Thu 28 Dec 2006
3:38 pm
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.
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December 28th, 2006 at 11:59 pm
I’m not bothering with it. The only reason I wear the strap at all is so my cat doesn’t launch himself at it as it dangles while I play. If you hold the remote properly there’s a 0% chance of dropping it, and other than Wii Sports there aren’t any games I gesticulate that much on.
Of course, I don’t have Rayman yet.
December 29th, 2006 at 10:32 am
I’m still patiently awaiting the arrival of my new straps. They’re listed as shipped on my Orders page on Nintendo’s website, so here’s hoping they arrive by the weekend.
Granted, I know enough to actually hold onto my controllers.
December 29th, 2006 at 11:34 am
ah ha, my Wii replacement straps are already on their way. Quite nice to know that Nintendo cares as much, even if I find it crazy that Wii owners are flailing their wiimotes with enough fervor to drive it into a television or hard wood floor…
December 29th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
Ordered! Thanks for the tip Chris.
December 29th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
No prob. Btw — you guys need to get rid of the generic avatars.
December 31st, 2006 at 2:21 am
I just ordered mine– thanks for the reminder.
March 29th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
I shall invetigate this further.
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