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Nintendo Sued Over Faulty Wii Strap
By: Avinash Bali   |   Dec 21, 2006

As you all know, the Wii's controller is a certifiable health hazard and Nintendo has tried making amends for that by offering to replace faulty straps, but unfortunately for them, it's a bit too late for that and they've already been sued by disgruntled customers.


Green Welling LLP filed a nationwide class action lawsuit on behalf of the owners of the Nintendo Wii against Nintendo of America, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The class action lawsuit arose as result of the defective nature of the Nintendo Wii. In particular, the Nintendo Wii game console includes a remote and a wrist strap for the remote. Owners of the Nintendo Wii reported that when they used the Nintendo remote and wrist strap, as instructed by the material that accompanied the Wii console, the wrist strap broke and caused the remote to leave the user's hand. Nintendo's failure to include a remote that is free from defects is in breach of Nintendo’s own product warranty.

Judging by the injuries people keep having with this controller, Nintendo could be in a lot of trouble if the case goes to court.

 
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This is just Some Cheap way to earn money... I despise those people who sued ninty :|
Reetesh @ Dec 21, 2006
To me, this lawsuit makes very little sense. Having owned a Wii for several weeks now, I have not even let go of the remote, and these people should not either. If they keep the remote in their grasp, it will not fly out. If they let go, the responsibility is their's. I appreciate that there are risks, but (funnily enough) there are also risks in tennis, and yet I haven't heard a tennis-based case in years.
Michael @ Dec 21, 2006
People are f****g retarded if they break their strap. You don't have to throw the remote to get it to work. It takes little motion really to get it to go. I think Nintendo is being nice enough to replace the straps and all the idiots out there that didn't follow all the safety precautions should crawl back into the hole the came from.
Adam @ Dec 21, 2006
Yes because the fact people are letting go of the remote when the numerous safety warnings that appear whilst playing, not to mention a little thing called common sense, tells them not to.

I love the way you clearly have no clue what you are talking about but yet you preach this like Nintendo have unleashed a lethal toy for kids at Xmas. Try asking a typical Wii owner about the issue and you'll surely get the same response:

The strap is weak, but it's not designed to stop the remote when you let go at high speed. The people with problems are idiots and taking legal action on it is just insane.
Shaun @ Dec 21, 2006
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