Silly me. I thought when the blue light flickered to life on my Wii yesterday it was Blake sending news of Infendo going public for $500 a share (we Infendo writing ninjas have roughly two gazillion stock options each). But I as wrong. It was just Nintendo reminding me to check my straps and send away from some beefy new ones.
I promptly ignored the message, twirled both my Wiimotes around in the air by the straps for good measure, and then played an intense session of Wario (without using the straps!).
This strap issue is a dead duck as far as I’m concerned. I’m first generation and I’m damn proud of it. I wear 2nd and 3rd generation straps around my neck like a war trophy.
Not to bust your bubble, but I feel like I should mention because I looked into it…. Nintendo IS public, but they're traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. There is a way to buy shares in it, but it's a big pain in the neck involving overseas trading certificates and all sorts of other annoying jazz.Ah well.
Andrew, my man, I said Infendo. 🙂
Jack; Take no prisoners!*grabs his 1st gen wiimotes and goes to war*- Brian I.
I was just glad my slot wasn't glowing blue because "Wenis 2.0" showed up or something. There's just something wrong about arm wrestling him in WarioWare.
What is this "Wenis" you guys keep referring to? I coudn't find any mention of it in the forums. It sounds damn funny, somebody post a picture of it.
I agree the wrist strap is a dead duck, I still have my original ones on since day 1, I play many games without the wrist strap and my 12 year old cousins also knew how to properly pay by respecting the hardware and not being and IDIOT. I laughed so hard at all those wrist strap issues because people were stupid. The videos we saw of TV smashes, that picture of that blond woman with the swollen eye (LMFAO X ?) I don't like to laugh at peoples misfortunes and yea Wii is motion controlled but when you treat the Wii remote like a REAL tennis racket, or a real punching bag without taking into consideration that it is a game you're a fucking moron. Again my ORIGINAL wrist straps are fine, my TV is fine, my ceiling lights are fine, my eye is fine, why? I'm not a moron. Anyone who has damaged items, their home or themselves because they went too far I have no sympathy for them. Its like when people get rowdy someone always gets hurt. THINK BEFORE YOU LEAP and give the wrist strap issues a funeral already. If you break your toys you don't deserve to have them. Nuff said n00bs.
see….reader Andrew is my perfect example of n00bs who should not use the Wii remote. He needs to read before he speaks or types. Just like Wii users need to remember its a game. Even in Wii sports baseball I NEVER do a full swing for a baseball pitch, I just give the remote a flick and im sailing. Nintendo has been public for a while and like a smart boy I knew Wii was going to be incredible so I bought 1000 more shares of Nintendo, puts me at 2000 so right now im just laughing, (no gloating intended.)
FAMICOM83, If 'nuff was said, why did you make a second comment?
FAMICOM83, you suck all the fun of playing Wii games!Do you even get off the couch when playing Wii Sports??Anyway, I did order my new straps for my original Wii-motes, not because I think I will break them, but because Nintendo is giving them away for FREE.Maybe I'll use them to carry my keys or something…
I got replacements for my 2 remotes 'just to be safe'. I told my wife I was going to use an old strap for my cellphone and she looked at me funny.
I thought I was a "safe" gamer. I don't play Wii Sports like a madman. If fact, I play it with optimal motions. That is, I don't make sports motions. I make controlled flicks of the wrist. That said, while bowling, the Wiimote caught my baggy pants leg, ripped itself from my hand and flipped directly above me into the ceiling. No damage to anything… except the 1st generation wrist strap.I got my replacement straps (ordered 2) in the mail promptly. Knowing that Scott and some other Infendoians have children, I greatly suggest that you get the beefier straps as they are probably not as controlled as I am… and I still broke it.
I ordered four for my one remote as soon as I could. I still have them in the original envelope. When someone offers you a chicken you shouldn't eat just the wing.
I posted that I received my 2 wrist straps last week. Today I received 2 more packages of 2 EACH from Ninty. I only placed the order for 2 and I got 6!!! What's going on?!
Alright. Yes, they are free. Yes, people should send away for them and save them if that's their thing. But not me. I'm being a stubborn ass out of principle.
Sounds good, Jack. When your wrist strap eventually breaks, and Nintendy (inadvertent misspelling, but I like it so I'm leaving it) has stopped making spares, I'll be happy to sell you a couple via eBay.