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Miyamoto Happy To Report Minimal Wii Fit "Incidents"
Posted by Mark Wilson at 2:40 AM on April 23, 2008
In a recent interview with MTV, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was asked whether or not he'd been worried about the public falling from Balance Boards (leading to what would inevitably be more cracked televisions, this time ala head). And according to Miyamotos response, those Balance Boards are every bit as safe as we'd expect a 1/2-inch platform to be.
I am happy to say that with so many out there, we have had relatively few incidents.Relatively few incidents? That's just open ended enough to fill my head with hilarious Balance Board injuries for the remainder of the day. Cue the Yakety Sax.
Top Nintendo Designer Shigeru Miyamoto Talks 'Wii Fit' And Appealing To Unhealthy Americans [MTV]
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Jaid
Posted 3:30 AM 23/4/08
Seriously, how effing retarded do you have to be to fall from that thing, and acually hurt yourself?
Jaid
Kyle81
Posted 3:27 AM 23/4/08
Well of course. Family gets home, plays with Wiifit for a couple days, then puts it in closet to never touch it again. Helps reduce injuries when no one touches the thing.
Kyle81
Nexus-6
Posted 3:27 AM 23/4/08
His statement sounded ominous to say the least... I bet there was a sinister giggle to be heard when he said this.
Nexus-6
Magic Emperor Anima
Posted 3:22 AM 23/4/08
I'm sure a kinky couple will find some use for it other than games and cause their own "incidents".
Magic Emperor Anima
JerryJax
Posted 3:18 AM 23/4/08
@jslay012:
Haha, for real. If you honestly thought about it, I couldn't see why it would be caught on tape accidentally. I can see DDR as potential hazard but over stretching could make you lose balance.
JerryJax
thegreatseal
Posted 3:16 AM 23/4/08
Yakety Sax. Great. Now it's in my head.
thegreatseal
Andy D.
Posted 3:12 AM 23/4/08
"Relatively few incidents" sounds a little like MSes "low failure rate".
I kid. Seriously, I cant wait for wiiinjuries to explode with videos and images.
Andy D.
ban_hammer
Posted 3:11 AM 23/4/08
I hope these accidents are the lol type and not serious ones. I mean its a freaking mat. The only accidents that may happen is because they are trying to play the game like balancing and ending up on their butt laughing while having fun
ban_hammer
RageKage
Posted 3:02 AM 23/4/08
@Stratovarius: Never doubt the publics ability to lose motor control in front of a camera
RageKage
The Amazing Exploding-Man
Posted 3:02 AM 23/4/08
I'm guessing there is that odd person who slips on the board and accidentally throws their Wiimote into the TV.
The Amazing Exploding-Man
Kaemon
Posted 3:02 AM 23/4/08
... I'm kinda just waiting for someone to somehow kill themselves... or hang themselves with this... somehow.
Kaemon
jslay012
Posted 2:59 AM 23/4/08
Hmmm, can't wait to see how many YouTube videos of people falling off their Wii Fit pop up after this is released in the US next month. I bet there will be at least one 'staged' vid within 24 hours....
jslay012
Stratovarius
Posted 2:58 AM 23/4/08
What? It's a flat board. What the hell is wrong with people that they are having incidents with a flat board?
Stratovarius
ShaggE
Posted 2:57 AM 23/4/08
"Relatively few incidents" sounds too much like something you'd hear at the beginning of a zombie film.
ShaggE
Archaotic
Posted 2:56 AM 23/4/08
You do have to wonder what KIND of accidents could even happen with that thing...I'm sure we'll see plenty, though.
Archaotic
nox
Posted 2:54 AM 23/4/08
I figured somebody would forget its there and trip over it before falling off of it.
nox
Darkmoss
Posted 4:00 AM 23/4/08
As has been mentioned above, Wii Fit hasn't made it to the US yet, otherwise known as the land of both the "super size" and the litigious.
Darkmoss
gils0n
Posted 3:34 AM 23/4/08
Man people are idiots. I can't really think of anything else to say on this.
gils0n
Pinhead
Posted 4:38 AM 23/4/08
I foresee Wii Knee.
Pinhead
squidboy007
Posted 4:30 AM 23/4/08
im sure some idiot is gonna think the board is actually just the mother of all wiimotes, and being the careless dolt that he his, he'll throw it into the tv.
squidboy007
kingofallcosmos
Posted 4:21 AM 23/4/08
Look for Break to fill up with videos of buttered Wii boards within a week.
kingofallcosmos
Roto13
Posted 4:13 AM 23/4/08
Well, you'd think people would be smart enough not to whip their Wiimotes hard enough to break their TVs, but hey....
Roto13
kammfboy
Posted 5:06 AM 23/4/08
Wii don't fit on the board. =)
kammfboy
Pinhead
Posted 4:42 AM 23/4/08
I foresee cases of Wii Knee.
Pinhead
Falsoman
Posted 4:42 AM 23/4/08
I now forsee a lawsuit involving virtual ulahops, beer and a broken head.
Falsoman
VioletArrows
Posted 5:11 AM 23/4/08
Either it's been tripped over, someone with sweaty feet slipped off, or there's been some sort of exercise incident. I can't wait for someone to not limber up, try to follow the instructions on the screen, and then cry on the floor from an ass cramp.
VioletArrows
tawni
Posted 6:25 AM 23/4/08
Well they sell a board condom for a good reason. I have my wii fit and my pink board condom already pre ordered.
tawni
Jamaces
Posted 9:07 AM 23/4/08
how is it possible to hurt yourself on a rubberized board, maybe if it was like the shiny plastic like the wii?
Jamaces
freespeech
Posted 6:23 AM 26/4/08
@Magic Emperor Anima:
damn you beat me to it, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
freespeech