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- nights0223, on 10/12/2007, -2/+43If you want your strap replaced, you can do it here:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/strapreplace.jsp - ardnut, on 10/12/2007, -13/+50Said like a true American
- markr, on 10/12/2007, -5/+41I agree - my girlfriend can't survive 2 minutes without her strap-on...
- icebrand, on 10/12/2007, -3/+34Nintendo also recalled 200,000 AC adapters for Japanese DS and DS lites. So if you have an early DS or DS lite from Japan, you might want to check if it's ok.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/AP-Japan-Nintendo-Recall.html - Klisk, on 10/12/2007, -7/+38I can't take anyone who says "For The Win" seriously. It's almost a mark of incredibly low IQ.
- aywwts4, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28I'm getting two of these, Not because I actually think my girlfriend or I will let go of our remotes, but because we are going home for the holidays, bringing the wii, and my father plays wii baseball like a crazy fool. (think large strong man swinging a bat as hard as humanly possible in 10 straight home run derby challenges in a row) If that thing ever went flying I guarantee it is going through a solid foot of whatever it hits.
(I would bet that the wii remote would survive though) - cyssero, on 04/18/2009, -0/+27Speaking of funny comments - check this one from the BBC website
"I got one of the first Wii but after a few minutes playing the strap broke and the controller shot off and hit my partner in the face resulting in two broken teeth. She slipped at the same time falling into the TV set and smashing the screen. The TV was plugged into the surround sound system and consequently pulled it over and smashing into my CD and DVD collection. I advise anyone to be careful of the wii" - Jenny Howard, Beijing China - vhold, on 10/12/2007, -4/+27Here is Nintendo's image of the two straps:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/straps.jsp - Klisk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+23Adult novelty shop.
- rohcky, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23@markr: Funny comment, but it doesn't make you look too good. Who's she using it on?
- dagamer34, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20@xrisnothing
No, by voluntarily replacing Wiimote straps, they have pretty much absolved any future cases against them. They have acknowledged the problem and attempted to fix it in a timely manner, which in most countries, means that they aren't liable anymore. - aahpandasrun, on 10/12/2007, -8/+26You're giving us Americans a bad name! How about some personal responsibility?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -21/+38Inaccurate, its not a "recall" its a "will replace if broken" 3.2m Wii Straps. Reported as such.
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -9/+24natey1: "Inaccurate, its not a "recall" its a "will replace if broken" 3.2m Wii Straps. Reported as such."
Somewhat wrong. It may not be an official product recall mandated by the government, but it's definitely not a "replace when broken" issue. Nintendo asks that you -do- replace it, so it's a voluntary recall of sorts. A replacement would be just giving you another of the original strap. This is a new thicker strap.
"If you have an original version of the strap, please complete the form below to get a replacement"
Doesn't that kinda sound like a recall to you? - bertsisterwanda, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17where do you go if you live in the UK, and your want to replace your straps?
- aaronjay, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1853 minutes to front page.
- Knoton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12They were never obligated to put the straps there in the first place either.
- Klisk, on 10/12/2007, -8/+20The only problem is people letting go.
Nintendo isn't actually fixing a problem, though. This isn't a true recall. They're offering replacement straps for people who feel the original straps aren't durable enough.
Basically they're meeting customer demand over a product design. Not particularly fixing an error. - benguild, on 10/12/2007, -11/+20No dude, you got it all wrong, people like consoles that work! Something as insignificant as a strap is nothing compared to Sony's and Microsoft's ***** ups.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+16Nintendo may not be responsible for the remote flying out, but the nature of the game play DOES make it a possibility. And it is obviously a possibility that Nintendo expected. So much so that they implemented a safety device to help prevent it. However, that safety device is faulty.
This is like saying "How ***** stupid do you have to be to fall into the Grand Canyon! How is it the fence manufacturer's fault that the fence broke?"
The strap is faulty, period. And Nintendo KNEW that it would slip out. You can call people names all you want, but if you play it long enough, chances are even YOU will have it happen to you.
And regardless, Nintendo HAS to do something. The more problems that occur like this, the less likely that parents will buy a Wii for their kids. - kwazyJAS, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I feel the straps I have now are sturdy enough, but I ordered 4 new ones anyways.
