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Wii will replace your straps, say Nintendo

It’s not surprising that Nintendo have decided to recall 3.2million Wii controller straps after seeing horrific pictures such as the one below, caused by people simply playing games, as they were meant to.

Wii remote stuck inside TV

Wiihaveaproblem.com has been cataloguing user submissions of Wii related incidents since the console was release and there has been an alarming number of cases of the straps that keep the controller securely in your hand actually snapping and flying across the room, often taking out a piece of electrical equipment or furniture with it, like this poor persons rear-projection TV, pictured below;

TV damaged by flying Wii remote

Of course, not all damage has been done to inanimate objects or indeed by fault of design, some incidents have been caused by human error, to say the least, like in the case of this poor lady who was injured whilst her boyfriend swishing his ’sword’ around, playing Zelda.

Woman with a black eye caused by Wii

Or even, this woman who dislocated her knee whilst playing Wii sports Tennis in high heels, look away if you’re grossed out easily…

Girl dislocates knee playing Wii Sports Tennis

Unfortunately, at this time there is no information on how customers are to receive their replacement straps…

9 Comments »

  Fabiana wrote @ December 15th, 2006 at 14:03

It was just in time!!!

  Fink wrote @ December 18th, 2006 at 18:41

Still want one… ;)

  Snowbabies wrote @ December 20th, 2006 at 10:21

My Brother has just got one these, I’ve told him, he’s not playing Wii Tennis in our front room, it’s more dangerous than the real thing!

Paul

  thethinker wrote @ December 26th, 2006 at 02:29

Geez, that looks painful. It probably won’t stop people from buying them, though.

  thy wrote @ December 29th, 2006 at 07:06

oh dear. how painful.

and yet. here i am laughing at their misery.
i can’t resist.

  Rev. Qelqoth wrote @ December 30th, 2006 at 13:48

I see that the latest January Wii hit, “Virtual Sadism”, will literally be flying off the shelves.

  wiierrorcodes wrote @ February 8th, 2007 at 00:01

ouch, nice post

check out http://www.wiierrorcodes.com

  Terry Burrows wrote @ June 5th, 2007 at 16:45

Yah, I’m desperate for one of these, I’m injury prone with or without them anyway so whats the difference? Lol.

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