Wii Sorry! 3.2M straps for Wii controllers recalled

Ciderax · 12-16-2006, 07:38 AM

Nintendo said Friday it will replace 3.2 million straps for its popular Wii computer game controllers after the Japanese gamemaker received a rash of reports that the device flew out of the hands of enthusiastic players.

The wand-like remote controller is used to mimic the motions of a tennis racket, golf club or sword, depending on the game.

But soon after the Wii went on sale last month, people started reporting cases of the controller's strap breaking as they waved it about vigorously.

Nintendo will offer customers to exchange the old straps, which have a 0.6 millimeter (0.024 inch) diameter, for a beefed up strap that has a diameter of 1 millimeter (0.04 inch), company spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa said. The worldwide recall is expected to cost the company several million dollars.

"People tended to get a bit excited, especially while playing Wii sports and in some cases the control would come loose from their hands," Minagawa said. "The new strap will be almost twice as thick."

The controls is one of the unique features of the Wii, which Nintendo introduced as its counterchallenge in a fierce three-way battle with Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.

Nintendo is hoping the ease of the controls will draw a new generation of players.

The company also recalled 200,000 AC adapters for its DS and DS Lite consoles in Japan on Friday. Nintendo said the recall would not affect adapters overseas, and officials expected only a small impact on earnings.

That recall will cost Nintendo about $1 million.

gocrazy · 12-16-2006, 08:40 AM

cool, im gettign one for my birthday so knowing that they fixed the straps is good news.
(\(>_<)/)!

Junkiemew · 12-16-2006, 09:17 AM

Hehe.. that'll teach them.

ch1pz · 12-16-2006, 09:26 AM

I posted something about this article in the Chit-Chat forum earlier as well.

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5i0 · 12-16-2006, 12:14 PM

good thing stores was low with xtra controls for wii
trying to get new straps gonna take weeks

ingavar · 12-17-2006, 08:31 PM

really unfortunate for the company though

i wanna get for christmas so im glad they are being fixed

Tsuwanomo · 12-17-2006, 10:08 PM

I got one when it was launched in australia and I have been playing it alot with lots of people and nothing has happened yet so hopefully it wont fly off coz if it hits my tv, being plasma will brake it lots lol so hope that dont happen;..

The_Heartless · 12-18-2006, 12:45 AM

God damnit, I knew this was going to happen. But, knowing Nintendo, they'll bounce back from this little snafu and make back what they lost in no time.

And I love how they call $1 million a "small impact."

funontherun101 · 12-18-2006, 03:30 AM

whoa thats wierd??? how did that happen?

unt1tled · 12-18-2006, 03:41 AM

are they really needed?

12-16-2006, 07:38 AM	#1
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