Nintendo Wii Fanboy

bull shit wii doesnt overheat I THINK THE ZEALOTS ARE AT WORK I GARANTEE THE wii has no were near the issues of 360 and theres a simple reason for that ITS BULT AND DESIGNED BY GUESSED YET NINTENDO i 100% honestly think most reports are just bill gates fanboys trying to get back at wii

iv seen one guy report dead console and one guy reporting a dodgy disc loader

360 to this day A FULL YEAR FROM LOURNCH IS HAVING TREDFULL BULD QOALITY ISSUES IGN EMPLOYEES REPORTING 3RD AND 4TH 360S


NO IM NOT BEING NINTENDO FANBOY MY RANT IS BASED ON GAMES INDUSTRE FACT NINTENDOS BULD QOALITY AND RELYABILLITY IS WORLD CLASS

THE DAY THE wii has anything like sony issues ill be nocking on shigsys door myself

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I am currently playing Twilight Princess. This games is amazing. However my nunchuck attachment that came bundled with my system cannot register a "thrust" (I am absolutely sure, I nearly threw my arm out of socket trying). It still registers side to side movement so I will still be able to play just cant do this new move. Therefore I am stuck on the part of the game where you learn the "shield attack" and can go no further. You can only get out of this mode if you successfully perform the new attack, only restart from last save. Good thing I went to bed last night before learning this attack because I am fresh off a save and won't be losing any progress.

Oh and did I mention that every store anywhere near my house is out of the nunchuck attachment. Yeah. Good times.

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My current problem is an Error Code 220602 when trying to get to the Wii Shop/WiiConnect24 EULA page. My internet connection tests fine, and I was able to download the firmware updates, but I absolutely can't get past this step, and thus can't download anything. Nintendo hasn't been too helpful yet, although the forums seem to suggest that it's a router issue, and that adding the Wii to my DMZ might help, but still... it's a little annoying.

Games work fine, though. And Zelda is amazing.

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My wii isn't overheating persay, but it is pretty warm for a console that's been off all night.

Should I be worried?

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Hey IJ, I had that same problem. I had a crappy Linksys wireless router that would drop packets and connection all the time. I was able to download updates and connect, but no Virtual Console. I decided to buy a $40 Belkin 802.11G and it worked flawlessly with the Wii. No dropped connections and I now am the proud owner of Sonic and Mario 64.

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The warmth that you Wii has from having connect24 on is cuased by the constant wifi connection. I have this similar warmth on that USB adapter to use my ds lite, and have never had an issue wiht it melting down. A simply solution for those who wish to take caution is to set the system to standby mode. You will still be able to recieve messages and updates, just not while you are sleeping.

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Do I really have to send my Wii back if i'm getting error code 32002??

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You're welcome guys, & I hope my experience helps someone else!

That was so disappointing after spending 6 hours line, lol.

Wii Rocks!

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My blue slot illumination light doesn't work. has anyone else had this problem? i know it's just aesthetic, but i miss it!

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I have a problem with my power supply too, but I don't want to ruin my Gamecube's like that.

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TO FINALLY SETTLE IT:

The slot only lights up when you recieve updates from WiiConnect24 and when the system turns only but only for a little bit. I have called and they have told me this. Also, can anyone confirm this news they told me when they said I would be shipped a new console. Apparently, I can't copy my saves since they are linked to the system. Fact or fiction?

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Ok, I have the 110213 problem. It's not as bad as it sounds. My wife and I are currently enjoying the crap out of some Zelda, Wii Sports and Red Steel; the only thing I can't do is go to the Wii Shop Channel. Not only is Nintendo sending me out a new Wii while I get to keep mine and is shipping it UPS Red, I don't have to worry about game saves either. There is a place in the system settings under Data Management where you can copy your game saves over to SD card. I have one (got me a 2GB card from NewEgg for $35 shipped) so I'm set. They even send it in a prepaid shipping box so I don't have to pay for shipping to send my old console back. They take down your credit card info for insurance in case you don't send the old Wii back. They give you 21 days to send it back. Nintendo couldn't have possibly offered better service on this; I'm extremely pleased.

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My wi-fi connection was really slow and errored out a lot until I changed the Wireless Channel on my Router to 11. Now it works great.

Also, Kevin, The slot only glows when you are inserting a disc or WiiConnect24 is operating. If it doesn't glow when inserting a disc, check with Nintendo support.

