Post by: Klapaucius on December 07, 2006, 06:50:00 AM
To be fair, it's hardly the deliberate error worked into PSPs.
Post by: ryancoke on December 07, 2006, 06:57:22 AM
Post by: decoyman on December 07, 2006, 07:01:42 AM
Post by: Strell on December 07, 2006, 07:04:15 AM
That normally works.
Post by: decoyman on December 07, 2006, 07:05:49 AM
(those things can get mighty slippery when your palms sweat even just a little)
Post by: Strell on December 07, 2006, 07:22:07 AM
And yet, even my 3 and 4 year old nieces were able to not let go of the remote.
Now I did have to keep them from moving forward up to the TV (they kept doing that), but never once did they let go of the 'mote.
Now if they can handle it - in Boxing no less - that speaks leagues on all sorts of things.
But I's just sayin'.
Post by: decoyman on December 07, 2006, 07:35:58 AM
(heads to gym)
Post by: NeoThunder on December 07, 2006, 07:37:49 AM
Post by: Pale on December 07, 2006, 07:46:40 AM
"We can never plan for the stupidity of people"
Here's some tips...
1. Try not to drop your remote.
2. In the case that you do drop your remote, make sure that you didn't throw the remote so hard that it creates enough force to break the strap.
Seriously, #2 is the key here. You don't have to pretend your Nolan fricken Ryan when playing Wii baseball.
Post by: Plugabugz on December 07, 2006, 07:51:18 AM
Post by: decoyman on December 07, 2006, 08:13:44 AM
FIRST LET'S GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY. I'm not a dumb or stupid person, but I'm not about to start spouting my GPA or my ACT scores to prove it. I also play piano regularly, so that should confirm to you that my hands are not frail and withered sacks of skin and bones suited only to the most base of activities such as delivering food to my mouth and clicking a mouse.
NOW. The remote has slipped out of my grip once. It happened while I was playing Wii Sports Tennis with 2 buddies. My hands were a little sweaty from the match (and no, I had not been playing with slugs or bathing in butter either), and I swung a backhand and it slipped out. The wrist strap caught it. Thank you Nintendo, for your foresight. And in case you're wondering, I was doing the small movements (because you can get more speed on your shots that way
)(looks at thread title) This thread's about the fact that the wrist straps may be faulty. I commented on that. I've found the wrist strap useful (as no doubt many others have), and I'm concerned that they may not live up to the only function that they are made for. I mean, have you looked at how tiny that little cord that connects to the remote is? This is a valid point, and if you'd rather poke fun at people who have dropped the remote, there's a web site just for that. But beware, because no one is immune to remote-slipping-out-of-your-hand-itis, and if you make fun now, you might have to eat some humble pie later on. And let me tell you, humble pie is nasty, and you do NOT want to eat it.
IN CONCLUSION:
1. Do sweaty-handed people have a right to play Wii without worrying about a remote being flung into the great nether and/or the television? I submit that they do.
2. Are sweaty-handed people inherently of lesser intelligence than non-sweaty-handed people? I submit that they are not.
3. Could there be a defect regarding the manufacture of Wii Remote Wrist Straps which might yield unfortunate results when sweaty-handed people combine with a sexy (but not textured) device to be held in the hand which is lacking a reliable and dependable fail-safe mechanism? I submit that this is indeed a distinct possibility. Further, I submit that if one is not in agreement with the above statements, then one is, unfortunately, quite wrong.
P.S. – Plugabugz, the small part of the strap that connects to the remote is the thing that has snapped for some people.
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on December 07, 2006, 08:24:24 AM
Post by: Blue Plant on December 07, 2006, 08:41:27 AM
Post by: stevey on December 07, 2006, 08:44:56 AM
Post by: ryancoke on December 07, 2006, 08:53:50 AM
Post by: SixthAngel on December 07, 2006, 09:03:14 AM
The internet is blowing this issue way out of proportion though. I have seen many obviously faked videos and pictures since the first report. When someone is actually videotaping themselves playing a videogame it immediately becomes suspicious.