I'm going to use one of my new straps as a keychain. - Calypsoaf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10I have yet to see a storm of negativity over this, this is just Nintendo fixing a undertested flaw in their controller design. Just because YOU personally have not broken YOUR Wiimote strap, does not mean it is not a problem that needs fixed. When 360 was released, many broke due to over heating and chewed up games, but MY 360 did not have any symptoms. Does this mean the problem didn't exist since it did not affect me personally? Please, step out of your shell...
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10What is up with all of the people "defending" Nintendo for no real reason?
Dudes! The strap was amazingly thin, so thin that it really didn't serve it's purpose. Nintendo underestimated the problem and is now offering a solution. Why is it so difficult for people to accept the simple fact that Nintendo made a mistake?
You're not even defending Nintendo. Nintendo admitted the mistake and is solving it. You can tell as much in their statement from the replacement form: "If you have an original version of the strap, please complete the form below to get a replacement"
They aren't saying you can, they aren't just recommending you do it, they are telling you do it.
The only thing you are defending is your delusion that Nintendo is some totally infallible entity completely incapable of error. - ryllharu, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7dagamer34 is correct. With this, Nintendo has absolved themselves entirely of Negligence, since they've done everything they can to ensure that the product will be safer. With the new strap available and them strongly recommending a replacement if you have an old one, they are no longer liable on the design. The warnings included in the instruction manual telling people not to let go of the Wiimote (something that should be obvious) and to always wear the strap absolves them of the rest of any liability they'd face based on the design.
The only thing they are liable anymore for is manufacturing defects, which falls under Strict Liability, like a frayed strap that came out of the box that way or a anchor point for the strap on the Wiimote that was molded too thin during manufacturing. - MaXsteri, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6From what I can tell we have the original version
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/straps.jsp
Although TFA does read as if we have the newer version.
"Wii consoles shipped starting in early December already utilized the newer version of the strap"
Can anyone clear things up? - Bigbro69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5No, I believe not learning how to reply to comments is the highest crime on Digg.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5People can try to make it look like Nintendo is doign this out of hte goodness of their hearts all they want, but all you are doing is showing your fanboyism.
The is a BUSINESS move by Nintendo. Not some maganimous gesture by some company with a heart.
This issue was becoming more and more widespread. it was tlaked about on MSN.com and other news sites. It was threatening the future of the console.
Face it...once the initial mad rush dies down, Nintendo is going to be relying fairly heavily of parents buying Wii's for their KIDS. Yes, those ***** retarded kids who might let their Wiimote slip.
And in those aforementioned articles, there alreay WERE concerned parents having second thoughts about giving their kids a Wii due to this problem. No one is going to risk losing a TV over a game. Replacing these straps is a MUCH smaller cost for Nintendo than potentially losing hundreds of thousands customers in the years to come.
Nintendo only cares about you so much as you will keep giving them your money. - smaisch, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10Take a look at all the stories Karted diggs. I don't know why he hates Nintendo so much, but man this guy feels awfully sour about something.
Karted, Nintendo technically didn't do a thing wrong. There is no defect. There ARE people who are waving the Wiimote like it's a live hand-grenade super-glued to their hand and that causes the snapping of the cord. Nintendo is going out of their way to cater to their consumers and support them based on what the community believes.
Does Sony's Sixaxis even come with a strap? No. Why haven't any of these gone through TVs yet you might ask. Well, that's a great question. I'll get back to you when Sony actually makes a game worthy of taking advantage of the Sixaxis.
Kindly hush up and wander off somewhere else. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Rich..this is not "good" customer service. IT is simply cusomter service. EVERY company facing a situation like this would do such a thing.
I am sick opf fanboys ejaculating into their palms whenever their favorite company does something VERY STANDARD.
Nintendo shipped with a strap. That strap was put on FOR A REASON. And the reason was that they knew that the very aspect of the Wiimote made it somehwat likely that it would slip out of people's grips from time to time. So they added some added protection for it. However, that added protection is faulty. And like EVERY company, they are replacing their faulty component
Karted...there is NEVER a good reason to use an inane phrase like that. Unless you are a sad pathetic loser, I mean. - Pokelicious, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6The Beeb have changed the story. Now only replacing faulty straps, not a recall.