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thanks for the responses. it flashes only when i turn it on, not when i insert a disc.. i emailed nintendo (the wait on the phone was taking forever) but i'll try calling another time. haven't been able to test if it glows when there's new content, i don't think i've gotten anything new.

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To #3... I too had a 220602 error. I scoured the net for answers and did come across a fix. If you have WEP enabled, try temporarily disabling WEP, configure a network connection on the Wii to use it without WEP. You should THEN be able to access the EULA. Once that is done, you can re-set WEP on your router and switch the Wii to use the appropriate connection.

Hope this helps.

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The only problem I've been having with my Wii so far is that Amazon/Target Direct is screwing me over and hasn't shipped my bundle yet.

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I don't have broadband (yet, soon hopefully)... but I decided on a whim last night to see if I could poach a Wi-Fi signal from anywhere nearby. One of my neighbors has their station protected, but the church behind us apparently doesn't. It passes the connection test, but it seems the signal is too weak for the console to get through the update process without timing out/losing the connection.

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Don\'t worry fellow fanboys, it\'s the 1st shipment you shouldnt be suprised that minor problems will occur. Nintendo should fix it in a giffy

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i have a dif...problem my error is 51030 it says that it cant find an acces point but i have alrady download the first system update so how can this sh...t happen????

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@ Luis Felipe

Check and see if your wireless access point is using ANY kind of security encoding, and, failing that, reset the router (had the same problem and this worked)

Solutions may be powered by cisco, but sometimes... i donno...

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Sorry to double post, but i would like to note that i have a similar problem with Wii Shop Channel, but i was getting errors 25300 and 51330, switching back and forth (25300 is a Nintendo internal server error) so it shouldn't be permanent

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tks Mr.Khan i started looking for my start up disk but i doesnt appear but anyways i changed my wireless channel form 6 to 7 and it worked for me so if someone has this prob try changing the wireless channel...!!!

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I LOVE the blue light on the Wii and since it doesnt light up very much.. I just added my email address to my Wii contacts, confirmed it and everything and then I just send a message to my Wii when I won't be using it for a while or just want to admire that amazing blue glow.. it's mesmerizing....

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I have a problem. When I bought Zelda, they put it in a PS3 bag. Damn.

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Co-sign on the 110213. I contacted customer support, told them the error number, and the woman said, "Stop right there. That's all I need to hear."

Same deal as #12. Relatively harmless. I get to keep this one until I get the new one. They're overnighting it, so I'll get it tomorrow. The woman on the phone was amazingly courteous. Of course, I'd rather it worked fine out of the box, but this was the best possible solution.

And I can store all the Miis my girlfriend and I spent hours creating on the Wiimote, so that's pretty hot.

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My remotes wrist strap just snapped. i didnt smash my tv though, and i just wanna let everyone know it wasnt a retarded amount of swing (i was playing bowling) it just snapped and flew out of my hand :S

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Well, I had the problem of my AC adapter dieing, and I didn't have a Gamecube's adapter. I got Nintendo to send me a new one, but I wanted to play it before then, so I thought of a way to fix it. I hooked up a regular 12volt lawnmower/car battery to it and it works like a charm. See pics and more information here: http://forums.qj.net/f-wii-general-108/t-my-makeshift-replacement-ac-adapter-warning-56kers-79191.html
It's pretty amazing, haha

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I just want to add a vote to the "changing the router's channel" solution. I was completely unable to connect to the wii store, and was barely able to update my wii, until I changed my channel from the default 6 to 11. Now I connect in seconds without fail. I had this problem in two seperate locations with two seperate and different routers, and this solution solved both of them. I'm no expert, but I think it might have something to do with interference.

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How about the using the Wavebird on the Wii. It fits but the orange indicator doesn't light. Did anyone have any luck with their Wavebirds/Wii?

Also what about exiting a Gamecube game. Do you have to reset the Wii, because my Wiimotes go dead when I play GC games...

HELP!

Check my blog for more questions... and hopefully some answers...

http://www.korexz.com

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About Zelda : Twilight Princess,

The 'nunchuck' isn't used for thrusting. Read the manual.
It's only used for the spin attack. To thrust: press forward on the control stick then swing the REGULAR controller.

Anyway, I'm having trouble with the Wi-fi on the Wii.

It detects my wireless access point fine. It successfully tests it. Then it goes into autoupdate (this sucks). It doesnt do anything from this point on.

