“Something Awful forum user ‘Tuxedo Jack’ tells his tragic tale, and of how a friend enthusiastically playing Wii sports managed to impale a 60-inch rear-projection TV.So, why weren’t the gamers wearing Ninty’s trusty wrist strap, designed to prevent such incidents from happening in the first place? Well, it turns out they were wearing the wrist strap, until it decided to snap mid-bowling and send the Wiimote hurtling towards the pricey kit. ”
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Better get a backup wrist strap

The Wii’s controller has killed for the first time, in this case a 60″ TV. If you are playing an active Wii game, you should keep that in mind, before it kills again.