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Wii strains, sprains and pains.

When Nintendo launched the Wii at the end of 2006, I decided that it would make the perfect birthday present for my 5 year old son. Little did I know that a year and a half later the whole family would be suffering from various forms of Wii-borne, repetitive strain injury style pains.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising Nintendo for bringing strains, sprains and swelling to my family, I think the amount and variety of injuries we have all suffered is directly proportional to the amount of fun that the lovable little white box has brought to all our lives.

A little research on the internet brings a whole wealth of Wii induced impairments to your browser. The majority of victims of these accidents though, seem to be inanimate objects, encompassing televisions, windows, plants and overhead light fittings.

Personally my favourites are the man who lacerated his thumb on an overhead fan with an over-enthusiastic bowling action, and a French lady whose fierce backhand swing in Wii Tennis shattered her favourite drinking glass and sent shards scattering across the room.

I've discovered that playing some of the events in Mario Olympics, especially those which involve sprinting such as the 100 metres and the 110 metre hurdles, bring on a recurring left shoulder sprain which takes at least 2 or 3 days to go away.

Fifa08 causes repetitive strain injury in my right hand. My two children suffer from lower arm aches and pains, my daughter has a swollen little finger caused by smashing her hand into a chair whilst performing the 4x100m hurdles, my son has a swollen toe caused by his sister stamping on it repeatedly during a world record-breaking long-jump.

Other injuries are non-Wii specific and occur with the Xbox and Playstation. For example in FIFA football games on any console there is an unexplainable desire to press the shoot button as hard as possible even though it is a simple on-off switch, mistakenly thinking that the shot will be harder, in fact the only outcome of playing for 2 hours solid in this fashion is a visibly bruised and swollen thumb.

Leaving injuries to my family aside, in a friends house I have witnessed the un-potting and decapitation of a plant during an intense rally in Wii Tennis and a weeping eye after being whipped by the cable connecting the Wii remote to the nunchuck during a triple jump.

My advice to anybody embarking on a Wii sporting career is to always place the strap in the correct manner around the wrist and tighten as per Nintendo's instructions. When the wrist strap is loose, there is a very good chance of eye injuries. At the very least, whipping yourself repeatedly in the face is very off-putting when you are concentrating on beating the opposition to the finish line.

Nintendo provide free rubber covers for the Wii remotes. You can request yours free by visiting www.nintendo.com Don't be fooled into thinking their purpose is to protect the remote, they are in fact designed to protect your flat-screen television and any other household object from impact by this hazardous flying projectile.

For those of you who would like to read more about and see pictures and video of Wii injuries from around the world, visit www.wiihaveaproblem.com. The site lists a catalogue of Wii mishaps from broken hardware and smashed windows to bleeding fingers and black eyes.

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