Tokyo, Japan – Nintendo turned a lot of heads with their new wireless game controller that uses motion sensors to direct action on the screen. A growing problem, however, losing their grip on the controller and throwing them through their TVs or injuring others.



The Wii-mote, as the controller has been called, does come with a strap to keep it from flying away, but most people feel it's too uncomfortable and don't use it.

Kids in Japan have taken the innovative approach of using superglue to attach the Wii-mote to their hands. Parents see the approach as silly and dangerous, but teens in Japan see being Wii-handed as a status symbol.

"I like the Wii controller permanently on my hand. I never have to search for it, and the other kids think it is cool," said Yugi Tamagotchi of Tokyo.

Kids in other countries have come up with different solutions to the problem. Kids in the USA are more likely to use duct tape to hold the controllers in place than superglue.

"Those Japanese kids have lost their grip. If you superglue it to your hand then you have to buy a new controller for everyone that wants to use the game. Duct taping is much more practical," said Devin Chelsea of Cleveland, Ohio.

Some doctors have said that Wii fanatics have approached them about surgically implanting the Wii controller on their hands, but said while "technically feasible, would be ethically murky." Most concede, though, that it's only a matter of time before this happens.

As an alternative to super-gluing and duct tape, Nintendo has begun offering gamers a shatterproof cage to stand in while they are playing games. The Wii Cage is available for $299.


Edited by Mega X.exe on December 4, 2006 at 16:59:59.

Oh wow.. >.> People never cease to amaze me.

Surgically implanting a Wii controller in your hand? What if you want to play something different? >.> It doesn't make sense to me.

Retardation at a new level.
Awesome.

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Yugi Tamagotchi of Tokyo.

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Yeah, sure it's not Uncyclopedia. XD

*goes out to buy a Wii Cage for two hundred and ninety-nine US dollars*

I swear I didn't find it at Uncyclopedia. Yeah, the name does make it a little suspect, but it's not like this would be that surprising, would it?

Yeah, and they say that the Japanese kids are smarter than the American kids.

XD

Haha, yeah.. that's a way better idea. But no, let's jump to life altering surgery first!! >.>

Psh, I think Americans take a point here. Sorry Japanese kidlets.

Why don't they just make like rubber grips for the Wii-mote that you can slip on it so kids here won't be forced to do that. 'Cause this stuff is wierd.

They should've done like the people in the commercials:

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I'm not believing any of this for some reason...

...riiiiiight...

i have seen something about gloves, to stop the throwing of a Wiimote.

here´s a little movie which shows what might happen if you DON´T glue them to your hand

Luckily he missed the TV

Or there's www.wiihaveaproblem.com

Where did you find this, BTW? I would like congratulate the comedian who made this up (serious)

I was wondering how well playing multiplayer would go for the Wii. Pushing and shoving each other to the get the best view of the screen within the Sensor Bar's range is one thing, but the risk of throwing controllers at objects and people? Geez Nintendo.

I love the Wii. Now I can throw controllers at people "by accident".

"Oh yeah this stupid Untendo thing..flabbergasted contraption! *throws it again, hits someone in the eye* Sorry about that, it's the controllers fault obviously and not the fact that I'm a huge klutz and/or mentally defective!"