6th December 2006, 4:32 PM
Except for this: "keep you from accidentally dropping OR THROWING the remote during game play".
Their words, not mine (emphasis is though).
My point is that while I'm surprised so many people are letting this slip and going kinda nuts with the speed of their swings, it is pretty much what they are encouraging. And, the idea of having that tiny thread (seriously, it was think all the way up to that tiny thread, why couldn't they just keep it thick when it connects?) is a little off. I'm not saying Nintendo should reimburse people for their broken TVs, but this is becoming a major problem and they should still deal with it. Replace the straps with metal and the problem is solved.
Here's the deal. I'm not afraid I'm going to break it. Heck, I keep a good enough hold and swing at a low enough speed that I probably don't even need to bother with the wrist strap (and I don't in Zelda, because I don't get "into" the sword swings, as I've mentioned, and aiming doesn't require standing up or jerking motions). I'm not even afraid my friends will, because they are gamers all and will know to be careful.
I'm afraid my family will destroy a good chunk of the state though. A large number of them are NOT gamers and unless I take great pains to warn them all before they play this thing, from what I've seen, there WILL be trouble. How are they to know? It isn't even American stupidity, it's happening in Japan now. It's human stupidity. The problem is that I have no idea if, at some point when I'm not in the room and the family is having a good time, someone new will show up or some kid will wake up from a nap, they will hand it over, and BOOM, a disaster will happen and the world will turn to ash.
This is the scenario a proper wrist strap would prevent just fine.
Their words, not mine (emphasis is though).
My point is that while I'm surprised so many people are letting this slip and going kinda nuts with the speed of their swings, it is pretty much what they are encouraging. And, the idea of having that tiny thread (seriously, it was think all the way up to that tiny thread, why couldn't they just keep it thick when it connects?) is a little off. I'm not saying Nintendo should reimburse people for their broken TVs, but this is becoming a major problem and they should still deal with it. Replace the straps with metal and the problem is solved.
Here's the deal. I'm not afraid I'm going to break it. Heck, I keep a good enough hold and swing at a low enough speed that I probably don't even need to bother with the wrist strap (and I don't in Zelda, because I don't get "into" the sword swings, as I've mentioned, and aiming doesn't require standing up or jerking motions). I'm not even afraid my friends will, because they are gamers all and will know to be careful.
I'm afraid my family will destroy a good chunk of the state though. A large number of them are NOT gamers and unless I take great pains to warn them all before they play this thing, from what I've seen, there WILL be trouble. How are they to know? It isn't even American stupidity, it's happening in Japan now. It's human stupidity. The problem is that I have no idea if, at some point when I'm not in the room and the family is having a good time, someone new will show up or some kid will wake up from a nap, they will hand it over, and BOOM, a disaster will happen and the world will turn to ash.
This is the scenario a proper wrist strap would prevent just fine.
"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)