When I got a Wii by waiting in line for 18 hours, I enjoyed it to no end. I also was a big time enforcer of strap wearing by anybody using my Wii or Wii remotes (WiiMote?). I played Wii Sports several times with friends who forgot to wear them, but there weren't any incidents. However, during a Red Steel match, that all changed...
I was The Masked Man (coolest guy ever), perusing around the Docks level, shooting desperately at my friends. Trying to slash one of them with the nunchuk, I threw it down in my hand and (accidentally) let go of it. Flying through the air at insane speeds, it hit the table some 6 inches later, bouncing up and falling down next to the table. My WiiMote, considering it was hooked up to the nunchuk, fell with it, thankfully attached to the wrist strap. Recovering the instruments of my virtual destruction, I contemplated how the wrist strap looked fragile and could probably break under pressure, as I had read online. Turns out I was right. Nintendo initiated a free strap replacement policy where, for free, they'd ship you as many wrist straps as you had remotes. Considering I had four, I placed my order late December.
After a little over two weeks (but not bad turnaround time for free stuff!), I got my magic straps in the mail. I haven't hooked them up yet, but it's obvious the string is thicker.
Check out more photos in my Flickr photoset!
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