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Yes, you may of heard by now that Nintendo are recalling all the straps on Wiis that have been sold so far, it is expected that the company will replace around 3.2 million straps at a very costly 3 million USD.

So what is the new strap like? Well the only change is that it is about 1 millimeter compared to 0.6 millimeters for the old one. However we at Buy-wii still feel that normal game play would not create the breaking of the straps that some people have had. Today in the office we did a test to see how much force a Wii can take, and neadless to say it can take a whole lot more than what you would have to put into normal game play.

A spokes person for the company placed the problem more on the gamers than the strap.”These remotes were tested extensively through normal game play,’ she said and goes on to say `If you hold on to the controller, it’s absolutely fine.”To date it is suspected less than 1/100th of a percent of the Wiimote straps have broken, which clearly is a very small percent. We feel Nintendo is not recalling these in fear of safty but insted to please the media. In order to get a new strap Wii owners will have to call a hotline number provided by Nintendo or visit Nintendo Website.

To date it is suspected less than 1/100th of a percent of the Wiimote straps have broken, which clearly is a very small percent. We feel Nintendo is not recalling these in fear of safty but insted to please the media. In order to get a new strap Wii owners will have to call a hotline number provided by Nintendo or visit Nintendo Website.It is worth noting this is a very small problem for Nintendo compaired to the issues on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. And we feel we should leave the last words to Nintendo

`The controller flying out of your hand is a direct result of people getting engaged in the game,” Lin said. “If you weren’t enjoying the game, it wouldn’t be flailing out of your arms.’