bulls*** to you all, how the hell can you throw something that isn't even heavy at all... through plastic?! and through a TV?!?!?! do you guys have superpowers or something, to me it would seem that the controller would break before the tv does but that's just me.

My advice to Nintendo's PR people:

Offer a replacement wrist-strap that is way stronger. Find some way to seriously reinforce the existing wrist strap using common household items (i'm thinking electrical tape?). If this is like standard cell-phone straps, there is no way it is meant to take ANY amount of stress.

ANyway, package new updated wrist strap with all new units, offer one time replacement to all existing owners, and when you do this, offer suggestions on something to do in the meantime while they wait.

AaronDobbins: All the things seems purposely, how the hell can you destroy your PDA??!?! .... It seems they slammed it in or put the controller in a hole that was caused by something else ... like the first pic...

I've hold the controller and the weight, there is no way you can throw it through hard plastic -_-

Either they're trying to be funny by creating hoaxes, or they're trying to get their stuff repaired and maybe some money back.

I still can't imagine what it would be like to explain to your wife or neighbor that the reason the window is being replaced is because you chucked the Wii controller through the window haha.

I really could see myself getting so into a game though that I would let the remote slip and break something. Hopefully it wouldn't be the wife's forehead as she walked into the room. You could pretty much guarantee that would result in a Wii posting on eBay ha.

I think this is probably the first time in human history that people have gotten carried away and become a bit careless while having fun. Must be an American thing...

/sarcasm

I fail to see this as being an issue with the users. I mean, just think about it for a second.

Baseball bat, sword, bowling ball, I'm also assuming boxing type games, golf, and fishing... all these require quite a bit of motion.

So you take all these active sports and make them controllable in the way Wii has and put this in the hands of the general public.. the same people that can't figure out that coffee might be hot, or that choke on lego pieces.

It will end in a lawsuit and I think they(Nintendo) walked right into this one.

Well ... What were they expecting?

I am guessing they're all AMERICAN
I am guessing they have it all insuranced
I am guessing they all used extreme violence to break the strap or didn't have the strap on
I am guessing they purposely aimed at stuff in their homes

I am guessing they are after lawsuits to get moar money

Hey! What the heck? Who are you to imply that the Wiimote problems are all due to Americans? I take offense at that ignorant remark. While I haven't lost control of my game and damaged any property, I can see how intense some game players play and can understand how this silly mishap can occur. Americans are enthusiastic by nature, we can't help it if flat, dull, monotone people elsewhere don't get into gaming. Grow up! Develope some compassion, respect different cultures! You're what's wrong with the world today.

moar money? Do you mean "more money"?

Truth be told, whenever we hear of problems like this, 8 times out of 10, it is from Americans.

But really...

Do I need a warning on my car saying not to drive it into a building? Or on my laptop saying not to hit my brother over the head iwth it?

No?

So why should nintendo put warnings on it's Wii controller? How dumb can anyone get?

And mkygrl7... you sound like one of those self centered americans. Please don't turn this forum into a cultural warzone.

"For example, in a game like Wii Sports bowling, the ball is thrown by simply releasing the B button on the remote, not by letting go of the remote," the e-mail reads.

Excellent example. I don't think Nintendo will say it but if you don't have the brain to understand you don't have to swing it fast like a base bat or throw it like a bowling ball just don't buy it. A few exceptions doesn't make the rule.

Hey, don't sell glasses as some people drop them! If you're careless with the usage then blame yourself.

Not to say that people dont make mistakesm, but there are a select few... like those 5 people who are killed each year in the USA who are killed by falling vending machines. I have never owned a video game controller that had any significant air time or did any physical damage to my property.

Whoever is swinging the remote too hard is most likely doing a disfavor. Few games really give you any significant benefit after waving a certain speed, and most games are extremely casual in their motions. The wii sports golf game even punishes you for swinging too hard. I'm having a hard time imagining swinging the remote as hard as I can for something, and much less releasing the controls.

I've owned the wii for two weeks now, and I play wii sports extensively. After playing I've never lost grip of the remote or ever had any trouble with the strap. I've very rarely needed to swing very hard for that matter. The remote feels very secure in my hand; I just don't see it as any sort of a problem.

Maybe alcohol or whatever is involved? Don't drink and wii.

Has the world gone mad where we need to be told how to control the video game controller?
23 years ago, when we got a spanking new Atari VCS (new to us, year before we got a Telestar marksman) I had fun with my joystick and my paddle. By today's standards, those Atari VCS games may suck, but are still playable. Just move the joystick north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, Northwest and back to north. I remember Warlord, Breakout, Pitfall! with Pitfall Harry, MASH, The Empire Strikes Back: Attack of the ATATS(Had to hit the ATAT right in the neck or somewhere like that)
My family never had problems with the 2600. Or the controllers. I don't know where that little machine is today, but we kids sure had fun! Instructions for a video game controller?
Bah humbug! (Scrooge humor there.)

Dude, I still play with my Atari. My 6 yr old son has way more fun with it than with more advanced game systems. "Keep it simple, stupid"

I've not seen ours for a few years.
Otherwise, I'd still play it.
I have a CD with 80 VCS games for the PC.
They are fun still.
The controllers won't work without an adapter.
I guess I could find some new joysticks to play them.
Glad to here they are still around.
Simple graphics really are the best.
She'll grow into the newer machines with the Atari as her first computer.

i think i'm going to write my senator about this. we need a law that will require nintendo to establish and conducd a special safety class teaching how to use this potentially dangerous device. more traditional control units should be built and distributed free of charge for those who can't use the new controller. This should get top priority - it is children safety we are talking about here!

seriously, how dumb do you need to be to complain about something like this. nuts.

