White House airstrike clips fuse Wii Sports and Yu-Gi-Oh, prompting IP backlash
TL;DR
White House videos showing U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran mix imagery from Nintendo's Wii Sports and the Yu-Gi-Oh manga, triggering criticism that war is being treated like a game; Yu-Gi-Oh!'s official account said it had no involvement or licensing. The report also notes a deadly bombing in Iran and cites a former official accusing the administration of a cavalier approach to war.
- Japanese games and manga used in White House's airstrike videos The Japan Times
- ‘Boom Boom’ US propaganda vs. the emerging Iran war reality CNN
- How America gamified its war with Iran Axios
- The White House’s ‘memeification’ of war with Iran sparks scrutiny The Hill
- The Trump Administration Goes to War, by Any Memes Necessary The New York Times
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