The UK games trade body has moved to explain a BBC Breakfast segment, in which its CEO appeared alongside an erroneous retro games setup.
UKIE CEO Prof. Nick Poole OBE appeared on the British morning show, which has an average viewership of 6.5 million, to discuss the rising popularity of retro gaming in the UK.
However, what attracted the most attention on social media was the setup of the retro consoles the CEO brought along to the BBC. Notably, the display prominently featured a Super one social media user who shared an image of the offending retro setup. “I bet they tried to cram it into the Wii first,” added another.
The erroneous setup attracted similar ire from members of the games industry on LinkedIn. “It made my hair stand up,” wrote
