Nintendo investigating Wii strap problem
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Nintendo's president acknowledged Thursday the just-launched Wii video-game machine may have a problem with a strap that secures its trademark wandlike remote-controller to the player's wrist.
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Take a hot new gaming console, toss in an innovative motion-sensing controller, mix in some athletic games and what do you get? In some cases, a new repetitive motion injury that some doctors have dubbed &quot;Wii-itis.&quot;
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Half-heartedly acknowledging that there may be some type of issue with the straps that hold the controller to gamers hands, Nintendo will voluntarily recall 3.2 million of them to be replaced with stronger versions.
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Scatter-gun peripheral design protection? A European patent application filed by Nintendo has reveals a raft of ways the console giant could extend the use of the Wii Remote, ranging from the strange to the downright ridiculous.â¦
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Dec. 16--TOKYO -- Nintendo Co. said Friday it will provide thicker  replacement straps free of charge for "Wii" video-game console remote controls  after some straps broke after players waved the controllers wildly during game  play.
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TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Nintendo Co. Ltd.   said on Friday it will voluntarily exchange 3.2 million straps  for its "Wii" game console controller following reports of  damaged TVs and minor physical injuries caused by flying  "Wiimotes."
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Consoles costs under $160 to manufacture? Nintendo may well be making so much profit on its Wii console it can well afford to replace broken Remote straps. According to a Japanese publication's assessment of the machine's innards, the console costs the videogames company less than $160 to assemble.â¦
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Nintendo has been unable to keep up with demand for the Wii, its intensely popular video game machine, costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars in potential sales.
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Over a year ago, before the Wii was even released, we reported the possibility of a gun accessory for the Wiimote. Well, Nintendo finally announced one, and it's... not quite what we expected. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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REDMOND, Washington  - Nintendo Co Ltd   is having trouble planning for the coming months because of  shortages of its Wii video game console, and the company is  also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand for its DS  handheld device, a top U.S. executive said on Monday.
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Wii splat Nintendo's Wii gaming console could be at risk from vulnerabilities within Adobe's Flash software, incorporated in the console's Opera-based web browser, security firm Symantec has warned.â¦
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Just days after it revealed its raincheck plan for its Wii console, Nintendo came clean about recent supply shortages causing the company a lot of trouble.
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The success of Nintendo's   Wii video game console and franchises like Activision's   "Guitar Hero" have prompted companies to explore new  ways to allow players to control their games.
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Japanese games firm Nintendo is recalling more than three million straps for its new Wii console.
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The reception of Nintendo's Wii video game console has been enthusiastic &#151; too enthusiastic, apparently, for the straps that are supposed to keep the game controllers in the hands of players.
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TechWeb - A 29-year-old physician in Spain determined that he suffered from acute tendonitis caused by the popular Nintendo Wii video game console.
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Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS),  already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game  console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand  for its DS handheld device, the company's U.S. president said  on Monday.