Not even family restaurants are safe from the outspoken lawyer, as Thompson attacks a Wii promotion...

The infamous Jack Thompson has been noted for his many accusations against 'hyper violent' video-games times, but has now sent a letter to the American chain of restaurants Wendy's in an attempt to stop a Wii Promotion. His reasoning - the release of Manhunt 2, heading to the Wii in July in the U.S..

Not that the game is anything to do with the Wii promotion itself, which is advertising Super Paper Mario, Excite Truck and Wii Sports. The letter from Jack is as follows:

"On July 10, an extremely violent video game will be released for "play" on Nintendo's kid-friendly Wii game platform. It is called Manhunt 2. It will feature, according to video game news sites, beheadings with hatchets, bludgeonings with baseball bats, the jamming of syringes into eyeballs, cutting opponents' testicles off, and "environtmental [sic] kills" in which common objects in the field of vision, such as electrical cords to strangle victims. I attach news reports in these regards.

What makes this Nintendo Wii game all the more troubling is the nature of Wii platform itself. Instead of holding in one's hand the typical game controller, the player holds motion capture devices, so that by moving one's hands and limbs one is actually acting out with one's own body the violent behavior. The American Psychological Association in August 2005 found a direct causal link between the play of violent video games and increased adolescent and teen aggression. One pro-video game industry site is referring to Manhunt 2 as a "true murder simulator" when played on Wii.

A dear friend of mine worked for Wendy's and with Dave Thomas closely for years. From that I know that Dave Thomas never would have tolerated the use of Wendy's good name to promote Nintendo's Wii, not with this game available on the Wii platform.

Please cancel the Wii Kids' Meal promotion immediately"

It seems crazy to us that a family restaurant simply promoting the Wii, with no reference to Manhunt 2 at all, is being asked to remove the advertising. Wendy's have yet to comment on the issue, but the promotion has not been withdrawn.

Is Mr Thompson really on to a conspiracy? Is the Wii really a ploy to teach people to kill? Only time will tell...

Article written by ShadowV7.