Wii-bow? Wii Elbow? Wii Tennis Elbow?
WSJ is reporting that some gamers are reporting injuries from playing with thier Wii’s (go ahead, laugh it up).
A videogame maker has finally succeeded in getting kids off the couch and moving around. But the new approach is turning out to be more exercise than some players bargained for.
Now, having had the system for a little less then a week I can honestly say that I have worked up a sweat playing Wii Sports. While I am not in peak shape I am in better shape then I have been in some time. You really get into playing these games, not because you have to but because it makes the experience so much better.
Another hazard: collisions. All those flailing arms can sometimes inadvertently smack into lamps, furniture and even competing players. IGN.com, a popular site that reviews videogames, said one player testing the Wii lost her grip and sent the controller flying into a wall. Blaine Stuart of Rochester, N.Y., mistakenly whacked his fiancée, Shelly Haefele, while playing tennis and also accidentally hit his dog while bowling.
I still can’t figure uot how these people are sending their Wii-motes flying across rooms. We went and picked up some grips for the ‘motes at Target the other day and while they do provide a bit more surface tension, I don’t think they are needed (we got them so Jessi could have a pink Wii-mote).
As far as the colliding into things, that is totally true. I’ve run into the couch, table and ottamon several times while flailing about playing tennis.
My favorite line from the whole article:
Perrin Kaplan, a spokeswoman from Nintendo, says the company hasn’t received complaints from any gamers about soreness. “It was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement,” she says. “If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more.” She says that while it might be more fun to play the games more aerobically, it’s possible to play without leaving the couch.
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