Faulty Wii? Hardware issues?

lynx002ca

I had the exact same issue, they are sending me a new one

Bez3000

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere but my search came up with nothing so here goes....

Does anyone elses power unit make a whirring noise when the Wii is in standby mode?!

Its perfectly fine when the Wii is turned on but when in standby mode is makes a constant whirring noise that, although not overly loud, gets quite annoying!! I like the idea of WiiConnect24 but theres no way I'd leave my Wii turned on with that noise going on!

I'm just concerned that it I have a faulty power unit it could be dangerous!

Other than that I'm enjoying my new Wii immensely!!

Xairi

I am having a problem. I have had my Wii for 3 months now. When i updated my system for the everybody votes channel and the new internet channel today. It updates, but when i go to menu those channels dont pop up at all. I go to data management and the save data menu's and they are not listed at all for being saved on the wii or saved anywhere for that matter. I have come to the conclusion that my wii has no more internel memory left there for it doesnt save it. I dont have much saved on the wii's memory. Just i think 2 blocks of LoZ:TP, the internet trail version channel, and some other channel, news or something. Would just buying an SD card and saving the channels on the SD solve the problem, or is something wrong with my wii?

Wii-man013

my wii is usually awesome and doesnt give me any trouble except for the expected misread swing on tiger woods 07. but lately it has been acting weird. I popped in red steel and the buttons on the nunchuck were fine but it wouldnt flip the table when i moved it. I tried both chucks I have and even restarted the game. I then popped in call of duty 3 and the reload on the chuck worked fine (red steel used to be fine until now). Then just got super paper mario and the wiimote when it told me to shake it when i was frozen did not respond and I died. and trust me i tried shaking it all different ways. soft smooth and then like a banshee at all different heights and levels to the sensor bar. is it my wii, or the games?

leewebster

I also had this exact same problem (mine wasnt quite as severe). I called Nintendo up, finally got through, explained the problem - said i'd tried it on my HDTV and old CRT, using component and composite cables and its still present. He said send it in and they'll fix / replace the system. Mailed it yesterday on special delivery - he said I should get it back in about a week.

I'll let you know how it goes if anyones interested.

Dreamweaver

I love playing games like Smooth Moves, Wii Play and Wii Sports with friends and family but recently, I've notice a very annoying problem! When I try to play a game with two remotes the second will always un-sync, and will do so straight away if I re-sync it. It isn't just the remote either because I have tried using both remotes as second player and both do not connect to the wii.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

Update: Having tested it more thoroughly(sp?) I've worked out that it only happens on WarioWare: Smooth Moves, so it would not seem to be a hardware problem.

Update2: Turns out that WarioWare doesn't even use 2 remotes so in the end both this and the topic I made in the gaming forum were pretty stupid! I suppose I need to do my research before I post a problem!

FaithJordan94

Here goes! Bez: I suggest you call nintendo. Xairi: Have you downloaded a ton of games off wii shop? If so delete some. It hurts ,but it's worth it. Wiiman: Try restarting the wii. If it's still not working, replace the batteries, Lastly, Dream: Get wiiplay. It syncs the best. Plus, it's an awesome game.

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kissoff182

Just wondering if there are 2 different lenses, 1 for the Game Cube and one for the Wii discs because my Wii reads game cube discs just fine... it will no longer read Wii discs. I think the 4-year-old my bf lives with may have dropped it. It's sincerely pissing me off.

The other part of it is that my boyfriend tried to open up the Wii to fix it and you can't fix it because you need some bizarre screwdriver for it... it's not a phillips and it's not flathead, it's this weird 3 way or y shaped hole.

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Nicktendo86

Very simple solution. Nothing is wrong with your Wii. After you update your system you have to go to the Wii Shop channel. Then go to Wii software and download the channels. Simple.

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Wii Games:

Wii Sports, Wii Play, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Big Brain Academy, Excite Truck, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Mario Strikers Charged Football, Trauma Center, Eledees, Red Steel, Rayman Raving Rabbits, Monster 4X4, Harry Potter OOTP, The Godfather: Blackhand Edition, SSX Blur, Scarface, Call of Duty 3, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Sonic and the Secret Rings

jwadie

i got my wii on friday 13th the disk drive didnt work and when i rang nintendo they said to send it to them and they will replace it
has any1 else done this cause im just wondering how long il have to wait till i get the replacement

Nicktendo86

Was an unlucky Friday 13th for you mate sorry to hear that.

