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Nintendo’s new introduction to the gaming world, the Wii-mote, is bringing mixed reviews from gamers. Most people seem to adore it, but out-of-shape and accident-prone gamers are finding plenty to gripe about with the new concept.
Let’s start with the gamers who haven’t done anything more physical than change the batteries in their Xbox controller in several years and are now finding themselves with aches and pains from attempting to use the Wii-mote.
“Wii elbow” is the condition most commonly occurring in gamers as they are pretending to participate in real-life activities such as bowling, boxing, baseball, and more. The Wall Street Journal has chronicled some of these complaints that vary from a computer programmer who has complained of sore shoulders to a man who stated he was “soaking wet with sweat, head to toe” after Wii Boxing.
Nintendo’s response to the complaints? “[The Wii] was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement,” Perrin Kaplin, Vice President of Marketing, stated. “If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more.”
And if you think that is the worst of Wii owners worries, you would be wrong. There are plenty of gamers out there who thought their Wii-mote was the greatest thing since Mario until they got a little overzealous in Zelda, swung their sword furiously through the air at an enemy, and before they knew it found a broken Wii-mote lying on the floor next to a newly cracked TV screen. Apparently, the wrist strap that was supposed to avoid these kind-of problems isn’t doing its job. The part of the strap that holds the remote in is fraying in some circumstances and flying out of gamers’ hands despite the precaution. Until Nintendo or some other third-party finds a solution to this problem, we suggest you hold on tight.