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   December 15th, 2006 at 8:49 am

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1. Jen Nelson
   

   December 12th, 2006 at 2:17 am

   Anyone that gets injured playing Wii is an idiot!! And anyone that is seriously considering suing Nintendo for their stupidity, has to be the most money hungry, pathetic, pile of trash known to man!!

2. chris laycock
   

   December 13th, 2006 at 10:57 am

   I think if you do get hurt you should not be playing the game in the first place. if your that uncordinated to mave in one spot and get hurt from it your just stupid. The Wii games have warnings for you to follow if you chose to ignore them its your falt. Good thing the game creaters antisipated the publics move on being pathetic and not worthy of the gaming experience.

3. chris laycock
   

   December 14th, 2006 at 8:44 am

   Hi, I’m chris laycock and I’m a gamer I’m 18 years old and i have never in my entire life have I witnessed something so pathetic then what i have on the vigor display of idiots. the people are so money hungry its worse then sewing Mc Donald’s from being fat. No shitt Mc Donald’s will make you fat if you eat it everyday. The Wii games are all physical and require only a little bit of hand and eye coordination. if you get hurt then your really retarded and don’t need the controller in your hand. I don’t know why people are trying to sue for being stupid and I don’t know why it makes me so mad maybe b/c I’m a experienced gamer duh you people are retarded.

4. Jon
   

   December 14th, 2006 at 12:34 pm

   What a load of rubbish. It seems most probable the people who are complaining and had “injuries” are most probably PlayStation and XBox supporters and just want to have a go of Nintendo’s magnificent creation!

5. Charles
   

   December 15th, 2006 at 2:40 pm

   Gaming has come a long way since my childhood when the sweetest thing was watching to paddles slide back and forth on a black screen all the while bouncing a square block to and fro in a sort of fake tennis match. Long gone are the days of chasing little blue ghosts around a maze or saving the humanoids with your unidirectional star craft from an impending onslaught descending from the heavens.

   Now in this day and age gaming is about first person shooters and MMORPG and selling items on E-bay. One thing has not changed in all that time.

   Where your rear end is during the entirety of game play.

   In this country of even expanding waistlines (including my own) and lethargic attitudes its good to see a system that actually encourages you get up and move around far more than just sitting on your duff.

   Reports of injury and the general havoc caused by overzealous players maybe well founded and a cause for some mild alarm, but are never the less simply players who still are accustomed to being stationary while playing.

   As a suggestion allow me to remind the average gamer of a few things:

   1.The Wiimote comes with a strap for a reason. Try using it. Should it break or be damaged in some fashion that would result in the possible damage to property or persons around you. Then go get a replacement strap.
   2.If a causal gamer or even the serious gamer has developed physical aliments from playing the system (aside from those caused by visual stimulation) then I would recommend you get out more. Exercise is a good thing. That is one of those things that the Wii is indirectly promoting. You are working out folks, you should remember that and take the necessary steps to ensure that you prepare adequately. (Stretch once in a while and know when to take a break and walk away.)
   3.With the cost of the X-Box 360 still in the $400 and up range and the cost of the PS3 at almost absurd levels there is no wonder the Wii has taken off so well. Don’t go griping how you think it sucks just cause you have to get up off the sofa and actually put forth some physical effort to play a game once in a while.

   There was a time when the some of the worst injuries you could get while gaming was hyper-ventilating from blowing down the cartridge or that ever painful divot in your thumb from making Mario run as fast as he could. Or worse yet, your butt falling asleep from playing for far to long into the night.

   I enjoy my X-box and I still love my PS2, heck I’ll defend my Game Cube just for the sake of getting to play Animal Crossing when no one is looking. I am looking forward to getting a Wii for this coming Christmas. If not for trying something different that helps me loose a pound or two then for the true call of the system.

   Zelda.

6. Kevin
   

   January 12th, 2007 at 4:08 am

   It’s very interesting reading some of the comments left here by other gamers! some of which are illiterate and then have the nerve to call someone retarded!! how very mature!

   I am a gamer myself and have been for many a year, not only am I a gamer, but I also keep fit! … however despite all this I still managed to pull a muscle in my arm playing the wii. I think it would be fair to say the very idea of the wii is bound to cause the odd injury or two! however does this mean your going to sue. Well no, injuries happen all the time! it’s just bad luck and lets be honest the wii does come with warnings.

   Therefore I would say it is just a matter of being aware of how you are likely to cause yourself some damage and adapt your playing style accordingly to avoid! …. which as im sure any gamer will tell you is extremely differcult especially when you find yourself deeply involved in a game!! i.e. wii sports!! its hard not to swing the controller hard as if it was a baseball bat whilst playing baseball!!!

7. shannon
   

   May 26th, 2007 at 3:41 pm

   i have a horrible pain in my right arm.
   i think its from wii. while playing wii you actually use more force than you would if you were really playing any of the game. example; when you play tennis is real life you place it and set you body up and hit it with the appropriate strength, in wii you hit it as hard as possible at the opponent. same with baseball if your really playing theres an actual force coming at you to slow down your swing, in wii. well you just hope to hit a homerun with that swing.
   i would never consider suing nintendo though. that might be one of the stupidest things i ever heard. if you get hurt you should probably tone it down a notch. now with me having and injured arm i’m upset cuz i can no longer play as well but it’ll get better and afterwards i’ll probably hurt it again. or maybe its making me stronger. who knows ?
   but i mean i’m not gonna ever say you cant get hurt playing wii.