Gamerdude Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 I'm sure you've all heard of the Wiimote's wrist strap breaking from some corner of the internet...well, Nintendo has decided to respond. I knew they had silently started shipping all new Wii units with a beefed up wrist strap, but now they are offering free replacements to whoever wants/needs them. Nintendo Wiis strap replacement I'm glad to see that even if the percentage of users having a problem was small, they still address it. Mine hasn't broken and I don't know of anyone personally who has had their's break either...even still, I'm ordering replacements. Why not, they're free! =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 ------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hey dippy, free wrist straps. Not free remotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Dammit. Shoulda read. :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron C-T Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 . . . How could you not have read? It's in the thread title, on the link, in the story? Or did you just sign on and start blindly clicking? .. It's okay. We still <3 you. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I have my blonde moments sometimes. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 If you want a semi-free wii remote, go get yourself Wii Play. For 50 bucks you get a Wii sports-esque game and a remote. All things considered (40 bucks for a remote), you are knocking quite a bit off the price) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blyde Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Yeah, I'm looking into that...doesn't look bad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 yeah according to the picture I have the "weak" strap so I'll probably order four of em just in case... you know if I ever get really retarded and get the urge to let go of the remote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckboy Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 There aren't any problems with the wrist strap if you're not a retard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 if someone is stupid enough to chuck their controller at their tv then they deserve what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron C-T Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 "...I'll probably order four of em just in case... you know if I ever get really retarded and get the urge to let go of the remote." Come now, Ila. You know it's tempting. Go ahead- let ago. You have wings. Let go and fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerdude Posted December 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 There aren't any problems with the wrist strap if you're not a retard I agree. When I see these stories of people having these "problems" I have no sympathy for them. It's been clearly stated that you don't have to viciously swing the wiimote for it to register a movement...a flick of the wrist is sufficient. People aren't using them as they are intended to be used...it's their own fault. I think Nintendo is doing a good service in offering thicker straps for those people who are like the aforementioned. As for myself...I have yet to swing the wiimote wildly once, but heck, if they're free, I'm not against a little bit safer product, so I ordered 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Oh god, I decided to go crazy with Wii golf and my remote went flying through the window, across the street, into my neighbors house and hit their cat which caused the cat to run into the highway and cause a 10 car pileup which resulted in a loss of Dubuque's economy because the shipping trucks couldn't make their rounds... can I blame Nintendo for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckboy Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I agree. When I see these stories of people having these "problems" I have no sympathy for them. It's been clearly stated that you don't have to viciously swing the wiimote for it to register a movement...a flick of the wrist is sufficient. People aren't using them as they are intended to be used...it's their own fault. I think Nintendo is doing a good service in offering thicker straps for those people who are like the aforementioned.As for myself...I have yet to swing the wiimote wildly once, but heck, if they're free, I'm not against a little bit safer product, so I ordered 4. You can swing it widely up to a point. When you play tennis for example, you just don't sit there and flick your wrist back and forth. That's a stupid way to play. But when you're swinging the wiimote, you have to be some kind of moron to actually swing it so hard it flies out of your hand, breaking the strap, causing it to smash into a TV. Get some hand sweat medication or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ila Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 So you know I've been thinking about new items in Brawl... and Nintendo defintely needs to add a flying Wiimote as a weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1LT Worm Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 The news was talking about how this would cost Nintendo millions of dollars. Not really. You fail, news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slingerland Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 So you know I've been thinking about new items in Brawl... and Nintendo defintely needs to add a flying Wiimote as a weapon. Yeah...if the SNES Super Scope made it into Melee, the "broken strapped" Wii Remote has to be a chuckable item. It'd be like a turtle shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hRook Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 The Wiimote would be a cool item in smash bros. It could be like a one-time-use force throw/grab/choke/whatevervaderdoes of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerdude Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 So you know I've been thinking about new items in Brawl... and Nintendo defintely needs to add a flying Wiimote as a weapon. I must say...that idea does have some brilliance there =P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DimensionWarped Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Yeah...if the SNES Super Scope made it into Melee, the "broken strapped" Wii Remote has to be a chuckable item. It'd be like a turtle shell. Attack by flinging it around wildly... 20% of the time, the wrist strap snaps for a super powered item throw attack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 I just walked into target and walked out 10 minutes later with a spankin new Wiimote and Nunchuck. The wiimote had the old strap, but I was ____ing stoked that they had it in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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