Trivia
HardWhich Video Game Maker Issued Gaming Gloves In Response To A Lawsuit?
Answer: Nintendo
Although gamers have joked over the years about the stress controllers and gaming put on their hands, it wasn’t until a lawsuit that the issue was formally recognized.
In 2000, the state of New York, on behalf of concerned parents in the state, approached Nintendo of America regarding injuries resulting from children playing Mario Party on the Nintendo 64.
Mario Party contained several mini-games which required extensive and rapid use of the center analog joy stick on the Nintendo 64 controller–such as Paddle Ball, Pedal Power, and Deep Sea Divers. The mini-games required such rapid movements that many children ended up with abrasions, friction burns, and even puncture wounds on their hands.
The lawsuit was never formally filed and Nintendo settled out of court by issuing up to 4 sets of gaming gloves, similar in construction to finger-less weight lifting gloves, to the families involved in the suit.
Trivia
HardThe Pattern Of What On A Newborn’s Body Is An Indicator Of Abnormal Brain Development?
Trivia
Very HardOwners Of Which Early Personal Computer Were Instructed To Fix It By Dropping It?
Trivia
EasyStandardized Time Keeping Was Brought About By The Advent Of What?
Trivia
HardThe Heaviest Computer System Ever Constructed Was Used For?
Trivia
EasyWhat Popular Computer Game Was Secretly Intended To Increase Mouse Proficiency?
Trivia
EasyWhat Is It Illegal For The U.S. Treasury To Print On Currency?
Trivia
Hard8-Track Music Players Were Originally Invented For Use In What?
Trivia
HardBottled Water Has An Expiration Date Because Of?
Trivia
EasyOne Of The Most Frequent Causes Of Power Outages In The U.S. Is?
Trivia
HardSylvester Stallone Once Starred In A Buddy Cop Movie With Which Of The Golden Girls?