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Old 11-22-2006, 02:56 PM  
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First bad thing to happen

I was about to play Trauma Center: Second Opinion for the first time. After I put the game in the console, the game title appeared normally in the Wii channel screen.

When I tried starting the game, it sounded like the system was having a hard time loading the disc. (It was scanning, repeatedly and louder than normal.) After about 30 seconds, it game me an error screen.

I forgot exactly what it was. So I ejected the game, restarted the system, and tried again. The second time, it loaded up perfectly. I hope this doesn't happen more often. I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else.
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Old 11-23-2006, 02:01 AM  
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This is what we all get for buying the system in its first week. CRAP! Thats what! Note to self... *wait a month after release, so the companys can figure out the bugs* it happened with the 360, and even the PS3 too. Overheating, discs melting in the systems, Internet errors, whatever, gaming companys dont care at launch how many ppl complain about their Wii or PS3 or 360 not working right. They just want our money. And we get sucked into their marketing campain. Im not saying i hate Nintendo now, but they have never let me down b4, never since the NES, and my situation is rough. mine shut off 1/2 hour into playing Wii Sports, and since sunday, i hav'nt played it. i have freakin Zelda sitting on my shelf! Ive waited close to 2 years for the Wii and Zelda now. i've waited long enough.
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Old 11-23-2006, 03:31 PM  
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After playing for a bit, the audio goes full FUZZ. Static if you will. No sound other than static... just like bad cable reception audio when there is 'snow' on the screen. The video is still good, just no audio.

If I shut down and re-start... the same thing. Sounds like something is overheating. I have tried different audio ports, etc... but it is related to the Wii, not my receiver. No matter what I am doing or what game I am playing, after about 1 hour of use... the same thing happens.

Also, it froze up on me last night. I was switching between menus or something, and it just sat there at a black screen.
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Old 11-23-2006, 04:27 PM  
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The only problem i've had is the occassionally lockup. I was playing call of duty for around half an hour, and all of a sudden the game freezes, and the audio kept playing a loud hum. had to force shutdown it, and it worked fine afterwards
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Old 11-23-2006, 04:51 PM  
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For you guys complaining about anything,

Do you have the system horizontal or vertical??? My disc read error occurred when the system was vertical. I don't think orientation would affect audio problems, but in my case, it might play a role. THANKS.
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Old 11-24-2006, 01:58 AM  
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that's ridiculous, the Wii is made to be put in vertical position....or is it?

i've found there's a hole in the stand so there's still airflow...but the gap between where the stand it and the stand itself it not very large...so maybe the airflow (or the amount of air, in CFM i believe) is not enough?

i also found out that the Wii become a bit too hot for my taste when it's in Sleep Mode, i think it's because the rear fan is OFF when the system is in this mode.

Nintendo should release a new firmware update so the fan will still run even in Sleep Mode.

...Airflow is very important for new-generation systems. I see Nyko is going to release a cooling fan in 2007 for the Wii, i wonder where it'll go, and if we'll still be able to use the vertical stand.

One of the reasons of systems getting faulty is the heat, if it's getting way too hot inside, there's a big risk that it's going to break after a short while.

But none (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) want us to know about the fan speeds and the temperatures, so we don't have a clue about the maximum temperatures of the components, the current temperatures and the fan speed in the Wii...

So....my Wii is fine right now, and i won't let it go in Sleep Mode since it's kinda overheat itself since the rear fan shut down...

what should Nintendo do: 1 fan for intake (intake is on the right of the system, if you put it horizontally), 1 fan for exhaust (included), and letting them run even when the console is in Sleep Mode, OR they could make the fan(s) heat-detecting so they spin faster if the internal heat increase!

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Old 11-26-2006, 07:19 PM  
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hopefully when Nyko makes that cooling fan, it will be built with better quality than the one for XBOX 360 that fried a ton of people's systems. So far I haven't had any problems with my Wii, and everything works just fine, the only problem I had was with one of the Remotes cutting in and out while playing a game...replaced the batteries and it hasn't since.
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Old 11-26-2006, 08:10 PM  
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Update

Since my original post, I haven't had any problem with my Wii. It has been working perfectly, without any hitches. Hopefully, it was just a hiccup.
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Old 11-27-2006, 07:36 AM  
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Hey guys, i've been playing zelda for several hours now and everything was fine, until i visited the Wii shop channel. My Wii remotes did not work after that. I tried re-syncing as the manual said but to no avail. I decided to do the usual fix, unplug the Wii unit from the wall outlet for 5-10 min and presto, everything was back to working order. I'm not saying it will work for everything, but it worked for me and it might work for a few of you here. Good luck.
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Old 11-27-2006, 07:44 AM  
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Wow alot of atx members on wiichat who here waited at eb games to get there wii.