I left the update feature on for hours (because you cant exit and arent supposed to turn it off). No progress.
So i just shut it off. Same thing happens over and over. Tried it with 2 different wireless signals.

What could be the problem? Probably not hardware since it was a strong signal with no password or special protection (it had the unlocked icon) and the Wii made the successful test already.

Any help?

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Anyone else having problems with the remote randomly shutting off? The battery meter is full, but every now and then it just turns off, which is devistating during tennis. This only happens with the controller that came with the wii. The extra one i bought works fine.

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Seriously, why can't you just reinstall the WiiConnect software? Or the whole OS? Why wait to get a whole new unit? And re-building a power unit is a bit exagerated...

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Am I the only person getting a twitchy cursor at the system/channels menu area. It's still usable, and if I move closer to the tv the isses almost goes away, but it's just irritating. All my settings are doubled checked and played around with to no effect. The strange this is: I don't have this problems with any of the games. Also, if my memory serves me correctly, I didn't have this problem before I managed to update my wii with the latest firmware. I had a silky smooth cursor at almost any distance. Anyone have any thoughts?

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#2 - try flicking the nunchuck down towards the ground. I was trying to thrust it forward and it wasn't working for me either but then I flicked it down (like reloading in red steel) and it works everytime.

For everyone about the slot illumnation... it only lights up when you're putting in a disk, recieve an update from WiiConnect24, or get messages from other users. If it's not on, go into Wii settings... make sure WiiConnect24 is on, and then change the options for slot illumination.

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For what it's worth, I had the 32002 error (which would pop up 1/3rd of the way through the update) until I forwarded the proper ports to the Wii. I hope nobody's sent their console back to get that 'fixed'.

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I actually support hundreds of Wireless routers, so I understand all of the WEP and channel 6 jargan. The Wii isn't the only Wi-Fi product that has trouble with this stuff so it isn't something to get terribly excited about. I highly recommend against using channel 6 ever! That is the default channel that routers ship with, and other Wireless routers in your area conflict with yours when they are on the same channel. Even if it's only one other wireless router. As for the WEP, I have trouble with that with laptops and even PCs using WEP encryption. Sometimes it just takes a little screwing around with the settings, and even disabling WEP and reconfiguring your wireless profile on the laptop or PC to get it working again. Wireless routers all have trouble too, D-Link in particular will stop sending wireless broadcasts when your power flickers sometimes. I just wanted to share all of that with you guys, and wish you luck with your brand new Wii!!!

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An update on my 220602 situation: it turned out to be, as far as I can tell, primarily a ports issue. Basically, I had to manually configure the Wii with a static IP address, and then add it to my machine's DMZ. That solved my issues with getting past the Wii Shop EULA.

I have to admit, it's a little disappointing, because even though I was able to figure it out through a few visits to the Nintendo forums and a bit of trial-and-error, this definitely isn't a layman's fix. Hopefully Nintendo will come up with a better solution.

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I've been having a problem with the Wii randomly losing its connection to my Wiimotes... I was playing Sonic last night with no problems, I get up and put in Excite Truck and all the LEDs on both Wiimotes were off. Any button press or attempt to sync (from wii or mote alike) resulted in all 4 LEDs blinking, searching, and then turning off again. The only thing that has worked so far is to unplug the Wii and when it comes back up, it works fine... for a while.

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Here's my very real Wii disaster story:

Set everything up, turn on the Wii, get the screen that says "Press A to Continue" so I press A on the remote and .... nothing. Notice all 4 lights on the remote are blinking which means it's not synced. "No problem, just re-sync it". I try to re-sync but no dice. After a half-hour of frustration I figure the remote must be faulty so I bust out the second remote I bought and try to sync that. Nothing. Tried unplugging the Wii, removing and reinserting batteries, hitting the sync buttons in various combinations but the remotes just laugh at me as they flash their 4 lights.

Basically, my Wii refuses to sync with any remote and is therefore unusable (before someone mentions the sensor bar as the culprit: the bar isn't needed to detect button presses). Nintendo is going send me a new Wii, but the week wait (holiday weekend delay) will not be very pleasant as I was planning on some heavy Zelda action over Thanksgiving.

Between this and all the other problems I'm reading about, I'm very disappointed in Nintendo.

