Comments on: Nintendo Wii Have A Problem http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Nintendo, Wii Have Liftoff http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-74836 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » Nintendo, Wii Have Liftoff Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:38:45 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/#comment-74836 [...] but Madden on the Wii, will be like a whole new game. I just hope I don’t get so excited, that I end up breaking my TV, throwing touchdown bombs to Randy Moss. Davis Freeberg is a technology enthusiast living in the [...] [...] but Madden on the Wii, will be like a whole new game. I just hope I don’t get so excited, that I end up breaking my TV, throwing touchdown bombs to Randy Moss. Davis Freeberg is a technology enthusiast living in the [...]

]]> By: davis http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 davis Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:19:04 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/#comment-2195 I'm not sure that you read my article Sam because I don't put the blame on Nintendo. It's clearly the players fault. I will point out however that because of the faulty wrist bands, it does put Nintendo at some exposure. I could see some creative lawyers drafting up a class action suit right now, claiming that the wrists bands were defective and their clients deserve compensation over it. Personally I don't think Nintendo is responsible here, but the wrist band is pretty shoddy. I'd also point out that the Wii isn't expensive, but it certainly is expensive if you happen to break your big screen TV in the process. This certainly wouldn't be enough to persuade me to not buy one over the issue, but as you can see it's not just a single isolated case here, it's a number of players that are experiencing this. I'm sorry that you feel that my opinion on the matter is irresponsible, but I have a funny feeling if you ask the people who uploaded their photos to wiihaveaproblem.com they'd agree that the Wii was very expensive for them. I’m not sure that you read my article Sam because I don’t put the blame on Nintendo. It’s clearly the players fault. I will point out however that because of the faulty wrist bands, it does put Nintendo at some exposure. I could see some creative lawyers drafting up a class action suit right now, claiming that the wrists bands were defective and their clients deserve compensation over it. Personally I don’t think Nintendo is responsible here, but the wrist band is pretty shoddy.

I’d also point out that the Wii isn’t expensive, but it certainly is expensive if you happen to break your big screen TV in the process. This certainly wouldn’t be enough to persuade me to not buy one over the issue, but as you can see it’s not just a single isolated case here, it’s a number of players that are experiencing this. I’m sorry that you feel that my opinion on the matter is irresponsible, but I have a funny feeling if you ask the people who uploaded their photos to wiihaveaproblem.com they’d agree that the Wii was very expensive for them.

]]> By: Sam http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 Sam Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:04:58 +0000 http://davisfreeberg.com/2006/11/30/nintendo-wii-have-a-problem/#comment-2194 While you seem to be an informed person, mr. freeberg, I don't understand how you can come to the conclusion that this is a issue of Nintendo's doing. For as long as videogames have existed, players have been destroying controllers, game consoles, games themselves, or even hand held devices in frustration. Drunken frat boys who happen to lose their grip on a wiimote are just as likely to throw a wireless Xbox 360 pad at the window, or break a DS-lite in half - just as small children who act out excitedly while they play a videogame are likely to cause a ruckass. I think the conclusion of your blog is very irresponsible. The Wii is not an inexpensive machine, only inexpensive in comparison to overly expensive competitive products. This is not a new problem, and this is not a problem that will simply be fixed by Nintendo adding a stronger wrist strap. While you seem to be an informed person, mr. freeberg, I don’t understand how you can come to the conclusion that this is a issue of Nintendo’s doing. For as long as videogames have existed, players have been destroying controllers, game consoles, games themselves, or even hand held devices in frustration. Drunken frat boys who happen to lose their grip on a wiimote are just as likely to throw a wireless Xbox 360 pad at the window, or break a DS-lite in half – just as small children who act out excitedly while they play a videogame are likely to cause a ruckass.

I think the conclusion of your blog is very irresponsible. The Wii is not an inexpensive machine, only inexpensive in comparison to overly expensive competitive products. This is not a new problem, and this is not a problem that will simply be fixed by Nintendo adding a stronger wrist strap.

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