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kazadoom on 12 November 2007

After about 3-4 months with my Wii, I just got tired of the safety straps.  I never have thrown a Wiimote out of my hand, do not see how it could happen unless you are just really ridiculous.  I hated them more and more when I wanted to take a break and I had to loosen the straps and take them off to put the Wiimote down every time.  I finally said to myself, screw this, I took them off and I have never gone back.  Anyone else ditched them?  Just wanted to know if anyone else felt the way that I did.



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xstonexcold316x on 12 November 2007

nope i didn't get rid if mine because i have little cousins who play the Wii when they come over and the always seem to throw it out of their hands, but they are like 9 years old and cant on to it.....



Apostrovich on 12 November 2007

I took them off after about 2 hours of playing, I don't even know where they are anymore. Have never once dropped the wii mote. Had it since before christmas.



                                   

mesoteto on 12 November 2007

nope keep mine on and nice and tiht---but then again i am the kinda person that puts on teh seat belt just to drive five miles to walmart and back



 

Words Of Wisdom on 12 November 2007

I actually know one idiot person who has actually flung a Wiimote so most people around here typically keep theirs on.



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Smash_Brother on 12 November 2007

My wrist feels naked without it now, oddly enough.



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ilovetogame on 12 November 2007

i use them but i have no need for them. i don't really see how its possible to lose control of the controller. but last winter one of my roommates did once break the original strap on one of my controllers as it flew into the couch, still not sure why he let go of it in the first place.



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BenKenobi88 on 12 November 2007

I use it cause it's nice to drop it if I want, or of course, if I do eventually accidentally drop it.

And my friends wear it for the same reasons, as well as because it's my Wii, so if they break, they buy...



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supermario128 on 12 November 2007

I took my wrist straps off a while ago. I never put it on my wrist anyway so they just got in my way and annoyed me. It is better without them and I'm sure I won't throw my wiimotes into my tv. I'm not stupid. : )




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Parokki on 12 November 2007

I only wear them myself if I'm playing Mario Party, or some other game with really wild movements. Haven't really bothered with Metroid and Super Paper Mario, although I sometimes put it on purely out of habit.

However, I'm pretty strict when anyone is playing with my wiimotes. Not that the controllers themselves would break, but they could break windows, knock down TVs and punch holes through walls if you're not careful. Don't fuck with Nintendium, or Nintendium fucks up all of your stuff.