Tag Archives: health warning
Sun, Feb 20, 2011 | 21:59 GMT
Prominent ophthalmologist comments on 3DS usage, felt “queasy”
The vice president of England’s Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Larry Benjamin, has weighed in on the potential negative effects of the 3DS on health and vision.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo, hardware
Tags: eye-strain, health warning
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 04:24 GMT
Report: Nintendo World 3DS players suffered side-effects
Reports from last week’s Nintendo World event, the largest hands-on 3DS event since E3 2010, include troubling accounts of prevalent dizziness and eye fatigue.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: eye-strain, health warning
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 | 04:58 GMT
ESA enacts pre-emptive strike on anti-games research
The ESA has spoken out against a soon-to-be-published study linking video games with mental health problems in children, citing flawed methodology and invalid background assumptions.
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Posted in: Trade
Tags: bad science, Douglas Gentile, esa, health warning
Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | 04:06 GMT
UK Wiinjuries increased over the holidays
The British College of Osteopathic Medicine has reported an increase Wii-related injuries – which we’re pleased to shorten to ‘Wiinjuries’ – over the holiday season.
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Posted in: UK, Wii
Tags: health warning
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 | 05:00 GMT
Iwata: 3D image warning may prevent lawsuits
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has reaffirmed his company’s decision to warn parents of the 3DS’s allegedly detrimental effects on young children’s eyesight, and countered criticism of the decision by pointing out it will stave off lawsuits.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: eyesight, health warning, Iwata, Satoru Iwata
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 08:52 GMT
Nintendo reiterates 3DS 3D warning for young children
Nintendo’s issued a 3DS health warning today, saying that children under the age of six should not play the console in 3D mode.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: eye-strain, health warning
Sony stocks rise following today’s announcements