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General => General info Somewhat hot tub related => Topic started by: Chas on January 18, 2007, 12:12:18 pm

Title: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Chas on January 18, 2007, 12:12:18 pm
I guess the "safety straps" on the Wii remote units are proving to be too weak to do any good. If you own one, they should be sending you new, stronger straps. You did register with Nintendo now, didn't you?
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Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Repeat_Offender on January 18, 2007, 12:15:22 pm
Another case of consumers as victims. Guess common sense has no meaning any more...."I was flailing my arms wildly and wouldn't you know it, the strap broke!" Well, duh....
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Spatech_tuo on January 18, 2007, 12:54:10 pm
My sons waitied in line overnight early December and got a Wii when they were tough to get. It REALLY is interactive so I can understand the issue but I think some of this is due to spastic people throwing teh controllers, not just the strap breaking. They registered for the strap replacements and got them last week. They are an upgrade and I think they'll work just fine.

I am NOT a video game guy so when I play with them it's an absolute joke because my 3 boys are sooo good at it and I feel like a 1-legged man in a relay race but it's a great system. I do like playing the golf and bowling because they're so life like and I already know how to do that so I can hang with them on those games.
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: ptann on January 18, 2007, 12:56:01 pm
I own a Wii and I cant for the life of me imagine how hard you would have to whip this thing to a)get the strap to break and b) have it go through a crt.  
Been playing for a month now and hove come no where close to breaking the strap
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Brewman on January 18, 2007, 09:27:17 pm
Video games have SAFTEY STRAPS!?  Gawd, what next.  A 5 point racing harness and a crash helmet?  Gimme a break. ::)
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: wmccall on January 19, 2007, 10:07:43 am
I smell a scam.  First, that is a 50" or maybe 52" screen, not a 70.  Its a rear projection like mine. I've held the Wii remote and seriously doubt if you could throw a remote through it.  
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Chas on January 19, 2007, 05:19:56 pm
OK Bill, fair enough. How about this one then?

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Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: geekd on January 19, 2007, 08:32:53 pm

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/11/29
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Tatooed_Lady on January 19, 2007, 09:43:39 pm
is there anything manmade that DOESN'T have to come with a warning label anymore?? The kidlet probably got bopped in the puss because he was crowding another kidlet that was playing at the time (like that never happens, right?)...sad, but that's what parental supervision is for.....unless it's the parents that are doing the puss bopping...in which case, "Hey, you! OUT of the gene pool!!!"  :D
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Brewman on January 21, 2007, 01:42:12 am
No-  Pretty much everything has some type of warning lable on it.  

Lawsuit happy citizens, and money grubbing attorneys have pretty much forced ridiculous warnings on almost everything.  And we're paying for it.  
 Couple that with the "I'm not responsible or accountable for anything bad that happens to me", attitude, and this is what we get.  Either that or mankind in general has become extremely stupid and needs to be protected from themselves.  Bring on the Nanny State!  
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Brookenstein on January 21, 2007, 01:30:30 pm
I just waited in line for 3 hours in the freezing cold to buy my boys a Wii.  Almost had to fight some stupid lady, who tried to cut in line.  Security even had to come over, lol.

J's lucky I was feeling sorry for him, don't think I woulda done it for him if he wasn't hit by an SUV.   :)
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Brookenstein on January 21, 2007, 02:50:01 pm
Man, those Wii's are really dangerous.  J knocked Cam flat to the ground within the first 5 minutes, lol.   ::)
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: Brookenstein on January 21, 2007, 11:28:38 pm
This thing is dangerous for adults and animals as well.  Now, I will totally take the blame of user error... but crap my hand is killing me.  I was bowling and hot the dog in the face.  Not the small dog either, the big ol 70lb Dalmation. I'm not sure who it hurt worse.  I must say I've always hated video games, but having this interactive one is pretty cool.  Even if I suck at it.   :)
Title: Re: Product Recall - Wii
Post by: r100rs on January 24, 2007, 04:09:51 am
Quote
is there anything manmade that DOESN'T have to come with a warning label anymore??


The only thing that I can think of that doesn't come with one but it
should - are kids!!!!!!!!!!!     ;D     ;D    ;D

r100rs

any suggestions to what the label should read?