Don't Say You Weren't Warned About How Dangerous The Wii Can Be
from the domestic-tranquility dept
When the Nintendo Wii first came out, there were lots of stories talking about how it was causing users physical pain, and it was blamed for an increasing number of ER visits. Further proof that the Wii can be harmful to your health comes out of Austin, Texas, where a guy has been accused of trying to choke his girlfriend with a Wiimote strap -- after she woke him up and accused him of eating all of her Girl Scout cookies. Nintendo's already been sued once for making the Wiimote's wrist strap too weak; we won't hang around to see if another lawyer alleges they've now made it too strong.
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Big knives
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Or suing a tobacco company when someone gets sick
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Re: suing lawyers
Can I sue him?
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Maybe the Girl Scouts are to blame
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justified
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uh... duh?
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The biggest "pain" is shelling out $250 for this PoS.
I own this system and I'm still recouping spending over $500 on this thing, which sits and collects dust while I wait and wait for games I like to be released (if ever).
In the meantime, I'll just have to wait until after Nintendo re-releases damn near every GameCube game for the Wii because, you know, it's not like it's backward compatible or anything and idiots need a "simpler" controller to play them.
*sigh*
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And second, it, uh, IS backwards compatible. Came Cube discs can be read and the old controllers plug into the top.
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Er, does not seem likely
Hey Twinrova, the wii IS backward compatable with the game cube, just put the discs in and they play. You can even plug your GC controler right in to the wii. *sigh*
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My guess is that the guy at her Carmel Delights. You could take my Thin Mints (although they are awesome crushed up and put in a MilkShake) but mess with my Carmel Delights?
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Oh man!
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