It seems that Nintendo actually cares about their customers, or they were sued. Eh, either way, if you bought your Nintendo Wii and Wii remotes before they included the remote cover accessory to protect you, your friends and your remote from damage when losing grip on it theres still hope! Go to Nintendo’s site and give them your Wii serial # and how many jackets you need. They’ll ship them for free.

I found out about this through an email from Nintendo this morning. If you haven’t registered your Wii, I don’t know if you’ll have gotten this info.

What follows is the email I got this a.m.

Dear Mike,

Nintendo recently announced a new accessory, the Wii Remote Jacket, which will now be included with all Wii hardware systems and with separately sold Wii Remotes. The Wii Remote Jacket provides cushioning for the Wii Remote for people who might accidentally throw or drop their Wii Remotes while playing games. For Wii system owners who purchased their products prior to this addition, Nintendo is offering free Wii Remote Jackets for their existing Wii Remotes. To find out more about this offer, visit nintendo.com or wii.com and click on the Wii Remote Jacket Accessory Offer link.

Sincerely,
Nintendo of America