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Batteries leaking and burning flesh.

The Rage Wireless Guitar Controller for Wii is being recalled because of faulty circuitry causing batteries to leak on and burn human beings that might have families.

Performance Designed Products, the mastermind behind the evil machinery, will have to take back 57,000 plastic guitars in order to make them safe, according to ConsumerAffairs (spotted by watchdog Kotaku).

The affected models are said to be blue and white and bought between June and September. PDP wants anyone who may be affected by this outbreak to go to the official website for a full refund.

We've not seen these Rage guitars in our local shops, but if we do, we'll take them out. We know a guy.

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DanWhitehead #1 3 years ago

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Wimps. Hendrix would've kept on playing through the acid burns. WITH HIS TEETH.
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morriss #2 3 years ago

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I ignored this one.

Dunno why I said that, tbh. Just thought I'd let you know that I didn't DEEM IT WORTHY!!

*thunderclap*

I'll stop now.
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anomagnus #3 3 years ago

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fuck me, theres a kick on your PR balls

but as dan says, what the fuck? i thought this was rock and roll?!?!?!
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Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #4 3 years ago

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Oh OH! So you're OK with innocent people - church goers, families, children, maybe pets - being burnt alive by global mega companies looking for a quick buck? I knew something was amiss.
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morriss #5 3 years ago

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morriss #6 3 years ago

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I'll nab that Dutch one though. So all is not lost.
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mingster #7 3 years ago

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how does it know how to burn only people with families?
Is it sentiently evil and has a grudge against people with siblings and parents?
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Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #8 3 years ago

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It seems so. It's a Wii peripheral, after all. Ooh burn.
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FWB #9 3 years ago

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Only human beings with families are affected?
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consignia #10 3 years ago

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Single people might play Wii games. We don't know. We don't want to know. Frankly, it's a demographic we can do with out.
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Doctor_What #11 3 years ago

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When I got it I was told that it would kill millions of people. It turns out that functionality will be available with a later upgrade at only a small additional price.
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JonFE #12 3 years ago

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"Only human beings with families are affected?"

It depends. If you prefer to hang your guitar *really low*, there's a chance you won't be able to have any family of your own after acid burns

Acid castration FTW
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Meho #13 3 years ago

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So, if I potentially buy this, er, gadget and it happens to injure my cats, I can sue Eurogamer? I got this right, right?
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kinky_mong #14 3 years ago

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Single people might play Wii games. We don't know. We don't want to know. Frankly, it's a demographic we can do with out.

Hahaha, love that episode!

"So that's it? So long and good luck?"

"I don't recall saying good luck!"
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rhubarbandcustard #15 3 years ago

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"On further anaylsis researchers discovered that many of the burns found on the victims were a form of self-mutilation. In conclusion people have been warned of playing on the Wii console due to it causing feelings of self-loathing. Many victims have made a full recovery on being given a PS3"

BBC NEWS 24

Edited by 1 at 23/10/08 @ 12:14
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Garulon #16 3 years ago

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That'll give N ideas... The next-gen (well, sort of) Wii will probably squirt chemical burn agents at you if you don't spaz out enough in front of it. "A new dimensions"

Well version one they'll say it's a CBA but it's just lemon juice, it'll be a plug-in peripheral that do the proper yellow blister stuff. "Wii Burns! By Myamoto, so his wife/mum will like it"
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nickthegun #17 3 years ago

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Wont somebody think of the grandmas!
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Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #18 3 years ago

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Daily Mail in "Wii Scarred My Disabled Son" headline shock.

Edited by 2 at 23/10/08 @ 12:42
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chrisjm #19 3 years ago

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sounds like a gordon brown issued recall what with only worrying about families.
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