Wii problems

[markymark]

As suggested by Starscream, this thread is for all the poor mofos out there who encounter cataclysmic problems with their new baby. Post your woe here and see if anyone can offer advice or at least a little eSympathy :D

This was me yesterday...

Aaaaand guess whose Wii is now refusing to play the Wii discs.

Just sat down for an epic bout of Zelda and the Wii was making a bizarre sort of clicking sound. It told me there was a problem and i needed to refer to the troubleshooting. Troubleshooting consisted of clean disc/insert correct way, so I called the helpline. The chick put me through the same rigmaral until I convinced her my discs surfaces were immaculate. I told her the Wii was simply just refusing to play Wii discs and had tried Sports, Play and Zelda. It seems to be reading the GC discs though. Anyways, the question was seemingly beyond her so she's getting back to me.

For fecks sake. Not even a day old.

First up I'll just point out that the Nintendo helpline is really just a line... you'll find little to no help by calling it.

Secondly, my problem was seeimngly remedied by moving the Wii away from my big ass Yamaha amp. I literally had it sitting about a cm away and I tried moving it a bit and the discs started working again. I have no idea why an amp would stop a ROM from functioning and literally have no effect on any other function, but it seems it does. So I moved the Wii to the opposite side of the room :D

So to recap, if you are having disc read errors, try moving the Wii away from all your other electronic equipment.

UPDATE: My Wii went into the read error death throws again last night just as I was sitting down for a big Zelda session again. After a flurry of anger, I calmly turned the unit off and went to bed. Tried it again the next morning and it still wasn't working so I resolved to take it back.

The Nintendo helpline chick had told me I would have to have it sent back to Nintendo to be inspected as to whether it was my fault or not. Screw that. I took it to EB with the intention of getting a replacement or refund if they had no stock. And if they gave me crap I was going to demand to invoke the 7 day return policy. But the dude was super cool about it and gave me a new unit. Apparently I wasn't the first to return mine for the same reason. I'd looked on the net earlier as well and it seem to be happening a little bit.

Anyways, it seem EB have a 30 day replacement dealy with the console if anything's wrong, after that it goes back to Nintendo for repair/replacement. So if anyone is having any of the trouble I was having, get it back to the store quick. Only problem is you'll lose your number, save games, VC games etc. But for the sake of a functioning console, it's worth it :D

Speaking of which, everyone whose added me will now be communicating with a dead Wii :D I'll repost me number when I'm sure the new unit is sweet and try to PM everyone.

Now, back to Zelda.

PS Thanks to 5 and Hotaru for the pep sympathy. Youse guys helped me through my darkest hour :D

[borgster101]

That is a strange problem mark, solution was just as strange, good idea for a thread btw :thumbsup:

[markymark]

I know. That's why I'm pesimistically expecting the problem to reoccur. But until it does, Wii on! :D

[S_Sail]

It was probably the magnets in the Amp.

[clone_6119719]

Ok this is not a major issue just a strange one, I've been playing my Wii most of the day and this evening I was giving my niece a game of golf (shes 6 and beat me at bowling) and I sat thru the instructions. When it was time to have a hit the Wii wouldn't register mii pressing the A button. I cancelled and reentered the game pressing A to get back and then it happend again. So my A button was working just not when I wanted to swing. I had played golf earlier with no problems. Anyone else had a similar experience?

[TrinityJayOne]

This isn't a problem per se, more of a **** up. Over the last 30mins of Zelda-ing, the little speaker in the Wiimote has been getting a lot more distorted/choppier than usual (it occasionally slipped up previously, like if two sounds tried to play at once). Fast forward to now and it's pretty much stopped making sounds altogether. :( Hopefully EB will give me a replacement tomorrow even though I didn't buy the console insurance. If not, off to Nintendo Australia it goes.

[Gutsman Heavy]

trin, remember that little 7 day return thingo? use that. and re-buy one. Should work...

[Conky]

This isn't a problem per se, more of a **** up. Over the last 30mins of Zelda-ing, the little speaker in the Wiimote has been getting a lot more distorted/choppier than usual (it occasionally slipped up previously, like if two sounds tried to play at once). Fast forward to now and it's pretty much stopped making sounds altogether. :( Hopefully EB will give me a replacement tomorrow even though I didn't buy the console insurance. If not, off to Nintendo Australia it goes.

Have you tried the batteries?? Sound might be the first thing to go.

I wonder who will replace their supplied batteries first

[S_Sail]

This isn't a problem per se, more of a **** up. Over the last 30mins of Zelda-ing, the little speaker in the Wiimote has been getting a lot more distorted/choppier than usual (it occasionally slipped up previously, like if two sounds tried to play at once). Fast forward to now and it's pretty much stopped making sounds altogether. :( Hopefully EB will give me a replacement tomorrow even though I didn't buy the console insurance. If not, off to Nintendo Australia it goes.

Have you tried it out on Wii-Sports or reset the game?

[UC1]

This isn't a problem per se, more of a **** up. Over the last 30mins of Zelda-ing, the little speaker in the Wiimote has been getting a lot more distorted/choppier than usual (it occasionally slipped up previously, like if two sounds tried to play at once). Fast forward to now and it's pretty much stopped making sounds altogether. :( Hopefully EB will give me a replacement tomorrow even though I didn't buy the console insurance. If not, off to Nintendo Australia it goes.

This is actually a very common problem. You gotta just turn the volume down on the wiimote.

[tau]

I'm totally rewiring a better speaker into the wiimote - have you seen what it looks like?

http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/748/748146/IMG_8146_1164848202-000.jpg

yes, the diaphram for the wiimote's speaker is a crappy, cheap, thin piece of clear plastic.

[borgster101]

First thing I did when I heard the speaker was turn down its volume, too crackling otherwise, now it's not so bad :)

[StompBrother]

I have the original version of Freeloader (v 1.04) and it doesn't seem to work. Anyone else got their freeloaders to work?

-Stompii

[S_Sail]

I have the original version of Freeloader (v 1.04) and it doesn't seem to work. Anyone else got their freeloaders to work?

-Stompii

The firmware update made the Freeloader unplayable.

[Starscream]

The firmware update made the Freeloader unplayable.

For real?

Looks like I won't be taking my Wii to my cousins place to for the firmware update after all.

I have Freeloader 1.06b, but I have no intention of using the Wii for playing GC games. That's why I kept my Gamecube.

[UC1]

I'm totally rewiring a better speaker into the wiimote - have you seen what it looks like?

http://gearmedia.ign.com/gear/image/article/748/748146/IMG_8146_1164848202-000.jpg

yes, the diaphram for the wiimote's speaker is a crappy, cheap, thin piece of clear plastic.

Yeah, I've heard the only real alternative to turning the volume down is modding the speaker yourself. Not everybody is going to want to do that. It would be a good idea to put pressure on Nintendo to make a better quality version.

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

For real?

Looks like I won't be taking my Wii to my cousins place to for the firmware update after all.

I have Freeloader 1.06b, but I have no intention of using the Wii for playing GC games. That's why I kept my Gamecube.

So why not update the wii then?

[MartyMcFly]

There were rumors going around that it was the Bluetooths Audio Device, when coupled with the motion sensing stuff; meant that the clips of audio sent to the speaker were so low quality that a speaker upgrade was pointless. But this is just speculation, so tau i wish you all the good will in the world. I'm still undecided whether bandwidth or just low quality audio is the problem.

[clone_6119719]

Just a quick update, play golf tonight and worked fine

[clone_6119719]

Just a quick update, played golf tonight and worked fine.

[adam_91vn]

Just a quick update, played golf tonight and worked fine.


Double post BAN http://smiliesftw.com/x/crunkahameha.gif

[markymark]

Ok this is not a major issue just a strange one, I've been playing my Wii most of the day and this evening I was giving my niece a game of golf (shes 6 and beat me at bowling) and I sat thru the instructions. When it was time to have a hit the Wii wouldn't register mii pressing the A button. I cancelled and reentered the game pressing A to get back and then it happend again. So my A button was working just not when I wanted to swing. I had played golf earlier with no problems. Anyone else had a similar experience?
Had a vaugely similar random non responsive remote thing happen.

I was showing my sister the shopping channel and I accidently booted the Wii up with the second remote. I was going to restart it when I saw the red hand with the 2 but I thought it would probably be okay. I clicked on the shopping channel and waited for it to load. When it did, the remote wasn't working. I thought it must have just been that the 2nd remote didn't work in the shopping channel, so I grabbed the other one and tried to turn it on but nothing happened. Turned the console off and on again, but then neither control was working. All four blue lights would flash, but then nothing. I was too tired to try and figure it out so I just crashed. Tried it in the morning and it was working fine. Not sure what the deal was in the end.

[Nic Xtreme]

Had a vaugely similar random non responsive remote thing happen.

I was showing my sister the shopping channel and I accidently booted the Wii up with the second remote. I was going to restart it when I saw the red hand with the 2 but I thought it would probably be okay. I clicked on the shopping channel and waited for it to load. When it did, the remote wasn't working. I thought it must have just been that the 2nd remote didn't work in the shopping channel, so I grabbed the other one and tried to turn it on but nothing happened. Turned the console off and on again, but then neither control was working. All four blue lights would flash, but then nothing. I was too tired to try and figure it out so I just crashed. Tried it in the morning and it was working fine. Not sure what the deal was in the end.

