Or are Americans crippling themselves?
Anthony Williams is "on the disabled list". According to ABC2 News:
He's really an MTA bus driver, out of work for more than a month thanks to countless hours with the Wii. He says, "As time went on it was waking me up at night, the soreness. That's when I went to see my doctor."
The doctor diagnosed severe tendonitis, telling the TV station: "It takes you aback initially when you hear about someone playing a video game in front of their TV and having a sports injury. It's really a new version of sports injury."
The story says: "Newer systems also include messages warning you to take a break every now and then. It's those reminders that Anthony Williams ignored and now his career in the big leagues has been cut short."
Nintendonitis is not to be confused with writer's cramp, housemaid's knee*, pizza-cutter's wrist, clergyman's throat or even lighterman's bottom (see this List of Occupational Related Diseases for more). It's not an occupational hazard unless playing Nintendo is your occupation.
In other shock news, a TV programme has revealed that eating more than one packet of chocolate biscuits a day can tend to make you fat. Sorry, can lead to a high body mass index....
* inflammation of the bursa in front of the patella, apparently.
