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Nintendo To Replace Wiimote Wrist Straps

Posted by Zonk on from the avoiding-flying-wiimotes-seems-like-a-good-thing dept.

Kotaku has word that, after much giggling and photo-taking, Nintendo is replacing all of the Wiimote straps shipped with the original release of the console. There is a strap replacement form available, to get new straps sent to you. From the article: "Once your replacement wrist strap has shipped, you will receive a confirmation email from Nintendo. We expect to begin shipping replacement straps around December 21st. It will take 5 to 9 days for delivery depending on your location. Please do not contact Nintendo regarding your replacement wrist strap until after that time period has passed. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your interest in our products." Update: 12/15 17:07 GMT by Z : I used the right term here in the text, but Edge Online notes that recall is not the right term to use here. Title corrected.

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  1. Re:What were they thinking by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    You mean "Not" don't you. What you said is funny and true at the same time nevertheless. Japanese engineering can be genius but in my travels and dealings in Japan their attitude towards anyone not typically Japanese in thinking and size, they tend not to think about.

    Oh man, I'm 6'7" and I drive a Subaru Impreza. This car really stands out as the Japanese car with the most headroom I've ever been in... but there is basically zero leg room and the power window switch crap digs RIGHT in between my kneecap and whatever bone that is next to it and fucking kills me. I'm going to have to look into hiding that switch block and replacing the panel in the door from a JDM car with that thing on the right side, and a smooth panel with one switch on the left before I lose the use of my left leg entirely :P

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  2. Re:What the Hell is going on here... by Icepole4 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Chris, Can you please pass whatever you are smoking over here...

    "Nintendo and Sony are not the same company, and this is an example of why."

    That's exactly what anonymous is talking about, this false sense that Nintendo is somehow this holier than though company of the people. Sony and Nintendo are the same company. At the end of the day they don't care about us as consumers, they care about MAKING A PROFIT period! How soon you forget that the PS3 was preceeded by the N64 with $60.00 games in 1995! Let's not even talk about sticking with Cartridges, or not including DVD playback in the gamecube, or charging $249 for basically a $99.00 gamecube with a new controller, but Nintendo cares right?

    So let's not put lipstick on Nintendo's pig and pretend its a pretty girl. They care about the bottom line only just like any other company.