Me too! After first update, went into shop channel --> nothing worked. Remotes didn't have the lights on, I restarted, nothing. Finally, after the second restart, everything worked again. Suffice to say, I was shitting myself.

[Gutsman Heavy]

How does player two turn off their controller with out powering down the console?

[501]

...the remote wasn't working...All four blue lights would flash, but then nothing.

I just had the same problem. I thought it was the batteries at first, so I swapped them over- still no luck.

Man, i'm having a really bad run with the wii so far :( Hopefully my luck will change soon :) (because if it doesn't, i'm gonna throw that *****in thing out the window!)

[clarky]

This thing seems to be extremely problematic.

[Johnny360]

Yep, same problem here after unpacking my system on Thursday.

We couldn't get the 2nd remote to Sync. All the blue lights would flash but nothing. Eventually we done it through the controller menu after opening that up with the first controller.

[Ali G]

Had a vaugely similar random non responsive remote thing happen.

I was showing my sister the shopping channel and I accidently booted the Wii up with the second remote. I was going to restart it when I saw the red hand with the 2 but I thought it would probably be okay. I clicked on the shopping channel and waited for it to load. When it did, the remote wasn't working. I thought it must have just been that the 2nd remote didn't work in the shopping channel, so I grabbed the other one and tried to turn it on but nothing happened. Turned the console off and on again, but then neither control was working. All four blue lights would flash, but then nothing. I was too tired to try and figure it out so I just crashed. Tried it in the morning and it was working fine. Not sure what the deal was in the end.
This happened to me when I tried to play Zelda yesterday. At the start screen neither remote would work. I tried syncing them again, but the lights would just flash and then turn off.

[borgster101]

Syncing up the second remote was easy :? Press Sync on Remote then on console, and bam you're done.

Regarding battery life my remote that came with the console has lost half its battery life, according to the Wii Home menu, so we'll see how it goes, might have to replace soon, it's probably a good idea to get some NiMH rechargables.

[Johnny360]

Syncing up the second remote was easy :? Press Sync on Remote then on console, and bam you're done.


Wasn't working for me! :?

[Bronze]

20 hours into Zelda, and my Wiimote has just about chewed through its first set of batteries. I'd estimate I've spent around 5 hours on Wii Play and Wii Sports, so I expect around 30 hours of play per set.

Definitely going to invest in some rechargables. I remember getting 80+ hours out of my Wavebird (only changed its batteries three times since it was released).

[pezhead015]

I havent had a single problem except lack of sleep since getting my wii. Who needs games when you can just make mii's all day.

[TrinityJayOne]

I just had the same problem. I thought it was the batteries at first, so I swapped them over- still no luck.

Man, i'm having a really bad run with the wii so far :( Hopefully my luck will change soon :) (because if it doesn't, i'm gonna throw that *****in thing out the window!)
Haven't had any problems with wiimotes not syncing or anything...yet. :P Also my dodgy speaker thing has cleared up somewhat, I think. It did it again today (basically cut out completely), but it took longer to happen (volume was down lower) and there wasn't much transition, just went almost straight from working fine to not working at all. Just now I went out for about 45mins, and what do I find when I come back? It's working fine again. :shock: I'm guessing the thing is either overheating somehow, or there's some bad wiring in the wiimote somewhere that's overheating.

I might pop over to your place in a day or so Tom and have a look at your connection stuff. :thumbsup: I'll give you a call tomorrow.

[Conky]

20 hours into Zelda, and my Wiimote has just about chewed through its first set of batteries. I'd estimate I've spent around 5 hours on Wii Play and Wii Sports, so I expect around 30 hours of play per set.

Definitely going to invest in some rechargables. I remember getting 80+ hours out of my Wavebird (only changed its batteries three times since it was released).

Probably why they didn't have wavebird rumble. Plus sound would contribute.

For those having a problem with wiimotes if you press 1 and 2 at the same time it looks for a Wii. Might help. I dunno. My Wii experience has been pretty uncomplicated.

[formulated]

gf was just playing red steel for 3-4 hrs, was stuck in the arena trying to get the cable car when the game just completely froze and made a loud whirring tone/noise (audio output not from the wii).

guessing it's either a game glitch that no one has mentioned before, or the wii was over heated, side and back of the console was warm.. although i haven't felt the side of it before so i dont know if its more so than usual. it's currently in a tv cabinet with about 8 inches of space from the exhaust fan - thinking of moving it out if it happens again.

[Starscream]

If anyone has bothered to read all the documentation with their Wii console, you need to download the latest firmware patch to utilise the SD card function. If you don't have teh broadband (like me), you'll have to wait next year which will have this patch and will be incorporated for games released then.

What's next? Nintendo Wii Service Pack 2? :?? Available on a cover CD at your local newsagent?

[aubergine]

My only problem so far is that the controller sometimes stops registering. Zelda with freeze up and a message appears saying the console cannot find the controller, push the A button etc. It's good that the game pauses as quickly as it does, but it's irritating that it does not work perfectly, It did it a bunch of times yesterday.

[Nic Xtreme]

You can check in the message center just how long you've been playing.

Myy Wii is up to over 30 hours, and all 3 remotes are still full.

It seems to be pretty variable, as my Wii's been played 28hrs or so and the batteries have just hit halfway!

I'm happy with the battery time, especially considering what the Wiimote actually does, especially in comparison to the Wavebird, for example.

[borgster101]

You can check in the message center just how long you've been playing.

Myy Wii is up to over 30 hours, and all 3 remotes are still full.
It depends on the games you play, a game like Zelda eats battery life faster than say Wii Sports.

[501]

Haven't had any problems with wiimotes not syncing or anything...yet. :P Also my dodgy speaker thing has cleared up somewhat, I think. It did it again today (basically cut out completely), but it took longer to happen (volume was down lower) and there wasn't much transition, just went almost straight from working fine to not working at all. Just now I went out for about 45mins, and what do I find when I come back? It's working fine again. :shock: I'm guessing the thing is either overheating somehow, or there's some bad wiring in the wiimote somewhere that's overheating.

I might pop over to your place in a day or so Tom and have a look at your connection stuff. :thumbsup: I'll give you a call tomorrow.

That crazy remote! I yelled at it last night, then it started working again :P

And I finally gots teh internets working on the wii :D I was all out of ideas, andmy sister suggested to try and connect it to my brothers laptop. Worked a charm! The only reason I could think that it wasn't working on the other computer is due to the fact that it is a piece of shit (ffs, that thing can't run Doom 2 properly without lagging like a bitch! :P)

[Gutsman Heavy]

I smacked my self in the chin while playing Rayman, and today my remote was jumping all over the place like I was Micheal J Fox. Scary.

[ZeRgY]

That crazy remote! I yelled at it last night, then it started working again :P

And I finally gots teh internets working on the wii :D I was all out of ideas, andmy sister suggested to try and connect it to my brothers laptop. Worked a charm! The only reason I could think that it wasn't working on the other computer is due to the fact that it is a piece of shit (ffs, that thing can't run Doom 2 properly without lagging like a bitch! :P)

That or your internet connection sharing was set up wrong, or you have a firewall that you didn't give access to. Or one of the other billion variations that can affect an internet connection :P Wireless is Teh Bomb!

[Conky]

I have a problem with the Play Time log that the Wii keeps. Firstly on my first day of playing it had no reference to COD3 but instead had "Other" as 3 hours and 40 minutes. Secondly it doesn't seem to have the times correct for each day... unless if you have the Wii on late Friday night and play to the early hours of Saturday it classes it as Fridays playtime. I don't know but I'm certain I had the machine on more then the hour it claims I did yesertday.

Other then that its all hunkydory.

[Nic Xtreme]

Yeah, mine is a little strange too -- I played Zelda till 12:49am this morning, but it registered 1hr 49min on today's counter.

I've noticed that the "Other" section fills up when there's too many games in a list, and it runs of room.

[Ghazrat]

Secondly it doesn't seem to have the times correct for each day... unless if you have the Wii on late Friday night and play to the early hours of Saturday it classes it as Fridays playtime. I don't know but I'm certain I had the machine on more then the hour it claims I did yesertday.
I had the reverse actually, started Rayman Raving Rabbids about sometime after 11 on Friday and finished well after midnight, it classed it as Saturday playtime.

[Gutsman Heavy]

Curses my remote must be ****ed :(
Lucky I have a second. Must call Nintendo tomorrow.

[Starscream]

Curses my remote must be ****ed :(
Lucky I have a second. Must call Nintendo tomorrow.

How is your Wii mote ***ked?

Just won't work?

[markymark]

UPDATE: My Wii went into the read error death throws again last night just as I was sitting down for a big Zelda session again. After a flurry of anger, I calmly turned the unit off and went to bed. Tried it again the next morning and it still wasn't working so I resolved to take it back.

The Nintendo helpline chick had told me I would have to have it sent back to Nintendo to be inspected as to whether it was my fault or not. Screw that. I took it to EB with the intention of getting a replacement or refund if they had no stock. And if they gave me crap I was going to demand to invoke the 7 day return policy. But the dude was super cool about it and gave me a new unit. Apparently I wasn't the first to return mine for the same reason. I'd looked on the net earlier as well and it seem to be happening a little bit.

