10 Video Games That Could Seriously Damage Your Health
10. Wii Sports
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Bundled together with the Nintendo Wii, this simple title let gamers ease themselves into the motion controls while seeing what the new console was capable of. After all it might not have been crisp and clear like its competitors, but Nintendo somehow made playing golf almost... fun. But all it takes is a bunch of people over-doing it and things got out of hand. Some people used the Wiis controls so vigorously and so often that they complained of sore muscles, aching wrists and other repetitive strain injuries. It even earned a medical title - Wiitis, where the cure was a mild pain killer and, wait for it, stop playing the Wii so much. Doctor Mario was unavailable for comment. Fun fact the first wrist straps that came with the Wii were so thin, several people also complained that they would snap mid-movement, causing the remote to go flying from their hand and breaking a (usually) expensive television. Nintendo later replaced the straps, but not the tvs. Hows that for insult to injury?