Faulty Wii? Hardware issues?

dalinkwent817

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.

scottieonfire

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.

CasopoliS

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.

rottenbanana

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

dalinkwent817

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.

RaptorZX3

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!

Vertiginous

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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dalinkwent817

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.

mrvette

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.

keywii

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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Trafalger

...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?

ckplau

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.

xbandaidx

Ckplau, is it only happening on Zelda game?

RaptorZX3

oh no....don't tell me the Zelda musics are still MIDIs?!?

ckplau

Yes, of the three games, only Zelda has this problem

UfoTofU

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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RaptorZX3

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)

donaldinc

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?

RaptorZX3

maybe the blue LEDs died?

donaldinc

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?