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  • New Wii strap arrived

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #104412  by Torgo
 Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:44 pm
Not that I play rough or anything, but the old one was starting to feel kind of worn anyway. Anyone know if upcoming Wiimotes will include the new strap?

 #104413  by Zeus
 Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:32 am
Apparently they started replacing them with the Wiimotes in December.

My 4 straps arrived a while ago. They're about twice as thick

 #104416  by M'k'n'zy
 Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:01 am
Yeah I have had mine for some time now as well, I am very impressed with how Nintendo handled this.

 #104428  by SineSwiper
 Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:24 am
So, the strap is "tied" on the WiiRemote? No glue or anything? (Sorry, don't have a Wii yet.)

 #104453  by Zeus
 Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:39 am
SineSwiper wrote:So, the strap is "tied" on the WiiRemote? No glue or anything? (Sorry, don't have a Wii yet.)
It's like the strap on the DS, you "feed" it through and loop it so it's set. That string part is connected to the thicker wrist strap. It's a lot like your DS strap, just bigger and with a little thing to close it on your wrist.

The issue is the string was very thin and if you threw your controller very hard (like those idiots who think you have to swing the controller as hard as a tennis racket to play Tennis) then it could snap the string. Of course, this would require you essentially not slowing down the controller at all with your hand and putting all the pressure on the string like you were trying throw it. Really, this one is silly, people are just idiots. Nintendo just is making up for people's idiocy.

 #104461  by Julius Seeker
 Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:42 pm
Hahaha, I never use the wrist straps =P

But even at my drunkest I am not going to throw a game controller =P