There's a video of the segment shown on the local NBC affiliate after the break. Cute doggy, wouldn't you say?
[Via Nintendo Everything]
There's a video of the segment shown on the local NBC affiliate after the break. Cute doggy, wouldn't you say?
[Via Nintendo Everything]
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 2:49PM (Unverified) said
I noticed they were not using the Wii Remote Jacket. I wonder if that would have lessened the blow. I imagine it might.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 3:35PM Ross McLean said
Yet on the footage they still haven't relised that a big rubber cushion on the end of the remote should be put on, it says it everywhere on the new Wii Sports. (stupid Wii sports of mine doesn't have Boxing replays, but my girlfriends does that she got for christmas, maybe if i beg and plead to Nintendo they'll send me a new disk in place of my old one?)
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:43PM gatorboi352 said
How can the dog have been "killed instantly" yet "brought back to life" minutes later? The dog was probably unresponsive or unconscience for a moment; however, there's no way mouth to mouth is going to revive something/someone from an injury to the head.
Shenanigans!!!
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Shenanigans!!!
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 2:58PM (Unverified) said
There is already a warning on the screen about watching your surrounds when playing...
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 3:24PM Tsubasa1 said
"killing the dog instantly", does that mean zombie dog? Because I'm pretty sure killing means something different injuring.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 3:32PM Ross McLean said
yeah, that's what I thought, when they're dead... there ain't no coming back :P
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 3:46PM Dave Hinkle said
They say it was officially dead once she hit it, but the neighbor's CPR brought it back. So, yeah, guess it is a zombie dog. *shrug*
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 3:52PM (Unverified) said
So the dog was supposedly killed instantly, so the owner has to go to the phone, dial the number, wait for the neighbor to answer, tell the neighbor what happened in a shrieking, frenetic voice, and then wait for the neighbor to come over and administer mouth-to-mouth, which miraculously calls the dog back from the dead? I don't trust this story. On a side note, the Wii has been out for over two years and people are STILL hitting stuff with the remotes. Amazing.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:05PM (Unverified) said
In fairness the dog did jump into the way.
But then agai, the family only got the Wii for Christmas.
So hey.
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But then agai, the family only got the Wii for Christmas.
So hey.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 3:54PM Metal Gear said
I knew the freaking Wii was evil. Darn you Nintendo, darn you!!!!! I can see it now.... No, I swear, the Wii made me shoot my roommate.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 4:13PM Timerider said
Come on, "I hit the dog with the remote, so it's the remote's fault." I never hit anything with it.
She says to be careful around children and small dogs. What about cats?
She says to be careful around children and small dogs. What about cats?
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 4:17PM SisypheanLife said
No one really likes cats, and cats hate people. The only thing cats are good for is making tamales.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 4:20PM Dave Hinkle said
Honestly, you'd have to hit a cat with a deadly blow like nine times. Doubt there's much concern there.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:07PM (Unverified) said
My gf's family picked up a really obnoxious stray cat they won't get rid of; I'll have to remember this one.
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Posted: Jan 13th 2009 4:59PM (Unverified) said
The girl didn't even have the wrist strap on correctly. Stupid people. READ THE DIRECTIONS!!!
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:15PM (Unverified) said
Just wait for the lawsuit against Nintendo for "emotional damage" the dog has now. Also I laughed at the neighbors name being Pene cause thats Spanish for penis.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:18PM johnnytaco said
the day i got my wii, the first thing i did was start up wii golf. on my first swing my chihuahua jumped up behind me and caught it on the noggin.... man i felt bad about that.
im glad this fellow survived
im glad this fellow survived
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:21PM johnnytaco said
i just reread my comment and noticed that the two last sentences may have made it seem asthough my dog did not survive his wiimote encounter... just for the record he was fine. spooked, but fine.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:30PM AntiVillian said
I kissed a dog and I liked it!
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 5:43PM enbadesign said
yey BS stories gotta love em. If this happenned at all the dog just got knocked out, not killed.
You hit something on the head hard enough to kill it it is going to stay dead.
You hit something on the head hard enough to kill it it is going to stay dead.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 1:03AM (Unverified) said
I hate it when I hear people talking about how dangerious the wii is. I mean come on, something like that is bound to happen sometime but it dosnt mean its dangerious.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 7:44PM (Unverified) said
There's a difference between CPR and mouth-to-mouth. Mouth-to-mouth is just breathing for a person/creature who is not breathing, but CPR also includes chest compressions to stimulate the heart to keep blood flowing.
