Wii Have a Problem: is Nintendo crippling America?

[Nintendo Elf]

Or are Americans crippling themselves?

Anthony Williams is "on the disabled list". According to ABC2 News:

He's really an MTA bus driver, out of work for more than a month thanks to countless hours with the Wii. He says, "As time went on it was waking me up at night, the soreness. That's when I went to see my doctor."

The doctor diagnosed severe tendonitis, telling the TV station: "It takes you aback initially when you hear about someone playing a video game in front of their TV and having a sports injury. It's really a new version of sports injury."

The story says: "Newer systems also include messages warning you to take a break every now and then. It's those reminders that Anthony Williams ignored and now his career in the big leagues has been cut short."

Nintendonitis is not to be confused with writer's cramp, housemaid's knee*, pizza-cutter's wrist, clergyman's throat or even lighterman's bottom (see this List of Occupational Related Diseases for more). It's not an occupational hazard unless playing Nintendo is your occupation.

In other shock news, a TV programme has revealed that eating more than one packet of chocolate biscuits a day can tend to make you fat. Sorry, can lead to a high body mass index....

* inflammation of the bursa in front of the patella, apparently.


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[Suntro]

Japan is planning on crippling us then launching a full scale attack.

[Nintendo Elf]

Originally Posted by Suntro

Japan is planning on crippling us then launching a full scale attack.

WELL good luck with that

[shad0w48]

Wii Sports always manages to mess up my arm somehow... But Nintenditis has been around for a while... I remember hearing about some teenager who couldn't hold a shopping bag because she played too much gameboy back in the day.

But yeah... whenever I see the 'why not take a break?' message, I usually skip right past it. I'm usually starting to play right after I've taken a break anyways.

[Nintendo Elf]

Originally Posted by shad0w48

Wii Sports always manages to mess up my arm somehow... But Nintenditis has been around for a while... I remember hearing about some teenager who couldn't hold a shopping bag because she played too much gameboy back in the day.

But yeah... whenever I see the 'why not take a break?' message, I usually skip right past it. I'm usually starting to play right after I've taken a break anyways.

lol wow i would hate to be that person and yeah i ignore that to but before i ignored it and my arms hurt for a week

[DarkLordDarkrai]

i remember my first case of wii elbow from playing wii boxing 3 hours straight no breaks my first day with the wii. I hurt for weeks.

[Nintendo Elf]

Originally Posted by DarkLordDarkrai

i remember my first case of wii elbow from playing wii boxing 3 hours straight no breaks my first day with the wii. I hurt for weeks.

lol wow i hate when that happens :rofl:

[AA7]

Originally Posted by shad0w48

Wii Sports always manages to mess up my arm somehow... But Nintenditis has been around for a while... I remember hearing about some teenager who couldn't hold a shopping bag because she played too much gameboy back in the day.

Nintenditis?!
I'm scared...

:eek:

[Nintendo Elf]

Originally Posted by ajkid

Nintenditis?!
I'm scared...

:eek:

lol wait till wii fit comes out break your leg streaching it!!!(note:i dont mean streaching the wii board)

[Coop]

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wut? come on. you have to be kinda physically weak in the first place to get hurt from playing a couple hours. If you play alot and its a physical activity, wouldn't that tend to make you STRONGER?

lolwut