Wii will cause lawsuits?

2006-11-30 07:46:04

#1

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|6935|USA

http://videogames.yahoo.com/ongoingfeat … amp;page=0

Apparently, not only can you overhead smash your light fixtures as Fancy pointed out, you can throw your remote through the tv.

Mentioned at the end of the article is "its only a matter of time before a sue-happy person is hit with a remote".

The Wii is touted as the "family fun machine" by Nintendo rather than a "mature" console as the 360 or PS3 are marketed as. But is Wii the most dangerous?

I read that playing the Wii takes just slight hand movements to perform the necessary on-screen actions. Are these Wii users getting a little out of hand with the manuerisms required to play?

2006-11-30 07:48:25

#2

mavrick 3399: EA GAMES PATCH EVERYTHING; +102|6814|Doncaster UK

yes there getting out of hand with there movement.
but i know i will be moving like that, and the next thing nintendo has put out loads safety warnings about using the wiimote so they have covered there backs when it comes to some one sueing.

Last edited by mavrick 3399 (2006-11-30 07:48:57)

2006-11-30 07:48:35

#3

Heavy_Guns_91: I hand out purple hearts like candy; +72|6676|Alberta, Canada

Someone sued Mcdonalds because they spilled hot coffee on themselves....
Someone WILL do something stupid.

2006-11-30 07:48:58

#4

kr@cker: Bringin' Sexy Back!; +581|6822|Southeastern USA

holy shit, the most bestest marketing campaign ever

Wii, THE MOST DANGEROUS CONSOLE!!!

I'm sure they got all sorts of disclaimers on everything after the super mario+star man=seizure debacle

.................now i really have to get one.

2006-11-30 07:51:22

#5

usmarine2007: Banned; +374|6640|Columbus, Ohio

Fucking kids, go play outside FFS.

2006-11-30 07:52:49

#6

mavrick 3399: EA GAMES PATCH EVERYTHING; +102|6814|Doncaster UK

wow the strap works

https://www.planet.nl/upload_mm/e/b/e/1981429420_1999998277_wiibreak_337x253.jpg

NOT!!!!!!

2006-11-30 07:58:32

#7

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6819

Wii made me fat. Give me $5 million dollars!

2006-11-30 16:21:08

#8

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6718|The Land of Scott Walker

Disclaimer: Use of this system could result in damage to your personal belongings, including light fixtures, televisions, windows, pictures of granny and other breakables in the general vicinity. These things will occur if you flail your arms wildly during gameplay. Please refrain from being a spaz while using the Wii system.

2006-11-30 16:25:20

#9

jonsimon: Member; +224|6768

No suit of that sort would go anywhere. The only way you break anything is when you LET GO OF THE CONTROLER.

PA did a comic about this: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/11/29

and nintendo has instructions for how to be safe: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiiplay.jsp

Basically, Step 1: Do not let go.

2006-11-30 16:29:09

#10

bobby177: Member; +129|6747|Texas.. getting out asap

Only in America....

2006-11-30 16:31:29

#11

Stags: Member; +26|6929

Heavy_Guns_91 wrote:
Someone sued Mcdonalds because they spilled hot coffee on themselves....
Someone WILL do something stupid.

Actually if you read that McDonalds case it is rather interesting. They sued McDonalds for serving the coffee to hot. They served the coffee so hot that if spilled on your skin it will cause it to peel off.

Now for the Wii, someone in California will sue Nintendo. Because it doesn't matter there, if your product injures or kills someone you're still liable, even if you did everything humanly possible to make sure you're product was safe.

2006-11-30 18:39:33

#12

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7037

How come anytime something like this happens the first thing people think about is filing a lawsuit against someone

2006-11-30 18:41:33

#13

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6903|Washington, DC

Sgt.Gene wrote:
How come anytime something like this happens the first thing people think about is filing a lawsuit against someone

It's easy money. Cheap but legal. Besides, how hard is it to make a half-reliable strap?

2006-11-30 18:48:38

#14

jonsimon: Member; +224|6768

Hurricane wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:
How come anytime something like this happens the first thing people think about is filing a lawsuit against someone
It's easy money. Cheap but legal. Besides, how hard is it to make a half-reliable strap?

