A Stitch in Haste

If so, then Wii may be entitled to compensation!

Nintendo Co. Ltd. has some cautionary advice for players of its Wii video game console: when waving the controller, use the wrist strap, keep your palms dry and, whatever you do, don't let go.
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[S]ome gamers complain they are facing unexpected costs after losing their grip on the console's remote control and smashing their televisions and other appliances.

Wii games are played with a motion-sensing controller that is waved, swung and twisted to direct the on-screen action.

Although the controller comes with a wrist strap, reports of damage caused by snapping straps have been cropping up on video game Web sites.

Find out your rights — call the Law Offices of Kip & Diamond now!

1-800-SUE-WII!
No fee unless you win!

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In all seriousness, how long do you think it will be before some ambulance chaser trial attorney fashions a product liability class action against Nintendo over damage from hurled Wii controllers?

Meanwhile:


(Via fellow Xbox 360 snob Rolling Doughnut.)

I asked:

In all seriousness, how long do you think it will be before some ambulance chaser trial attorney fashions a product liability class action against Nintendo over damage from hurled Wii controllers?

Answer: Not very long —

Green Welling LLP filed a nationwide class action lawsuit on behalf of the owners of the Nintendo Wii against Nintendo of America, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The class action lawsuit arose as result of the defective nature of the Nintendo Wii.
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The class action lawsuit seeks to enjoin Nintendo from continuing its unfair or deceptive business practices as it relates to the Nintendo Wii. The lawsuit also seeks an injunction that requires Nintendo to correct the defect in the Wii remote and to provide a refund to the purchaser or to replace the defective Wii remote with a Wii remote that functions as it is warranted and intended.

Just one problem: Nintendo has already agreed to replace the straps. So a class action* is necessary — um, why (besides to generate fees for Green Welling LLP)?

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*Purists may note that the term "class action lawsuit" is redundant. The correct term is simply "class action." You would think that a law firm with the URL "www.classcounsel.com" would know that. Go figure.

(Via Kotaku by way of Slashdot. See also, The Smoking Gun. More thoughts from Dustin.)