First blood: the first Wiimote casualty from Japan

Darwin must be stirring once again in his grave right now. Despite geographical distances to set people apart, it turns out that one new common genetic quirk we all have is a case of butter fingers. Yes, as it was for North America, so it happens in Japan. What we've got below is probably the first ever documented Wiimote accident from Japan.

The guy who posted this made his entry on December 2. That's the same day as the console launch, and in less than a day's time, his son managed to smash their TV's liquid display. The guy who posted the picture was able to phone in the repair shop and got an estimate of ¥ 200,000 (that's roughly US$ 1,740.73, jeezus!) to fix the screen.

If Nintendo hasn't emphasized enough the safety information on handling the Wiimote, then may we take this opportunity to stress it once again.

1. Wear the wrist strap
2. Hold it firmly
3. Give yourself plenty of room

We're sorry for being redundant here, but hey! We know what it feels like when you've busted up a TV screen. Now, here's an open question. Anyone here think that there's going to be more reports from Japan of shattered/cracked TVs? Raise your hands!

Darwin must be stirring once again in his grave right now. Despite geographical distances to set people apart, it turns out that one new common genetic quirk we all have is a case of butter fingers. Yes, as it was for North America, so it happens in Japan. What we've got below is probably the first ever documented Wiimote accident from Japan.

The guy who posted this made his entry on December 2. That's the same day as the console launch, and in less than a day's time, his son managed to smash their TV's liquid display. The guy who posted the picture was able to phone in the repair shop and got an estimate of ¥ 200,000 (that's roughly US$ 1,740.73, jeezus!) to fix the screen.

If Nintendo hasn't emphasized enough the safety information on handling the Wiimote, then may we take this opportunity to stress it once again.

1. Wear the wrist strap
2. Hold it firmly
3. Give yourself plenty of room

We're sorry for being redundant here, but hey! We know what it feels like when you've busted up a TV screen. Now, here's an open question. Anyone here think that there's going to be more reports from Japan of shattered/cracked TVs? Raise your hands!