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Wiimote - a disaster waiting to happen

http://videogames.yahoo.com/ongoingf...=494785&page=0

That reminds me, when I first took my Wii out of the box I put the straps aside thinking "who needs these gay-ass straps?" Well not 10 min after my 7-year old niece started bowling she launched the controller across the room and smacked a picture frame. After that point all family members were required to wear wrist strips. :)

In other news, the first cases of Wii-elbow are being reported:

http://videogames.yahoo.com/newsarti...=494455&page=0

Quote:

Nintendo vice president of marketing Perrin Kaplan put it plainly. "[The Wii] was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement," she told the WSJ. "If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more."

QFT :arcade:

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and a man in Indiana says he was "soaking wet with sweat, head to toe" after Wii Boxing.

Christ, imagine what would happen if these people played DDR?

Re: Wiimote - a disaster waiting to happen

hey, dont knock it, its good for em.

bout time many of these gamers got some exercise. nintendo is going to get gamers into shape!

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nerd #1: "uh, guys...what they hell is this liquidy substance that seems to be forming on my skin?"

nerd #2: "it's called sweat. congrats, you've finally exercised and/or talked to a girl."

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I notice it gets a little warms after playing some tennis.