Looks like Nintendo is owning up to their strap issue, and is replacing 3.2 million straps. If you have an original version of the strap you need to complete a form. Once the replacement strap has shipped you will receive an email from the company. They say on the site they expect to start shipping the straps by Dec. 21 and it will take five to nine days for delivery.
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintend...aps-222068.php
And a link to the Nintendo form that you need to fill out is here:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/strapreplace.jsp