Nintendo And Phillip Morris Reach Massive Settlement
7:00AM on March 14, 2008
Well, not really. But it got you to read this far, lol.
People are always looking for good reasons to quit smoking. Here's one the Surgeon General never dreamed of. Kicking the habit just might save your Wii.
OK, let's back up a little here. About a month ago in Japan, the game "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" was released, and the game was just released in the U.S. this past week. OK, so what's the deal here? Well, the game has so much information it was produced on a double-layer DVD to contain it all. Because of all the data, the laser within the Wii needs to be more accurate when reading said data.
Second hand smoke may be contaminating the laser to the point that even a small amount of residue on the laser will cause it to not read the data on the double layer DVDs. And let's face it, if there's one game out there with this technology, others will follow.
According to a statement on Nintendo's web site, "A very small portion of Wii consoles may have trouble consistently reading data off this large capacity disc if there is some contamination on the lens of the disc drive".
There are almost 20,000,000 Wii systems world wide, with 9,000,000 in the United States alone.
if you are one of these who have suddenly discovered that your Wii is suffering from your second hand smoke, take heed. Nintendo's site states that they will clean the console. Shipping is free. The site also recommends "Kids, don't try this at home."
Soon to be marketed: nicotine patches for the Wii.
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