Frequent problems with older Wii's

Eizweir · December 29, 2007, 08:29:51 AM

My Wii is starting to mess up, it doesent read disks very well and makes all theses weird noises when there is one, also I think my fan's broken.

Any tips?

WiiGuy · December 29, 2007, 09:28:24 AM

can you tell me how old it is?

7Deadly$ins · December 29, 2007, 10:15:53 AM

Quote from: WiiGuy on December 29, 2007, 09:28:24 AM
can you tell me how old it is?

It really can't be older that a year, not by much.

WiiGuy · December 29, 2007, 12:03:11 PM

Quote from: 7Deadly$ins on December 29, 2007, 10:15:53 AM
Quote from: WiiGuy on December 29, 2007, 09:28:24 AM
can you tell me how old it is?
It really can't be older that a year, not by much.

what i mean is....is it a launch wii?...did you get it at christmas last year?....it you get it in the 1st Qtr this year? ect...ect

SWORD21 · December 30, 2007, 01:23:03 PM

What kind of games does it not read? Gamecube or Wii? I have the same problem. My wii isn't one of the newer ones either.
My wii won't read gamecube discs much, and makes weird noises. It also sometimes has an error message when I'm playing gamecube
games. I'm sending it in to get repaired soon. Maybe you should do the same.

7Deadly$ins · December 30, 2007, 11:01:48 PM

Quote from: SWORD21 on December 30, 2007, 01:23:03 PM
What kind of games does it not read? Gamecube or Wii? I have the same problem. My wii isn't one of the newer ones either.
My wii won't read gamecube discs much, and makes weird noises. It also sometimes has an error message when I'm playing gamecube
games. I'm sending it in to get repaired soon. Maybe you should do the same.

What do you mean by "weird noises"?

BOREDFOREVER · December 31, 2007, 12:52:06 PM

Mine made weird noises, and then it scratched the crap out of my WiiSports.

But Ninty repaired it for me.

The only problem was they took a little too long, and I had to call and complain. It seems that at one point they were just shipping it back and forth between Nintendo and USA Radio (another repair company they use).

But the repair was free and so was the shipping. All I had to pay for was the box. If your unit is under one year old, I suggest you get on the phone pronto before your warranty expires.

Sports1 · December 31, 2007, 06:49:39 PM

I'm happy I havent had this problem yet, I got mine last christmas.

Why not call Nintendo to get it fix, you see mines still under warranty.

Wiiguy123 · January 09, 2008, 05:05:45 PM

I haven't had that happen yet but I feel retarded considering I didn't buy a warranty for my Wii.

::Poledra:: · January 10, 2008, 05:05:18 PM

Quote from: Wiiguy123 on January 09, 2008, 05:05:45 PM
I haven't had that happen yet but I feel retarded considering I didn't buy a warranty for my Wii.

Do you mean an extended warranty? Because it comes with a year warranty automatically. I don't know about last year, but when I bought mine NoA game me an extra 90 days on top of the year for registering it. Did you buy it new from a retailer, or on eBay with a receipt?

WiiGuy · January 11, 2008, 05:57:01 AM

My wii has started to make some sounds too :O

when i play SMG :-\

::Poledra:: · January 11, 2008, 08:11:29 AM

Quote from: WiiGuy on January 11, 2008, 05:57:01 AM
My wii has started to make some sounds too :O

when i play SMG :-\

I wonder if it isn't the game, because I have noticed an odd sound when SMG is in. Kind of a louder whirring sound. I have a GC, too, & sometimes it's kind of loud loading discs. This is that kind of sound...