27th November 2006, 1:48 PM
Ever look at various hand straps included with various systems, see that looping bit of string nowhere NEAR as strong as the part that goes around your wrist, and think "wait, didn't they realize a chain is only as strong as it's weakest link?".
Well, they may not have, but some other people sure have been made aware of this.
At first I was just chocking this up to a fluke or two, but the reports just keep on coming in, complete with photo graphical and video evidence.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-rem...217322.php
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/clips/clips...217120.php
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/25/todays...ads-smash/
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/flying...sts-60-tv/
Interesting. I myself have noticed one can get a little caught up in the game, though that's nothing keeping a good grip can't solve. Still, I know exactly how clumsy I am and it's inevitable it'll slip from my grip one of these days. I'd like to think the strap would actually be able to hold if I'm in mid-ultraspeed mode (seriously, how fast were these guys swinging their arms to go through a frickin' window or TV?). I think the suggestion to make the strap either thicker or made of metal is a good one.
At least as of yet the people have taken these accidents in stride. Though, eventually a lawsuit will emerge from this... The thing is, I have a hard time really seeing Nintendo come out of any such lawsuit in one piece. They do specifically claim that with the hand strap in place, the remote will NOT fly all over the room. Something like that could be damning if the hand strap doesn't actually do much to prevent such a thing.
Of course if Nintendo loses and does end up making a stronger hand strap, offering to replace anyone's strap if they mail it in or some such thing, someone will probably imbibe in Underdog's energy pills and struggle to somehow break THAT so they can sue Nintendo again.
Well, they may not have, but some other people sure have been made aware of this.
At first I was just chocking this up to a fluke or two, but the reports just keep on coming in, complete with photo graphical and video evidence.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-rem...217322.php
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/clips/clips...217120.php
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/25/todays...ads-smash/
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/20/flying...sts-60-tv/
Interesting. I myself have noticed one can get a little caught up in the game, though that's nothing keeping a good grip can't solve. Still, I know exactly how clumsy I am and it's inevitable it'll slip from my grip one of these days. I'd like to think the strap would actually be able to hold if I'm in mid-ultraspeed mode (seriously, how fast were these guys swinging their arms to go through a frickin' window or TV?). I think the suggestion to make the strap either thicker or made of metal is a good one.
At least as of yet the people have taken these accidents in stride. Though, eventually a lawsuit will emerge from this... The thing is, I have a hard time really seeing Nintendo come out of any such lawsuit in one piece. They do specifically claim that with the hand strap in place, the remote will NOT fly all over the room. Something like that could be damning if the hand strap doesn't actually do much to prevent such a thing.
Of course if Nintendo loses and does end up making a stronger hand strap, offering to replace anyone's strap if they mail it in or some such thing, someone will probably imbibe in Underdog's energy pills and struggle to somehow break THAT so they can sue Nintendo again.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)