bugs me totaly...

I'd much rather have a boot up logo, like the Wii circles they use in the tv ads! I miss the Gamecube jiggle boot up

The warning is specially bothersome on the last generation games for the cube that also included it, since at least on the wii, you can change game without seeing it again.

We can thank the McDonalds ladies of the world for that. Now everyone needs to cover their ass in case some enterprising dumbass decides they can make a fortune taking advantage of the fact that there isn't a clear visible warning saying not to crush up video games and snort them off of lit dynamite sticks.

So what? It's obviously just a cover-your-ass maneuver for legal reasons. No big deal.

EDIT: Just now realized this is referring to the Wii remote warnings in games and not the seizure warning when the Wii boots up. Heh...shows just how little I notice these things anyway.

Personally I hate all kinds of company logos and intros and especially silly saftey warnings you can't at least turn off somehow. On the PC it often is disabling something in a .ini file, but on consoles just like controls, most stuff is still fixed.

@WedgeWalkr - Don't think that really is the case most of the time. It's all over the top cover your ass maneuvers as Tendonin already said and the rest is about branding company logos and whatnot into your brain.

For me this whole thing even goes so far as that the DS is my most played system simply because I never turn it off and when I pop it open the game is THERE right away. No logo screens, menus or silly things stealing half the time I spend playing when I don't sit down for a few hours at once.

Nintendo wastes a big deal amount of safety warnings on boxes, paper, and even menu screens.

It wasn't a bother on paper, but on menu screens, Nintendo must really think people are stupid and/or seizure-prone.

When you boot up the Wii, there should have been an intro to it (and you could turn it off). Instead we get a health warning.

I wish you could turn off the reminders to put on the straps and the condoms. I don't use either and I'm fine!

If it doesn't bother you that's fine, but if you say you don't notice it then you are totally oblivious. The wiimote warnings bug the crap out of me especially in the cases with games that don't let you bypass them faster with the plus or A button.

With the opening black screen seizure warning, I actually turn on my wii first and press A before turning on the tv and/or changing the tvs source input. Hate those too but have made a habit of this practice to avoid it.

Damn attorney general and nintendo lawyers - but more damn to stupidly, lack of common sense, and lacks of personal responsibility.

yes they are, if people are too stupid to get it, then they simply should not be getting out of bed each and every morning.

do we really need a warning that says that game play may change while playing online? well......yeah, i'd hope it might.

@calmanny

I find the same thing strangely enough, and it doesn't matter which input I use. I wonder why.

A use of the health warning screen is that it reminds you to turn on the Wii remote by pressing a button, as Power, the console power button or inserting a disc do not affect the power state of the remote.
Also, I never use the wrist strap, and it recently got more annoying by receiving a jacket with the Wii MotionPlus. I cannot decide whether I prefer the remote rubbered or naked, and when switching between these states, a strap would really get in the way.