Anyways, it seem EB have a 30 day replacement dealy with the console if anything's wrong, after that it goes back to Nintendo for repair/replacement. So if anyone is having any of the trouble I was having, get it back to the store quick. Only problem is you'll lose your number, save games, VC games etc. But for the sake of a functioning console, it's worth it :D

Speaking of which, everyone whose added me will now be communicating with a dead Wii :D I'll repost me number when I'm sure the new unit is sweet and try to PM everyone. Peace.

[Starscream]

This is not teh good news!

I haven't updated the firmware, (no broadband and it's not likely to happen) so it's just to eliminate one of the possible causes of Wii console failures.

[spectator]

Sigh, this is starting to sound like the xbox 360 all over again. I was hoping Nintendo would do a better job than that. In fact, I don't remember any Nintendo console having as many problems as the Wii.

[BeauKilla]

I haven't updated the firmware, (no broadband and it's not likely to happen) so it's just to eliminate one of the possible causes of Wii console failures.you probably update ASAP and get all the bugs out of the way before the warranty period expires.

[Gutsman Heavy]

How is your Wii mote ***ked?

Just won't work?

The little hand jumps around the screen and if I change the sensitivity if fixes it some times only for it to revert to the jumpiness.

[Jickle]

I was looking at the console today, and thought, shit, it would be pretty easy for ants or other insects to crawl right inside this thing.

Other than that, no problems at all.

[Hyperblau]

The little hand jumps around the screen and if I change the sensitivity if fixes it some times only for it to revert to the jumpiness.

Are you playing it with sun shining on the sensor bar or remote. I had that issue and it was because of direct sunlight.

[501]

The little hand jumps around the screen and if I change the sensitivity if fixes it some times only for it to revert to the jumpiness.

How far back are you from the sensor bar? I found that if i'm further than 4-5 metres, the controllers reactions go all loopy.

[mantis*ant]

gf was just playing red steel for 3-4 hrs, was stuck in the arena trying to get the cable car when the game just completely froze and made a loud whirring tone/noise (audio output not from the wii).Same thing happened to me about an hour or so into RS this morning. I entered a door in the geisha level and after "checkpoint" appeared, the game froze and the disc/Wii emitted a very worrying tone. Resetting didn't work, so I powered down the console and it seemed to correct itself :?:

[Dr Kawashima]

My wife had some jumpiness issues on wii play last night. She was sitting next to the lit christmas tree. I made her move to the other lounge and things seemed to come good. Not sure if it was the tree lights or the angle she was on. But after reading about the diy sensor bars it may have been the lights confusing the remote.

[aubergine]

The little hand jumps around the screen and if I change the sensitivity if fixes it some times only for it to revert to the jumpiness.

Apparently in Red Steel this happens a lot. Some people have found a cure by turning down or off the wiimote speaker volume.

No one can explain why this works, but apparently it does. Go read the Red Steel thread for the original link.

[Starscream]

you probably update ASAP and get all the bugs out of the way before the warranty period expires.

Nah. If it works fine now, I don't see any problems.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Not until the Nintendo Wii Service Pack disc comes out. :?:

[Gutsman Heavy]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, it could have been sunlight, unlikely but I hope so. I am about 2.5 meters from the sensor bar. My remote is at half volume but I'll lower it and see what happens.

[markymark]

Nah. If it works fine now, I don't see any problems.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Not until the Nintendo Wii Service Pack disc comes out. :?:
Right now I'm subscribing to that theory as well... too paranoid to do anything with the console that might provoke it until I've at least finished Zelda :D

[Ghazrat]

And loose your completed save file? That's why I wanted to update and see if there were any problems before I started so didn't get halfway through Zelda only to have it whisked away.

[MacGuyver]

I don't have any problems so far with my Wii and neither does my brother with his (laminates EB extended warranty docket).

[markymark]

And loose your completed save file? That's why I wanted to update and see if there were any problems before I started so didn't get halfway through Zelda only to have it whisked away.
I already lost 3 hours the first time around, I just wanna play the bloody thing :D I intend to get a SD card soon and back up whatever saves I have before tinkering with the Wii. Anyone used a card on it yet? I heard the Wii can only read cards up to 2GB... is that true?

[MacGuyver]

I can use SD cards on my Wii to view photos, does this mean I can use them to back up data as well?

[big_b]

So, when I get my wii come xmas, will it be worth updating the firmware? I mean eibachs completley died on him shortly after he updated.

[Starscream]

Two things:

* Has anyone tried to view media files (jpg, mov) on their Wii yet?

* Has anyone tried to backup saved data from the internal memory of the Wii to a SD card?

especially those who have not updated the firmware.

As soon as I get my hands on SD card, I'll give it a go to see whether you really need to update the firmware.

[Dr Kawashima]

Two things:

* Has anyone tried to view media files (jpg, mov) on their Wii yet?

* Has anyone tried to backup saved data from the internal memory of the Wii to a SD card?

especially those who have not updated the firmware.

As soon as I get my hands on SD card, I'll give it a go to see whether you really need to update the firmware.
Have looked through some jpegs of my kids last friday which worked really well. Quicktime movies weren't reconised though. The wii recognised them as movies files but couldn't recognise the format. Confirm that I haven't updated firmware yet. Just had a quick play around to make sure everything worked before boxing back up for the kiddies Xmas present (I don't think they realise that I'm more excited than they are).

[Starscream]

That's part one tested.

And now to the second part. Any volunteers to boldly go where no gamer has gone before?

[Conky]

Two things:

* Has anyone tried to view media files (jpg, mov) on their Wii yet?

* Has anyone tried to backup saved data from the internal memory of the Wii to a SD card?

especially those who have not updated the firmware.

As soon as I get my hands on SD card, I'll give it a go to see whether you really need to update the firmware.

I checked out stuff directly from my still camera and it works although there were some unrecognised formats whcih may have been video captures. I only have one choice with saves and that is to ERASE. No copying or nothin. I have not updated Firmware.

[Starscream]

:thumbsup:

Maybe it won't save because the SD card was formatted by the camera and not the Wii?

The only way to know is to get a SD card that you don't mind erasing the data on. Erase it using the Wii and then we'll know afterwards.

What about those who have updated the firmware?

[OrchidEleven]

Guys, my router (Netgear DG8342 v2) is not listed in the compatible routers with the DS. Is there any chance it will work with the Wii?

[bradlaw]

Hey i tested my ipod on it, doesn't work...like i suspected! Lol!

[MacGuyver]

I was able to view jpg files with an SD card, as well as videos that were saved onto the card (not sure what format they were). My brother has also been able to view jpg files, but couldn't view the videos that he had saved onto his SD card (probably a different format to my videos?). No updated firmware. Oh and those who haven't found out, 'the black cat' told me that the 1 and 2 buttons can be used to rewind and fast forward videos. :thumbsup:

I only have the option to erase save files also, no copy. But I could probably format the card using the Wii and give it a try, I don't have a lot saved onto the card.

[Nickos]

Weirdest thing just happened..was sitting about 2m from the tv, directly in front, and also directly under a fire alarm. Doing the mini-boss in water temple so I'm swinging my sword like crazy, when BAM, fire alarm just RANDOMLY goes off.

I didn't know wtf was going on and there was no smoke so I walked out of the room...and it stopped. Then I sat down under it again and it went off.

So every time I walk near the fire alarm the thing just goes insane now.


Unplugged it and took the battery out <_<

[demeanan]

Nickos, that is bizarre.

I have an internet problem and I thought I would post it here even though these problems can be pretty random sometimes. But if you can offer any advice I would be eternally grateful.

The day after I got my Wii I connected to the Virtual Console and got 2 games with no problems whatsoever. Now when I try to connect it only connests about 1 in 5 times and has an error the rest. What the hell is up with that?

[S_Sail]

Supposedly the Wii-Remote can affect Pace Makers. I'm surprised we haven't heard any stories of kids killing their grandpas yet.

[501]

I still haven't been able to find a solution to the 101305 error. :(


Hey seven, try typing the error number here. (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/errors/index.jsp?) It might be able to point you in the right direction.

[Blue]

I was playing Zelda, and all of a sudden it froze, and it kept making a very loud noise through my TV speakers. Hard reset (pulling the plug) fixed it.

Nothing to worry about?

[Starscream]

I was playing Zelda, and all of a sudden it froze, and it kept making a very loud noise through my TV speakers. Hard reset (pulling the plug) fixed it.

Nothing to worry about?

Depends on how long your gaming session was. Possibly froze due to a long gaming session?

Always check the disc surface for scratches when it freezes.

[Blue]

No scratches, my games never, ever have scratches.

It was longish, maybe 5 or 6 hours at that stage.

[demeanan]

Well teh internets is working again on the Wii. Why does wireless have to be so tempremental?

[501]

Weirdest thing just happened..was sitting about 2m from the tv, directly in front, and also directly under a fire alarm. Doing the mini-boss in water temple so I'm swinging my sword like crazy, when BAM, fire alarm just RANDOMLY goes off.

I didn't know wtf was going on and there was no smoke so I walked out of the room...and it stopped. Then I sat down under it again and it went off.

So every time I walk near the fire alarm the thing just goes insane now.


Unplugged it and took the battery out <_<

I had a similar issue myself this morning. I was just mucking around on the wii, and I heard a high pitched chirp come from the hallway (which is about 8 metres away from where i'm currently sitting). Initially I thought it was a bird from outside and thought nothing of it. Then it happened about five minutes later, and then just before.

