oldschool

that and common sense.

Wii_Addict01

a used wii is damaged goods IMO.

Do9ey

I'm not suprised! everyone getting thier wiis and wanting to be violent with it on games like wii sports and tloz tp. you simpilly need to swing it hard to get into the game.

i've heard that people let of it completly and it flys into their TV.

Try and treat it like your girlfriend/boyfriend treat it nicely and get it going when the time is right. lol

MarkHopper

QUESTION: Don't you think if the strap breaks and the remote goes flying out of your hand that you weren't actually gripping the remote at that time?

Maybe that is really a comment in the form of a question.

Do9ey

True but with a loose grip part way through a heavy hit i wouldn't be suprised if it did go flying, i havn't got mine yet, its under a tree covered in shiny paper

superninja42

I haven't actually seen any commercial that shows excessive movement. The commercials show even, flowing, natural movement.


Regardless, as has been previous;y stated -- it takes allot to break the strap, and if your using that much force then you don't have a clue how the wii works.

Me and my mates have had the Wii since release and haven't broken anything yet...

superninja42

You don't need to swing it that hard. The motion sensor is pretty sensitive. For instance, in Wii Sports Baseball you can throw a faster Fast ball when you quickly tilt the controller down and back up. You don't have to "pitch" to be effective. Not to mention you can play all the games sitting down if you wanted with very little effort and the same effect as standing and swinging about wildly.

Just an observation

Do9ey

true, but you get 8 year olds and they are gonna want to smack the controller to bits

Nintendo-Collector

First Post!


I totally agree with you!!
They are just idiots breaking their own things because they can't beat the game, just impatient.

WiiWouldLikeToPlay

this is a good place to see all the damage the remote has made.

http://www.wiidamage.com/

Rein

Why should it be destroyed

Tristo

Has anyone here actually broken a wiimote? Nintendo is known for producing tough products and I've personally seen one of mine hit a low beam that runs across the ceiling by an over enthused friend playing tennis, but it works fine. The only difference is that it now has a battle scar and allows me to tell the remotes apart without the lights.

Spinal33

After a while playing, I can see how one can break their strap... yes, you do need tobe a moron and practically pitch the wiimote while the strap is connected to your hand. Scratch that practically, you NEED to pitch the remote at full strength. Forget slipping, its more on the lines of throwing it...

I say that anyone who has a broken strap get charged a fine; donate all proceeds to the Nintendo VIP Club to get the stars-for-wiiPoints program running

Do9ey

Maybe its because the straps are too short, because if they were longer then there would be less wear around it if you know waht i mean

Why not put an idiot line on which is just anouther strap around the fixing so if one goes, the other one doesn't

People could just treat their wii with a bit of respect and there would be no problem, apart from the few people who get pissed on wii sports when that annoying pc person beats them at tennis

Spinal33

Thats precisely the point... the strap IS an idiot line... You are NOT meant to be using it to hold the Wiimote, its an emergency olny IDIOT LINE just as you say. If your point it, why not put a second idiot line, then why not a third? Or a fourth? Where does one draw the line as to where a user is "too stupid" to use the console?

Tristo

An easy way to make the idiot line 99% idiot proof is to simply purchase a set of handcuffs from any uhmm adult leisure store. Then grab a hammer and chisel to split the cuffs apart at the centre of the chain and use a key ring to attach each cuff to a wiimote. And yes these particular handcuffs don't actually need a key to be opened.

Bottom line. For $22 and 5-6 minutes of my time, I know my wiimotes won't be flying too far out of inexperienced hands.

Do9ey

ive gotta get myself some of them when pesky friends i don't really like come round and trash my stuff

Jim.Carrey.Jr

Honestly what kind of a retard lets go of a controller hoping that a little string will hold on 2 it? And what person jumps into a fan or light... r u people all retarded... think beffore u act..

lars

I found a link for online strap replacement for some of Europe at http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/6315.html . The only problem for myself (and possibly other people in the UK or elsewhere) is that at the moment, they've limited the number of characters in the postcode area, and I cannot enter my full postcode.

Link_of_Hyrule

There is absolutely no reason to do such large movements that the strap will break but the straps are thin and if you want to get a free strap(s) like i did do so no you don't need to send back the old ones nintendo didnt waist there time with this because they know that i would be a waist of thier and other peoples time and money.


This is not a recal in any means its a valentary strap replacement program its kinda like online updates they are optional but they fix problems.