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Nintendo has agreed to replace 3.2 million straps for its new Wii computer game controller, after apparently their controller wrist straps have been declared faulty when the controller broke and flew of the wrist causing scores of smashed television screens, broken lamps and dented walls.
The controller is an innovative, motion-sensitive device that is nicknamed the Wiimote. This device can be used like a tennis racket, baseball bat or sword and has become the biggest selling point for the Wii in the cut-throat battle against Sony's new PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 from Microsoft.
However, excitable users have found that the wrist strap is not strong enough and can break if they accidentally let go of the Wiimote, sending the device flying across the room.
According to one news website, almost since the day the Wii went on sale in the US four weeks ago, the internet has been buzzing with tales of domestic accidents caused by the breaking strap. Dozens of videos on the teen networking site YouTube demonstrate the damage - and injuries - caused by flying Wiimotes; one user even set up a website, wiihaveaproblem.com, for victims to swap their stories. Nintendo has already replaced its original strap design with a thicker, stronger version on new consoles, but agreed yesterday to replace the weaker straps on the 3.2 million consoles already shipped.