Be careful with your Wii!

[22psi]

Ouch, be careful everyone!

http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/It_begins_Wiimote_breaks_gamer_s_TV

 

[SugarCoat]

he hit his tv with it.....hard enough to crack it.....

 

[LunchBox]

That's pretty funny!

He should've put a net in front of the tv.

 

[Deepak]

Is that real? How can anyone do that?

 

[Geo]

That motion sensitive remote of theirs. . .somebody had an ooopsie and the strap broke. Or at least that's what they're saying. Maybe it's a ploy in the hopes of getting Nintendo to fix beer bottle damage.

 

[SugarCoat]

That motion sensitive remote of theirs. . .somebody had an ooopsie and the strap broke. Or at least that's what they're saying. Maybe it's a ploy in the hopes of getting Nintendo to fix beer bottle damage.

i think they were swinging it way too violently and it flew off.

 

[NERO]

There's someone on this forum with a hilarious tag that says something to the effect of, "When Mark Rein was asked how to simulate throwing a grenade with the wii controller, he replied you throw it at the television." It would have been funnier if I remembered the whole thing.

 

[JBark]

If you read the posts there, it looks like a couple other people had the same problem. Sounds like something I'm sure I would do if I had one. Guess it's a good thing my projection screen is just drywall, so when I chuck my wiimote at it I'll just need some drywall mud to fix the dent.

And yes, I could definitely see me doing the whole "toss the remote at the screen when throwing a grenade"

 

[DuckThor Evil]

It's a projection tv. It's glass or plastic front isn't often very strong, so you can brake those much easier than a tube. Still it's quite an achiviement to actually hit your tv with something

 

[Nesh]

Thats one thing I was never expecting to see. He either got pissed and threw it, or he was so excited playing a tennis or golf game that he lost the grip when he swinged
edit: oops now I ve noticed that second pic

 

[NERO]

Dear B3D,

Does anyone remember which signature I'm talking about? I can't remember the poster or the exact quote which was from CliffyB not Mark Rein (factor 5).

Approxamation of quote: "How would you simulate the arc of throwing a grenade on the wii?"

CliffyB: "throw it at the tv screen."

 

[Cartoon Corpse]

it'll be fun getting your spaz friends wound up with the wii i think.

 

[NERO]

I wonder how the developers who make dating/ hentai games will use the wii controller... oh nevermind.

 

[Sankari]

Dear B3D,

Does anyone remember which signature I'm talking about? I can't remember the poster or the exact quote which was from CliffyB not Mark Rein (factor 5).

Approxamation of quote: "How would you simulate the arc of throwing a grenade on the wii?"

CliffyB: "throw it at the tv screen."

It went somewhat along the lines. Its pretty ironic that he was kinda "right", imagine the reality aspect! You throw a grenade and your TV explodes!

In anycase, I believe this is the funniest thing I have seen this whole week. Hilarious stuff.

if I recall correctly, that was 60" screen, I bet the owner is PRETTY PISSED AT THE MOMENT.

 

[Farid]

Dear B3D,

Does anyone remember which signature I'm talking about? I can't remember the poster or the exact quote which was from CliffyB not Mark Rein (factor 5).

Approxamation of quote: "How would you simulate the arc of throwing a grenade on the wii?"

CliffyB: "throw it at the tv screen."

Alstrong had that sig, IIRC.

And yeah, it's appropriate in this case.

With that said, it looks like a hoax to me. The fact of throwing your remote so strongly that not only it slips from your hands but also fly off rapidly enough to, first, break the strap, second, keep enough velocity to fly through the room and break a TV screen...
We really need the Mythbusters on this one.

 

[Sankari]

Alstrong had that sig, IIRC.

And yeah, it's appropriate in this case.

With that said, it looks like a hoax to me. The fact of throwing your remote so strongly that not only it slips from your hands but also fly off rapidly enough to, first, break the strap, second, keep enough velocity to fly through the room and break a TV screen...
We really need the Mythbusters on this one.

Who in theyr right mind would wreck an 60" TV just to make Nintendo look bad?

I know I wouldn't. I'd make love to that TV.

 

[Rolf N]

Who in theyr right mind would wreck an 60" TV just to make Nintendo look bad?

Who in their right mind would not try to blame somebody else -- anybody! -- after wrecking something so expensive out of their own sheer stupidity?

I know I wouldn't. I'd make love to that TV.

Please have someone take pictures and put them online

 

[Cheezdoodles]

With that said, it looks like a hoax to me. The fact of throwing your remote so strongly that not only it slips from your hands but also fly off rapidly enough to, first, break the strap, second, keep enough velocity to fly through the room and break a TV screen...
We really need the Mythbusters on this one.

http://media.wii.ign.com/articles/745/745202/vid_1742357.html

IGN reports the same thing happening, and it "allmost" made a "hole" in IGNs wall.

 

[Npl]

Couldve been worse.. I`d definitly dont want to get killed by a flying Wiimote in 2-player fighting games for example.

 

[Cheezdoodles]

Lol, That would have to be the worst way to die, getting killed by a flying wiimote.