Oh and something on topic if your wii is messed up take it to a store they will fix it for free most of time I needed to re synce my remote for some reason, probabyl because nintendo forgot to sync it.
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Old 11-28-2006, 04:20 PM  
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...sigh...
I was hoping that my Wii problems was just related to the Wii Sports disc itself and not the console...but that is quickly becoming not the case.

I got my Wii on Sunday and right off the bat had problems with Wii Sports....I had to do the "Disc Shuffle" and eject it and reinsert it on average 5 to 6 times to get it to work. Altho I had no issues with Zelda or Red Steel.

So yesterday I get home from work to play some Zelda and now the other two games are starting to do the same thing....I'm having to do the shuffle on both Zelda and Red Steel and now it's even worse cause in addition to getting the "Cannot read disc" message on the Wii Disc channel i'm getting a black screen with white text that reads "There is a disc problem. Please eject the disc and reset your console." And that's on the Wii Menu itself.

Now my question is..when I call NOA support thats listed on the box and website I get a message saying "Due to local conditions we are currently closed...etc etc.." But I'm calling during their business hours, are they just slammed with calls or is there another number?

Also has anyone here sent back their Wiis yet? obviously i can't take this thing back to Best Buy cause they will just laugh and say see you in Feb. But does Nintendo Drop Ship a replacement or am I going to be without a console for a week after I camped out overnite to get one?
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Old 11-29-2006, 06:36 AM  
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Background music cracked

My Wii is fine, for the channel, sport and red steel at least, but I have a problem with the background music with zelda, all I hear is cracked sound, like static, but when playing the video, its fine, I am guessing its the problem of the midi, hope its not an hardware problem.
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Old 11-29-2006, 07:01 AM  
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Ckplau, is it only happening on Zelda game?
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Old 11-29-2006, 07:22 AM  
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oh no....don't tell me the Zelda musics are still MIDIs?!?
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Ckplau, is it only happening on Zelda game?
Yes, of the three games, only Zelda has this problem
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Old 11-30-2006, 01:30 AM  
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I suppose I should mention it, as Nintendo says I'm the only one they've heard of.
I got my Wii Sunday without a problem (I work at a Toys R Us), got it home once I got off work. Played Wii Sports and Rayman for a while, with some occasional lockups on load screens in Rayman. I figured it was the usual launch system stutters, and made do.
Then I tried Red Steel, which locked up on the Ubisoft intro movie, about five seconds in. And Zelda locked up on the "Secure the wrist strap" screen before it even got into the game.
Nintendo had never heard anything like it, and sent me a new one. Should be here soon.

I've had the same problems with Zelda on the "Secure Wrist Strap" screen. It stalls and then the screens turn black with white text saying something along these lines "Eject the disc, and power off the system."

I've had this problem with Zelda at least 3 times. Wii Sports 2 times. Zelda hasn't done it for a little while. Wii Sports I haven't played since getting Zelda

Needless to say it is very annoying when it does happen.

Should I contact Nintendo?
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Old 11-30-2006, 01:54 AM  
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or maybe it's a firmware problem?

Nintendo should have a feedbacks email so we can send them those problems that can maybe fixed with a firmware update.

oh, by the way, if you have trouble with your Wii detecting your wireless router but fails at testing the connection, try configuring your router and, somewhere in the config., uncheck the "automatic" in the wireless channel, and select a channel manually, because the wireless router, while in "automatic mode" for the channels, can randomly change channels.

so set your channel in manual-mode instead of automatic, and choose a channel (i took channel 2 for mine)
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Old 11-30-2006, 02:40 AM  
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i dont know if this is an issue; but when you insert a game into the Wii, is it suppose to light up blue for a second or two? Before when i insert the games it would but now it doesnt?
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Old 11-30-2006, 03:08 AM  
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i dont know if this is an issue; but when you insert a game into the Wii, is it suppose to light up blue for a second or two? Before when i insert the games it would but now it doesnt?

maybe the blue LEDs died?
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Old 11-30-2006, 03:09 AM  
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i see it blinking here and there...but cant die this early i just got the thing? How does yours work? Does it light up entirely everytime you insert a disc?
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