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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.'"
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What are you, Jewish? Begone with you and your Yiddish, to the gas chamber!
[ObDisclaimer: Sarcasm. Dark humor. But I've got plenty of karma to burn, and next week, I'll still have more mod points to than you. I expect that the forthcoming discussion, coupled with my 5-digit Slashdot UID of "adolf," will be far more meaningful than anything which might otherwise appear in this ill-placed and laughable YRO article. (Isn't this the sort of article that idle.slashdot.org is for?) Feel free to disagree and discuss, below.]
Kid-proof tablet..
17) Edison & Tesla fight on the Jerry Springer show. PLEASE.
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?
Seriously, if you break your TV with a remote, its your fault.
You're ignoring the circumstances of the situation. What's next, if you kill yourself in a car accident, it's your fault? Even if the seatbelt broke because it couldn't take the force of a crash? And it would have saved your life if it was engineered properly?
Or how about if you jump off a plane to your death, it's your fault. So your parachute didn't deploy... Who cares? You killed yourself.
I'm sorry, but the fact that the strap broke is relevant. There's a reason the word "ignorant" is so closely related to the word "ignore." Sometimes ignorant people have the facts, but just toss them aside.
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.
Get a brain check. Now.