Comments on: Wiimote Straps Not Strong Enough

By: Quartecks

Quartecks — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:57:27 +0000

Oh well, they have slip proof gloves available for it.

By: Kevin Cortez

Kevin Cortez — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:53:41 +0000

Owned.

By: Silver

Silver — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:10:44 +0000

I was a bit dubious about these “flying Wiimote” stories until it happened last night to me. Well, to my 17-year-old nephew actually. We were playing some Wii Sports tennis. He took a swing, nothing too intense, no more intense than what you see on the Wii commercials, and the remote slipped from his sweaty hand and smashed into the wall with a loud bang. The tiny string that secures the strap to the remote tore loose from the plastic tab that holds the strap and string together. It looks exactly like every other photo I’ve seen of broken Wii remote straps.

Smooth plastic, sweaty hand, physical motion, weak strap: this thing likely will fly from many more hands too.

This is a design flaw. Once Christmas hits and millions of new Wiis get pulled from the boxes, you’ll be hearing more and more about flying remotes. Count on it. Nintendo needs to rework the way this thing is designed and they need to do it pronto. The string may be strong, the strap may be strong, but the way they’re connected together is not.

Bottom line: if there’s a need to secure the controller to your wrist, the strap should actually be able to do the job it’s intended to. It isn’t.

I know I’m a lot more paranoid about people playing the Wii in front of my big TV now.

By: greenthumb

greenthumb — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:19:47 +0000

I think its the booze man that shit aint needed lol he is over doin it alot

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:32:36 +0000

I wonder if people are gonna start throwing their ps3 sixaxis controllers at the wall now? They don’t even have safety strings for those… idiots…

By: Quartecks

Quartecks — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:09:25 +0000

It’s not like the controller is meant to be thrown!

By: monir

monir — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:04:39 +0000

got to admit though that one bit of string isn’t much protection.

By: Quartecks

Quartecks — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:58:53 +0000

… Wait a second!! That’s a bar!! Nintendo has attracted bars! I guess they have really reached everyone after all.

By: Quartecks

Quartecks — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:57:39 +0000

Had he simply flicked his wrist he would have had the same response.

By: Jim2k

Jim2k — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:51:41 +0000

I’m wondering the same thing, why do you have to swing so hard? It’s not like you’re hitting a physical object. Just waive the thing in the air. The problems isn’t with the straps, but people taking the Wiimote technology too literally.

By: Quartecks

Quartecks — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:48:18 +0000

He didn’t have to swing so hard.