n. Epilepsy-like symptoms caused by up-close viewing of video games, television shows, or other events that feature rhythmic, fast-paced flashes of light and bursts of colour.
1991
Furthermore, other aspects of video games may have adverse effects, such as 'Nintendo epilepsy', a photo-convulsive response to the video game image, or 'nintendinitis', a wrist tendinitis attributable to excessive playing of video games.
1990
The popular Nintendo video games may create health problems for people who play them for hours at a time, including "Nintendo epilepsy" and "Nintendinitis" of the thumb, doctors warn.
1990 (earliest)
I should like to call attention to a new variation of an uncommon form of epilepsy, namely, "Nintendo epilepsy."