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Doctors Warn: Wii Puts 10 In Hospital a Week
foxnews.com - 12/23/2008
Doctors Warn: Wii Puts 10 In Hospital a Week
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Up to ten people a week are being hospitalized with injuries caused by playing Nintendo Wii games, prompting doctors in Britain to issue warnings of the dangers associated with the video game system.
Wii Fit Could Kill You: Wii Hospitalizes 10 People a Week [Wii]
gizmodo.com - 12/23/2008
Wii Fit Could Kill You: Wii Hospitalizes 10 People a Week [Wii]
— gizmodo.com — Wii Fit apparently turns you into a new man by literally breaking you. The Sun reports that... the Wii is sending at least 10 people a week to the hospita l with Wii-itis. Oh, it's worse. Not only is there "There has been a 100 percent increase in ... (more) Wii Fit Could Kill You: Wii Hospitalizes 10 People a ...

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Wii Fit Could Kill You: Wii Hospitalizes 10 People a Week [Wii]
Gizmodo — ... by literally breaking you. The Sun reports that the Wii is sending at least 10 people a week to the hospital with Wii-itis. Oh, it's worse. ...

Wii blamed for ridiculous increase in British hospital visits
Engadget — ... Nintendo's Wii has been maiming careless gamers since the day it was launched, but an inexplicable uptick in Britain has professionals scratching their heads. According to Dr. Dev Mukerjee of Broomfield Hospital: "There has been a 100 percent increase in ...

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