Safety first -- beef up that wrist strap!

Posted Dec 7th 2006 2:55PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Fan stuff

All the news about Wii safety got you freaking out about possible damage to your television? Even if you're not, that thin cord that gets sawed through plastic every time you remove the nunchuk might be starting to look a little frayed. Whatever your worries, thanks to the power of the 'net, there are solutions! This helpful Flickr set shows you, step by step, how to reinforce the strap-connecting-the-strap so that you can avoid all sorts of mishaps -- real or imagined. Ain't Wii fans grand?

Tags: fix, Flickr, Nintendo, strap, Wii

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-07-2006 @ 4:40PM

Nushio said...

Engadget's reporting that New Wii (Consoles) purchased come with a stronger wriststrap..

http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/07/nintendo-now-shipping-beefed-up-wii-strap/

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