Nintendo has seen it fit to grant.
(The blue ink marks where the teacher has seen fit to add or edit her letter after she turned it in)
"Most of the games I like aren't on Wii, so I'm a bit dissappointed [sic] that my parents won't let me have a DS," Helen wrote.
"I really appreciate it [sic] if you replied or send me [sic] my biggest request."
The company responded by sending Helen's school an older model of the Nintendo DS.
Nintendo says products are given out on an "ad hoc basis" and that the DS was sent to Helen's school.
It was not specifically for the young girl, the company said.
"We don't give them out often because obviously we do receive a lot of requests," said Nintendo public relations manager Helen Murphy.
"We do have a small allocation to give out to schools."
Before Nintendo sends free products, they carry out a diligence check to ensure requests are genuine.
Both Nintendo and the school are "disappointed" the letter is circulating online.
Via kotaku [http://kotaku.com/5546071/little-girls-writes-a-letter-to-nintendo-gets-a-free-ds] and ninemsn.com.au [http://currentaffairs.ninemsn.com.au/national/1056326/school-project-results-in-free-nintendo]
Way to go Nintendo. It's the first time I've heard of them giving out anything for free. That being said, maybe they should reserve the free hardware/software for children with diseases and such? Or maybe that's just me.
