Archive for February 15th, 2009

Houston, Wii Have a Problem… Trainer Sues Nintendo over Wii Fit!
by John Romano

A California fitness trainer is suing the video game company Nintendo, asking them to pull its Wii Fit games from shelves claiming it’s “contributing to the epidemic of obesity.”

According to Nintendo, by playing the Wii Fit game users can “work towards personal goals of better health and fitness,” but bodybuilder, Michael Torchia (former Mr. California), disagrees and says the game maker needs to place a warning on the games which say they’re for entertainment, not fitness.

Torchia says that in addition to a lack of actual fitness in the game, many users are actually injuring themselves.

“Not only are people getting injured due to a lack of instruction, they are also developing improper stroke patterns from long-term use of the sports games which can potentially [affect] their ability to excel in those specific activities later in life,” he said.
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