Thanks for your idea, but had you gone on to read the post you were responding to, you would have noticed that the poster went on to explain the position taken, with the summary in the following statement:
...hyping up natural motion of the controller and it didn't occur to them to use thicker straps?!
The issue is not that people are blaming Nintendo for the wild n crazy gesturing of the players (which would be silly), the issue is that Nintendo knew they were emphasizing the wild n crazy movements, and didn't say "oh, maybe we should use thicker straps for that..."
In your example, the toaster is NOT meant to be used as a hand warmer, while the Wiimote is, in fact, intended to be wielded as a whatever-they're-doing-with-it-cause-it's-part-of- the-game. The difference is that if you're going to stick your hand into a toaster, make sure it's made for sticking your hand into, or at least make sure that the cord is durable enough to stay attached to the toaster while you flail about wildly, trying to dislodge said heating device from your burning flesh.
All that being said, I'm pleased that Nintendo is being understanding about this whole silly strap business, and I am looking forward to being able to break my own household appliances when I can afford a Wii. ^_^
p.s. I am not trying to troll, only clarify. kthnx.
well, sure, usually there needs to be a whole pile of collaborators on these things, but the more observers there are, the higher the chance that the results will be changed by the observance of the phenomenon...
Slashdot Mirror
Dear Were-Rabbit;
...hyping up natural motion of the controller and it didn't occur to them to use thicker straps?!
- the-game. The difference is that if you're going to stick your hand into a toaster, make sure it's made for sticking your hand into, or at least make sure that the cord is durable enough to stay attached to the toaster while you flail about wildly, trying to dislodge said heating device from your burning flesh.
Thanks for your idea, but had you gone on to read the post you were responding to, you would have noticed that the poster went on to explain the position taken, with the summary in the following statement:
The issue is not that people are blaming Nintendo for the wild n crazy gesturing of the players (which would be silly), the issue is that Nintendo knew they were emphasizing the wild n crazy movements, and didn't say "oh, maybe we should use thicker straps for that..."
In your example, the toaster is NOT meant to be used as a hand warmer, while the Wiimote is, in fact, intended to be wielded as a whatever-they're-doing-with-it-cause-it's-part-of
All that being said, I'm pleased that Nintendo is being understanding about this whole silly strap business, and I am looking forward to being able to break my own household appliances when I can afford a Wii. ^_^
p.s. I am not trying to troll, only clarify. kthnx.
well, sure, usually there needs to be a whole pile of collaborators on these things, but the more observers there are, the higher the chance that the results will be changed by the observance of the phenomenon...