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That Nintendo will make you sick this Christmas

by on18 December 2014

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The UK’s Daily Mail has issued a stern warning about the dangers of Nintendo this Christmas

Apparently the Nintendo games console has been linked to dozens of injuries to gamers, including Wii-itis and a stroke. In the whole wide world boffins found 38 cases of Nintendo related injuries and problems ranging from neurological and psychological to surgical. Two patients were rushed to hospital having had a stroke after playing on a Nintendo Wii, while another needed surgery for a hernia after exercising on the Wii Fit game.

A 55-year-old woman was also found to have suffered a massive chest bleed after falling on to her sofa while playing tennis on her Wii. 

The injuries were uncovered after a team of Dutch researchers gathered all reported cases of Nintendo-related problems to see whether it was a safe present to give at Christmas. The findings, published in the Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal, include early reports of seizures, dubbed 'Nintendo epilepsy'.

Nintendo also (ironically) creates incontinence, when children were so engrossed in playing Super Mario Bros they ignored the need to got to the toilet and suddenly needed a Wii. 

A case of 'Nintendo neck' was reported in a child playing his Game Boy for 30 minutes in a hunched position, while 'Nintendo elbow' was diagnosed in a 12-year-old who played his console 'a lot' for more than a month.

Of course as a percentage of people who actually use the console the number of injuries is tiny. But then again most of the things the Mail moans about are mountains made out of molehills.

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