Nintendo recalls 3.2m Wii straps
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Japanese games firm Nintendo is recalling more than three million straps for its new Wii console.
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WASHINGTON - About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after three children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said yesterday.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.  said it would voluntarily exchange globally 3.2 million straps attached to the controllers of its Wii game console with stronger ones after some reports of broken straps.
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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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Following several high-profile Internet reports of damage being caused by its Wiimote controller, Nintendo on Wednesday gave some friendly advice on how -- and how not to -- use it's unique capabilities.
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Mattel Inc. will recall roughly 4.4 million Polly Pocket doll and accessory sets sold in the United States after three children were reported to be injured when they swallowed magnets from the sets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  has voluntarily  recalled about 56,000 stuffed toys due to a possible choking  hazard to young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission said on Thursday.
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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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By Brendan Brosh, Daily News, New York  Dec. 16--Nintendo says the fix is in.   The company is offering to replace 3.2 million remote control straps from  its wildly popular Wii console because of a surge of complaints.
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The controller for Nintendo's new Wii game console has come under fire in Britain because it can fly out of users' hands, a report said.
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Blog: The software maker will cover the game console for up to three years for certain hardware failures. Microsoft says it is taking a charge of more than a billion dollars to cover the cost of the move, which followed an investigation into reports of problems
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Blog: The software maker will cover the game console for up to three years for certain hardware failures.
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Almost 21,000 lawn chairs sold at  Wal-Mart Inc. can break and should not be used, U.S. consumer  safety officials announced on Tuesday after the giant retailer  received more than two dozen reports of broken wrists and other  injuries.
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Tycho:  Gamespot is saying there's a reproducible crash in the new Tiger Woods for the 360, and that the Gamernet functionality doesn't work there either.  PS3 version sounds clean.    Next year, can you guys make sure you put your crash bugs into the demo, too?  It would really help the consumer make an educated decision.    It's so weird; we had problems with the last one, but it never occurred to us that the next one could be worse.  That is to say, I expect inertia.  I don't expect it to break before I even get the Goddamned thing home.      (CW)TB
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By Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec. 16--The reception of Nintendo's Wii video game console has been enthusiastic -- too enthusiastic, apparently, for the straps that are supposed to keep the game controllers in the hands of players.
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About 110,000 magnetic game pieces that accompanied "Cars" themed backpacks sold at Target Corp stores have been recalled because the toys can be swallowed by young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
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Nintendo said it was taking steps to keep energetic users of its Wii video game console from breaking their televisions and ceiling fans.