Nintendo offer up voluntary Wiimote exchange

[Steven W]

Nintendo are acting on reports that the Wii-mote has been causing injuries, not to mention plenty of broken furniture.

Check out the Headline for more info.

[snedger]

I'd seen on some US forums that Nintendo had changed the strap on Wiimotes by the 8th.
Surely they could have given the new strap away with European purchases?
My idea of holding the strap on with a velcro bracelet looks like a waste of time as the main failures appear to be the leader thread for the strap breaking, or the glue that completes the strap loop giving way.
Were all the play testers heavily supervised by Ninnytendo people telling them off if they ever got over enthusiastic? And so the controllers never got really tested.

[GeorgeTuk]

I'd seen on some US forums that Nintendo had changed the strap on Wiimotes by the 8th.
Surely they could have given the new strap away with European purchases?
My idea of holding the strap on with a velcro bracelet looks like a waste of time as the main failures appear to be the leader thread for the strap breaking, or the glue that completes the strap loop giving way.
Were all the play testers heavily supervised by Ninnytendo people telling them off if they ever got over enthusiastic? And so the controllers never got really tested.

The process of boxing up and sealing the packages would probably have already been done by the 8th.

I really can't see myself getting too into the games enough to break the strap, I mean its good to see the concept enjoyed but going mad is a bit silly...still I could be wrong, I'll have to wait for Chrimbo day to see how far I really get into it!

[Steven W]

Item being amended, please bear with us

[Steven W]

News post was innacurate. Many apologies, it has now been amended.

[Mike Fishcake]

I like PennyArcade's take on this:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/11/29



(bear in mind that PA contains some bad language)