The crazy thing is that the stupid fire alarm doesn't work! They've been countless times where i've mananged set something on fire in the kitchen, have smoke fill the house, and not hear a single peep out of that thing :P

[MacGuyver]

I had a brief look around to try and format the SD card that I have on the Wii but there's no option to do so. Looking at pictures in the manual on data management showed some features that I don't have which would probably allow you to do this as there's a seperate data management area for SD cards.

[501]

Perhaps the option will become available when the wii is due for a system update.

:shrug:

I dunno, just guessing here

[pecka_a]

Supposedly the Wii-Remote can affect Pace Makers. I'm surprised we haven't heard any stories of kids killing their grandpas yet.

So thats why the old people in the Wii adds are moving like that their pace makers are playing up.

[Dunnahroth]

Sounds like some of you guys are having a real hard time :|

MY console has been working perfectly, no problems. the only thing that has come up now is. the right most LED on the Wiimotes are not working. i was wondering if this was part of a battery meter thing but there is no mention in the booklets. I'm thinking this because they both went at about the same time.. anyone else had THIS problem ?

[501]

Mine were always like that, so I just assumed there wasn't a problem in the first place.

In the event that there is a problem with that LED, a good way to test it is by leaving the remote idle for around 5 minutes or so. This will switch off all led lights (to conserve battery power i'm assuming). Hit the A button and all 4 lights should flash bright 4 or 5 times.

[Wayne Knight]

Yeah that is the battery metre. Whenever a Wii Remote is not in use for a while you can press any button and the number of LED's that appear is the strength of your battery.

[501]

Back to internet connection woes for me :| I noticed it was playing up a little this morning around 2am. It was fine working earlier- and now it's gone back to being all screwy again almost exactly 12 hours later :o

edit: Now it's working again. Wont this thing make up its ******in mind?! :P



edit: Now the controller's not working, again! *****!

[sidochrome]

I managed to cop the same 'wiimote not working woes' that quite a few have suffered after updating the console. All attempts to synch would not find the console, and resetting and powering down the console were similarly futile.

In the end, I powered down the Wii, unplugged the power from the back, plugged it back in and on booting it up again, everything worked fine again.

Haven't had any other problems since though. *knocks on wood*

[501]

I just made an interesting discovery to resolve the whole remote stuffing up business. I dunno if anyone's posted it yet, but I found if you unplug the power from the back of the wii, then plug it in again, the controller works fine!

Yeah, I checked there a while ago, they don't even have the code on the site. :( Few other people on the net have had the same one, and said that people at Nintendo don't even know what it is.

Man, that's pretty *****ed up :|

So what does the actuall message say when it comes up with the error?

[borgster101]

This it what it comes up with after about 30 seconds in the connection test.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4017/101305fx9.jpg
It's been giving me the same message since I got the first update on Friday.
Sounds like you may need a replacement according to this (http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=internet&message.id=3861&query.id=54508#M3861).

There was another error code (110213) related to WiiConnect24 which basically meant that the particular Wii could never connect to the internet due to some older software/firmware in some initial units and people had to get a replacement. Not sure if your code is the same thing, but it seems similar. Though I have only heard of this issue on US Wii's (i.e. the first ever shipments).

[borgster101]

Well, I was going to test it on someone else's BB connection, to see if it was the Wii, and not my connection.
Yeah it could be your connection/router some sort of incompatibility thing, would be a good idea to test that out.

[borgster101]

Well your capped speed perhaps doesnt help matters.

[Blue]

Guys, it says in the manual that you can't use Lithiam, Nickel Metal Hydride or Nickel Cadmium batteries, only alkanine. Has anybody else used rechargeable batteries, and are they okay to use? I'm assuming it's just Nintendo covering their arses...

[Starscream]

I'm using NiMh for both Wii motes and no probs so far.

Getting rechargeable NiMh batteries and a recharger was one of the best buys I have made (that was three years ago). It basically pays for itself after you've charged the batteries the first five times (based on the high price alkalines on the market).

On a different note, is it fair to say that people who have updated the firmware have encountered a problem on their Wii?

[Wayne Knight]

I invested in 4 NiMH rechargables today. Lucky I didn't get any of the other ones, I should have read the manual first anyway :D

How long does it take for the first charge and charges after that? So ar they've been in for a few hours and the red light is still on on the charger.

Is anyone else using NiMH with no problems?

[MartyMcFly]

DO NOT GET NiHD, even fully charged, the wiimote reports them as flat and you get about 3 mins of gameplay before, it turns off. :(

[Starscream]

WTF is NiHD?

NiMH and NiCad, I know.

My Nimh batteries are the generic Dick Smith Brand. 1700 mAH. No problems with the Wii motes so far.

It's the same warning that's written in the old style GBAs. But guess what, I used rechargeables in the GBA and you guessed it... no problems.

Disposable alkalines slowly burn into your wallet over a long period of time.

[Blue]

Marty, maybe you've just got some stuffed batteries there, same thing happened with the batteries in my digi camera. They don't charge.

Well, the NiMH batteries are going in. Sweet, thanks lads.

[501]

Definately time for me to grab some rechargable batteries! The remote has already chewed through its second lot of batteries :o

[spectator]

How long does it take for the first charge and charges after that? So ar they've been in for a few hours and the red light is still on on the charger.

From memory, it takes about 9 hours to fully charge 4 AAA NiMH batteries. But I guess this probably depends on your charger. Read the Manual!!

[Conky]

I noticed my Wii was vibrating a fair bit whilst I had Zelda Twilight on the trailer/cinematic opening scene. If someone can check how theirs reacts.

Also just got a battery warning. I'm certain it was at 4 bars on Sunday. Have put about 15 hours into Zelda though so this may contribute.

[Blue]

I didn't get a warning, it just stopped communicating.

[MacGuyver]

I've been using rechargable Energiser batteries since day 1 (I think they are NiMH ones as well) and never had any problems. My brother has also been using rechargable batteries in his Wii mote on day 1 and has had a problem free existence so far. He's also been using these same batteries in his 360 controllers since launch, no hassles (don't know what brand).

[Blue]

Christ, I'm surprised Nintendo didn't say in the manual "use only Nintendo brand alkaline batteries"...

[MacGuyver]

Actually I think the brand of batteries that my bro is using in his Wii mote and 360 controllers are Sony ones! Oh noez! Just asking for trouble perhaps? :lol:

[Saxby]

Bought my Wii last week and I've already chewed through the batteries, OH NOES!

Wavebirds lasted for eons dammit.

[tau]

if you want a way longer battery life turn off rumble an the speaker

[demeanan]

Also I am pretty sure that the batteries given with stuff (TV remotes, Wiimotes, that sort of thing) are actually low life batteries. They just put them in to run for shorter than normal batteries so that you know everything works. It says in some manuals that they won't last as long and to go out and get some new ones.

[Blue]

if you want a way longer battery life turn off rumble an the speakerMy speaker is on one at the moment, would switching it off completely make a HUGE difference? One extra hour wouldn't convince me.

As for rumble, how much extra mileage will switching it off get me? Twice the life? 150 percent?

[501]

Poor ol' seven! :(

Any news on that, or is it still being a bitch?

[Charlie_]

I just heard off the radio, they said that the only problem people were having with their Wii's was that they were too enthusiastic with the Wiimote, and so, when they played, they would swing it too forcefully, which meant the Wiimote flying out of their hands, and cracking their TV Screens, and/or hurting people. Oh, and they didn't have the strap thing on, soo.. :|

[whatever]

Nintendo replacing straps with more bulky ones.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061215/ap_on_hi_te/japan_nintendo_recall

Personally I feel a statement along the lines of 'Nintendo arn't responsible for your bad luck or acts of retardedry' would have been sufficient.

[borgster101]

Yeah I dont think replacing the straps is necessasary, they are probably just doing it out of goodwill, "yeah we care about saftey (didnt think there would be that many drunk people buying Wii :P )"

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

"And since we have a few extra billion dollars all of a sudden.."

[Starscream]

Console froze during a gaming session of Red Steel (only one hour). Could not reset the console. Could not switch it off via the power button. The game disc ejected fine, but it was stil frozen. Had to pull out the plug from the wall to reset the damn thing. No scratches on game disc.

[markymark]

I had a bout of that after exiting from the Mii channel... it has been an isolated event thus far. Hopefully it stays that way :D

[vergil]

Argh my Gamecube controller is stuck in the Wii controller port.

[OrchidEleven]

Anyone else experiencing thier Wii getting really hot whilst on standby (and WiiConnect 24 on)?

[markymark]

Actually yeah. I remember taking my SD card out of it this morning after having it left on standby all night and the card was pretty warm. I think I'm going to be turning it off at the power point from now on. Screw 24 :D

[borgster101]

I leave WiiConnect24 on, but turn standby mode off, this way I get the internet features but it doesnt operate when the console is off, not much point anyway, all it will do is flash blue when I get a message and it does that anyway when I turn the console on, last time I was just about to put a disc in and then the light went blue, so it'll still function as a message indicator with standby off :)

But yeah if you have standby mode on, its going to produce heat, this is normal, nothing wrong with it, but I figured no point having it on when it doesnt really do anything, i.e. you'll still have to turn the console on to look at the messages anyway, so I dont see much point in having standby mode on.

