 | SYNOPSIS Detective Remy Munro and his female partner Margo Davis must enter into the strange world of video game addicts in order to solve a series of gruesome murders were the killer re-enacts the methods of killing from popular video games. FACTS 1) In 2006, video games sold for a record high $12.5 billion dollars, almost doubling the sales by the movie and music industry combined. 2) About a dozen clinics exist in the United States and Canada, and even one in China and Europe, as excessive gaming increasingly is being recognized worldwide as an ailment requiring treatment. 3) In South Korea, a man died, in a cybercafe, after playing video games for 86 hours straight The man collapsed inside a toilet and was said to have gone without food for nearly four days. DEFINITIONS 1) Nintendinitis “nin-ten-di-ni-tis” – thumb soreness bought on by excessive pushing or “mashing” of buttons on a video game controller. 2) Wiiitis “wee-eye-tis” – arm soreness bought on by excessive swinging of hand controller. CHARACTERS REMY – Latino detective, gamer, alcoholic and womanizer. He’s hired to find the video game killer. MARGO – Remy’s beautiful, tough and no nonsense partner. She is desperate to keep her family and friends safe from any harm. WAYNE – The counselor at Video Games Anonymous with a mysterious past. CHESTER – Remy’s close friend and extreme hardcore gamer. JORDAN – Chester’s sweet and beautiful battered wife. ATARI & NINTENDO – Chester and Jordan’s 2 loyal housedogs. |