Iwata and Miyamoto comment on wrist strap concerns
With all of the complaints about the Wiimote turning into a deadlyweapon, destroying television sets and causing some to seek unorthodox solutions, Nintendo has taken notice and sent out an official statement informing players how to properly use the Wiimote. Turns out, Iwata and Miyamoto think the whole wrist strap portion of the dilemma is being blown way out of proportion, citing that gamers are just getting way more excited with the console than the company had initially thought:
"Of course before the launch of the Wii hardware Nintendo had a number of tests on the durability of everything including the strap," Iwata told reporters in Japan. "But our understanding right now is that even beyond our expectations people are becoming more and more excited playing with the Wii."
Nintendo knows how to spin things, eh? With a console as interactive as the Wii, there isn't much chance that Nintendo didn't at least consider the long play sessions and excitement gamers would express when playing the console. Miyamoto adds that the company is now pursuing a way to inform gamers how to play, and be the best, without being so excited as to throw the Wiimote or cause any kind of collateral damage during the experience:
"We are looking into the situation to see if there are additional methods to encourage people to kind of calm down so they would never throw away the controller itself."
