GoNintendo is reporting that they've learned that Nintendo is having serious issues with the the Nintendo Wii remote control and it could cause either a shortage of units come launch, or delay in the Wii's release. According to this article, they've translated a report from a Japanese website that states there are numerous problems with the Wiimote, ranging from button sensitivity to durability to hardware failure, and that as a result, the controller is stuck in testing and has not yet been approved for manufacturing.
"The factory has received Wii controller's purchasing order and its sample, but is still stucked in testing phrase. From feedbacks of testers, currently the Wiimote and nunchuck still have a lot of small issues, such as buttons aren't sensitive, hard to press 2 buttons together, and even no response occasionally, and the current sample is easy to get damaged, using the controller in normal situation will produce some noise, etc. Entering Sept, if the above hardware problems cannot be fixed, it will directly affect Wii's selling strategy." -GoNintendo translation
I unfortunately don't read Japanese, so the best I can do is point you to GoNintendo's site here and advise you to take this with a grain of salt as for all I know, it could be the worst translation in the history of humankind. Here's to hoping Nintendo can get all the bugs worked out in time for the Wii launch.
