Psychic Octopus Predicts Move to Beat Kinect

I can't believe I just typed that headline.

Published: 16:17, 10/11/2010 by Tuffcub.

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Paul the psychic octopus (of World Cup prediction fame) may be no longer with us, but his mystical cousin, Ollie, has stepped in to his (many) shoes. In a blatant marketing stunt, the price comparison site Kelkoo gave Ollie a selection of gadgets available this Christmas to see which he preferred.

“Unfortunately for Microsoft, Ollie didn’t ‘Kinect’ with the Xbox,” punned a rep from Kelkoo, “but he was ‘moved’ by the PS3, tipping Sony’s motion controller wand to win the battle for gaming supremacy this Christmas.”

Ollie was also given a selection of tablet devices and predicted the iPad would triumph over the Samsung Galaxy Tab and BlackBerry Playbook.

“Working with Ollie the octopus was a bundle of fun and given his psychic lineage, we couldn’t think of a better way to predict the UK Christmas best-sellers this year,” said Kelkoo’s Joe Cross.

Step down Pachter, there’s a new kid in town and he wants your job. Click here to see Ollie in action.

Source: TechDigest

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bunimomike [Member]
10/11/2010 at 16:18

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Did Ollie see the death of his cousin coming? Maybe answer me privately in case the police are reading this article. ;-)
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- solidsteven [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 17:01
  
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  I KNEW IT! *point finger dramaticly and plays dramatic music*.
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- fps_d0minat0r [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 20:50
  
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  paul couldnt see his own death coming, how was ollie supposed to?
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3shirts [Member]
10/11/2010 at 16:20

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I want to kill myself
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- Tuffcub [On the naughty step.]
  10/11/2010 at 17:06
  
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  It was this or another news item about Black Ops. I choose this.
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  - Charmed_Fanatic [Member]
    10/11/2010 at 20:02
    
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    Any day!
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- rSp8 [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 21:41
  
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  This is definitely better than ANYTHING to do with COD! Good choice!
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Jumping Monks [Legend]
10/11/2010 at 16:24

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I lol’d.
Anyone fancy giving him a calendar, and predicting when GT5 will be out :)
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- bunimomike [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 16:45
  
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  Does he have 365 suckers to cover all bets?
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  - solidsteven [Member]
    10/11/2010 at 17:00
    
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    You called? :P
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- rht992 [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 16:46
  
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  hahahaha thats great
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- englishgolfer [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 16:58
  
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  not sure they’re printing calendars for 2013-2015 just yet
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  - Jumping Monks [Legend]
    10/11/2010 at 17:02
    
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    lol :D
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jayjay119 [Member]
10/11/2010 at 16:24

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For some reason when I read the title of the article I was thinking about Metal Gear Solid… Phychic Octpus does sound like a viable MGS villain!
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- Carl [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 17:41
  
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  Glad i wasn’t the only one
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  - jikomanzoku [Member]
    11/11/2010 at 14:14
    
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    brilliant :D
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FoxHoundGabe [Member]
10/11/2010 at 16:32

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well, if GameStop’s predictions are anything to go by, Ollie is going to be very dissapointed!

ps: R.I.P. Paul.
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rht992 [Member]
10/11/2010 at 16:51

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errrrr :/ what?
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BIGAL-1992 [Member]
10/11/2010 at 17:02

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I’m sorry, but WTF is this pile of manure?
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- Timesh1993 [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 19:08
  
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  Octopus manure I do believe.
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sesameseed [Member]
10/11/2010 at 17:04

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So, Ollie’s predicting Sony will be squids in this xmas, right?
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- Teabags [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 17:07
  
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  Brilliant :)
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- Charmed_Fanatic [Member]
  10/11/2010 at 20:05
  
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  hahaha i see what you did there. Good one!
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Sympozium [Member]
10/11/2010 at 17:05

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Is it really the end of the world next year Ollie?

Oh… your dead by then right? damn… uncertainly
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Serebii.Net [Member]
10/11/2010 at 17:27

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Is this that World Cup Octopus that predicted Spain?
=O :L
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