Nintendo Recalls Wii Straps

[Krenna]

Someone needs to post the video of a Wii strap holding over 30 pounds. >.>

[Zalius]

I think the reason they're recalling these is that currently none of their games are going to have as in depth and reflexive commands as some of the upcoming games <_< probably just a preperation

[SephYuyX]

I think the reason they're recalling these is that currently none of their games are going to have as in depth and reflexive commands as some of the upcoming games <_< probably just a preperation

I forsee many bad things happening when SSB comes out..

[Scythiroth]

I really hope you can use classic or gamecube controller in SSB: B, or I see many broken TVs in the future.

[Falconblade]

I really hope you can use classic or gamecube controller in SSB: B, or I see many broken TVs in the future.

I see more broken noses then TV's.

[LAGUNA]

I got 4 as well, but only have 2 controllers. Im sure ill find some use for them >.>

More Sony laziness? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCD9TwLrVs&eurl= Wonder how long it will take them to upgrade the firmware to fix it.

Around March when the Euro release is out

[Mysterio]

not only can nintendo be sued for the injuries using their wiimotes,

they can also be sued for injuries from repetitive motion damage caused.

I am sure something along the lines of tennis elbow, something like that people will ponder up.

I still don't know how Rkenshin can see Nintendo as not being liable for anything in this scenario. As ridiculous as these cases may be people will still file them lol.

Its only a matter of time before they start popping up

[Correction]

I think the reason they're recalling these is that currently none of their games are going to have as in depth and reflexive commands as some of the upcoming games <_< probably just a preperation

To be anal about it this isn't strictly a recall. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is not involved and there have been no public safety advisories on the matter to my knowledge. This is a voluntary 'get a free replacement strap' program for people who swing their Wiis like samurai swords for the smallest thing. The strap is plenty strong as long as you follow manufacturers directions and don't let 7 or 95 year-olds play with them in an unsupervised environment.

I actually foresee a secondary 'REINFORCED KEVLAR STRAP' market springing up any day now for the truly paranoid. The handcuff+Wiimote combo may come to see the light of day in the market after all.

[Mysterio]

its simply preventative measures Nintendo is taking. It's cheap for them to do this recall in all honesty, straps don't cost much.

building up their story backing for any possible suits might be whats in order. lol

(look we did this on whatever date, blah blah) lol

[Jer]

I used to wonder how people were losing their remotes when Penny Arcade showed me the way. Looked through the thread and didn't it posted, soooo.

[RKenshin]

I still don't know how Rkenshin can see Nintendo as not being liable for anything in this scenario. As ridiculous as these cases may be people will still file them lol.

Not that I necessarily know all there is to know about liabilities, but I just finished a class all about liability last semester. Based on what I remember from that class they couldn't really be held liable.

Nintendo makes a very clear warning in their instruction booklets on exactly how to use the Wii remote and what you should and shouldn't do, as well as the consequences of using it improperly. None of the games require any kind movements that would break the strap in the event of you losing grip. The only times the strap breaks is when people (whom are often even intoxicated) are playing widly and/or in an unsafe manner.

Now with all the above in mind, if someone misuses the product when the warnings are so clear, then it's not Nintendo's fault.

If you're playing with a handgun recklessly and it goes off by mistake putting a whole in your wall (or a cat sitting on a table, lol@boondock saints), is the gun manufacturer liable? No. If you're using a cutting knife (Emeril style!) and you mess up and cut someone nearby, is the manufacturer that made the cutting knife liable? No. How about if you're using a 75 watt lightbulb on a 50 watt lamp, and it catches on fire, is that the manufacturer's fault too? Nope. If your toddler almost chokes himself on a plastic bag/small toy that you give him to play with, is the manufacturer liable? No again.

Assuming all of the above have the proper warnings, then none of those situations would win a case for liability under normal circumstances.* The same is no different for Nintendo.

In order to be considered liable for something a few conditions have to be satisfied... First of all, the absense of a warning on the product that says using it in such a manner could be harmful. Second, is that the product has to hold an immediate and unreasonably high danger for its uses. The strap situation does not satisfy any of those conditions, and therefor it wouldn't win a case of liability under normal circumstances*.



