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Author:  trekkie [ November 30th, 2006, 8:39 am ]
Post subject:  Did Wii break your TV?
Picture this. You're lining up the perfect shot in Wii Bowling, remote in hand. You set up the shot, swing the remote with all the strength you can muster, and... follow through a little more than you intended.

Somehow the remote leaves your sweaty-palmed grip and bang, smash, there goes your TV, window, photo of your granny, anything that happens to be in the path of the newly liberated remote.

Hold on, though. If you're wearing the (supplied) wrist strap, no harm done, right? So you'd think. As you can see, some Wii owners are finding the strap decidedly lacking. (Check out nascent site http://wiihaveaproblem.com for more strap malfunctions.) The problem isn't with the amply broad strap itself, but the considerably narrower section that connects the strap with the remote, which is prone to fray in some circumstances. The result is smashed remotes, smashed televisions, smashed windows, and unhappy (or, at least, somewhat red-faced) customers.

Teething hardware troubles are hardly new to the world of console launches, especially in the last year or so. The Xbox 360's original overheating issues are well documented, with the first production run of consoles suffering what is generally regarded to be an unusually high failure rate. We're even hearing the start of mutterings about overheating issues with some brand new PS3s. But it's probably the first time a console's design has lead --albeit indirectly -- to quite such a catalogue of destruction. To its credit, Nintendo appears to be happy to replace the wrist strap in some circumstances, but if there really is an underlying design weakness, then it needs to be addressed before an unfortunate (or worse, sue-happy) bystander gets beaned by a stray remote.

Sure, it's easy to laugh at the misfortune of these hapless Wii'ers, especially if you're still combing stores for miles around looking for yours. One broken strap could be regarded as misfortune, but as the volume of fractured straps grows, it starts to look more like carelessness -- or, at least, evidence of a lack of real-world testing.

In the meantime, wise Wii owners will want to consider hunting round the house for something a little stronger -- or waiting for one of the more opportunistic peripheral manufacturers to cash in on the opportunity to flog reinforced replacements at an inflated price. That's business.





that website wiihaveaproblem shows some pictures of broken tv who said that they were cause by the strap breaking and the remote breaking the TV.
Author:  Adbot [ November 30th, 2006, 8:39 am ]
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Author:  - Tom - [ November 30th, 2006, 8:58 am ]
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that site was hilarious, how pathetic can people get?
Author:  Anubis [ November 30th, 2006, 9:30 am ]
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And the moral of this story is.. Don't go overboard!

From all I know (obviously I haven't tested since I'm european) the Wii remote doesn't need to be swung impressively to do what it's meant to. A slight tilt in Zelda TP for instance will make link swing his sword.
Author:  CreepyPirate [ November 30th, 2006, 9:53 am ]
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You must be a complete retard to accidently throw your wii remote at the tv.

Seriously people are just thick - HOLD ONTO YOUR WII REMOTE, DO NOT LET GO OF IT, BOWLING IS NOT REAL.


OMFG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAhR1N5oJNA&eurl=

lmao
Author:  xOhYax [ November 30th, 2006, 10:32 am ]
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Ahahah retards, it isnt that hard to hold a controller
Author:  trekkie [ November 30th, 2006, 11:57 am ]
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sorry didn't know link was broken. fixed now
Author:  Adbot [ November 30th, 2006, 11:57 am ]
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Author:  The Haysta [ November 30th, 2006, 12:02 pm ]
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I'm going to agree with Creepy here, it is designed to respond to light touches... Not the force of a boomerang.
Author:  Hairy Munky [ November 30th, 2006, 12:14 pm ]
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Don't let go; problem solved.


Also,



CreepyPirate wrote:
OMFG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAhR1N5oJNA&eurl=

lmao


LMFAO!!
Author:  Dave [ November 30th, 2006, 4:34 pm ]
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There always seems to be something bad with new video game systems when they come out.

On that topic about bad things happening to new systems, a friend of mine was in line for the ps3. A guy got his and took it to a tv in his car to test it out. When he pressed the power button, the ps3 started to smoke, and within a minute it was on the floor in flames. He didn't get a refund from the store either. :?

Anyways, throwing your remote into the tv does take some level of stupidity. Its not that hard to hold on to something. If you feel like its going to slip out because of your hands being sweaty, then mabye dry them off.
Author:  CreepyPirate [ November 30th, 2006, 4:42 pm ]
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Dave wrote:
There always seems to be something bad with new video game systems when they come out.

On that topic about bad things happening to new systems, a friend of mine was in line for the ps3. A guy got his and took it to a tv in his car to test it out. When he pressed the power button, the ps3 started to smoke, and within a minute it was on the floor in flames. He didn't get a refund from the store either. :?

Anyways, throwing your remote into the tv does take some level of stupidity. Its not that hard to hold on to something. If you feel like its going to slip out because of your hands being sweaty, then mabye dry them off.


Or wear gloves.
Author:  Dan [ December 8th, 2006, 12:23 pm ]
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CreepyPirate wrote:
You must be a complete retard to accidently throw your wii remote at the tv.

Seriously people are just thick - HOLD ONTO YOUR WII REMOTE, DO NOT LET GO OF IT, BOWLING IS NOT REAL.


Seriously. Go play computer games and smash up your mouse.
Author:  Magicjarvis [ December 8th, 2006, 9:29 pm ]
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i hope that doesnt happen to my TV
Author:  Al3X [ December 19th, 2006, 3:52 pm ]
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ill have to remember that when im deciding whether to buy a ps3 or wii first or maybe ill stick with my good old xbox360 for a lil longer :p
Author:  Evelyn [ December 19th, 2006, 4:51 pm ]
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This is what that wrist strap is for...
Author:  trekkie [ December 19th, 2006, 7:26 pm ]
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well if it makes you feel any better, nintendo is doing a strap recall and replacing them with something stronger
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