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Anyone else getting a problem with their Wii randomly shutting off after extended (maybe 1-2 hours) of play? I can't even turn it back on with the power button until I unplug the adapter and plug it back in. Is that the sign of overheating, and if it is, what are my options? Get a new Wii sent to me? Any help is appreciated.

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I have a major problem. My Wii will turn on (the light will be green on the power button), but the screen will remain black. I tried every troubleshooting suggestion that Nintendo threw at me on their website, and still I cannot get the game to work. Sometimes, however, it does actually turn on, but then if it does, the console doesn't recognize the controller, or the controller will stop working after a while (or a screen will freeze). That's only rare though, as my Wii only turns on successfully 1% of the time. It worked fine the first day of launch and a bit the day after, but then everything just went downhill.

Any advice please?

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I am having serious issues with the wii remote. On the wii menu and games menu the cursor reponds fine. It moves across the screen with no problem. As soon as I try to play the game the wii remote will not respond to any movement at all. For example, when playing the wii sports boxing the left hand(nunchuck) punches fine. When trying to punch with my right(wii remote), the hand is raised above the mii's head and will not move. Some one please help!
email: essence171982@yahoo.com

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Wii shutdown problem:
All ran well the first day, played Sports and Zelda 4 hrs.
Next day, system froze after ten minutes with Sports. All power was lost. Removed wall plug as suggested, and system
Red LED light came on when replugged minutes later. But, if
ON button or Eject button is hit, CD slot flashes and power is lost. Have repeated this many times after repositioning system (vertical/horizontal) and removing sensor & TV plugs.
Nintendo of America wants me to send console to them for repair - will take two weeks. Not Happy.

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man i cant believe u people 2 days with a wii and ur already dising it because u cant d-load virtual console games, i mean come on atleast u have a wii unlike some of us unlucky ones who havent gotten one yet, be happy that u can enjoy the cool games and the wiimote

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ok i have the same problem with the wiimote. 4 flashes and nothing. After half hour I sync it both ways and hit reset it worked.

Another problem is when I turn off the system. Ususally the red light is on. When I go to work light still on red but when I get home the Wii is on green meaning turned on. Does anyone have this problem? Any solutions on why this is happening? Thanks in advance.

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I THINK I HAVE ONE TO TOP IT ALL!!!

I got my wii, came home and set it up in my living room. pressed the A button to go to the language select screen and that was fine. once i got to that screen i couldn't do anything, there was no cursor on the screen for me to move to select anything... i have a new one being shipped to me but last night i finaly took my broken wii upstairs to my room to give it a second try and it was the same thing... so i flung the wiimote around to see what would happen and i saw something flicker. i then slowly moved the wiimote in all dirrections to find that it works, just not the way it's supposed to... for some reason it will only work at about a 145 degree angle and aimed up to the left of the sensor bar. i tried moving the sensor bar so that the tv would be the central spot so i could play... then i noticed that it was the lamp near me... for some reason if the lamp next to me isn't on, i have no signle, it's one of those lamps that have 5 different shades at the top all on twisty arms and it's made of metal. so i can play my wii only if that's on and i'm using it as a sensor bar and not the actual sensor bar... anyone have a clue what's going on? i don't!! please... let me know if you can think of anything because i have a feeling that my new wii isn't going to fix this problem... i think that Nintendo didn't test their product very well before launch.

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I am having the same problem as # 33 is there anyone that can help?

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I am having two problems:

1. Wii remote disconnecting. I can do the reconnect (sometimes), but then like a minute later all of the lights turn off on the remote (even after using it- ie not in sleep mode) and it is disconnected. A few times when I have done a reconnect before playing anything and then it reloads the home menu NEITHER remote works?!?!?

I also have seen a problem where I go to the home menu, select the same disc I was just playing and it says something like "Disk Read Error". Anyone else with this one??

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My wiimote worked fine for 4 or more hours, then mid zelda the curson stopped responding and the little fairy just froze on the screen, i was able to keep playing but without the cool aiming stuff to toy with, then i restarted and now nothing works except the + and - buttons, anyone know whats going on, i feel like ive tried everything, syncing, check ing senson bar with LCD, anyone
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my nintendo wii died aftr just 6 days...AND it scratched up 2 disks(trauma center and sports) it wont read any game disks, and makes grinding noises when trying to read a disk...i am waiting for my label in the mail to send it out..and they say that they will replace the games...funny thing is that i just sent my xbox 360 back to microsoft 2 days before nintendos launch, so im stuck here with neither one.
current mood: SAD

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