*EDIT: I say normal circumstances because the judicial system isn't always so cut and dry to say doing xxx means yyy for all situations. In reality, despite what the law would say about them not being liable, if you make a good enough case the law is often bended just out of emotion/pitty/etc. I'm talking like, the Wii remote impaling grandpa the day before his 100th birthday and 50th anniversery on Christmas Eve in front of the entire family and causing the house to catch on fire and burn to the ground from the turkey burning in the oven due to the distraction, resulting in two dead cats and a chipmunk.

[Mysterio]

Its not that simple to compare those liability cases to Nintendos, they each have their own debate thats why they are in court lol.

I do agree with you in some sense, I don't find any of them to be honestly justifiable claims. But people will still file them, most of society is greedy.

I got the feeling you are and/or/were under the impression that Nintendo will have zero problems with this "wii strap liability" scenario.

On a side note I don't have the link handy but some company is sueing nintendo over their wiimote. Its not injury related it was something about the Wii mote Trigger, claiming copyright infringement or something.

Thats on a side note though lol.

[RKenshin]

Oh yeah, people will always file lawsuits regardless... I read about some really crazy ones, like this guy sueing for there not being a warning on his chainsaw that he can't stop the blade with his hands. Or, a more well-known one is the person that sued McDonald's for making them obese.

But like I said, sometimes you really can win weird cases like that if you make it good enough.

So yeah, they'll definitely get some trouble with people trying to sue, but in reality nearly all (if not all) of those cases won't hold up in court. Unless that whole grandpa thing happens or something like it.

I haven't heard of anyone actually trying to sue them yet though, has there been?

[Mysterio]

Oh yeah, people will always file lawsuits regardless... I read about some really crazy ones, like this guy sueing for there not being a warning on his chainsaw that he can't stop the blade with his hands. Or, a more well-known one is the person that sued McDonald's for making them obese.

But like I said, sometimes you really can win weird cases like that if you make it good enough.

So yeah, they'll definitely get some trouble with people trying to sue, but in reality nearly all (if not all) of those cases won't hold up in court. Unless that whole grandpa thing happens or something like it.

I haven't heard of anyone actually trying to sue them yet though, has there been?

Just the infringement case, nothing injury related yet. That I have seen anyways.

But I guarantee you the hungry lawyers are brainstorming viable cases as we speak lol.

Nothing but a goldmine in their eyes. Only a matter of time before they start popping up, system hasn't even been out a month so far.

[RKenshin]

Time to put money on it, I'm betting lawyers will be all over it soon too.

Or at least would've been.

[Miltani]

I really hope you can use classic or gamecube controller in SSB: B, or I see many broken TVs in the future.

I believe they did say that you need a GC controller or classic Controller for SSBB

[XxSlusherxx]

lol Daahan

Slusher.. was yours a launch PS2? Most of the stories I have heard about defective after a year or 2 PS2's have been ones acquired at launch.
I think I got mine 1.5 to 2 years after and have never had a problem. It is a tad slower, but nothing bad. I wonder if Sony fixed the ones that came after and it was only the launch ones that were bad.
I always wondered why mine hasn't had any problemos.

I bought it in Febuary 2001, so first gen.

[Kaylia]

I think the reason they're recalling these is that currently none of their games are going to have as in depth and reflexive commands as some of the upcoming games <_< probably just a preperation

I forsee many bad things happening when SSB comes out..

Already announced SSB would use class controler

[Minions]

Its so stupid, lets all jointly sue S-E for making an addictive MMO that caused you to get fat, and carpal tunnel. I never heard that Nintendo got sued for that damn Mario Party game where u had to spin the joystick and burn a hole in the bottom of your hand.... they found out there was a problem and released a "Glove" just like they are releasing a new strap as a preventitive measure.. I guess.

[Kaylia]

Its so stupid, lets all jointly sue S-E for making an addictive MMO that caused you to get fat, and carpal tunnel. I never heard that Nintendo got sued for that damn Mario Party game where u had to spin the joystick and burn a hole in the bottom of your hand.... they found out there was a problem and released a "Glove" just like they are releasing a new strap as a preventitive measure.. I guess.

They never replaced my broken joystick tho