(after looking at the wiihaveaproblem website I notice that af fewof the problems also involve alcohol. I could have told you the Wii plus beer would have caused a lot of problems the second they announced motion controls.)
Post by: WuTangTurtle on December 07, 2006, 09:16:49 AM
Post by: Pale on December 07, 2006, 09:19:20 AM
Decoy, if you dropped your remote and the strap worked, then it can be assumed that you weren't stupidly swinging your arm overly hard.
Also, every video I have seen showing someone actually breaking it has him swinging to the point that it is absurd. On top of that, I think it is likely that many of the broken TV images that are shown were caused by people not using the strap at all, but had too much pride to admit it and are looking to place blame somewhere.
Post by: vudu on December 07, 2006, 09:32:39 AM
Post by: ProfessorCFK on December 07, 2006, 09:45:32 AM
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Originally posted by: ShaolinKilla
Has there been a case where someone was smacked by the wiimote? I can't wait till i hear on the evening news "local boy struck with his friends wiimote, ends up in hospital"
I almost got smacked in the face with the Nunchuk while watching my friend play wii boxing. She accidentally let go of the nunchuck and it swung around and came within 6 inches of smashing my face in. Close call!
Post by: zakkiel on December 07, 2006, 09:53:15 AM
Oh, Internet. How rich you are in unintentional irony.
Post by: Shecky on December 07, 2006, 02:53:45 PM
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Originally posted by: Pale
I don't think people read my post.
And this line made me note my new subtitle... I like it
Post by: therat on December 07, 2006, 03:08:17 PM
wow, doods, i cant spell!
Post by: Ceric on December 07, 2006, 04:15:16 PM
Post by: Zach on December 07, 2006, 04:20:47 PM
Post by: D_MaN87 on December 07, 2006, 04:53:36 PM
Post by: WuTangTurtle on December 08, 2006, 04:29:14 AM
Further reports on Nintendo fixing their strap extravaganza! I hope somwhere on the strap it says "please do not let go of controller".
Post by: decoyman on December 08, 2006, 04:56:32 AM
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Originally posted by: Ceric
People if You worried about the Wiimote getting slippery I can't recommend enough the controller gloves. I have eaten greasy food with my Wiimote hand and used it for Wiisports and other games with no slippage at all. I'm no more worried about losing my Wavebird, which I have had slip, then my Wiimote. I really do like the gloves.
Yeah, maybe I should look into the gloves too...
Post by: King of Twitch on December 13, 2006, 06:44:13 AM
I was very thankful for the reminder as I completely missed the 3+ warnings each time I've booted up Wii Sports for the past 24 days.
Post by: JonLeung on December 13, 2006, 06:59:27 AM
Okay, more like a chain.
Post by: Ghisy on December 13, 2006, 07:28:40 AM
You gotta love this "strap"!
Post by: Blue Plant on December 13, 2006, 08:25:17 AM
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Originally posted by: Blue Plant
Why not a handcuff for a strap? It's not like people ever actually put the remote down.
*grins* Glad someone finally realized the idea.
Post by: ryancoke on December 13, 2006, 09:35:56 AM
Post by: Ghisy on December 15, 2006, 04:46:28 AM
I just requested 4 of them today!
Post by: vudu on December 15, 2006, 06:22:51 AM
Post by: Ghisy on December 15, 2006, 08:53:37 PM
I don't think they'd send replacements if your Wii' serial number is from another region.
Post by: MattVDB on December 15, 2006, 11:45:18 PM
Nintendo was really cool about the first one. It happened when my cousin was playing Tennis. She didn't swing it any harder then they show in the trailers, it just slipped, I guess. Now, maybe the cord was twisted up or something, causing it to be weaker then what people figure them to be, but it wasn't that much force, and it still snapped the cord. The motor in the controller was pretty beat up though it seems. It makes this horrid whine now.
The second one was this evening. My brother just took it to a party at a friend of his' place. The first game, almost first swing, the controller slipped out of the player's hand and crashed strait into the ground. I think they were bowling. Anyway, the controller flew into pieces. Apparently I'm a controller down. They said they shoved it all back together, and that it works, but the black cover from the front chipped. That's a real bummer.
