Some Wii promoter doesn’t do the Sensor Bar justice

When we found this news tip on “haywire Wiimote controls” from Alex in the QJ inbox, we were kinda worried that it was a new report on the sunlight (or halogen) issues all over again. Thankfully, it’s not. Alex would like to warn Nintendo (are you reading this, Mr. Fils-Aime?) that there’s a Wii promoter in London who does not do the Wii – more specifically, its Sensor Bar – the justice it deserves.

We all know that the Bar can be mounted on top of the TV cabinet, or even anywhere near the TV, so as long as it lines up with the horizontal edge of the TV screen. It even comes with its own stand for proper mounting. Alex found this set of Wii booths in the Good Food show in London and wanted to give it a jolly good try. Moments later, he and a few other players was finding only bloody frustration.

That’s because the Sensor Bar’s mounting was coming bloody unglued, says Alex. “The sensor bar had been stuck really badly to the front of the screens. This meant as the day wore on the sensor bar started tipping forward and the controls went haywire.” When Alex came up to play Zelda he had to INSIST that the Bar be straightened up. Then, while playing Wii Play shooting with the marketing staff, Alex’s side of the Bar kept on dropping or tilting down. Needless to say, advantage marketing staff.

We think the worst part came up when Alex complained about the bad Bar mounting to the staff. They blamed Alex’s use of the Wiimote instead. Or was the worst part the fact when Alex decided to come back moments later, only to find the Bar had fallen again?

And the moral lessons of this story, children, are:

• When you play with the Wii, always make sure that the Sensor Bar is securely fastened to a horizontal surface near the TV. On top of the cabinet, below the monitor, so as long as it’s horizontal, and it’s so secure only the Big One can shake it loose.
• And if anyone from Nintendo UK/Europe is reading this, someone in jolly ol’ England is not doing the Wii the justice it deserves. Correct them if necessary, fire them at the worst. Customer service doesn’t only stop with Nintendo, it also falls onto whoever promotes Nintendo, too.

Thanks for the tip, Alex, good mate.

When we found this news tip on “haywire Wiimote controls” from Alex in the QJ inbox, we were kinda worried that it was a new report on the sunlight (or halogen) issues all over again. Thankfully, it’s not. Alex would like to warn Nintendo (are you reading this, Mr. Fils-Aime?) that there’s a Wii promoter in London who does not do the Wii – more specifically, its Sensor Bar – the justice it deserves.

We all know that the Bar can be mounted on top of the TV cabinet, or even anywhere near the TV, so as long as it lines up with the horizontal edge of the TV screen. It even comes with its own stand for proper mounting. Alex found this set of Wii booths in the Good Food show in London and wanted to give it a jolly good try. Moments later, he and a few other players was finding only bloody frustration.

That’s because the Sensor Bar’s mounting was coming bloody unglued, says Alex. “The sensor bar had been stuck really badly to the front of the screens. This meant as the day wore on the sensor bar started tipping forward and the controls went haywire.” When Alex came up to play Zelda he had to INSIST that the Bar be straightened up. Then, while playing Wii Play shooting with the marketing staff, Alex’s side of the Bar kept on dropping or tilting down. Needless to say, advantage marketing staff.

We think the worst part came up when Alex complained about the bad Bar mounting to the staff. They blamed Alex’s use of the Wiimote instead. Or was the worst part the fact when Alex decided to come back moments later, only to find the Bar had fallen again?

And the moral lessons of this story, children, are:

• When you play with the Wii, always make sure that the Sensor Bar is securely fastened to a horizontal surface near the TV. On top of the cabinet, below the monitor, so as long as it’s horizontal, and it’s so secure only the Big One can shake it loose.
• And if anyone from Nintendo UK/Europe is reading this, someone in jolly ol’ England is not doing the Wii the justice it deserves. Correct them if necessary, fire them at the worst. Customer service doesn’t only stop with Nintendo, it also falls onto whoever promotes Nintendo, too.

Thanks for the tip, Alex, good mate.