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Old 15-December-06, 05:42 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Nintendo is recalling 3.2 million Wiimotes, reports emerged this morning. The controller, and specifically the strap snapping, has been involved in a number of accidents which has resulted in injury and damaged property.


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Old 15-December-06, 06:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Haha, funniest recall ever.
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Old 15-December-06, 07:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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...such as the following http://www.wiidamage.com/

and this one especially...

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Old 15-December-06, 08:11 AM   #4 (permalink)
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...such as the following Wii Damage

and this one especially...

That has to be a 1 in a million shot, I can even get a knife to get stuck in ceiling tile let alone a TV....
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Old 15-December-06, 09:01 AM   #5 (permalink)
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What wont they do to make a buck.

Nintindo must have known this was going to happen even BEFOR they released the Wii.
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Old 15-December-06, 09:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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If you get hit in the head with a wiimote and get brain damage does that make you wiitarded? Sorry, I just couldn't resist.
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Old 15-December-06, 09:42 AM   #7 (permalink)
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If you get hit in the head with a wiimote and get brain damage does that make you wiitarded? Sorry, I just couldn't resist.



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Old 15-December-06, 10:32 AM   #8 (permalink)
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What wont they do to make a buck.

Nintindo must have known this was going to happen even BEFOR they released the Wii.

How are they making bucks on a recall? This whole thing, especially that last picture, sounds to me like people breaking their TVs in other ways (or playing WAY too hard) and now having an excuse
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Old 15-December-06, 11:46 AM   #9 (permalink)
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How are they making bucks on a recall? This whole thing, especially that last picture, sounds to me like people breaking their TVs in other ways (or playing WAY too hard) and now having an excuse


I once worked at a company that made metal stampings.
The parts coming off the line were way out of tolerance.
When I brought this to the attention of the plant manager his response was "keep
making parts and ship them. by the time they (our customer) realizes they are bad parts we will have new ones for them"

The profit margin on the Wii is probably high enough to absorb the recall and Nintindo will still profit.
The pressure was high on Nintendo to get the Wii to market before Christmas. Not shipping them on time would have cost them more than a recall.

And yes the TV pic does look suspicious..
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Old 15-December-06, 11:49 AM   #10 (permalink)
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In addition all new Wiis will come with an "enhanced" strap which should not be as prone to breakages.




LOL wow the 2006 roxor!!! We got 'enhanced' Strapping


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Old 15-December-06, 11:50 AM   #11 (permalink)
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How are they making bucks on a recall? This whole thing, especially that last picture, sounds to me like people breaking their TVs in other ways (or playing WAY too hard) and now having an excuse

I don't know - I want one of the Wii's with the deadly weapon remote.
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Old 15-December-06, 05:25 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I don't know - I want one of the Wii's with the deadly weapon remote.

Its something only a TRUE ninja would carry in his pocket!! So yes this would be perfect for you Iat!!
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Its something only a TRUE ninja would carry in his pocket!! So yes this would be perfect for you Iat!!

Because Lord knows he needs something down there.
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Because Lord knows he needs something down there.

It hurt's because it's so true.
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