I've been meaning to get this posted sooner, but traffic here at the site has been making posting difficult. At any rate, the boys over at Penny Arcade have again worked their special brand of magic regarding the apparently mystifying reasons for flying Wii remotes. Tycho had this to say about full contact Wii play...

You are probably aware that we wholly endorse the "true movement" school of Wii play. We have put these powerful techniques to work in our own homes, in the service of greater enjoyment and increased verisimilitude. However, we continue to be astonished by reports of property destruction and personal injury, wondering precisely what sort of acts might have presaged these costly anomalies. We are not without our theories.