Trainer Mike Torchia Sues Nintendo Over Wii Fit

**Gymnation** · 02-14-2009, 01:38 AM

Methinks Mr Torchia's PT business is hurting. Too much time on his hands, and he's attacking a video game that actually makes people MOVE.

**MartyMcFly** · 02-14-2009, 01:42 AM

doesn't this guy realize his stupid lawsuit is making him look like a moron? man, where are we coming to?

**MartyMcFly** · 02-14-2009, 01:44 AM

Originally Posted by robert da strongman

he is only suing cuz some little fat kid beat him at wii bowling in walmart

and the kid was probably overweight too...

**raggeddesign** · 02-14-2009, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by Maraxus

Smart guy. great advertisement for his PT business.

Exactly! These tactics aren't new, and we'll start seeing a LOT more of them in the states as times get worse and worse for everyone.

**Curt James** · 02-14-2009, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by Womanthrower

I'm going to sue the makers of whack a mole. Thanks to that game and it's unreal representation of mole whacking I can't compete on the mole whacking circuit.

Classic.

**Curt James** · 02-14-2009, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by huge285

I used to know this guy and train at the same gym with him back in the day!

His lawsuit might just be insane but few would deny he had an impressive physique years ago.

http://musclememory.com/show.php?s=mike+torchia&g=M

**ripnipple** · 02-14-2009, 01:38 PM

I have to agree that this guy is a douche bag; remember when he went on some radio show with a story about how many wives he fucked? This guy is a turd wrapped in shit.

**chris mason** · 02-14-2009, 02:28 PM

What a jackass... A real sign of what is wrong in the world today...

**Big_Gambino** · 02-14-2009, 05:29 PM

lol ya i got a 6 pack playing wii, shits great
ahah

**Demorak** · 02-15-2009, 04:34 AM

Originally Posted by huge285

I used to know this guy and train at the same gym with him back in the day!

Trainer Sues Nintendo Over Wii Fit

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A California fitness trainer is suing the video game company Nintendo and asking it to pull its Wii Fit games from shelves saying it is "contributing to the epidemic of obesity."

According to Nintendo, by playing the Wii Fit game users can "work towards personal goals of better health and fitness." But Michael Torchia disagrees and says the gamemaker needs to place a warning on the games which say they are for entertainment, not fitness.

Torchia says that in addition to a lack of actual fitness from the game, many users are actually injuring themselves.

"Not only are people getting injured due to a lack of instruction, they are also developing improper stroke patterns from long-term use of the sports games which can potentially [affect] their ability to excel in those specific activities later in life," he said.

Although he does not name the firm, Torchia says he has retained a prominent Beverly Hills law firm to handle his case.

The Wii Fit game has been very popular for Nintendo with company president Satoru Iwata announcing at the end of January that it had sold almost 300,000 copies of the game in the U.S. in one week alone.

ohh like he cares if people get injured or not.....just antoher money hungry asshole