Gorgeous 70-inch TV gets perfect Wii-shaped hole
It’s Christmas morning in the Mann household in Wisconsin, USA. Santa has brought the best present of all – a rare-as-hen’s-teeth Nintendo Wii – for the children to share and enjoy. In preparation, the family has bought a whopping 70-inch rear projection TV for their front room.
Karlee Mann (14) sat by while her cousin Bryce (also 14) dominated the initial few games of Wii Sports Tennis. When Bryce finally gave in to her protests, the heady mix of frustration, adrenalin, anticipation and family rivalry proved too much. In an instant the remote slipped from her hands, the weak Gen 1 strap failed to catch the escaping projectile, and the Mann’s $4500 TV took a clean bullet to the head. Oops.
Check here two other photos. Information provided by WII Damage.
Comments(38)
why the fuck is this on rlslog? no one cares, take your sob story to wiihaveaproblem.com
lol its interesting news but it doesn’t really deserve to be on rlslog.. i mean cool TVs are damaged everyday, so what.. sorry Mike but that was pretty pointless =(
I have to agree a little bit.. Some of the Offtopic stories are just way off topic.
But keep up the good work with all the other articles!
I don’t get how these fools are losing control of their Wiimotes, it’s people getting far to excited and not using it properly.
I just find it funny when i read this types of reports as stupid people deserve something like this to happen.
yes keep the site clean please! this is boooring!
What is he, some kind of retard?
Please… like the Wiimote would create a hole like that, maybe if shot out of cannon.
Actually a Wii can do such a thing, some of these players are veryyy energetic. People playing tennis get in the face. People playing bowling get their furniture served. You should check it out yourself. There are so many cases, its so sad.
Mike nice story. For those of you who cann’t see the trees from the forrest… sorry its’ your loss.
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all u have to do is to hold it properly…dont rely on the strap…and dont get too excited…it is a game afterall..
haha! you gave me a good laugh! That’s a nice big hole alright!
time to join the class action, hmmm sounds like a design flaw, lol.
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i think its a nice post actally brings a bit of humour to the site , nice little off topic , yes people do get a little excited , ill be proper phissed if that happed to my tv …lmao funny thou init i love to know wat their parents said when it happend love to be the fly on the wall in that house ,btw give a little bit of rezpect the the poster mike he didnt have to use hes time ;some of the post are damn right retarded this site dont have to be up and online so rezpect for the people who join in and keep it going some people are just damn rude and shouldnt expect everything 4 nothing so im hope you will all join me and thank the staff/posters for thier time and effort REZPECT …
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hahahaha that was so funny
that was a nice, funny post and i dont get why shouldn’t it be on rlslog, especially offtopic. now i dont have to read any other geeky news sites
keep on the good work guys!
I love how people blame the straps.
What happens when they aren’t using the straps and they just chuck it at their screens? What then?! 
most people keep complaining about the off-topic posts. why do you bother? you don’t have to read it!
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I LIKE THE off topics keep em comin’
I agree. Funny story. Bring them on…
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Apple simply kills me with pride and excitement. Just check out the new iphone at http://www.apple.com/iphone/. Need I say more…? Apple simply rocks!
and this story was good keep ‘em going! Ppl who left comments 1 2 3 5 cn go and have a ham shank, then they’ll understand a humour.
I have to laugh, this kind of stupidity is well deserved. It’s not hard to hold the Wiimote tight enough to stop it slipping. Hell, I don’t even bother with the strap anymore, it’s an inconvenience!
And come on, with a big TV like that, you’d think they’d take a *little* bit extra care…
I just came back home, when I mentioned this story to my friends they died from laughing. So I think moost Wii accidents are funny!
funny story I love those retards, although the previous one you posted with the fat kid and a wii controler mark on his head takes the prize.
How can something in the OffTopic section be TOO OffTopic. You people are idiots. It is clearly headlined OffTopic, if you want it to be in any way related to Games or Torrents, there are sections for those. If he wants to post this that’s his prerogative, not yours to judge solely because you have a God damn opinion you feel like sharing. It fits perfectly well here under the OffTopic section, and WOW, it even has a little bit to do with games since the Wii is a console.
rear projector TV’s suck anyway, get an LCD TV, soooo much better
All you idiots bitching about this being here. Fuck you fucktards, don’t like it DON’T FUCKING READ IT.
Or better yet, ask to be a poster and post your own crap so we can bitch about it in your comments.
Can’t say I feel sorry for the people that owned the TV, if you couldn’t see that coming, you get what you deserve. It’s nature thining the heard with natural selection.
If you have a 70 inch projection tv, and buy your spaz kids a Wii, and can’t forsee that wiimote creating a new video port in the center of your screen the answer is simple.
You don’t DESERVE a 70inch tv. or a wii. I hope the kid has to pay for the tv with their own money.
These problems wouldn’t happen if they’d steered clear of the Wii in the first place.
muhahahaha phishybongwaters!!
I like your darwin-natural-selection die motherfucker attitude. Action –> Consequence thinking RULES!
And your last line cracks me up.Fuck kids, they have to learn the hard way.
If they had a 70 inch TV, they most likely can afford another one, no harm done.
yeah, must have been an atmosphere to strike sparks after this incident. haha. kids will learn. no pain no gain. if i were daddy, there’d be a _lot_ of gain.
someone should start selling wii-cages. tough wire mesh to attach in front of your multi-k tv. 900 bucks or so, you could make a fortune. =)
what a load of shit. take your bullshit stories somewhere else.us
yup, I like these off topic posts.. the add some fun to the site and the visiters and those who don’t want them can skip them easily.
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cool man