Nintendo Wii Controller Problems

Straps

• Early in its life, the Wii Remote's wrist straps were known to break and cause the Remote to slip from a user's hand in mid-swing. This caused a variety of injuries, broken windows, shattered television sets, and dented walls until Nintendo began circulating improved straps in August 2007.

Jacket

• Complicating the problems presented by its breaking straps, the Wii Remote's hard exterior not only led to player injuries and broken devices, but shattered Wii Remotes, as well. Nintendo released a silicone sleeve, the Wii Remote Jacket, in October 2007 to protect the Wii Remote and its users in case it was accidentally dropped or thrown.

Sensor Bar

• Occasionally, the Wii Remote's sensor bar will have detection problems if other infrared sources are around the bar to cause interference.

Motion Sensing

• The Wii Remote does not have 1:1 detection on its motion sensing without the use of the Wii MotionPlus, which is sold separately.

Batteries

• Nintendo has inexplicably refused to manufacture a first-party, rechargeable battery pack for the Wii Remote, forcing users to spend money on expensive AA batteries in order to play.

In-game Motion Detection

• Some games, such as Cooking Mama: Cook Off and Trauma Center: Second Opinion, have difficulty detecting some of the Wii Remote's motions, which complicates game play.