Wiinjuries On The Rise, But Still Probably Not The Most Dangerous Thing In Your House
from the go-outside-and-play dept
Back in 2006, Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Joel Zumaya almost missed the ALCS playoffs due to an injury, caused not by hurling baseballs at 100+ miles per hour, but by excessive video game playing of the popular guitar simulation, Guitar Hero. Fast forward a few years, and once again, there are now reports of an increased number of injuries as a result of playing the Nintendo Wii, due to the more physically involved play associated with the new game system. The reports do seem a bit alarmist, however. Anyone that has actually played with the Wii quickly learns to control themselves (and also learns that the excessive movement that could potentially cause injury is actually not even needed). Even Nintendo's own study has shown that Wii playing is not great exercise, so it is highly unlikely that anyone is really going to heed the article's advice and stretch prior to playing Wii. The article mentions an increase in the number of Wii-related ER cases, but fails to give any supporting data to this anecdote. So, until some supporting numbers are published to prove the contrary, it is probably a safe bet that rollerblades cause more ER visits than Wiis.
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by Brandon on Jan 8th, 2008 @ 3:57pm
Idiots cause WII injuries
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Re: by Cixelsid on Jan 8th, 2008 @ 4:19pm
Idiots don't need Wii's to cause injuries!
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by Anonymous Coward on Jan 8th, 2008 @ 4:54pm
Wii injuries = epic fail
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by Anonymous Coward on Jan 8th, 2008 @ 6:17pm
I read "wiinjuries" as "WINjuries". I expected this to be an article about like, injuries sustained while having sex with the hottest people you know.
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Wii's don't cause injuries... by Anarchy_Creator on Jan 8th, 2008 @ 7:42pm
Stupid people who don't know how to set them up with enough playing room, and don't know how to properly strap the arm band on do.
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No pain, no gain. by Twinrova on Jan 9th, 2008 @ 3:49am
Having recently received a Wii as a gift, I've noticed pain while playing.
Oddly enough, the pain isn't caused by hyper stimulation, but rather in my wrist as I hold the controller. Because of the way the remote has to face the TV, it's rather... unique.
Of course, I could always turn the sensor bar to more accurately face my "natural game playing position", but then it'll stick out like a sore thumb.
Sidebar: I'm playing Metroid Prime 3 currently and it's the first title I've played since ownership of the console. This game and its controls may be unique compared to others.
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Not exaguration! by Duodave on Jan 9th, 2008 @ 12:11pm
I have a nintendo wii and I had to give up playing "Tiger Woods 07" because it literally forces you to play nearly as forcefully as if you were playing real golf.
In Wii Sports, you can play golf with a gentle flick of the wrist. Not so in Tiger Woods, you have to hit the ball with a good deal of force. Like I said, I had to give it up due to a Wii-caused elbow injury - my doctor said I had tennis elbow and she laughed when I told her how I received the injury.
I didn't think it was terribly funny, as I had to stop playing a fun game, was in a great deal of pain for weeks, and lost a good deal of arm strength during my recovery period. Elbow still pops now and then, too.
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GAY! by Ursula on Apr 8th, 2008 @ 2:22pm
Seriously who cares if people hurt themselves while playing the Wii its funny!!!! just let them hurt themselves... laugh about it.... and move on!
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