Iwata and Miyamoto comment on wrist strap concerns
by David Hinkle 
{ Dec 7th 2006 at 12:45PM }
With all of the complaints about the Wiimote turning into a deadly weapon, destroying television sets and causing some to seek unorthodox solutions, Nintendo has taken notice and sent out an official statement informing players how to properly use the Wiimote. Turns out, Iwata and Miyamoto think the whole wrist strap portion of the dilemma is being blown way out of proportion, citing that gamers are just getting way more excited with the console than the company had initially thought:
"Of course before the launch of the Wii hardware Nintendo had a number of tests on the durability of everything including the strap," Iwata told reporters in Japan. "But our understanding right now is that even beyond our expectations people are becoming more and more excited playing with the Wii."
Nintendo knows how to spin things, eh? With a console as interactive as the Wii, there isn't much chance that Nintendo didn't at least consider the long play sessions and excitement gamers would express when playing the console. Miyamoto adds that the company is now pursuing a way to inform gamers how to play, and be the best, without being so excited as to throw the Wiimote or cause any kind of collateral damage during the experience:
"We are looking into the situation to see if there are additional methods to encourage people to kind of calm down so they would never throw away the controller itself."
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hirsbrunner @ Dec 7th 2006 1:47PM
Nintendo puts out videos of people enjoying the Wii before its release. Most of the people in the videos are using exaggerated movements w/the remote, especially the guy jumping out from behind the chair to "shoot".
What exactly did they expect to happen?
Don't get me wrong, I love my Wii. But c'mon!
adrien @ Dec 7th 2006 2:06PM
This whole thing is BS. Opportunists trying to get Nintendo to foot the bill for their new TV sets. If you're enough of a moron to launch your remote into the TV, you deserve to not have one in the first place. I hate that the world is structured in a way that anyone can claim anything and have it suddenly be the forefront of conversation. I have a Wii, I love it and I talk constantly about it, and now, in every one of those conversations, I have to explain to people that "it doesn't break TV's" because that's what they "heard" or "read". Enough already.
Moe @ Dec 7th 2006 2:23PM
People say, that the wiimote is flawed because of the "realism" that it brings when you play. So, if you are pitching in Wii Sports, you actually let go of the remote while swinging your arm at 90+ miles per hour.
I don't care what anyone says, this just proves what system is the most fun. I never heard of a ps3 or 360 controller engaging people in such a way that they lost weight, moved around and actually let go of the freaking remote.
See, graphics is not everything. Now if you excuse me, I'm adding a net in front of my TV.