How hard is it to not let go? C'mon, don't blame this on the strap.

2006-11-30 18:50:54

#15

Jbrar: rawr; +86|6815|Winterpeg, Canada

well the straps got a slider that'll move after a certain amount of force on the strap, that's the f'n problem. It could easily be fixed by putting a wrist strap which is tightened by velcro or tied.

2006-12-01 05:03:45

#16

<[onex]>Headstone: Member; +102|6975|New York

Well heres what i think, and the reason I bought my kid a Wii. LOL.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … &hl=en

2006-12-01 12:16:05

#17

Elamdri: The New Johnnie Cochran; +134|6920|Peoria

Sweet, Nintendo will keep me in business when I get my JD.

On a side note, if you get those plastic remote covers, you retain a much better grip on the remote.

2006-12-01 13:43:06

#18

Spearhead: Gulf coast redneck hippy; +731|6963|Tampa Bay Florida

Heavy_Guns_91 wrote:
Someone sued Mcdonalds because they spilled hot coffee on themselves....
Someone WILL do something stupid.

Nope, they sued McDonalds because McDonalds was keeping the coffee hotter than they was legally allowed, and they got high-degree burns which they had to end up paying for. It was a perfectly okay case..... nothing stupid at all.

edit- ty stags for already pointing that out

Last edited by Spearhead (2006-12-01 13:44:22)

2006-12-01 13:46:48

#19

Gamematt: Stocking ur medpacks; +135|6935|Groningen, The Netherlands

Mason4Assassin444 wrote:
http://videogames.yahoo.com/ongoingfeature?eid=494785&page=0

Apparently, not only can you overhead smash your light fixtures as Fancy pointed out, you can throw your remote through the tv.

Mentioned at the end of the article is "its only a matter of time before a sue-happy person is hit with a remote".

The Wii is touted as the "family fun machine" by Nintendo rather than a "mature" console as the 360 or PS3 are marketed as. But is Wii the most dangerous?

I read that playing the Wii takes just slight hand movements to perform the necessary on-screen actions. Are these Wii users getting a little out of hand with the manuerisms required to play?

parents and non-gamers are dangerous on any console, just put your mother behind a racing game and give her a controller.
youll see that she is wazing the controller all over the place thinking it makes the racecar obey her

so the point is: its not the wii, its the people handling it

2006-12-01 13:49:05

#20

N.A.T.O: The People’s Champion; +59|6713|A drop house

Do not buy Wii for the mentally retarded and or otherwise incredibly stupid, and this will not happen. O ya and this kid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDzVl-UV0kg

2006-12-01 16:00:05

#21

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6678|North Carolina

<[onex]>Headstone wrote:
Well heres what i think, and the reason I bought my kid a Wii. LOL.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid … &hl=en

LOL... that reminds me so much of the Mac vs. PC ads... It's like people buy both the Wii and Macs for image only.

Granted, I'd probably get the Wii if I actually played console stuff, since it's the only system that has games that don't usually come out for the PC. I mean, why would I want to play the XBOX 360 version of a game that I can also play on my PC (which will look and play a shitload better on my PC)?

2006-12-01 16:02:13

#22

Ice Cold Killa: Member; +26|6717|Perth, W.A, Australia.

the Wii is a crock of shit im sticking to my PC and my PS's

2006-12-02 03:49:22

#23

beerface702: Member; +65|6966|las vegas

i suppose if someone sticks it up there ass

i had the disfortune to play one the other day..i was like wtf n64 x0.02 lol

the graphics are horrible, and what is funny all the tendo nerds defend it for good gameplay

on to my next rant

the game play was the same, except i had a strain in my neck

nin tendo you fail, you fail since 95

2006-12-04 18:29:39

#24

kr@cker: Bringin' Sexy Back!; +581|6822|Southeastern USA

http://supersafe.ytmnd.com/

2006-12-04 18:54:38

#25

Elamdri: The New Johnnie Cochran; +134|6920|Peoria

https://img146.imageshack.us/img146/9764/toolboxot9.jpg

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Heavy_Guns_91 wrote:

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