If the neighbor only performed mouth-to-mouth then I think the dog was just unconscious. If the neighbor performed CPR then the story could be true.
For all of you saying that being brought back from the dead is impossible, you're wrong. People have "died" (totally unresponsive, no pulse, no breathing, no signs of life) for several minutes and CPR has brought them back to life. My mother is one of those persons.
If the neighbor only performed mouth-to-mouth then I think the dog was just unconscious. If the neighbor performed CPR then the story could be true.
For all of you saying that being brought back from the dead is impossible, you're wrong. People have "died" (totally unresponsive, no pulse, no breathing, no signs of life) for several minutes and CPR has brought them back to life. My mother is one of those persons.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 8:43PM vegun said
You make a very valid point. But in the video, the neighbor says she just did mouth-to-mouth.
The neighbor also says she felt the dog's pulse when she came over and it was racing, then stopped. So much for the dog being killed "instantly" when struck with the remote.
I'm not sure who irritates me more -- the dog's owner and neighbor for thinking the dog was killed instantly and then brought back to life by mere mouth-to-mouth, or the news station for reporting such obviously inaccurate information.
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The neighbor also says she felt the dog's pulse when she came over and it was racing, then stopped. So much for the dog being killed "instantly" when struck with the remote.
I'm not sure who irritates me more -- the dog's owner and neighbor for thinking the dog was killed instantly and then brought back to life by mere mouth-to-mouth, or the news station for reporting such obviously inaccurate information.
Posted: Jan 13th 2009 9:44PM (Unverified) said
How did they know the dog had "died instantly"? Why did they call their neighbor to give the dog mouth-to-mouth for a head injury?
None of this story makes any sense.
None of this story makes any sense.
Posted: Jan 15th 2009 7:22AM (Unverified) said
LOL, Pene¡¡¡¡ xDDDDDD
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 12:27AM tkashur said
Maybe a cat in disguise :-|
Seriously...bowling? Two bucks says that family won't play wii ever again cuz it hurt fuzzy wuzzy.
Wonder how far the dog went after it was hit...hmm...
Seriously...bowling? Two bucks says that family won't play wii ever again cuz it hurt fuzzy wuzzy.
Wonder how far the dog went after it was hit...hmm...
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 9:33AM (Unverified) said
My guess is with a little dog like that, it just kinda went straight over, like a small flower bends in a strong wind to kiss the ground. Less than a foot. Final answer.
Our cat likes to get up on your lap and rub on the wiimote, blocking the IR, she's smart enough to stay away from flailing humans, little dogs....not so smart.
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Our cat likes to get up on your lap and rub on the wiimote, blocking the IR, she's smart enough to stay away from flailing humans, little dogs....not so smart.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 1:16AM blahblah55 said
People's constant comments of "It's a zombie?" make this article worth reading.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 2:19AM (Unverified) said
The dog is no longer allowed to be on the room when they are playing wii? I guess next Christmas they should ask Santa for an XBOX360 and the Halo 3 Legendary Edition (you know the one with the little Master Chief Helmet) and make the little doggy wear it.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 5:19AM BrokenTriforce said
Mythbusters is gonna have to prove/disprove all of these Wii stories. I see it in the near future.
...And...
AAAAAAAAHHH!!!! ZOMBIE DOG!!!!!!!!!! GRAB THE SHOTGUN!
...And...
AAAAAAAAHHH!!!! ZOMBIE DOG!!!!!!!!!! GRAB THE SHOTGUN!
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 9:15PM blahblah55 said
MythBusters sucks... for plain myths, they're good to go. But the more complicated, ritual, or spiritual the myth - the less time they spend on trying all aspects (or even caring).
I used to love the guys, but they've killed the fun for me.
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I used to love the guys, but they've killed the fun for me.
Posted: Jan 14th 2009 6:34AM (Unverified) said
How the hell do you give a dog mouth-to-mouth? Would you do it?
Posted: Jan 19th 2009 10:58AM supermarioman50 said
can you imagine how many brain cells died in that time.
I bet you that dog is freaking running up the walls now.
I bet you that dog is freaking running up the walls now.
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