Wiimote wrist straps not up to the task?

svunt writes: "The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Wiimote straps are breaking, sending Wiimotes flying across the living rooms of overly enthusiastic gamers. From the article:

Vispi Bhopti, of Nintendo Australia, said the problem was less to do with quality issues and more related to the way the console was being used. "Nintendo has done various tests before we launched, but it turns out people are playing with a lot more gusto than we would've anticipated," he said

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