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I hate you, Wii

February 11, 2007 By D. Riley

I'm not using this thing under the influence of alcohol, which is a rare happening indeed, but thankfully I'm being affected by another heady drug: rage.

Why is it that Microsoft can make a wireless controller that synchs with the console through a brick wall and Nintendo can't make their remotes remember to stay synched while the DAMN SYSTEM IS ON? This is the fourth time my Wiimotes have convenientently "forgotten" that they belong to the system, resulting in fifteen minutes or a half an hour of me pressing buttons in random sequence and making frustrated sounds under my breath until I hit upon some eldritch sequence that makes the damn things work again.

Nintendo, I love your console, but when all I want to do is play Super Mario after a long day I get a little tired of your controllers spazzing out.

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5 comments for ‘I hate you, Wii’

#1 Glenn Turner Feb 11, 2007 11:23pm

That sounds incredibly odd and frustrating. For what it's worth, I haven't had a single synching problem with my Wiimotes since I purchased the system.

#2 w3a2 Feb 12, 2007 07:22pm

No problems with mine either.

except the batteries that were thrown in the pack have run flat.

#3 Kamikaze Feb 12, 2007 07:41pm

I've had that happen, but only when I go to Jarf's house and sync up my wiimotes with his Wii, and then it only gives us hassle for maybe 30 minutes, tops.

After that, it's fine forever.

#4 D. Riley Feb 12, 2007 07:43pm

Sheesh. It's tough to believe that I'm the only one that has this problem.

Curse you, Wii!

#5 quazz4life Feb 13, 2007 12:58am

D. Riley wrote:
Sheesh. It's tough to believe that I'm the only one that has this problem.

Curse you, Wii!

What kind of batteries are you using?