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Breaking News: Nintendo Games Not A Substitute for Reading a Book [Nintendo]
Kotaku — ... news there that while her 9-year-old, who owns more than 40 Nintendo games, can play the games to his hearts content, her 5-year-old has panic attacks and experiences hand pains after just 30 minutes of gaming. And this is when it gets interesting. Clingerman says she is returning her son's "Nintendo" back to the store: "I can't recommend this game to any parent," she said. "It's not a substitute for reading a book or doing an outdoor activity with your child." Carlsbad Mom Says Nintendo Video Game Made Son Sick [CBS 8] ...

Boy suffers panic attack after playing game
GoNintendo — ... how you know that this parent could stand to go for a few parenting classes… “I can’t recommend this game to any parent. It’s not a substitute for reading a book or doing an outdoor activity with your child.” And no…we never find out what game the young boy was playing. I feel sorry that the boy experienced this panic attack, but I don’t think the game is really to blame here. How many warnings does Nintendo have to plaster on their games and consoles before parents take notice? Full story here ...

'Nintendo' causes 'panic attack' in child, 'parent' hates videogames now
Destructoid — ... Who's up for some delicious stupidity? A mother is taking her son's "Nintendo" back to the store after he had some kind of nervous reaction to it, and now she's decided that videogames are rubbish. Thanks to some diligent and thorough mainstream reporting, we also have no idea as to what system this "Nintendo" is, because, y'know, Nintendo is a publishing company and not a console. ...