Nice Design

[kelvingreen]

I've had my Wii since January, but I just noticed this yesterday. See the little clip that attaches the Wiimote strap to the thread? It's the exact same shape as the Wii console itself, which I thought was a nice bit of design. It could have been any shape, because it's not a hugely important part of the kit, but they put some thought into it. Good job, Ninty!

[The shoemaker]

I just looked at it, I guess it is but it's just a rectangle with a corner cut off.

[wychwood_drinker]

so it is. thats cool.

and mine has a number RVL-018. its on both my remotes.

any one got different number?

[kelvingreen]

I just looked at it, I guess it is but it's just a rectangle with a corner cut off.
Yes, but why go with that rather than a normal rectangle? Because it matches the Wii itself. It's not big or important, but it's a nice little touch.

[retrogamer88]

And the funniest thing is, nobody noticed it till now.

Mine has the same number.

[Joxe]

RVL-018 is the development number for the Wii-mote, basically it's the 18th patent that Nintendo has on the RVL (Revolution), if I'm not all wrong I think that the GameCube was called DOL-001 (Dolphin, which was it's development name).

And yeah, it's a really nice touch that it looks the same as the Wii, so does the LAN Adapter.

[kelvingreen]

I've not seen the LAN adapter yet, but it's nice to see the design carried through.

[Tull]

Fun, and kelvingreen your crazy finding stuff like that :D

I found a link to model numbers on Nintendo hardware (http://maru-chang.com/hard/rvl/english.htm) incase anyone care.

[kelvingreen]

Well, like I said, it took me a year to notice it! ;)

I don't tend to use the strap, so I've not looked at it, but I've been using it with Resi4 for some reason.