Wiiitis on the rise with Wii players, reports doctor

We've officially got a new gadget-related medical term on our hands people, coined by Dr. Julio Bonis, who woke up one morning and realized his Wii was causing him sports-injury like symptoms. Wiiitis is the name (yes, it's different from Nintendinitis), learn it well. Although it's only good for categorizing one specific type of Wii-related bodily injury, it has been canonized in a letter published by the New England Journal of Medicine, Unfortunately, the treatment may be worse than the disease for some: Bonis prescribed "ibuprofen for one week, as well as complete abstinence from playing Wii video games". Just think of it as a chance to play with your BlackBerry, get in some time with your iPod, make some calls on your high SAR cellphone, or generally geek out with other portable electronics. Hey, doctor's orders.

[Thanks, Neil and Josh]

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[BPM @ Jun 6th 2007 10:45PM]

If I got diagnosed with that, I'd demand a second opinion.

A Trauma Center: Second Opinion, at least...

[Owen V @ Jun 6th 2007 10:54PM]

Ryan, is that your Mii?

[BPM @ Jun 6th 2007 10:57PM]

That picture is from the video about "rejected" Wii Play games:
http://www.loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/208/Rejected+WiiPlay+Games
(slightly NSFW, I guess)

[Jonathan Allen @ Jun 6th 2007 11:14PM]

I have definitely had a case of wiiitis - playing homerun derby for hours trying to get all 10 out of the park!

[mmiikey @ Jun 6th 2007 11:25PM]

take 1g of Wiid and call me in the morning. side effects may include awesome.

[SteveMB @ Jun 6th 2007 11:39PM]

Us Creative Zen M owners feel offended.

[SteveMB @ Jun 6th 2007 11:39PM]

Haha, I did not even notice that you were talking about the iPod thumb. Sorry for my ignorance.

[Andrew @ Jun 7th 2007 2:38AM]

yeah i got wiiitis from smoking too much wiid

[Dave @ Jun 7th 2007 2:51AM]

wiitarded

[Martin @ Jun 7th 2007 4:01AM]

Surely 'Wiiitis' means 'inflamation of the Wii'? In other words, it's your console that's enflamed not any part of your body...

[bones @ Jun 7th 2007 4:04AM]

lame. that doctor is a hack..."wiiitis" is just basically a variation of carpal tunnel; due to overuse. Also a pretty cheesy name, too.

[Cutie @ Jun 7th 2007 6:27AM]

Wiiitis? Is there any better name then this ? There are too many "i" in one word.

I don't think Wii can make serious injury, As far As I know, the most dangerous toy is Dart (So many Victim become blind and injured with this game!)game, Wii's accident is just a little accident..

http://www.cutiegadget.com

[Je2037 @ Jun 7th 2007 10:37AM]

Pathetic!

[Byrongman @ Jun 7th 2007 10:41AM]

Wiiitis: The predictable result of a major console company releasing a product which cajoles thousands of gamers, many who have been inertly glued to their coach for several months, into a minor form of physical activity.

[Jayyy @ Jun 7th 2007 11:19AM]

Just blogged also about that in french :)

http://exotech.exolounge.com/index.php/post/2007/06/07/Wiiitis-maladie-pour-les-joueurs-de-Wii

[Kamui @ Jun 7th 2007 1:32PM]

Thats like buying a bicycle then complaining about it making you sore..

[leonardo @ Jun 7th 2007 5:45PM]

How is this news and why is this under breaking news? the wii sucks anyways.

[Martin @ Jun 7th 2007 5:49PM]

Everything is hazardous. Next thing you know, they'll tell you that you'll get mouth cancer if you don't floss your teeth. Oh wait, they just did... (See http://www.empoweredandfit.com/)

[Kincyr @ Jun 7th 2007 7:17PM]

"Wiiitus" is essentially already coined. Dictionary.com defines "-itis" as "Excessive preoccupation with, indulgence in, reliance on, or possession of the qualities of" and it's not medical, it's psychological. The medical definition of "-itis" is "Inflammation or disease of"

[Freddy @ Jun 7th 2007 7:56PM]

I hear in L.A., having Wiiitis will get you out of jail time.

[Intellectualdtiot @ Jun 7th 2007 8:48PM]

I can't confirm it, but I'm fairly certain that "Dr. Julio Bonis" is an anagram for "Ken Kutaragi". I'll be needing a crack staff to investigate any potential leads that I may accrue over the next few weeks.

[KnowlesW @ Jun 8th 2007 1:31PM]

I get severe cases of this from boxing on Wii sports. Air boxing is really bad for your elbow joints since normally you end up over extending.