Nintendo's free Wiimote sleeve keeps it sticky
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 2nd 2007 3:54AM
posted Oct 2nd 2007 3:54AM
[Via Joystiq, thanks Saeid A.]
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hopefully my order went through, took several tries.
Inputted serial number.
next screen inputted name/address.
next screen, clicked confirmation button.
then got a blank white screen. refreshed, and still blank white screen.
Yea I got the same thing and when I went to put my order in again, it gave me a message saying it will be shipped to you shortly
http://wii.nintendo.co.uk/22686.html
uk application form
Yeah my Wii also received a message pointing me to the UK form, however I live in the Netherlands and that form only lets me select UK or Ireland.. In other words, I don't think I can get one.. yet.
Oh well, don't really need one anyway. I'm not even using the wrist strap, my hands are sticky enough themselves :p Seriously, I really don't get how people can manage to throw this thing so hard it goes straight through their LCD screen...
wow... free? that's some awesome after sales customer service... now i have one more incentive to buy the wii!
hats off to u man, nintendo!
Looks like an American & Canada offer only, no love for the other half a million users then?
For this offer's US order page, it appears that firefox is not supported (you will only see a blank screen).
I tried placing the order a second time with IE (yuck) and it went through immediately.
After I submitted my request using Firefox I was redirected to a Nintendo shopping site error page. I switched over to IE and submitted the request again and it said that I already placed a request.
Huh... I bet there are no issues if you use the Opera browser.
Silicone, not Silicon.
hey look its a trojan magun condom XXL lol
Oh no love for scandinavians ?
Euro users can get them here - http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/22690.html
I see no Finland :(
yeah, sorry about that, I didn't confirm the comment so it shouldn't have posted.
Oh, Thomas Ricker! -So nasty!
Oh come on, what about me here in Sweden?
Woo hoo, we get one in the UK too!
Ah, Muhammad is right, UK & Ireland request page is here: http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/22690.html
Yeehaw, I just ordered my 4! But...I got the same white screen confirmation that the first poster reported. Hopefully it went through...we'll see, I suppose.
nice I just saw these over on http://www.freestufftimes.com
Thanks for the heads up Engadget. I will be ordering 4 of these. I bought some of the black silicone sleeves at Target, but when I went to change the batteries in the Wiimotes the silicone split apart on a couple of them. It will be nice to get these free as a replacement since I already spent $9/each for those other ones.
I heard this accessory is for the new "Gallagher: Front Row" video game, where you use your Wii to control the Sledge-O-Matic. No?
Great joke! 20 years ago.
rogier.schuitema: the Dutch order form is here: http://wiiportal.nintendo-europe.com/22789.html
So, just one question: Why would anyone want one of these? Do you long for the feel of silicone against your skin while you play? I've never thought "boy, I sure would like my game controller to be squishy".
But maybe that's just me. Heh.
It's free, why WOULDN'T you want it?
it looks like a penis.
you know you're thinking it.
you sir, have a very messed up penis
For us in latin america it's a matter of going to the nearest retailer and go get it. But must wait until October 20th. I received the message in my Wii this morning.
Why the hell does it has me how many I want if it refuses to send me more than one? despite that Ive bought 2 other Wiimotes (as far as I know, Nintendo is still the only maker for Wiimotes, so its not a 3rd party rip-off either.