It was bound to happen! Within days of Nintendo announcing its plan to replace thin WiiMote wrist straps with thicker one’s, a story emerges about a Wii purchaser in Austin, Texas filed a suit alleging Nintendo violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act, was in breach of warranty and engaged in unfair or deceptive practices:
by telling consumers that the wrist strap was to prevent the controller from flying out of a user’s hand during use, and then providing a strap that was “ineffective for its intended use.
As is typical in this kind of case, the plaintiff (or more accurately, his/her lawyers 🙂 ) is seeking status as a class.
Sources: GameSpot | Next Generation | GameIndustry.biz | GameDaily.biz | Kotaku | Bit-tech.net | Daily Tech | Gamasutra | Engadget | Green Welling (the Class Action Firm representing the plaintiff)