Doctors are warning patients about the dangers of strain and fracture from the use of the Wii gaming console. A group of researchers at Leeds Teaching Hospital have even coined a new term to refer to one such malady: “Wii knee.”

Unsurprisingly, those who are not accustomed to regular exercise are the ones most at risk of Wii-related injury. Medical experts are anticipating an increase in these conditions to occur as a result of the holiday season, as the elderly and overweight attempt to play games with their kids.

I wanted to say that I anticipate these injuries to tail off around New Year’s, as the same people who were hurting themselves before become bored with the device. But the longevity of the Wii craze, something I expected to have faded out long ago, manages to keep chugging along in the face of all reason.

So, if you’re going to be playing Wii with your family this holiday, make sure your loved ones do it in moderation. God forbid they have to explain to their doctor that they hurt themselves playing a videogame.

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Five months and five episode later, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Season One has come to a close. Anthony Burch and myself have teamed up to review every episode released thus far, and though I’d be lying if I stated that our mutual enthusiasm for the series is as strong as ever, I can tell you that… we’re glad this is over. For me, Episode 4 was by far the low point in the series, and though Anthony liked it a bit more than I did, I get the sense that we both were heading into Episode 5 with low expectations.

The good news is, this episode is all about videogames. Is that relevant to your interests? If so, hit the jump for the full review.

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Apple Notebook 13″ 2,0Ghz Das Notebook hat ziemliche scwierigkeiten beim booten und aus dem Standby zu erwachen. Fehler über Fehler häufen sich. Weitere Infos: tinyurl.com/7pyarq

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Why should the Xbox 360 have all the fun with Netflix? Now the Wii is getting its own entertainment channel, with the completely not gay name of Everybody’s Wii Theater! Yaaaay! It’s for everybody!

Due to launch in Japan from January 27 (so not quote for everybody), this on the web video rental service will contain around 3,000 titles, including Astro Boy, Transformers, Hajime no Ippo, and Dogtanian. It’s mostly anime, with a few movies, educational programs, and drama shows thrown in. The rental options are as follows:

• A single title for two days: 300 Wii Points
• Two titles for three days: 600 Wii Points
• Three titles for five days: 800 Wii Points

The main question of course is: How is Nintendo expecting to deliver the content? With the Wii’s tiny hard drive, it’s not like it can store much of anything. Are people meant to pay to stream it? On the Wii? Well, it’s unlikely to matter to us anyway. I doubt “everybody” will get a opportunity to experience Everybody’s Wii Theater, as there’s no speak of it ever coming across to the West.

Probably a good thing too, since the promise of paid film content that’s being hyped as “close” to DVD quality would quite rightly get laughed at by most people who know superior.

source Destructoid

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