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Nintendo Slapped With Wiimote Strap Lawsuit Once Again
GameCyteSean writes "GameCyte is reporting that a new class-action lawsuit has challenged Nintendo's Wiimote straps once more. Interestingly, the suit was filed by the same lawyer who led the original 2006 attempt, and now argues that Nintendo hid records of broken TVs from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. From the article: 'This doesn't seem like a spurious accusation, either. Attached to the court filing (PDF) as a matter of public record is the very evidence Nintendo allegedly tried to hide: actual, internal Nintendo documents (PDF) where customer service reps received complaints of cracked televisions and broken Wiimote straps — and the corresponding Monthly Reports that Nintendo was compelled to file with the CPSC as part of their agreement.'"
Yeah, you heard me.
Hear hear! I'm so sick of the incessant and ludicrous attempts to defend that nonsense.
So what you're saying is it's perfectly reasonable to serve coffee so hot it can give you third degree burns?
Nod but people even those who are too stupid to use a gaming console deserve some protection. If Nintendo was shipping a product with known flaws and not making it clear enough with the documentation shipped with the product that the wee remote is potently a dangerous weapon if used with a tv set if you fling it towards. I say, let them have their time in court, their defeat will be even more satisfying.