Nintendo sent over Wii Sports Resort today, the first time Wii Motion Plus has entered my house. I’d played parts of the game at E3, so I knew what to expect from a few of the games (basketball, archery). It’s a lot of fun, and you can expect a full review soon, but today I had a very close call. For the first time ever, my Wii Remote slipped out of my hand and started flying towards my TV.

I’d always laughed at the dumbasses who break their TV sets by losing control of their Wii Remote. That could never happen to me. Wrong. Because of the true 1:1 nature of Wii Motion Plus, I was trying to throw the virtual bowling ball harder and harder, trying to put more spin on the ball. My first throw of the 9th frame went horribly wrong. The Wii Remote came flying out of my hand and got caught by the wrist strap (which I almost never wear). Thankfully I had the wrist strap on today and the Wii Remote spun around and bounced off my hand, settling down dangling under my wrist. Electronic tragedy narrowly escaped.

This is a warning to everyone: use the wrist strap. I don’t think I’ll ever stop using it after today. My electronic equipment is too valuable to lose it from being a dumbass playing the Wii. I’m sure you’re in the same boat, so don’t let this happen to you.