Free Wii Jacketby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 05 Oct 2007 08:46 AM The effort to protect Wii users and all who come in contact with an active Wii unit goes on. Why do all of these people need protection? Well it isn't that their is anything inherently wrong with the unit or electrical components. And no, as far as we know, the Wii doesn't have a trace of lead paint on it. The danger really has to do with the design. Or maybe a more accurate declaration is that the danger is about 60 percent design and 40 percent user enthusiasm. Yes, the issue that first surfaced when the Wii was released last December still hasn't been completely solved. Thousands of Wii remotes are still flying out of players hands, soaring into furniture, crashing through windows and conking fellow players and innocent bystanders in the head. The straps that go around a players wrists to keep the remote attached when, let's say, playing a tennis or bowling game have been strengthened by the company, yet the problem of flying remotes has seemingly continued. Well, in an effort to cushion the blow, Nintendo will be shipping out little rubbery silicone jackets for the Wii remotes. The strategy, I guess, is to give the remotes some padding so that when they do go flying, they won't cause as much pain or damage. The jackets are shipping out for free to Wii owners. Notices are posted on the Nintendo website and downloaded to users who have their Wii connected to the Internet. All remotes that are sold after October 15th will include the jacket. The free jackets are in response to the thought that people may still be worried about the danger of the remotes, company spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa told the Associated Press. "This is not because there were any problems. It's strictly a precaution." Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantcomputers tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags free, video games, Wii, Wii remote Discuss this article
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