I had all sorts of problems when I had to send my Wii in. After a month of chasing Nintendo UK they sent me a faulty unit. Phoned them back and finally got my perfect system mid feb when I sent my console early jan. Apparently they had a big backlog so hopefully yours will only take a couple of weeks, fingers crossed mate.

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Wii Games:

Wii Sports, Wii Play, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Big Brain Academy, Excite Truck, Wario Ware: Smooth Moves, Mario Strikers Charged Football, Trauma Center, Eledees, Red Steel, Rayman Raving Rabbits, Monster 4X4, Harry Potter OOTP, The Godfather: Blackhand Edition, SSX Blur, Scarface, Call of Duty 3, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Sonic and the Secret Rings

jwadie

yay i sent my wii to be replaced on monday and i got the replacement today

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Nybor

Hi all, Ive seen similar issues throughout this thread so not sure if its the same thing.

My Wiimote had stopped responding. Whats worse is this is the 2nd time this exact fault had happened, I got my current one as a replacement from Gamestation

It refuses to turn on - the lights just flash for a few seconds then go out. Ive tried tapping it and pressing the sync buttons, but I don't even have a cursor up on the screen since it won't switch on. Not sure what else I can do, but Ive tried 3 sets of new batteries now and its the same thing each time.

It hasnt been smacked against anything, and it just cut out this evening when I was using it to browse the shopping channel so it seemed odd that it would just die then.

Any ideas, or should I go back to the shop again and see if I can get yet another one? I emailed Nintendo but dont really want to have to wait while they do something about it.

Gib

The drive on my Wii has just died. It makes horrible sounds for 2 seconds when the wii is first turned on, and then when a disk is inserted, the disk goes in, the sound happens for 5 seconds or more, then the disk pops out and back in again, then the sound again....

Unfortunately I couldn't take it back to Nintendo for 2 reasons :
1. It was purchased in Japan and I'm in England.
2. I'd already opened it up to add something to help me play games in English..

So, I opened it back up and tracked down the fault. See the picture I just tried to attach to this post. When you insert a disk, cog A turns, which drives cog B, then cog C, then cog D, which drives the big bit of plastic E, which goes on to clamp the holders onto the middle of the DVD so it can start spinning.

The problem however is that cog C isn't driving cog D. It's because cog C isn't on its axle properly, and when driven by cog B, it goes all wonky, and up the axle a bit, such that it no longer connects to cog D....

Has anyone had the same problem ? Any suggestions for fixing it myself, or where in London I could get it fixed "no questions asked" ? Or if I can get a new drive (that still supports modchipping).

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futballer

I have 2 wiimotes that I have no problem getting to sync. I can navigate all over the main menu and configure anything I want to. BUT....as soon as I try to start a game, go to Pictures, or even to Mii, they both become unSynced. I just purchased it yesterday and I have yet to play a single new game. I can my old game cube games to work, because the wiimotes will let me select the game, and then the game cube remotes work fine. Also, once the remotes are synced, I can turn off the Wii, and then turn it back on...but once I turn it on the wiimotes become unsynced again.

ANY IDEAS???? THANX!!!!

GKast

Hey buddy I have the same problem here. The Wii cannot load the game disks and I noticed there's some clicking sound while loading. I got this one straight from Nintendo, and same as you, the very first time I was trying to use it, it couldn't load anything! Nintendo really has a serious problem with the quality issue (so as NDS)!

I think the time period depends on what region you are in. The lady from NOA I called told me it would be just 14 business days in Canada.

Mau

I know that every time you start any channel you have to sync again the wiimote player #2, 3 and 4, but #1 should keep the sync. you can always sync the wiimotes by pressing home then clicking in the bottom where you have the options for the wiimote

Super Gotenks 3

Wiimote that came with the package is kind of broken. It always shows low on battery so it disconnects a lot, but I tried doing new batteries even from a brand new package. Same results.

Problem number 2, my Wii occasionally freezes. Happened once a long time ago, but today it just recently froze two times.

Number 3, I don't know if it is my Wii's problem, or my game's problem. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2, in the fusion list in evolution Z, I can't fuse together ANYTHING. It just says that I don't have the fusion item numbers even though I can get it up to the box, AND it says x001 by the item.

That's it.

futballer

Thanks for the post....but the wiimotes become unsynced as soon as I select a game to play...so unless someone has an answer to that, I can not play a game. NOT RIGHT!!!!!

Wii x

My wii shuts down after a couple of hours of gameplay , i go and feel it and its super hot. What should i do.. This has been happening after the last update.oh and when i was updating with the last update it did the same while updating and it was super hot .