Wii Disaster Watch: 11/21/06 Edition
What stupid things are people doing with their Wiis today?
I had a conversation with some other reporters at a bar a few days ago concerning Nintendo's new console, the Wii. It was an amusing, lengthy, and oft-tangential conversation, as chats in bars often are. But here's the gist of it: People are going to get hurt from this Wii phenomenon. Knowing gamers' proclivity for getting thoroughly absorbed in the art of playing, what's going to happen now that the "Wiimote" is around?
Well, we're here to tell you.
Yesterday, gaming blog Joystiq posted about a guy whose Wiimote wrist strap broke and smashed in his TV screen. A second TV-smashing horror story, this one from a 7-year-old girl playing Wii Sports' bowling game, showed up on Engadget. And then someone on the Cheap Ass Gamer forum posted some pictures of a Wii-destroyed laptop screen. That's three instances, and as any journalist can tell you, three's not just a pattern, it's a freaking trend.
But this isn't enough. We want to see some minor bodily injuries! So if you've got more Wii disaster tales to alert us to, fill us in. Bonus points to the first person who can direct us to a YouTube video of a two-player Wii match in which one player accidentally smacks the other in the face.
Get ready to pass the popcorn!