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Anyone busted a controller over someone elses head yet? I've knocked a lamp over and had a few controllers whistling past my ear but nothing too severe. Oh and my girlfriend smashed me in the hand. All mainly playing tennis.

― badg, Thursday, 19 April 2007 12:41 (eighteen years ago)

so far i've only smacked it a bit into a wall on a tennis backswing. my dad nearly smacked his wife in the face while swinging in golf. not a mark on the wiimotes

― Alan, Thursday, 19 April 2007 20:00 (eighteen years ago)

i've hit my newphew in the face, while bowling. i somehow managed to hit my ceiling, once, while playing tennis.

― funny farm, Thursday, 19 April 2007 22:31 (eighteen years ago)

Some friends and I were playing pretty wasted the other night, and I managed to boot a bottle of water all over a few of my instruction manuals. Gutted. Does Ironing usually sort this out and get them looking pretty new again?

― melton mowbray, Saturday, 21 April 2007 22:32 (eighteen years ago)

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/wiimote-attacks-womans-weak-point-for-massive-damage-220972.php

― badg, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 02:28 (eighteen years ago)

three years pass...

rain falls from clouds shocker

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11455144

― F-Unit (Ste), Monday, 4 October 2010 14:52 (fifteen years ago)

four years pass...

Nintendo related injuries and other problems: review
BMJ 2014; 349 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g7267 (Published 16 December 2014)
Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g7267

Abstract
Objective To identify all reported cases of injury and other problems caused by using a Nintendo video gaming system.

Design Review.

Data sources and review methods Search of PubMed and Embase in June 2014 for reports on injuries and other problems caused by using a Nintendo gaming system.

Results Most of the 38 articles identified were case reports or case series. Injuries and problems ranged from neurological and psychological to surgical. Traditional controllers with buttons were associated with tendinitis of the extensor of the thumb. The joystick on the Nintendo 64 controller was linked to palmar ulceration. The motion sensitive Wii remote was associated with musculoskeletal problems and various traumas.

Conclusions Most problems are mild and prevalence is low. The described injuries were related to the way the games are controlled, which varies according to the video game console.

― badg, Monday, 18 May 2015 16:45 (ten years ago)

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