Here Wii go again...

Wii in trouble.

First off, this photo alone made me want to post again about how much I dislike the Wii. (Why would someone want to do something in a game and not in real life? makes no sense.) How hilarious would it be to watch someone in your bar bowling like this? It'd be like watching a voguing pantomime! I might have to look to see if any bars near me have Wii just for the entertainment. "Wii watching" might be a new past-time I just invented!

In sad news, it turns out people are getting hurt doing "sports" on the Wii. Now, I've read it all: Wii users getting sports injuries? They're not athletes! I mean, we're talking about basically "carpal tunnel" of the knees, hips and elbows, right? I'm going to laugh my ass off if someone I know tells me they have a Wii injury. The only injury I can understand is the injury to your wallet when you bought a game system to avoid doing legitimate physical labor.

Luckily, the Wii fad is hitting it's saturation point and is losing to rivals PS3 and X-box. Those are gaming systems as they should be: lethargic with a callused thumb.

Wii makes better athletes?

Nope, it doesn't. Especially when the Nintendo people are in essence "dumbing down" the Wii controller technology so losers at home can feel like they're pros.

Wii is murder.

I normally just rag in the Wii Fit and claims to get in top shape with it. Then, I read an article about an increase in violent games for the Wii console. Ordinarily, I say parents need to watch their kids and know if they're being exposed to and/or playing games they shouldn't. Afterall, technically, a teen shouldn't be playing a rated M game and pre-teens shouldn't be playing teen. The ratings are there for a reason, but can't (and shouldn't!) replace parenting. When the violent games expose the kids to actually moving/gesturing like they're killing people, I fault Nintendo. There's a big difference between pushing a button to stab someone and actually jabbing your hands forward in stabbing motion. Both are simulations, but I think reality is blurred when the motion of enacting is involved. It's TOO real of a simulation. Which is fine for hitting a simulated tennis ball, but not for hitting in the gut.

Who knew there was a AO (Adults Only) rating and why isn't it used more for games that involve crimes (even if the crimes are simulated with the push of a button?)