But keep WiiConnect24 on, otherwise I dont think you can send Mii's and stuff.

[aubergine]

Argh my Gamecube controller is stuck in the Wii controller port.

You are supposed to insert the plug end into it.

[vergil]

You are supposed to insert the plug end into it.
lol I did that, the plug end it stuck in there. It's been in there for the last 5 hours. Even if I could, I wouldn't take it out anyway because I'm only playing Cube games between now and Christmas but I want to know that it can come out so since it can't this is currently the biggest problem ever.
Is my Wii doomed to have this controller stuck in it forever?

Edit: It took all my power but I got the damn controller out, now back to Metroid Prime 2.

[Blue]

Yeah, sometimes the simplest solutions...

[vergil]

For people who connected their console to the internet via a wireless router, what was the Wii's device name?

[Flaps]

everytime i buy new duracell batteries for my remote they run out within 24 hours, any suggestions?

[big_b]

rechargables?

[Flaps]

rechargables?

Good idea, where can I get some decent ones from?

[Blue]

The supermarket. Get some Duracells. You can even get a charger there I think. Or JB. It's worth it.

[/backslash]

I've got some Sony NiMH Lithium ones that came with my charger. Only just started using them yesterday so I'll let you know when they run out. Unfortunately the weight is nearly 50% heavier than the standard AA batteries which makes the remote more tiring to use for long periods

[Blue]

New brand get.You're joking right? Duracell are some of the best batteries on the market.

[Squato]

You're joking right? Duracell are some of the best batteries on the market.

If they last that long, I think your mistaken there.

[Blue]

What would you consider to be a superior brand then? Energizer?

[Squato]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c21/Squato_/Emoticons/shadyeyes5am.gif

Bi-Lo brand...

[big_b]

What would you consider to be a superior brand then? Energizer?
Energizer are more powerful.

[Wayne Knight]

Energizer have always been top range haven't they?

Anyway to answer the question any good shop like Dick Smith or Tandy will sell good rechargables. You can get generic Dick Smith rechargables for around 20 bucks for a pack of four but to buy a charger with it it will cost you a bit more. Energizer ones will be a bit more expensive.

[Gutsman Heavy]

error code 34002 when I try to update, yet Wii Shop still works...

[TrinityJayOne]

You're joking right? Duracell are some of the best batteries on the market.
Agreed, I got duracell NiMH rechargables for mine a few days ago and they're still on full power.

Flaps, what type of battery are you using? I figure that the Wiimotes aren't too power intensive so I got some lower drain ones (1700mAh). If you bought say, batteries designed for camera flashes, they're going to run out heaps faster.


EDIT:
I've got some Sony NiMH Lithium ones that came with my charger. Only just started using them yesterday so I'll let you know when they run out.
Eh? Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) have very different chemistries and cannot be combined. Also, Li-Ion batteries are easily ruined by something as simple as fully discharging them, so they aren't really sold as standalone products and are instead used as permanent power sources where the device can stop this from happening.

Unfortunately the weight is nearly 50% heavier than the standard AA batteries which makes the remote more tiring to use for long periods
Definitely using NiMH then, Li-Ion batteries are very light. ;)

[PrattP]

I couldn't filter through all the problems, way too long. So I don't know if this has already been said but I'll say it anyway:

Recently, playing Wii tennis, I smashed a beautiful cross-court backhand and the dreaded thing happened: I let go of the Wii-mote. Running across the room, I noticed the wristband still around my wrist. (correction: The wii mote let go of me :)) After finding it it was undamaged in every way - worked fine, sounded fine, not even a scratch. But the wristband however had snapped off Wii-mote. I scoured the net and found articles like this (http://nintendo.about.com/b/a/256580.htm?nl=1), reporting the same thing.

In the end I took the Wii-mote back and got a replacement. Anyone had the same experience?

[/backslash]

Eh? Nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) have very different chemistries and cannot be combined. Also, Li-Ion batteries are easily ruined by something as simple as fully discharging them, so they aren't really sold as standalone products and are instead used as permanent power sources where the device can stop this from happening.)
Ummm *checks* my mistake, they're just NiMH :D

[TrinityJayOne]

Nah, I take care of my expensive things.
I don't even use those rist-straps, they just get in the way so I remove them completely.
Nah, I take care of my expensive things.
I don't even use those rist-straps, they just get in the way so I remove them completely.
>_>

I haven't had any escaping Wiimotes as yet, but I still use the strap anyway. I hope you're all using the clip to tighten it as well :)

[Conky]

Bugger that :razz:. I've never even come close to letting go of the Remote.

Yeah I think its just a case of people being.... well..... dumbarses.

[big_b]

yeah, id prefer it if people who come over mine use the wrist strap too.

[Gemerald]

20 hours into Zelda, and my Wiimote has just about chewed through its first set of batteries. I'd estimate I've spent around 5 hours on Wii Play and Wii Sports, so I expect around 30 hours of play per set.

Definitely going to invest in some rechargables. I remember getting 80+ hours out of my Wavebird (only changed its batteries three times since it was released).

^ Yeah I got a tonne of hours from my Wavebirds. The batteries in the wavebirds were top notch Panasonic ones too. I'm getting some Panasonic rechargable batteries (as well as adapter) uber soon. Very useful as I can use them for my old GBA, GCN WaveBird and the Wii (when I do purchase one).

[MacGuyver]

Energizer = teh awesomeness. I haven't come close to losing my Wiimote either, but I have hit the roof with it while taking a massive wind up during bowling (it was a low roof). Has anyone seen those silicon covers that you can get for the Wiimote that is supposed to improve your grip? They come in a variety of colours.

[markymark]

How has the discussion of a poor mofo's Wii heartbreakingly dying come down to a debate over battery brand superitority? Honestly :D

[Blue]

I just bought a recharger, it's Energizer, but I can still charge other barnds of batteries, even though it tells me to use Energizers only right? That's just selfish bullshit yeah?

[Pai Mel]

Someone invent me a tesla coil recharger so I won't need cables while charging batteries.

[markymark]

Screw you guys :D

[casual_pedestrian]

Both my controllers stopped working when i went to fire it up just before. I'd press buttons and the first two lights would flash (i'm assuming that means batteries are flat). I put in a different set of recharchables, got 4 flashing lights, and no action on the wii console. Maybe they're flat too, so I'm recharging them now. Fingers crossed..

[/backslash]

I just bought a recharger, it's Energizer, but I can still charge other barnds of batteries, even though it tells me to use Energizers only right? That's just selfish bullshit yeah?
My Sony recharger tells me I can only use Sony :lol: I'm sure it'd be fine Bjay, it's just self endorsement

[Saxby]

I've hooked up my Wiimotes with NiHM batteries and will try them out tommorow! Thanks for the advice people!

I've been having trouble with my Wii Parade function!

Even with a couple of friends listed and Travel settings activated, No one turns up. Is it because my Wii is boring? Where's the Wii party at?

Wiiconnect24 and standby mode have both been turned on!

The only thing I can think of that would cause problems with this is that I'm using a Wifi Dongle to connect to the Internet.

Has anyone had the same problem? I need more Funtastic Mii's to replace random Mii's like the dodgy asian dude 'Kentaro'. He's a terrible sports player :P

[borgster101]

The Mii's need to be sent to Mingle to appear in your parade, so your friends listed have to create Mii's with the mingle setting set to on.

[casual_pedestrian]

Nah, the batteries are fine, just unplug the Wii from the power point for a minute, it'll be fine after that. I know, because the same thing happened to me the other day, all 3 remotes stopped working, even the power buttons.

2 lights is still charged, they are only flat when they get down to 1 light, and even then you can still play for a while.


Cheers for that, I did that, and then turned it on, pressed A on the remotes and aimed them at the sensor bar for a few seconds and they worked fine. :D

[Blue]

Yeah, I want more parade Miis. You guys add me yeah? My Miis want to trade like human-shaped Pokemon!

I have a query regarding my WiFi dongle. It's INCREDIBLY HOT! Is this alright?

[Blue]

Connector? As in, the dongle? Because the whole plastic case is hot, not just the connection. So that's what you're saying yeah? Cause it's amazingly hot!

[Saxby]

The Mii's need to be sent to Mingle to appear in your parade, so your friends listed have to create Mii's with the mingle setting set to on.

What about the 'Travel' option, doesn't that apply to Mii's that aren't in your friends list?

[Rambo]

Ok, I have a problem, but I have an answer aswell, so if anyone here is having the same problem, here is how to solve it.

Q. Controllers stop working for some strange reason at some strange time..

A. Check if the sensor bar is even the slightest bit warm. If it is just turn of the console for about 15 mins maybe 30 if it still doesnt work.

EDIT: Check if the 2 dark bits are warm, not anything else.

[tau]

Lol.

What do you mean the controllers stop working? The "sensor bar" only lets you aim at the "screen". It doesn't actually do anything other than light 4 or so infrare LEDs.

What do you mean by stops working though? You should probably try resyncing the remotes.

[borgster101]

What about the 'Travel' option, doesn't that apply to Mii's that aren't in your friends list?
Yeah the travel option would have to be on as well, for both parties.

