The movie seems aimed at gentle folk too scared of Manhattan to leave their tour buses.

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While it's certainly not a stretch to envision how quickly a Wii Sports battle could morph into a full-fledged spat, the world's largest retailer is apparently playing it safe by keeping those untethered Wiimotes out of the unpredictable hands of youngsters (and us not-so-young folk, too).

ENGADGET: Wal-Mart passing on Wii demo units due to safety?

Migration matters too: hordes of English folk, greying and otherwise, have crossed the Severn Bridge, passing Welsh youngsters heading the other way.

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