wii have a problem!

juanjo

Just be careful with your wii, and try to have ur stuff at home covered by insurance, specially if you are hardcore gamer...

wiihaveaproblem

Ho-Hum

Bubblewrap everything quick!

CiaranC

lol

Pablo-El-Vagabu

I'm worried about this. I wonder if I should replace the remote straps with something stronger????

SNL

We all could just sellotape around the straps prob not comfortable but who knows

Kurtosis

This thing really pisses me off. If you're swinging the remote around like a fool and trying to send it into orbit, then yes, the strap may not hold. But if you use it properly, with more subtle flicks and motions (as it was intended to be used) I'm sure the strap will be more than sufficient.

monkeyfudge

Do these people even have opposable thumbs?

I'd seriously hate to be out on a golf course or a tennis court with people like this.

Spuddie

Nintendo seems to have covered themselves on this.

Check out http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiiplay.jsp

Nintendo wrote:

"Hold the Wii Remote firmly and do not let go. Even while wearing the wrist strap, make sure you don't let go of the Wii Remote during game play and do not use excessive motion. For example, in Wii Sports bowling, the proper way to let go of the ball while bowling is to release the "B" button on the Wii Remote—DO NOT LET GO OF THE Wii REMOTE ITSELF. If you are having so much fun that you start perspiring, take a moment to dry your hands. If 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."

juanjo

Ah, kmon guys, cheer up! There's always a solution for practically everything. This would be an interesting modification:

mcgarnicle

Spuddie wrote:

Nintendo seems to have covered themselves on this.

Check out http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiiplay.jsp

Fair enough they have it in writing how it should be played, but when the ads show people waving about like spastics it's not all that shocking that some people follow suit thinking that's how it should be played. Nintendo aren't promoting Wii as something you sit back in your chair with and gently move from side to side, they are showing people bouncing about and waving all over the place. I think it's pretty disingenuous to portray a product one way on screen and then telll people you're not actually meant to use it that way after they buy the poxy thing.

monkeyfudge

Penny Arcade did a skit on this as well.

Jim

mcgarnicle wrote:

Fair enough they have it in writing how it should be played, but when the ads show people waving about like spastics it's not all that shocking that some people follow suit thinking that's how it should be played. Nintendo aren't promoting Wii as something you sit back in your chair with and gently move from side to side, they are showing people bouncing about and waving all over the place. I think it's pretty disingenuous to portray a product one way on screen and then telll people you're not actually meant to use it that way after they buy the poxy thing.

Jumping around is fine, but if you're stupid enough to use this amount of force of course its likely to break.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdihGX7iWM

But I do agree that the wrist strap is a bit too flimsy.

god's toy

You gotta love that site!

Vertakill

AAAHAHA man youtube video topped with the original post.. oh man oh man.