[demeanan]

I have internet troubles!!! I can connect to the internet alright but when I actually try to do something like check the Forecast or the Virtual Console it says it can't connect to the internet. WHY????? It can't be the wireless network because it has connected and done everything fine in the past. It has just happened all of a sudden.


Someone please help me. Should I just try a wire network? What do I need for that? Someone please help me. I am a broken man with a broken Wii.

[borgster101]

I have internet troubles!!! I can connect to the internet alright but when I actually try to do something like check the Forecast or the Virtual Console it says it can't connect to the internet. WHY????? It can't be the wireless network because it has connected and done everything fine in the past. It has just happened all of a sudden.


Someone please help me. Should I just try a wire network? What do I need for that? Someone please help me. I am a broken man with a broken Wii.
Have you connected to internet features before? I'm assuming you have. The servers might just be busy, try again later.

[demeanan]

No dice. This has been happening the past week. Sometimes it works out but 99% of the time it doesn't. Yeah I have used the features.

A good example: today after much trouble I got the Wii ot update to get the Forecast channel. About 1 minute later I tried to use the forecast channel but it said that it couldn't connect to the internet.

[Blue]

Read this, it'll fix it:

http://forums.hyperactive.com.au/showthread.php?t=8413

[demeanan]

I don't have a Dongle nor do I want one. I might just get one of those Lan adaptors. Sucks having wireless and it not working. Any more help would be appreciated.

[Blue]

Oh, right.

[the pom]

someone was asking if a netgear dg834g v2 was Wii compatible... i am using a v1 model fine, typing this on my Wii right now!!! you will have no problems. dg834g is one of the best value routers on the market!

[markymark]

*checks router... is that... smiles to himself despite knowing no better :D

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I downloaded Opera and now my wii won't connected to the net. The console name isn't showing up on my pc either, it's been replaced by random stuff.

[Saxby]

I downloaded Opera and now my wii won't connected to the net. The console name isn't showing up on my pc either, it's been replaced by random stuff.
Like Korean writing? Haha, yeah happened to me too! Just stop the Wifi Rego, clear your Wii internet settings, start the dongle again, and re-enter your settings into the Wii.

Should fix it, just start the process over.

My Wii has frozen twice since downloading the Opera browser, I think I over-filled my cache or something. Doesn't really bother me as it works fine upon pulling the power out and replugging it.

I still can't get a permanent blue light on my console, despite having new messages.

[Wayne Knight]

Like Korean writing? Haha, yeah happened to me too! Just stop the Wifi Rego, clear your Wii internet settings, start the dongle again, and re-enter your settings into the Wii.

Should fix it, just start the process over.


I had the same issue from the start, not just now, 2 or 3 re-installs later and still happening.

[Squato]

I downloaded Opera and now my wii won't connected to the net. The console name isn't showing up on my pc either, it's been replaced by random stuff.

Porn doesn't love you, does it Blake?

[fishfishmonkeyhat]

I guess not?

[the_concierge.]

Hi everyone, long time reader, first time poster here. Its Christmas afternoon and I am so incredibly annoyed right now that I feel compelled to share my story...

About a week after the Wii launched I decided on impulse to track one down. I had nothing else in mind as my christmas present so my parents said they would put in half if I found one. So I went off to track down a Wii, after driving around almost all day I finally found one EB that had an unclaimed preorder. They said if I was the first person to call through the next morning I could have it. So I literally redialled the phone a million times from 8 the next morning, finally got through and lo and behold, by 9:30 am I was the proud owner of the Wii. Now of course this was meant to be my Christmas present, and we still do the whole 'santa thing' for my little brother so it was locked up in my cupboard for almost a month.

Come Christmas day, I eagerly unwrap the Wii along with my additional purchases of the Wiiplay/wiimote bundle and Zelda. My brother is so excited and the rest of the family is keen to see what it can do. I carefully unbox everything making sure not to miss anything, inserting all necessary cables in their respective slots. I flick on the power on the wall and press the almight red power button on the Wii. It powers on...


THEN POWERS OFF INSTANTLY. No matter what i've done all day, I cannot get the goddamn thing to turn on for more than a millisecond. I've literally trawled the internet all day trying various tips and tricks, even going so far as to try a gamecube power supply as I thought there may have been an issue with the Wii's. But no, nothing. Basically im annoyed, frustrated and pretty pissed off right now, having gone through all that effort just to basically have a white box that flashes a blue light for half a second in my living room. I dont think EB will replace it as it has been more than 30 days, so im guessing I should give nintendo a call tomorrow? Any other ideas?

Thanks heaps in advance guys

[formulated]

sorry to hear that man - heck of a downer on xmas day:(

stores are a bit more lenient around xmas. infact i'm pretty sure i read that eb is allowing up until the 14th of jan for returns. in either case, nintendo will replace the system immediately, but you probably won't have it back until the new year.

i know the system powers on for 2 seconds when you press the eject button, you take the disc out, the light goes off etc. i'm sure you've checked all your leads, make sure there's no imperfections, check the plug ends. be sure you're not overloading your powerboard - try a different power point, even one not near the tv. EB, like most retailers are having boxing day sales, although they won't have more wii stock you can sort something out.

best of luck.

[tau]

I'm not sure why you bought a Wii so long ago as a christmas present - could have got it a few days before and still had the 7 days no questions asked refund/exchange.

But anyway you could always ring nintendo - they'll ask you to send it in for repairs. Might be waiting a while though.

[the_concierge.]

The reason I bought it about a month a go is because I was anticipating the Wii selling out in most places and being difficult to track down. Once I found one I snapped it up.

formulated - I've tried it in a few power points around the house with no success. I might give it a few more goes later. From what you're describing, its as if it's acting like I've pressed eject when I power it on.

Not sure Boxing Day is a trading day in WA, so may have to wait until Wednesday. Has anyone had any experience with Nintendo customer service? Do you think they will send me a new Wii asap, or will it be more of a "send it back to us, we'll repair it, then send it to you in a month" sort of thing?

[tau]

most likely it'll be a "send the Wii to us, let us have a look at it then take it from there" affair

[the_concierge.]

Damn I was afraid of that, but what else can you expect really. I doubt they can arbitrarily send Wiis out to whoever asks. Anyways I'll make the call tomorrow or Wednesday.

In the meantime can anyone confirm EB's extended return policy for the Christmas period? The Brett I hear you work at EB so any help is much appreciated (if you happen to swing past here)

[Conky]

Damn I was afraid of that, but what else can you expect really. I doubt they can arbitrarily send Wiis out to whoever asks. Anyways I'll make the call tomorrow or Wednesday.

In the meantime can anyone confirm EB's extended return policy for the Christmas period? The Brett I hear you work at EB so any help is much appreciated (if you happen to swing past here)

The Brett mentioned that they started the 30 day return policy again.

I would take it back to them. Chances are, being the **********s they are, EB had the machine returned as faulty and didn't even bother to check it and put it back out for sale. The problem I see though is that they won't have anything to replace it with so you may have to wait or send it to Nintendo.

[the_concierge.]

OK RELAX EVERYONE MY WII IS NOW WORKING.

So I plugged the Wii into the power point for the millionth time expecting the same old story - brief flash of activity then dead. However I thought I'd try slipping a disk in to see what happens. Lo and behold, the Wii sucked Wiisports in and was fully functional from then on. I've been playing Wii sports with my bro for the past hour or so. But yeah, seriously wierd how it wasnt working at first in my opinion. Ah well hopefully all i went through will save someone else the stress if they face the same problem. Thanks for your help aswell guys.

[Starscream]

I would take it back to them. Chances are, being the **********s they are, EB had the machine returned as faulty and didn't even bother to check it and put it back out for sale. The problem I see though is that they won't have anything to replace it with so you may have to wait or send it to Nintendo.

True. When you first boot up the console and you aren't asked to adjust the settings (time, region, etc), it's been used. No virgin console for you.

EDIT: Did anyone else buy their Wii console from a games specialty store aside from EB? eg Gameswizards, gametraders, etc.

I just want to know if they offered an extended warranty with the Wii.

I bought mine from TRU and there was no extended warranty (it wasn't on offer in the first place).

[the_concierge.]

True. When you first boot up the console and you aren't asked to adjust the settings (time, region, etc), it's been used. No virgin console for you.

EDIT: Did anyone else buy their Wii console from a games specialty store aside from EB? eg Gameswizards, gametraders, etc.

I just want to know if they offered an extended warranty with the Wii.

I bought mine from TRU and there was no extended warranty (it wasn't on offer in the first place).

Assuming this was directed at me - Im guessing my Wii is a 'virgin console' because it was all packaged as if it was fresh from the factory, and I had to set the Wii's clock when i finally got it working a few posts up.

I got it from EB, they did offer me an extended warranty which I probably should have paid for, but honestly couldn't have due to lack of funds!

[Starscream]

Give the man a cigar.

At least you didn't get an infected console.

[Serial]

So i got a wii yesterday rite dogs, nothing has gone wrong yet..
..and it sounds my mum paying for that extended warrenty thing was a good idea <_<
i think its 1 year for the console and 2 years for the controls. something like that.

[demeanan]

About a week after the Wii launched I decided on impulse to track one down.

I dont think EB will replace it as it has been more than 30 days, so im guessing I should give nintendo a call tomorrow?



Cannot compute. How the hell has it been more than 30 days?

Glad to hear it is working now though.

