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- felchdonkey, on 10/12/2007, -5/+146This is the saddest commentary on the state of Americans' health I've seen in a very, very long time.
- doddilus, on 10/12/2007, -4/+136i get the same feeling on the first day of track practice after sitting on my ass all winter... its normal to have sore muscles after a workout... its just that most of these people complaining have never had a sore muscle from working out...because...they've never worked out!
- Cougaboy, on 10/12/2007, -10/+105Yeah, but the Wiimote doesn't weigh 15 pounds.
- iheartspyware, on 10/12/2007, -5/+98This just in: Fat people complain about workout!
- tidu, on 10/12/2007, -11/+93I think it happens because you use muscles that you don't use all of the time. I mean, before the Wii, when did you go bowling for five days in a row, a few horus at a time?
- ChaosIncarnate, on 10/12/2007, -2/+79Yeah it's called exercise and a lot of people who play video games aren't used to it and will be a little sore for a few days but after that it won't really be noticeable.
- UGM2099, on 10/12/2007, -7/+77I am definitely a little sore from several days of Wii Sports. I called it Wii Shoulder.
- onClipEvent, on 10/12/2007, -2/+64i'm waiting for a Wii game that makes you workout (on purpose).
- prab, on 10/12/2007, -2/+41I think thats the best thing that could have happened to some hardcore gamers.
- jexdawg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+36I played wii boxing against my friend on his new wii and we were going freaking crazy with it. I'm in good shape and I was still a little winded after it (played for about 10 minutes) but you know what? It was fun. And thats what counts.
- lhnz, on 10/12/2007, -4/+38Imagine the funny look you get when you tell people you've got wii wrist. :/
- Klisk, on 10/12/2007, -5/+38I don't know... I'm not in shape by any means, and Wii hasn't hurt me any.
Then again... I have the sensitivy set high and i just lazily flick my wrist about. I'm not throwing my arm out like it's a real baseball game or something. - RadiatedAnt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+33lazy nerds go get a wii'al workout
- NikonDork, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28^ EternalDarkWing ^ It is true that you can just use simple small movements to use the remote. However after trying both methods (especially in bowling) I get a more accurate representation when I mimic the actual action required.
- motang, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28yeah people are hurting cause they are out of shape!
- steve27, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26No PAIN, No GAIN
- Archon810, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26How long till somebody tries to sue Nintendo for the "Wii elbow"?
- CBTF, on 10/12/2007, -0/+21It's not just fat people.. it's anybody.
If you dont use a set of muscles normally and then start using them frequently, they're going to be sore. Im sure the wii's remote uses some small ones that don't normally see much action in daily activities otherwise. - Derrekito, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22are the Japaneses kids having the same issues?
- bobcrotch, on 10/12/2007, -1/+21I agree, I hardly have time to sleep these days so my workout for the week consists of pushups and squats before I goto bed and walking the dog a few times a week. My other geeky friends who are less active really felt the burn of the Wii.
I think this is the Japanese's way of telling us to get off our asses and stop being so fat and lazy. - OpCzar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19"Blaine Stuart of Rochester, New York, mistakenly whacked his fiancée, Shelly Haefele, while playing tennis and also accidentally hit his dog"
That's one way of hogging the wii... - Splitt3rxx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21my arms got a little sore the next day after a bunch of boxing. It isn't really that hard, I bet after a few weeks of play it wont cause any pain at all.
- AAjax, on 10/12/2007, -9/+25So true
"what, you mean I cant just sit on my ass for 10 hours at a time? I have to move?!?!?"
Now we just have to invent a video game that makes people go outside. - kiantech, on 10/12/2007, -2/+18good now I can lose weight!
- EternalDarkWing, on 10/12/2007, -6/+21From what I've heard you don't even need to play the games with the big movements. You can just slouch around on your couch and just move your wrist around and you'll get the same result. People are suckered in by the Wii commercials and think they have to do the motions one for one. I'm sure that's fun to do when you're with your friends, but when you're by yourself you can cut yourself a break.
- spindrift, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Even sadder, some people may try to make the Wii look bad or harmful when in reality, it has only the same effect that getting off your ass and going to the gym for a few minutes would.
