Precautionary measures for your new Wii

Posted Dec 25th 2007 5:00PM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: Fan stuff

We know there must be a few new Wii owners out there taking a break from their video game playing to research their Christmas console. While there are a number of routines you can practice to ensure your system's longevity, please remember to keep these three things in mind:

If you expose it to the light, you may hurt it
If you get it wet, it will multiply
Most important, no matter how much it begs, never, never let it eat after midnight

If none of this makes any sense to you, or if you just want to relive your 80s youth, peek past the break for a video explanation.

See also: Because you can never be too safe

Tags: christmas, gremlins, manual, safety

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-25-2007 @ 5:33PM

Wushupants said...

i can never get tired of this site. you guys are just too funny.

12-25-2007 @ 6:46PM

hvnlysoldr said...

Hi-HO! Hi-HOOO! Hi-Ho it's off to work we go!

12-25-2007 @ 9:55PM

Alex said...

If you get it wet it will multiply? I'll make millions on eBay.

12-25-2007 @ 10:40PM

Robert said...

I loved that movie. xD

12-25-2007 @ 11:24PM

Genome4824 said...

NO JOKE

FAVORITE Christmas Movie right there!

12-26-2007 @ 12:57AM

R0B3RT said...

Ummm Guys..... My Wii was just begging for food and it was just bitching. So i took some left over gravy and meat and dipped my Wii in it... No its gone along with all the food and gravy.... Now i hear the ding-a-ling of the main screen...... and lots of giggling..... Stuff keeps moving and the knifes are all gone... what should i do? Its only so long till they break into the closet or disable the Route

12-26-2007 @ 1:08AM

samfish said...

Gremlins is awesome.

But my heart belongs to Gremlins 2. One of the few sequals that was better than the original, IMO.
...I wish they'd make a new Gremlins!

12-26-2007 @ 10:00AM

MountainLionLink said...

Old joke is old and used too often.

12-26-2007 @ 10:05AM

scaught said...

I never understood what they mean when they say "never feed them after midnight". Does Gizmo's stomach know what time zone he is in? If he were to take an international flight would the midnight rules apply to the local time or to his home time?
And when can the eating resume? When is time no longer considered "after midnight"? 2:00 AM? 4:00 AM?

These are the questions that keep me up at night.

12-26-2007 @ 11:11AM

Jaleeb Caru said...

Silly, that's not a Wii, that's a licensed franchise and intellectual property owned by Amblin Entertainment and it's parent company Warner Bros. Pictures.

I can see how you got confused but once they see this post they will no doubt own WiiFanboy and it's parent company Weblogs Inc. Network brand internet blogs. Free James Brown.

12-26-2007 @ 2:53PM

Brian Watson said...

my Wii wont read the discs i have tried multiple games and no avail. Sent a email to CS and they said it will take a few days just to read it.

LOL

Any ideas? Is there a online forum to use besides the one I access from the console?

12-26-2007 @ 9:20PM

Jaleeb Caru said...

I think they're going to suggest that you bring it to a movie theater, create a gas explosion then chase it to a shopping mall and expose it to sunlight. After, bring it to a stereotypical, old Chinese man with an extended mustache and he will give you some unwanted advice.

While that's a pretty sound idea, I'm going to suggest you check out http://techforums.nintendo.com/

Good luck, that's pretty weak.

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