As for my internet problem that I posted about. It seems to be working now. It is the oddest thing, I don't change anything in the setup of the Wii or the network and it just goes between working and not working. I can't figure it out but I will just appreciate the internet glory while it works.

[the_concierge.]

Cannot compute. How the hell has it been more than 30 days?


Yeah good question hey...just checked the EB receipt and for some reason it says that I bought it on the 12/11/06....Im guessing the formatting for their dates is incorrect? A sneaky way to trick unsuspecting fools like me to think they can't enforce EB's return policy perhaps?

[The Brett]

Our receipts are formatted in the American way- everything on our computers is American, we synchronise with the American head office and all tech support goes to America. It must be expensive for them and it seems quite illogical, but apparantly it's going to move into Australia early next year.

[drzaius]

Ah shit.
looks like one of my controllers is well and truly ****ed.

Was doing one of those 'shake the wiimote and nunchuck up and down as fast as possible' games in rayman and suddenly the game would not register any tilt/acceleration from the remote. After further examination it seems that this is a consistent problem (in wii menu cannot rotate cursor, and doesn't detect tilt/acceleration in tony hawk or wii sports).
It can however point to things in the wii menu. Other remote works fine.
Tried changing batteries and resetting console and re-synchronizing the wiimote.
NO LUCK!

I think rayman broke my wiimote!

[the_concierge.]

Our receipts are formatted in the American way- everything on our computers is American, we synchronise with the American head office and all tech support goes to America. It must be expensive for them and it seems quite illogical, but apparantly it's going to move into Australia early next year.

Ah thanks for clearing that up. I was seriously spinning out there not remembering how I could have possibly bought the Wii before it's launch date here...ah well back to Wii Zelda :-D

[Joeluss]

Ah shit.
looks like one of my controllers is well and truly ****ed.

Was doing one of those 'shake the wiimote and nunchuck up and down as fast as possible' games in rayman and suddenly the game would not register any tilt/acceleration from the remote. After further examination it seems that this is a consistent problem (in wii menu cannot rotate cursor, and doesn't detect tilt/acceleration in tony hawk or wii sports).
It can however point to things in the wii menu. Other remote works fine.
Tried changing batteries and resetting console and re-synchronizing the wiimote.
NO LUCK!

I think rayman broke my wiimote!
That happened to me, but my Wii had been on for roughly 7 or so hours, so I just turned it off for about 1/2 an hour. Try that and see what happens..

[Cheshire Cat]

Hopefully this is a really simple problem that can be fixed easily.

The Wiimote isn't working- the four lights simply flash a few times when any button is pressed, it won't turn on the wii and it won't give any response. A battery change yeilds no result. Does it need synching or something?

EDIT: Er, it's working now. Not that I know HOW or anything.

[Starscream]

I think rayman broke my wiimote!

That is why I gave up on the Superman level. :|

[drzaius]

So yeah. Wiimote was ****ed.
Tried once more the next morning and still not working.

Took it to EB and changed it for a new one.

i'm really hesitant to go back to playing rayman now...

[Starscream]

Just avoid the superman level. It's *****ing murder. Apart from that, I can't think of any of the other mini games that require that much physical effort to put any stress on the Wiimote which may damage it.

[drzaius]

there are about a million that work on the superman level mechanic. the one i was playing was the soccer one, but the present one and the milking one are all the same!!

shoulda got monkey ball...

seriously though, can you imagine playing this game on the PS2!?!? it must be the WORST GAME EVER!!!

[Wayne Knight]

Hopefully this is a really simple problem that can be fixed easily.

The Wiimote isn't working- the four lights simply flash a few times when any button is pressed, it won't turn on the wii and it won't give any response. A battery change yeilds no result. Does it need synching or something?

EDIT: Er, it's working now. Not that I know HOW or anything.


This has happened twice to me since I've had the machine, think I just unplugged the machine then back again and after a while they began to work. Certainly is a strange occurence.

[markymark]

That's happened to me once as well. The old unplug the machine seems to cure a lot of Wii ills :D

[Starscream]

there are about a million that work on the superman level mechanic. the one i was playing was the soccer one, but the present one and the milking one are all the same!!

That too.

[Rambo]

Ha ha, good thing I am getting rid of my Rayman :razz:

[aubergine]

I bought the most powerful wireless router in the world today and am currently posting (for the first time ever) from my own computer.

Anyway, my Wii detect the router (there are two concrete slabs and many electrical devices that stand between us) but the connection seems to be very iffy.

Except that every time I test it, it is fine. But the weather channel won't work (it claims that wiiconnect24 is switched off - it isn't!) and the shop channel didn't work the first time I tried it, but I did get through a bit later. I can't tell if this is the distance to the router being just too much, but what if it's just that Nintendo's websites are down tonight?

So anyone else had trouble checking the weather today?

[big_b]

weather has worked fine for me everytime Ive used it, as has the internet channels. I think the concrete slabs might be your problem. Our house is made of thin walls. And little concrete is in the way of our shitty router and the Wii, yet they are on opposite ends of the house.

[Stevorooni]

Except that every time I test it, it is fine. But the weather channel won't work (it claims that wiiconnect24 is switched off - it isn't!)

I have the same problem, I have WiiConnect24 switched on, but I have the standby mode switched off. Once I switched on standby mode the weather channel worked.

But as I turn my router off when I'm not using my PC or Wii, I've just swtiched standby mode off again and don't bother with the weather channel.

[the_concierge.]

Aubergine may I ask what wireless router you have bought? I am in a similar situation where my Wii is a few concrete walls distance from my computers, so I'm looking for a decent wireless router for the job.

[borgster101]

I have the same problem, I have WiiConnect24 switched on, but I have the standby mode switched off. Once I switched on standby mode the weather channel worked.

But as I turn my router off when I'm not using my PC or Wii, I've just swtiched standby mode off again and don't bother with the weather channel.
Same thing here, I just turn on Standby mode when I want to use the weather channel, though I noticed that if I go on the internet channel for a bit and then check out the weather channel it shows the current weather rather than the "unable to detect latest weather" message. It must update the weather whilst on the internet channel, still wont let me start the weather channel up without having standby mode on though.

[666]

I think the Wii is Nintendo's most unreliable console ever. I've had more niggles with it than any other Nintendo console, asides from connector issues with my NES, but that's an easy fix.

Bit upsetting.

[borgster101]

I think the Wii is Nintendo's most unreliable console ever. I've had more niggles with it than any other Nintendo console, asides from connector issues with my NES, but that's an easy fix.

Bit upsetting.
When you consider the type of system the Wii is compared to the older consoles it's not all that suprising, disc drives, internal memory, online features, downloadable firmware updates all of these add to the complexity of the system and therefore add to issues/problems people have. When you compare the Wii to the likes of 360 and PS3, there's nothing particuarly unreliable about Wii. Compared to the older Nintendo systems yes its clearly the most unreliable, but this is essentially a reality amongst the industry as a whole.

[NAFes]

is any1 else getting constant messages from nintendo about the 'new' weather and internet channels?

ive been getting both every day for a couple of days now :S

[borgster101]

is any1 else getting constant messages from nintendo about the 'new' weather and internet channels?

ive been getting both every day for a couple of days now :S
Nope, I only got the messages once.

[Gutsman Heavy]

is any1 else getting constant messages from nintendo about the 'new' weather and internet channels?

ive been getting both every day for a couple of days now :S


same, stupid over-enthusiastic Nintendo

[BeauKilla]

For people who want to access the weather channel but not leave their wii on standby turn standby mode on, leave it on and when switching the wii off hold the power button(on the console) till the light turns red :smile:

[aubergine]

Aubergine may I ask what wireless router you have bought? I am in a similar situation where my Wii is a few concrete walls distance from my computers, so I'm looking for a decent wireless router for the job.

I bought the Belkin N1 MIMO. It costs nearly $300 and looks like Darth Vader's intercom. But there's three antenae on it and it's design to pierce concrete, metal, bone and flesh.

My laptop, which is in much the same area as my Wii, works marvelously with it. The Wii is admittedly surrounded on all sides by TV, Amp, giant speakers and various components, which themselves might interfere.

I can't vouch for the quality of Nintendo's internal wireless gear though either. The laptop was $2k after all, it would want to kick the Wii's arse in all departments.

[Tom The Bomb]

is any1 else getting constant messages from nintendo about the 'new' weather and internet channels?

ive been getting both every day for a couple of days now :S

I thought I was the only one getting that. I'm going to ring Nintendo one day to see what the problem is.

[the_concierge.]

I bought the Belkin N1 MIMO.

Ah cool! When you said you had bought the 'most powerful wireless router in the iworld' I thought it may have been that one. Yeah I definitely have to look into a wireless router soon for the Wii and the Belkin looks like it may be it given the distance between computer to console in my house.

[aubergine]

I bought a Netgear one months ago because it was on sale and looked cooler than all the rest (an iPod/DSlite/Wii white one with smooth bits and sheeny portions) but the setup software was so poorly designed I couldn't believe it. I gave up on trying to get it to work.

Truth be told the N1 is surely far more powerful than I actually need for my house, and a... whatever the previous one is called, G-something? - would have done the job fine. But the Belkin one of those was only $30 less, and I prefer to have the most kick-ass thing on the planet. Also, it is the future proofs, and works with High Definition content, it is like a smoke alarm in an expensive restaurant etc.