- lpmiller, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15considering how spastic some people seem to be when playing the Wii, it's hardly surprising there are sore muscles and broken TV's. You don't need to be hopping all over like a meth addicted squirrel to play.
- modestmelody, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I couldn't agree more. I have a Wii, and sure, after three days straight of Wii Sports and bowling I felt it a bit in my shoulder. But I expect that after several hundred (maybe thousand?) iterations of the same movement. It's called repetitive stress injury. If you're getting that though, it means you're probably playing too much. Zelda has no such fatigue, for obvious reasons, but neither does Red Steel.
Work out more, get stronger, and stop playing for 4 hrs a day doing the exact same motion. - Stompp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14dugg for your ability to get "wii knee" into a sentence...
- briyan, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Sounds like she probably had it coming.
- timpkmn89, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11>>Now we just have to invent a video game that makes people go outside.
Boktai for the GBA. The game cartridge uses a solar sensor that "collects" the sunlight outside. You need this sunlight to use your weapons in-game. - saska, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10While a true enough comment, I have to say that I am at the gym 5 times a week, I lift weights and do Pilates, and I still got Wii Shoulder.
Similarly, my 6 year old, whose idea of something to kill time before a soccer game is to play dodgeball for an hour, had his first ever sore muscles on Monday the 20th. :D - diizy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10tennis definitely gave me a wii elbow, and i couldnt stop playing so it got worse and worse. was it worth it? YES.
- Scatropolis, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10surrrre...."accident"
yeah right. - oogee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Just wait. In a few days, some thirty-something tub-tub is going to collapse face down into a near empty bowl of chips and die of a heart attack and Wii will be blamed.
- sludge, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9This is what we have needed for a long time.
- krazytom, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I don't think it is being out of shape. (although for many it may be)
It's just like throwing a tennis ball really hard instead of a baseball. Your elbow starts to hurt because the tennis ball is so light. And since the wiimote has very little weight also, if you are batting or pitching or bowling and trying to exert the same force you do when you normally do those activities, then you are going to over exert the muscles you normally use. - Drull, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Right on.
I'm a pretty big guy, I mountain bike alot, I'm in shape, and after playing boxing/tennis at a party until 3 in the morning lastnight, my right shoulder is sore, my left bicep is sore.
I expected some sort of fatigue, as I don't use those specific muscles very often in that manner, so I made sure to constantly change positions and stances, but yeah, its a workout and a half, and ***** awesome fun too.
I'm so happy with my wii, so so happy. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Well it's their fault. It's like saying a sport is evil/bad/etc because you play it and use muscles you haven't used. But this is good since you can use this a excersise.
- curunir, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Arrrgh! Total of 4 1/2 hours of waiting in lines in the cold and rain and I *still* don't have a Wii. I guess I'm never in the right place at the right time. I'm getting a little tired of all the frickin' stories on the Wii that I can't find. Dammit!
EB Games seems to be the only place now that knows (or will say) when they are getting them in. Too bad I was #8 in line when they only have 6 to sell. I guess next time I'll show up 3 hours before they open instead of just 2. - xeeton, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I thought I was the only one. I've had a terrible case of Wii Knee ever since I started playing Wii Tennis.
- johnroth, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8You're just jealous because you're country doesn't have Wii yet.
- EtherGnat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7@23r17i05o42n
Yeah, it made me sore. So what? I *LIKE* that. I'm getting a bit of exercise and it's a lot of fun. After I get my big Wii muscles I'm going to come kick your weak button mashing ass. ;) - phort99, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"You're in great shape lately, John! What's your secret?"
"I've been playing with my Wii every day."
"..."
"..." - Bradillac, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Hahahaha. This is Nintendo's secret plan to make children exercise. Stupid fatties.
- seansshack, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5just wait for the first lawsuit!!!!!!
- davids1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You kids need to switch hands. Seriously, will clearly take awhile to become efficient but much healthier for you body.
- johnroth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I've been waiting for this video game system my whole life. It's time to exercise.
- YourTechSupport, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I want a dancepad or something to go with the wiimote. THAT would be a workout.
- Shaggy6ster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I think children are really going to benefit from this. Nintendo really should be advertising to mothers of school aged children.
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