However, with living room gaming participants recklessly flailing Wii remotes this way and the other accidents are inevitable. One site has documented a catalogue of Wii related injuries. There’s the brother who becomes an unwilling participant in his sister’s boxing match, or the cameraman who takes a Wii remote to the stomach when a tennis rally goes awry.

The games may be virtual but the injuries are real so perhaps Nintendo should consider some new developments. Let’s cut down on this senseless violence and safeguard our gaming future with some Wii controllers….made of cotton wool.