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Wiitard lawsuit is still in effect photo

Despite Nintendo's attempts at building a sturdier Wii strap for the Wiitards of the world, the money-hungry blood-sucking lawyers are still going to go after Big N for their "defective" product. Here's the original statement, more or less:

According to a statement from San Francisco-based law firm Green Welling, “Nintendo’s failure to include a remote that is free from defects is in breach of Nintendo’s own product warranty.” The lawsuit “seeks to enjoin Nintendo from continuing its unfair or deceptive business practices as it relates to the Nintendo Wii.”

Then, after Ninty invited its Wiitards to trade up for a better strap, the anti-Christ himself spoke:

He said that even though Nintendo has issued a thicker strap, “there is no indication of the effectiveness of new strap.”

He also noted that Nintendo’s strap replacement program doesn’t address property damage caused by flying Wiimotes. Windows, plasma TVs and other expensive items have apparently fell victim to Wiimotes slipping from the hands of exuberant players.

The rep added that this particular lawsuit doesn’t address property damage reimbursement, but the firm is looking into ways to focus on that issue. Whether or not this means a separate suit is undetermined, according to the rep.


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13 comments | showing # 1 to 13

Aaron Linde's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 14:31
Aaron Linde
Why don't we have a "Greasy Fat Kids Break TVs" tag by now?
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 14:36
Dexter345
Ugh. It's not Nintendo's fault you let go of your controller and broke your damn TV!
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 14:48
BlindsideDork
Exactly as Dexter345 said...

They want an inch? You give an inch, they will want a foot.

Perhaps they should have an indication of the effectiveness of the old strap...wasn't there a test that shows it can withstand 25 pounds? I doubt little kids can exert that much by swinging their arm.
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 14:52
Toneman
I'm suing Sony for failing to mention that the PS3 would only have 1 good launch game.
joepekula's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 14:59
joepekula
This whole issue is so retarded! I play Wii sports and Zelda for hours at times and never once has the thing slipped from my grip and I even forget to wear the straP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!? Do they bathe in Crisco and soak the wii strap in some sort of acid to dissolve it?

The only problem I've had with my wiimotes is my brother's drunk girlfriend banged it into my dresser playing wii sports' bowling and after that the thing didn't sync right with the wii.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 15:03
galagabug
science made the wiimote, with extensive r&d.

god made hands out of clay

who should we be suing?
icarus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 15:03
icarus
Someone just needs to do a proper tensile test on the strap and prove that unless you are apply an excessive amount of force (i.e. purposefully try to break the strap) then normal use of the wiimote shouldn't be enough to break them. I am sure Nintendo did already (any decent engineer designing the strap would have done this) which is why Nintendo was surprised in the first place. Be glad they are even giving you a new strap which probably has an even larger factor of safety than before.
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 15:26
Knives
OMG, the sad part is that my anti-wii friends will just use this to carry on with their stupid "See see, the Wii is defective." -_-
cronotrigger913's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 15:32
cronotrigger913
This basically says that I can sue companies that make baseballs because they can be thrown into a TV accidentally.

Are you kidding me? And they say users "apparently" fell victim to busted TV's, like they don't even know the real situation. I think someone smelled dough when they got ahold of that wiihaveaproblem site, but didn't really understand why.
pattern's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 17:43
pattern
In other news, throwing large rocks at glass windows breaks them! This and many more shocking discoveries, tonight on FOX!
generaldane's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 18:57
generaldane
"In other news, throwing large rocks at glass windows breaks them! This and many more shocking discoveries, tonight on FOX!"

What they did ??????? *off to check*........yes they do
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/20/2006 19:20
brad drac
In this particular instance, the wiitard/lawyer labels in that pic should be reversed. These people basically don't have a case.
If you get pissed off at an xbox game and hurl the controller into your TV, should microsoft buy you a new TV?
If you throw your ipod up into the air, but fail to catch it, leaving it to smash on the ground in a dozen pieces, which causes you to become so upset you shit yourself, should apple buy you new pants?
If you act like a complete fucking moron, and hurl your wiimote through your TV as if you were trying to beat satan out of a crying infant, should nintendo buy you a new one?
Duuuuurh... Let me think.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/21/2006 00:23
Mxyzptlk
Yay, more money for lawyers! They don't care if they win or not, because they'll be paid regardless.
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