Engadget is reporting that Nintendo is issuing new straps to all Wii users in the light of so many reports of strap breakages (and flying wiimote controllers):
So yeah, your strap is on the list for recall if you own a Wii. Whether the broken strap claims were bogus or not is now moot, the perception certainly exists that there's a problem with California class-actions sure to follow. So kudos to Nintendo for acting relatively quickly to address the issue before it snowballed into another Sony “rootkit” fiasco.
You don't have to return your Wii or any part of it; simply fill out the Wii Strap Relacement Form to get your replacement straps.
Of course, those new straps still look pretty wimpy next to this solution:
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