Wii Strap Wiicall

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 15th, 2006, 8:35

The Beeb wrote:apanese games firm Nintendo is recalling more than three million straps for its new Wii console.

The announcement follows scores of complaints about the wrist straps breaking during use.

BBC Article

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » December 15th, 2006, 8:45

Haha, serves them right for cutting costs and putting a flimsy piece of string as a strap on the remote.

After viewing several pics of the strap, I can clearly see now that this could be a bigger problem than it appeared, and why on earth they didn't use a thicker cord is beyond me, other than trying to save themselves pence per console.

At least they are now admitting it's a problem and sorting it, which is a lot more than Microsoft did at the begining of the 360's life (not now thankfuly).

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » December 15th, 2006, 11:07

Good, it's not actually a recall so I don't have to send anything back.

Like Nintendo I don't really understand how people are breaking these things. Granted they look flimsy but they'd have to suffer some abuse before breaking. I just tried pulling the strap on my Wiimote and it made some creaking noises and gave a little at the join between the nylon thread and the rest of the strap, the weak point I guess. But for the thing to be pulled that hard during game use? I don't know how that would happen.

Post by **fabyak** » December 15th, 2006, 11:26

have people been wiinking them too hard?

Post by **Joose** » December 15th, 2006, 12:18

spoodie wrote:Good, it's not actually a recall so I don't have to send anything back.

Like Nintendo I don't really understand how people are breaking these things. Granted they look flimsy but they'd have to suffer some abuse before breaking. I just tried pulling the strap on my Wiimote and it made some creaking noises and gave a little at the join between the nylon thread and the rest of the strap, the weak point I guess. But for the thing to be pulled that hard during game use? I don't know how that would happen.

According to my mate who has one, he thinks its something to do with when you connect the wiimote to the other bit, to make it nunchuck style. Something about it rubbing or something, making it weaken. Obviously, as ive not seen one myself, I could be way of the mark. Just relaying what he said.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » December 15th, 2006, 13:55

Joose wrote:According to my mate who has one, he thinks its something to do with when you connect the wiimote to the other bit, to make it nunchuck style. Something about it rubbing or something, making it weaken. Obviously, as ive not seen one myself, I could be way of the mark. Just relaying what he said.

I could see where that could cause a problem, if you did it enough times or were rough with it. Personally I don't both securing the nunchuk anymore, seems a bit pointless as you don't wave it about as much as the other bit.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » December 15th, 2006, 15:08

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:At least they are now admitting it's a problem and sorting it

Like putting corks on table corners and safety labels on a packet of peanuts...

My Wii came with a thin strap (the strap on the controller that came with WiiPlay is noticeably thicker). I can sort of see why people are having trouble- some of the WiiSports games make you swing the remote harder than really required- but a thicker strap isn't going to stop this happening. Possibly superglue may work, or perhaps handcuffs.
I'm not sure what the gloves were about though.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » December 15th, 2006, 16:30

The fact that the pitches are registered up to 100mph in the Wii Baseball doesn't help, as this makes entusiastic people go a tad mental when they first play it (understandably, as I'd be swinging the thing like a crazed loon as well)

Post by **Roman Totale** » December 15th, 2006, 17:29

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:I'd be swinging the thing like a crazed loon as well

Yes, we've seen your dance.