So for Christmas I got Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii. Such a fun game. But now I realized why the Wii remotes have the strap on them for your wrist.

On first thought, it's so when you play something like bowling or baseball, the remote doesn't slide from your grip and break your TV screen. Nope. After many frustrating stars in Mario Galaxy, I've concluded that the wrist strap is primarily so when you get super pissed off from dying with 99 out of 100 coins you can't throw your fragile controller into the wall.

Actually, thinking about it, I'm sure Nintendo could've made more money since people would have to buy replacements. But no, Nintendo always looks out for the little guy. I love it.

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