Since the Wiis have not been selling this holiday season (the local Target has 60 of them in stock, comfirmed by my roomate who works there…they only get 5 per week), prices for them on the secondary market have crashed….so it’s very likely that someone bought one of those to save fifty bucks and ended up getting a pre-recall wrist strap.

That’s their fault…this information has been online for a significant period of time now.

Of course, these were the original defective straps. I had dutifully ordered the replacements, but they hadn’t come a few weeks later when my neice did the damage. When I e-mailed to complain about not receiving the straps yet, I mentioned the damage to the TV in hopes that it would expedite my order. Not only did I get the straps fast, but Nintendo actually paid for my TV to get fixed. I wasn’t planning to sue; I figured it was just one of those things that happens, but I was happy to get the damage payed for.

I’m sure in those docs I signed for Nintendo it said I wouldn’t sue them over this. That means I’m ineligible for the class right? That would be nice so I don’t have to opt-out. I’m guessing there are a lot of people like me who have quietly settled with Nintendo and thus shouldn’t be part of the class, right?

In fact, considering how the wiimote is constructed, I am forced to conclude that complainant is an incredible klutz, and I have no idea how they manage to dress themselves without accidentally cutting off their arms.