Nintendo Recalls Wii Straps
Posted by Stephen on
December 20, 2006
Wow. Looks like Nintendo is recalling those straps afterall. I guess the threat of a lawsuit is a powerful motivator. Still, I can’t believe how stupid people are when they play the Wii. All I see in the videos of people breaking straps is stupidity. Stuff breaks when you are stupid with it. Take some personal responsibility and use common sense!
Looks like that recall email…I mean…Strap Replacement Program Email just showed up in my inbox. It’s funny how this program only hit North America. This program doesn’t exist anywhere else on the planet. Sigh… No wonder the rest of the world is getting richer and we’re getting poorer. We have too many idiots 
One of the sites I helped fix their scripts for has a little blurb about this and pictures of the thickness of the new straps:
http://www.hellogamer.com/2006/12/15/nintendo-to-replace-all-wii-straps/
Yay for Nintendo to quickly try and resolve an issue.
The Nintendo Recall has pictures as well. I love how they can word a recall into a nicer sounding “Replacement Program”.
Detailed Pictures Here:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/straps.jsp