Chris Scantleberry

So I know a LOT of you purchased a Wii this year…and I also know many of you have become aware of the unfortunate Wii strap issue that’s been discussed over the past few weeks. Needless to say, Nintendo hasn’t looked the other way and have proactively taken steps to offer consumers FREE replacement straps. The new straps as noted by Endgadget are much thicker and in effect will eliminate the potentially hazardous situation to a user’s television screen or worse — another gamer getting whacked by a Wii Remote.

If you haven’t done so already, visit the following site to order your straps:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/strapreplace.jsp

You should then receive the following message:

Thank you for your request. Once your replacement wrist strap order has shipped, you will receive a confirmation email from Nintendo. We expect to begin shipping replacement straps around December 21st. It will take 5 to 9 days for delivery depending on your location. Please do not contact Nintendo regarding your replacement wrist strap until after that time period has passed.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your interest in our products.