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Post by vinitwins on Nov 27, 2006 0:15:13 GMT 6
kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wiis-faulty-controller-straps-217028.phpThis morning a gaggle of children had set up residence in my lounge to play some Wii. About ten minutes into Wii Sports play I heard a distressingly loud thump followed by even more frightening silence.
Chugging downstairs I found a circle of children staring at me with wide eyes and open mouths. On the floor lay a Wii remote, on one of the child's wrists a broken Wii strap.
They were, they tell me, playing baseball. Fortunately, the airborne remote slapped into a wall and not my $3,000 plasma screen.There are numerous similar articles floating around the web. Apparently Nintendo didnt account for player enthusiasm when they designed the straps. That or their game testers were from Ethiopia! V
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Post by vinitwins on Nov 27, 2006 0:21:02 GMT 6
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Post by vinitwins on Nov 27, 2006 0:31:29 GMT 6
A "skid proof glove" specially designed for Wii Sports, giving you a little more friction during those heated Wii Tennis matches... V
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Post by vinitwins on Nov 27, 2006 0:33:37 GMT 6
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Post by nash on Nov 29, 2006 1:31:54 GMT 6
Oops.
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Post by vinitwins on Nov 29, 2006 10:30:23 GMT 6
www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiiplay.jspSafety Information for Playing Wii f you use excessive motion and let go of the Wii Remote, the wrist strap may break and you could lose control of the Wii Remote. This could injure people nearby or cause damage to other objects.YAY, Nintendo cautions us against having too much fun!! V
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 6, 2006 12:37:37 GMT 6
The same day that the Wii went on sale in Japan, some unlucky gamer ended up with a Wii-mote flying into a pricey TV during a game of Wii Sports Tennis. Read more here: depo.exblog.jp/6131100/It's official, japs ARE plain stupid! V
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Post by KC on Dec 6, 2006 13:18:14 GMT 6
what the .... those jap chaps are plain stupid man
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 7, 2006 11:00:29 GMT 6
nintendo is now spamming wii owners with this safety message: V
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 8, 2006 15:47:18 GMT 6
Nintendo is taking this issue WAAAY too seriously (but considering that they might be sued for some untoward injury, you can't blame them...) gonintendo.com/?p=10032GoNintendo has pics of a replacement Wii wrist strap sent out to customers who complained that their original strap snapped off during gameplay V
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Post by Altaïr47 on Dec 8, 2006 16:40:45 GMT 6
i don't wanna imagine what'll happen when i play with the wiimote. i have really sweaty palms and they sweat even more when i play games.
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 14, 2006 13:03:34 GMT 6
www.aeropause.com/archives/2006/12/nintendo_admits.phpNintendo president Satoru Iwata has stated that they've launched an investigation into flaws in the Nintendo Wii's strap-snappin' issue.
Iwata admits there's an issue, he says, "the problem is in the way the strap is being used, rather than in the strap itself....consumers need to be educated in its use."after repeated failed attempts to 'educate' gamers (remember those comedic visuals in the jap manual?) & changing the straps for the wiimote, Nintendo is now blaming gamers for non-compliance of "use-must-hold-remote-like-this-and-play-like-that-only" LOL! V
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 16, 2006 10:55:43 GMT 6
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 20, 2006 11:20:28 GMT 6
www.shacknews.com/docs/press/121906_wii_strap_suit.xGreen Welling LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Nintendo of America for Defective Nature of the Nintendo Wii Wrist Strap for the Nintendo Game Console.Green Welling LLP filed a nationwide class action lawsuit on behalf of the owners of the Nintendo Wii against Nintendo of America, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The class action lawsuit arose as result of the defective nature of the Nintendo Wii. In particular, the Nintendo Wii game console includes a remote and a wrist strap for the remote. Owners of the Nintendo Wii reported that when they used the Nintendo remote and wrist strap, as instructed by the material that accompanied the Wii console, the wrist strap broke and caused the remote to leave the user’s hand. Nintendo’s failure to include a remote that is free from defects is in breach of Nintendo’s own product warranty.i've heard of ambulance chasing lawyers, but this takes the cake! V
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Post by vinitwins on Dec 21, 2006 15:37:26 GMT 6
www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=21855Nintendo has offered an official rebuttal to the lawsuit, stating: "We believe the lawsuit to be completely without merit."
"At the time we became aware of the lawsuit, we had already taken appropriate steps to reinforce with consumers the proper use of the Wii Remote and had made stronger replacement wrist straps available. This suit has had no effect on those efforts," said the company.
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