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Nintendo, Wii have a problem

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

Thursday, December 7, 2006
17 years ago3,609 views

a lot of people complain about the Wiimote.
it breaks stuff! a lot of stuff!

see the following:

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p47/post47.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p46/post46.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p45/post45.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p38/post38.jpg

http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p39/01.jpg

http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p43/06.jpg

http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p43/05.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p34/post34.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/image.php?external_image=http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p31/01.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p30/post30.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/image.php?external_image=http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p29/01.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p25/post25.jpg

http://wiihaveaproblem.com/images/p24/post24.jpg

(via WiiHaveAProblem;
http://wiihaveaproblem.com)

Tough Nintendo is very responsible for its consumer actions ;
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/06/nintendo-email-encourages-safe-wii-ing/
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wiisafety.jsp

im seriously reconsidering of buying Nintendo Wii (because im ordering it from the states, we dont have it in Israel yet. :( )

Wouter Schut [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

wiihaveaproblem.com seems to have a problem ;)

Isn't this a marketing stunt?

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

problem?
what do you mean Wouter?
like a 404 error?

Tony Ruscoe [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

Looks like they don't always allow hotlinking images, or they just have a problem with hotlinking so many...

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

I can't see the images above David, unless I follow the link, and then hit return in the address bar (i.e. empty my referrer string). Not sure if you're seeing them here.

In any case, you ought to be able to avoid breaking stuff by not putting it close to your "action zone". I guess the Wii is like when people first used bicycles or something, they'd crash all the time because the things were so new (assuming that people did crash a lot with early bicycles :)).

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

PS: In Germany it arrives in at least two big retail chains tomorrow morning, but might be sold out very quickly that day. I'm still pondering buying one (250 Euro, I believe, to expensive to be an instinct buy!).

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

<< Not sure if you're seeing them here. >>
i am.. :)

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

Ah, you can see them here 'cause you saw 'em before. Now I can see the first image too, 'cause I viewed it before!

DPic [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

Yeah, I have a Wii and it's tons of fun but when I wear the safety strap like it tells you to do, whenever the phone rings I instinctively put the controller in my other hand so I can go to pick up the phone, but then the controller is tied to my wrist to it ends up smashing into a table or something like that.

Dillan15 [PersonRank 0]

17 years ago #

So did you smash your television set yet with your new nintendo wiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

:d

[Moved and inappropriate comment removed – Tony]

David Hetfield [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

<< Nintendo is offering to replace the original version of the wrist straps for the Wii Remote with a newer version. Because Wii consoles shipped starting in early December already utilized the newer version of the strap, you will need to determine which version of the strap you have before ordering a replacement.>>
the difference between the original and the new version of the strap:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/images/straps.jpg

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/strapreplace.jsp

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