The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00500·Announced 2000-03-01

Nintendo Mario Party Video Game Recall for Hand Injury Risk

Nintendo is providing protective gloves to consumers of the Mario Party video game to prevent hand injuries.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states that children sustained hand injuries while playing the game, which fits the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported' or similar injury-based hazards, but lacks the specific 'death/serious injury' or 'hospitalization' markers for higher scores.

Plain-English summary

Nintendo of America, Inc. has reached a settlement with the New York Attorney General to address hand injuries sustained by children while playing the "Mario Party" video game. The settlement aims to protect consumers by providing safety equipment.

All consumers nationwide who own the video game are eligible to receive protective gloves. Nintendo will provide up to four protective gloves to each consumer who requests them.

To obtain the protective gloves, consumers should contact Nintendo at (800) 521-0900. Consumers with questions about the settlement can contact the New York Attorney General's consumer help line at (800) 771-7755 or visit www.oag.state.ny.us. Out-of-state consumers should call (212) 416-8345.

The recalled product

Product
Mario Party video game
Category
Consumer Product — Video Games
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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