[the_concierge.]

One other quick question - do you have to buy the N1 Mimo branded wireless cards for it to work with your computers? Or will any old wireless card do? Sorry if I sound like a complete nOOb

[aubergine]

God if you only knew how much a nOOb you sound.

The N1 operates on previous wireless formats (802.11b, 802.11g, G+ MIMO) but to take advantage of the full range and speed that the N1 format itself provides you would need that card/thing in your computer/device, yes.

Which, in fact, none of my devices have, but like I said, the thing looks *****ing awesome. You'd be a fool to buy one though, you could get something for under $200 which would do the same job. I bought it for 15% off at Harvey Norman, which made it something like $245.

[NAFes]

I thought I was the only one getting that. I'm going to ring Nintendo one day to see what the problem is.
tis weird
isnt a real problem. sure it's fun to go and look at the same messages every single day...
as long as it oesnt **** with the console, ill be happy

[Stevorooni]

I'm having issues with the Wii Shop Channel.

I'm trying to purchase more points with my credit card, I enter my details, press the button and I get 'Error Code: 208 002 The address you've entered is incorrect. Please verify the information and try again'

I've tried it 4 times now, each time with the same result. I hope they haven't charged my card 4 times, but I doubt they have because I haven't gotten to the 'Confirm' page.

I am also unsure that 'address' refers to my address (I don't recall having to put in my address details the last time I did this) or the address of the next page it has to go to (seeing as the shop channel is basically a website) being incorrect.

Google isn't helping me, anyone else had the problem?

[phatdex]

I had that same problem yesterday. Must be a prob at Nintendos end. prob have to wait till they get back from holidays.

[mantis*ant]

My Wii decided it wasn't going to recognise either remote this evening and no amount of troubleshooting - official Nintendo flavoured or just the good ol' "yank out the power cord and reinsert" variety - appears to be working /sadfase

[phatdex]

My Wii decided it wasn't going to recognise either remote this evening and no amount of troubleshooting - official Nintendo flavoured or just the good ol' "yank out the power cord and reinsert" variety - appears to be working /sadfase

That has happened to me also. I turned the Wii off at the powerpoint and turned it back on and re-synced the remote and it worked again. I then pressed the "home" button and went to controller controls to re-sync the second etc.

[Saxby]

I thought I was the only one getting that. I'm going to ring Nintendo one day to see what the problem is.

Have you tried it out yet? It might be a message that is a continuous reminder that deactivates when you have tried the channel.

That's my guess, as I gave them a try straight after the update.

[pezhead015]

My problem is there are no games. I am enjoying sim city but I could have played that on my snes or better yet my Amiga. Come on Nintendo give us some games. Plus how about the wii shop sells new games like the xbox live arcade.

[Cheshire Cat]

I cannot access the internet because of this error message whenever I plug in the Nintendo Wifi Connector: "USB Device Not Recognised"

It works fine on every other computer except that which has the internet connection. I uninstalled the software, only to find that it cannot be reinstalled unless the computer detects the device, which of course is not happening.

What can I do to make the computer acknowledge it?

EDIT: I didn't have the connector plugged in when I uninstalled the software, which the readme with the new software says you must. With that in mind, what can I do to rectify it?

[Blue]

Uninstall, try again. Hope that works.

Next time, read the instructions champ. ;)

[mantis*ant]

That has happened to me also. I turned the Wii off at the powerpoint and turned it back on and re-synced the remote and it worked again. I then pressed the "home" button and went to controller controls to re-sync the second etc.I tried to re-sync with both this morning, but they're just not registering at all :p

[Queenie]

I'll tell you one of the biggest Wii problems right now: There aren't enough in the country, and I don't have one.

[Starscream]

I'll tell you one of the biggest Wii problems right now: There aren't enough in the country, and I don't have one.

To see AU Wii consoles on ebay.com.au go past $500+ mark.

[Queenie]

I wouldn't trust anyone on ebay with such a delicate item. If it were a PS3, i'd be more reassured. Example? Well, if you looked at 'smashmywii' and 'smashmyps3', you'd have noticed that it only took one blow from the sledgehammer to break the wii. In the case of the ps3, they did it multiple times and only made a minor dent. It even still worked!

Side's, I'm only going to buy component cables of ebay, possibly nunchuks, but not consoles.

[Game Boy116]

I wouldn't trust anyone on ebay with such a delicate item. If it were a PS3, i'd be more reassured. Example? Well, if you looked at 'smashmywii' and 'smashmyps3', you'd have noticed that it only took one blow from the sledgehammer to break the wii. In the case of the ps3, they did it multiple times and only made a minor dent. It even still worked!

Side's, I'm only going to buy component cables of ebay, possibly nunchuks, but not consoles.

Maybe it was one of those novelty ones ;-)

Hey I just saw some component cables at K-Mart today, don't know how much they were but they were definetly third-party ones.

[Queenie]

hey, if 3rd party mem cards work, why wouldn't component cables?
Ill wait for some reviews.

[Game Boy116]

What's the difference?, it does the same job.

[DekarTyphon]

Alright, well two of the four remotes currently at my house won't sync to my Wii. And it's not just a 'the LEDs flash but nothing happens' type deal, the LEDs do no flashing at all. And it's not the batteries either; we switched around the working batteries between remotes with no such luck.

Anyone got some help?

[aubergine]

If the remotes themselves don't flash uselessly, even when powered, then they are probably rooted.

I had the thing yesterday where the remotes can't communicate with the console - I had to unplug the console then plug it back in to fix it - what I call "a 'tard reset."

That's the only issue I've had with it so far touch wood, just the once.

[casual_pedestrian]

Not sure if this has been posted, but I've noticed over the last week or so, the Wii takes a really long time to load a channel (or game). I fired it up and went to mii channel, and it took about 20 seconds, but I noticed when i pressed the A button, it went into it. Is this the controller dropping out or something, and the channel loading when we press buttons, or a coincidence. This also happens in the games, and it stays on the warning/safetly precaution screen.

Alright, well two of the four remotes currently at my house won't sync to my Wii. And it's not just a 'the LEDs flash but nothing happens' type deal, the LEDs do no flashing at all. And it's not the batteries either; we switched around the working batteries between remotes with no such luck.

Anyone got some help?

I had this problem, and what I ended up doing was aiming the remote at the sensor bar and they seemed recalibrate and work again. I read it somewhere (probably troubleshooting section of the manual). I didn't think it would work, but it did. I'm assuming the same will apply for you, because I changed the batteries and synched about 3 times, had no luck, did some reading around, then pointed it for a few seconds at the sensor bar and went back to playing wii sports..

[casual_pedestrian]

Alright, well two of the four remotes currently at my house won't sync to my Wii. And it's not just a 'the LEDs flash but nothing happens' type deal, the LEDs do no flashing at all. And it's not the batteries either; we switched around the working batteries between remotes with no such luck.

Anyone got some help?

I had this problem, and what I ended up doing was aiming the remote at the sensor bar and they seemed recalibrate and work again. I read it somewhere (probably troubleshooting section of the manual). I didn't think it would work, but it did. I'm assuming the same will apply for you, because I changed the batteries and synched about 3 times, had no luck, did some reading around, then pointed it for a few seconds at the sensor bar and went back to playing wii sports..

[DekarTyphon]

It did not work!

I'll be calling up NAL tomorrow to see if anything else like this has been reported.

[orcasha]

Alright, well two of the four remotes currently at my house won't sync to my Wii. And it's not just a 'the LEDs flash but nothing happens' type deal, the LEDs do no flashing at all. And it's not the batteries either; we switched around the working batteries between remotes with no such luck.

Anyone got some help?

I had the same problem with one of my wiimotes. I sent it back to Nintendo thinking it would be covered by the warranty. Long story short it wasn't and now I'm down $15 for a wiimote that the techy said was in fine working condition.

I'll keep this thread updated when I get the controller back (apparently at the latest by Monday) and see if I have the problem again.

What an interesting first post... :D

[666]

If you're havin' game problems i feel bad for you son
I got 99 problems but a Wii ain't one

[Blue]

It seems that every time I want to connect to the net, I need to change from channel 1 to channel 11, or vice versa, alternating every time I switch on. Pain in the arse, anyone else had this problem?

[mantis*ant]

Yesterday I did the desync/resync dance for about the tenth time in a couple of days and one remote mysteriously started working again.

How're things your end, Dekar?

[TRON]

I seem to be having the same problem as you guys where the remotes aren't registering. The lights flash but nothing happens.

[501]

Have you tried unplugging the power from the back of the wii, then plugging it back in again? Seems to work for me :)

[cube_punk]

Is my latest Wii update supposed to be stuck halfway?

[DekarTyphon]

Yesterday I did the desync/resync dance for about the tenth time in a couple of days and one remote mysteriously started working again.

How's things your end, Dekar?
Still nothing. NAL said I could ship them their way but if there's nothing wrong then I get charged the appraisal fee. Damn them!

[orcasha]

I seem to be having the same problem as you guys where the remotes aren't registering. The lights flash but nothing happens.

I've also had this happen to me...

Try removing the power plug from the wii, then putting it back in again.

[Wayne Knight]

Is my latest Wii update supposed to be stuck halfway?


Took me 4 times to be able to fully download it. Waited a few hours after orignally trying.