I don't know what you think of when you imagine Wii Fit gaming, but I've always pictured a obese woman in ill-fitting sports wear, jumping up and down on a plastic board that can barely take her weight. She steps on the cat's tail, knocks over a vase from her quake-causing stomps, and eventually the home's foundation begins to crack. The camera pans to the rest of the family, all in a unison facepalm.
The picture that the Telegraph paints isn't too far off from mine. The say that women working out on Nintendo's newest sensation has caused £20 million ($39.3 million USD) of damage to their living rooms.
According to research conducted by women-only insurer Sheila's Wheels, a fifth of Brittish women have admitted to having Wii Fit related acccidents in their living rooms. These ladies confessed to causing an average of £6.55 worth of damage, which naturally equates to £20.1 million in damage.
As many as 86 percent of the women polled already have Wii Fit or were planning on getting it soon. Their study also shows that the average living room now contains just 21sq ft of free space. No wonder! These numbers add up to mass destruction.
Have you ever broke anything other than a controller while gaming?
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Just the other day I had toget onto my woman for putting to much tension on the power supply cord that connects to the laptop. She had it stretched so much that the cord stayed in a L position. After telling her and showing her what would happen it the connector breaks inside the laptop she still does it!?!?!?!
And don't get me started on how hard she presses the buttons on my damn controllers. I need to buy my own so she can tear up her own lol. I love her though, but sometime.....