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Crazy Ninja
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 09:47
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I think its fake. But hey thats just me.

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Van B
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 10:17
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Bowling, for a right handed player would involve swinging under arm, so the mote could only ever be coming up, but level, not pointing into the TV like that. To do that damage he'd need to be travelling at about 250mph, then holding to controller sideways and jamming it into the TV. No matter how hard you throw the wii mote, it would only ever crack the case at most because the force of the hit would be sent right back at the wiimote - it actually penetrating the case like that is simply impossible.

It's obvious guys, I mean look at the divot out of the TV unit, how did that happen?. If you ask me something fell against the TV and unit to cause the damage, jimmying a Wii mote into the hole and taking a picture is not proof. I'm thinking maybe a ladder, ladders fall sideways with a lot of force and destroy TV's all the time.

Moreover though, that guy seriously needs to dust and buy some less embarassing speakers - it's almost like he's toying with us, like being mocked is a turn on for him .

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Crazy Ninja
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 10:40 Edited at: 14th Dec 2006 10:57
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@Van B - The angle he has is actually okay. Reason for being sideways is probably because he was trying to put spin on the ball some so it would rotate some before it hit the TV. But i totally agree with you on the other parts.

Edit: Why can't we change our forum names anymore? Or did i just miss this somewhere...

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Jeku
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 21:19
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Quote: "Edit: Why can't we change our forum names anymore? Or did i just miss this somewhere..."


Just ask bob marley--- he refused to change one of his other umpteen forum names after being repeatedly asked, so Rich locked that feature out completely.

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 22:17 Edited at: 14th Dec 2006 22:18
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Quote: "Quote: "Edit: Why can't we change our forum names anymore? Or did i just miss this somewhere..."

Just ask bob marley--- he refused to change one of his other umpteen forum names after being repeatedly asked, so Rich locked that feature out completely."


Typical i used to like that feature, hundred's of user's suffer because of 1 idiot, can't rich just lock it out for him? thanks alot "bob" i mean "pcough" or "Chillaxed programmer"

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Jeku
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 22:25
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Quote: "Typical i used to like that feature"


What is the reason for changing your name anyways?

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Xenocythe
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 22:26
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LMAO!!!


That picture with the black eye is 100% photoshopped.

That guy is such an idiot. Look at where he stole that black eye from.

Search 'black eye' on google images. But, if your too lazy, here it is.

Its at the top, 1 to the right.




Wow. Maybe he was just being funny?

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Chris Franklin
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 22:34
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Quote: "Quote: "Typical i used to like that feature"

What is the reason for changing your name anyways?"


Just used to be nice to be able to change nicks everynow and then , less limiting and nice to have a change of nick everynow and then

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 14th Dec 2006 22:43
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Quote: "The angle he has is actually okay. Reason for being sideways is probably because he was trying to put spin on the ball some so it would rotate some before it hit the TV"

I agree with Van. Do you know how hard it would be to lob something that fast and twist it to that angle at the same time? Curveballs tend to be fast, but not as fast as other pitching types, because that's a pretty funky maneuver for the wrist to perform.

I see what Raven is saying, but I have to disagree in that the blunt shape of the wiimote isn't quite enough to break the plastic, or at least I don't understand how it could anyway. As Van pointed out, it would have to be moving remarkably fast to damage the television set in this manner. I could imagine it knocking out a piece or something, but getting stuck?

Also, what's behind the hole? It looks like nothing from the images. So what stopped the remote from simply passing into the TV? If the image is real, then it obviously made a pressure tear, which would have allowed the remote to pass further, right? But if there's nothing on the other side to stop it, then why didn't it fully enter the TV? If it was moving at that speed then surely it would have gone through, or at least it would have entered the box more, wouldn't it?


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Robin
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 14:59
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http://www.playfuls.com/news_05540_Nintendo_Announces_The_Recalling_of_32m_Wii_straps.html

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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 19:53
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I saw that in my CNN e-mail bulletin thing today. I don't think it's going to hurt Nintendo though. How many consoles in the past have been recalled? Including the all-mighty PS2 (and this coming from the official TGC sony fanboy lol)

I still think it's not Nintendo's fault if these are breaking. Then again, they're expecting grace and caution from gamers who are finding the whole motion-into-gameplay experience new to them. I could see intelligent people getting into "the zone" and making a sharp, fast motion, if the game were good enough anyway, so the wriststrap does make sense... but I still think it's the fault of these people using these things moreso than the fault of Nintendo.


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 22:57
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Haha this makes me laugh at how retarted some people can be, like the guy on the Barclays advert, but it did make me ask my Dad if he goes into other people's offices and try to score a golf ball and break their wide screen TV...but he don't like golf.

But still, its as stupid as if your TV remote goes flying if you check what button to press then fling it forward to aim at the TV...Perhaps these people should hold onto their remote.


Also that photoshopped dude looks like he has lips instead of an eye...so his Wii gave him lip eye syndrome?

Although the straps should be tougher, which I suppose they're working on it to avoid any lawsuits. But breaking your TV with a Wii remote is funny.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 16th Dec 2006 00:13
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Quote: "Haha this makes me laugh at how retarted some people can be"

And how retarded some can be. Why would anyone *not* hold onto the remote properly just because there is a strap? The logic (or lack thereof) astounds me.

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Jeku
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Posted: 16th Dec 2006 00:20
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Yes!

http://gonintendo.com/?p=10484

* Don't worry kiddies, it's not real. Just showing how gullible some people are

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Matt Rock
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Posted: 16th Dec 2006 00:35
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LOL that's awesome! Oh, the lengths people will go to at the expense of good humor . Yep, that's going on myspace lol.


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Posted: 16th Dec 2006 00:38
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Quote: "And how retarded some can be. "


Retarted mate, you know, a tart who tried to be smart but failed miserably and became retarted Okay I'm making up crap to cover up my own typos/stupidity.

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