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Nintendo Wii Remote wrist strap replacement

Tags: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo GameCube, gaming, consoles, off topic, anatomy, wrist strap, sony

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Original Wii Remote wrist strap (top) and the replacement strap (bottom)

Original Wii Remote wrist strap (top) and the replacement strap (bottom)
According to a press release from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the original strap cords are 0.6mm in diameter, while the replacement cords are 1.0 mm in diameter.

I was also surprised by just how dirty our original strap was after just a few weeks of play--image what these straps will be like after a year or more. Yuk!
                     

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Wii dangers: Manufacturing defect of inappropriate use?Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic Techrepublic | 01/16/07
One of our controller's straps brokeDougOfCBS Techrepublic | 01/19/07

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