My Wii is Broken - Help!

[Rjcsjc62]

All of the cords are plugged in.

Breaker is fine.

Tried plugging into a different wall outlet.

I get nothing. The little red light wont come on, the eject button wont eject.

The kids havent noticed yet but that is just a matter of time.

Is there anything I can do? Am I missing something? Do I have to take it somewhere tomorrow?

Any advice would be appreciated.

[Hemi-Cuda]

i hear there's a cream for that

[Red]

Call them. They will give you a Purolator acct # to ship to them. Flat rate of $75. I got mine back in 3 or 4 days, really fast.

[Rjcsjc62]

Thanks Red,

So am I dreaming if I thought that there may be a CP solution that would have me playing Guitar Hero tonight. If so, then so be it, but isn't there somewhere in town to take it? Or is it a warranty issue? Would it be a problem if I bought the thing new on Kijiji from a guy a year and a half ago, and I dont have a receipt?

[Methanolic]

Isn't it nice when you can pay 2-3-4 hundred dollars for a piece of electronics and feel like an internet forum is your best bet for getting it working again.

I remember not too long ago, 10- 15 yrs, stuff used to work for years, and if there was a problem, situations like these were solved at the point of sale.

I feel your pain Rj.

[Hack&Lube]

I've sent Nintendo DS's to Nintendo before without a store reciept. I just filled out an RMA request on their website and they provided a Purolator account number so even the shipping to them was free.

I don't know why anybody would expect there to be any place to take non-working electronics to be fixed in town in this day and age. That went out with the vacuum tube.

[Ducay]

Hmmmmm, thread titles like this only come around once a year or so.....why did only one other poster take advantage of it?

[MRCboicgy]

My first reaction to the thread title:

"Viagra?"

[Nage Waza]

I think there is a button on the back, perhaps one of the kids switched it?

[someguy51]

Originally Posted by Rjcsjc62

All of the cords are plugged in.

Breaker is fine.

Tried plugging into a different wall outlet.

I get nothing. The little red light wont come on, the eject button wont eject.

The kids havent noticed yet but that is just a matter of time.

Is there anything I can do? Am I missing something? Do I have to take it somewhere tomorrow?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Did your power go out recently? I had the exact same problem after a power outage. I was able to get mine working by unplugging and leaving it for a few hours (maybe overnight) and hopefully it will start working again. http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/sys...r.jsp#no_power

[greyshep]

Originally Posted by Rjcsjc62

All of the cords are plugged in.

Breaker is fine.

Tried plugging into a different wall outlet.

I get nothing. The little red light wont come on, the eject button wont eject.

The kids havent noticed yet but that is just a matter of time.

Is there anything I can do? Am I missing something? Do I have to take it somewhere tomorrow?

Any advice would be appreciated.

I had almost this exact thing occur with my Wii a short while ago.

Solution was to completely unplug it for the night, the next day when I plugged it in, it worked. Pretty scientific hey?

Not sure what the problem is but this seems to be a pretty common experience.

[3 Justin 3]

That's why you buy an xbox 360. They are much more reliable.

[wooohooo]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

That's why you buy an xbox 360. They are much more reliable.

I hope that was meant to be sarcastic.

[Old Yeller]

It has to be, I'm on my 3rd xbox360.

The second one they sent me lasted all of a week...

[3 Justin 3]

I'm on my 6th 360, yes it was sarcasm. Is green text really needed for these types of statements?

[HeartsOfFire]

Hehehehehe. One and only Xbox 360 for me.



Knock on wood...

[mykalberta]

Originally Posted by Methanolic

Isn't it nice when you can pay 2-3-4 hundred dollars for a piece of electronics and feel like an internet forum is your best bet for getting it working again.

I remember not too long ago, 10- 15 yrs, stuff used to work for years, and if there was a problem, situations like these were solved at the point of sale.

I feel your pain Rj.

Back then you would be paying 1000+ for a wii. not 250. Items of all sorts are now recyclable because making something that lasts along time simply is not profitable when most consumers only care about the upfront cost, not the appreciated value over time.

[Art Vandelay]

Wii's are $209 at Walmart right now if anyone is looking for one.

[Rjcsjc62]

Thanks guys, i unplugged it for 24 hours like you said and it seems to be working perfectly fine now.

[lucky1]

There is a thermally operated circuit breaker in the power cord transformer. Sometimes it takes a day or so for that to reset if it energizes.....happened to me as well.....