Amen tankist. Could'nt agree with you more.
These new controllers need alternatives like a cord on theme.
I used to have two joysticks that I got for Christmas 1996 with my then new computer.
Man, times have changed, but idiots never do.
(No one here, just Wii users)
bmj2006

You need to write to your senator and discuss a law permitting you to shoot stupid people in the head. :P

What the hell!?! How do you accidentally through a remote?!

So you think it's about stupid people and not a poor concept?

Oh ya, that's a great solution, NOT! You sound like one of those liberals who just want to wipe stupid people off the face of the earth! Genocide, Stupidocide, religionocide, cultureocide,when will we all learn to grow up and respect the minor differences in all of mankind? This thought process and attitude may be too complicated for you, if that's the case, I forgive your immature, ignorant behavior and comments, go in peace.

I think he was joking...and I don't appreciate your sentiment that liberals want to wipe stupid people off the earth. Not to get into a political debate, but liberals are the ones who want everyone left alone and to maintain personal privacy. Generally speaking conservative groups are those that would like to impose their ideals on peopl as to restricting personal freedoms, etc. Liberals are the ones who fight just as hard to have everyone left alone.

You are right, I stand corrected. Forgive my poor choice of words when describing "far right or far left wingers". It's nice to see an intelligent comment posted. Thanks for the rebuttal.

are people relly that dissfunctional...

maybe they should sell a rubber room with the Wiiiiiiiii

It just shows that you need to be very Wiisponsible when using it.

::slaps knee::

ZING!

Very nice pun.

For what Wiison do you continue to poke fun at the consoles name?--oops (DOH!)

over a million units sold in under a month? nintendo will owns both MS and Sony.

I seriously doubt Nintendo will surpass MSFT in terms of # of units sold over the lifetime average (Wii doesn't have next-gen graphics, 360 does, so, own both! lol). But, given that the Wii is surpassing the PS3 speaks a lot about how badly the PS3 really is doing...

*waiting for the sony fanboys to flame me on that one...*

~dnc

Wii is a family system, so graphic is NOT the reason why people will buy into it. It's the fun factor. For good graphic, you need a PC, not a console.

"For good graphic, you need a PC, not a console."

Really? Have you SEEN gears of war on my 37" Aquos?? Looks even better on my friends 50" plasma....I could probably run that on my pc fairly well...after dropping 3k on it...maybe....wonder how it'll compare on that 20 inch monitor though

My mother has a 19 inch wide monitor on her shiny new Pavillion. Looks great.
Can't wait to get my new computer
bmj2006

You'll probably find it will be better on the 20 inch monitor - better refresh rates and possibly better resolution (not sure if you TV is 1080p).

Not to mention tweakability on a PC. PC will always own consoles for picture quality - you said it yourself: more expensive hardware. Hell, this console gen doesn't even support DX10 - thus no Crysis! :P

Vendors have realized finally that PC games are a dying breed. The problems customers experience with configuration issues, hardware problems, etc. all pale in comparison to the benefits and ease of use with a console. Consoles are outpacing PC game sales hands-down. The funny thing is that as consoles are scaling in power, they're becoming PC's (almost) merged with entertainment centers. Someday, it'll all merge. Cell phone, Blackberry, Console, PC, iPod, all in one device that fits in your hand. We can dream can't we?

I'll take 52 inch HDTV over a 19 inch desktop anyday of the week for gaming.

You forgot the wide part.
She could put a TV card in the desktop and plug it into the 52 inch HDTV. Using HDMI.
I could put a HDMI capable device on my monitor too.
I don't play games. I create the programs used to make them.

Tenoq- My fiance would so agree with you on the DX10 part. He just recently sold his 360 he hardly played to get better puter hardware. He can't wait to get a DX10 card to play Crysis.

Many people have taken apart a PS3 and say its hardware is what the next consoles will most likely be similar to. It's cell processor can go about 3.2 GHz
There are quad core processors ready to be bought for puters but it seems the games are behind when it comes to all the super fast hardware out there, while the console hardware is ahead of the games. I think the 360 has shown us some great graphic games but from what the PS3 has inside I think it can do better, but the games aren't ready for it yet.
Don't get me wrong though, I'm going to get a Wii. I'll wait until it plays DVDs and has the HD though. It'll be more fun, multifuctional and look better on a huge TV than now. Plus maybe the Wiimotes will all come with a rubber gripping on them as standard equipment by then.

I'm waiting for the first medical-related injury resulting in battery. The accused will sue Nintendo blaming them for causing him/her to hit the other person.

notice how the mishaps are only occurring in the American market ...

yup, thats speaks pretty well about the US ...

/end sarcasm

uhm, are you trying to say that non north american population is less clumsy? i'm sure there is enough wii misshapps everywhere (even if they are not running to press to whine). so you sir are just a hater, thats all .
good luck with that.

Not clumsy, just more angry. Or perhaps just stupid?

*chuckles*

I'm guessing that's because we had the largest supply of the product available to us for sale. We also probably have the largest population that could actually afford to purchase the system. Several of you have no problem abusing this forum with your silly, immature, and sometimes ignorant accusations and remarks, which is quite commical when you see how poorly you all spell. It really shows your intelligence levels. LMAO!

Did you really mean to sound so immature and ignorant? I'm sure you are an intelligent person, maybe you should keep people guessing and keep your silly remarks to yourself, rather than posting them and confirm to all you are an idiot.

LoL
blame it on the company for making something close to real...

Maybe somebody could hack the Wii to let you replace that heavy remote with one of those little "air mice" they use for presentations. Probably far less painful when it hits you in the forehead.