EB Games online store hacked. Pimp your dolphin takes over

Today’s chuckle is brought to us by a random hacker who decided that November 20, 2007, would be a good day to alter the EB Games listing for the Wii version of Pimp My Ride. The box art image has been changed to show the box art from the Sega Dreamcast title Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future. Apparently this alteration is fairly recent, as one of the first mentions of it online is through a LiveJournal community called Girl_Gamers. Due to the nature of the image, it is doubtful that this unlikely replacement is some sort of mix-up on EB Game’s part.

I wonder what exactly Ecco has been up to that would merit a Teen rating. I guess he’s just growing up and isn’t the same dolphin which did Ecco Jr. in 1995. To be perfectly honest though, if it were a Pimp My Dolphin game, it would totally be worth $39.99. Of course it also begs the question of how one would exactly pimp a dolphin. I’m sure it would involve various paints, and perhaps some makeup or a little hat of some sort. I suppose the closest we’ll really ever get to knowing is Petz Wild Animals: Dolphinz.

And while we’re on the topic of Ecco, we have to wonder when the eco-friendly dolphin will return to the world of video games. NiGHTS and Samba are both staging their comebacks. Perhaps this little publicity boost is all Ecco needs to get his flippers in gear..

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