- xelloss, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Man it happens, just like spilling a drink or dropping something, everyones done it. Its going to happen to everyone. It has happened to me while Wii bowling with a bunch of friends, you get a little too exited and I lost the remote but luckily the strap caught it.
- vhold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Well, they must be including stand alone controllers, controllers as part of Wii Play, and controllers bundled with the Wii.
- ardnut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4In the UK we got the original thin strap, I brought Wii play to get an extra remote and that came with the thicker strap.
Any one have the link for requesting a replacement in Europe? That link above is only for US and Canada. - cenithx, on 10/12/2007, -9/+12I still think you have to be an idiot to throw your controller at the TV. This is just a method for Nintendo to get some positive publicity to counter the storm of negative stuff being posted online about the straps. People just won't admit their own stupidity, so find something else to blame. We play Wii with just as much intense arm-flailing and sweat-inducing vigor as the next person, and have never even come close to throwing a controller.
- smaisch, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8... because the actual console is designed for flailing around too, right?
... or is it because it's made of string?
Take your pick. I've set it up for you. Now you don't have to do any work when flaming. Just press 1 or 2. - rmany2k, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I applaud the Digg community for this thread.
- Jarasmen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5There have been reported car accidents.
Sucks for car manufacturers. - StevoCJ, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5@ Karted
Why do you continue arguing the same flawed point? It's not like Sony and MS's consoles work perfectly out of the box.
@ trolled
Hey, don't start claiming Sony fanboys are like Karted. He has a 360 too, remember? He sounds more like a 360 fanboy to me. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Yes, they would have.
Nintendo is doing this to SAVE money. To prevent lost future sales.
Stop ejaculating every time one of your reasons to live companies does something that is a STANDARD move. Nintendo ***** up, and they acknowledged it and fixed it. They are not being generous, they are protecting their interests and future sales. - NikoKun, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4thanks for that link... I'm glad Nintendo is making this easy enough... @_@ but my browser refreshed as I was sumiting... so I think it sumited twice... >_< i hope they still send me the replacement...
- Inferny, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5There are enough warnings, and so on, about not swinging too hard, wearing the wrist strap, and this offer of replacement for stringer wrist straps will basically get the case thrown out of court, tell me, why would someone put enough force to break something like that, apart from trying to make money?
- the7dwarfs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I got totally the opposite, my Wii came with the thick strap but my remote that came with Wii play had the thin one.
- TangentThought, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4"Hey, they did it with the PSP"
If you mean that there's isn't anything wrong with them, then Nintendo did it with the DS also. Then again, there weren't ANY counts of problems with the DS and PSP's wrist straps. Nintendo even stopped shipping the straps with the DS. - Spire3660, on 10/12/2007, -11/+13God damn people are RETARDED. How , in any way, is Nintendo responsible for the wiimote flying out of your hand? What if they had introduced the wiimote without a strap at all? Then what? This would be a non-issue. The strap is there simply as a safety net, a courtesy if you will, not a license to swing for the fences. The PS3 controller has motion sensing abilities, are they going to have to issue a strap for that as well to cover for people's incompetence?
Not once when playing did I ever feel like the wiimote was going to fly out of my hand. Saddens me a bit that Nintendo caved to such a stupid idea that they are responsible for people not being able to hold onto their remote. - eatporktoo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4hahaha, it's a wii-call
- TheUnashamed, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2*what Nintendo was thinking*
Our Nintendo Wii's are arguably the hottest item this Christmas. However, there have been some issues with the Wiimote strap breaking and damaging user property. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of units in the field (A) multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B) then multiply the result by the average out of court settlement (C). A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of the recall, we don't do one. - trolled, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Karted: Good job avoiding my post.
- EtherGnat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2From Nintendo: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/strapreplace.jsp
"Nintendo is offering to replace the original version of the wrist straps for the Wii Remote with a newer version...If you have an original version of the strap, please complete the form below to get a replacement"
It looks like they're more than happy to replace your straps whether they're broken or not. -
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