Diesel Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Last week I went downstairs in my basement to play my Wii like I do all the time. To my utter horror it wouldn't turn on! Upon further inspection I noticed that the light wasn't even on. I checked to see if everything was plugged in correctly and it was. I had a problem. My first guess was that the A/C cord had shorted, so I called Nintendo and they shipped a new cord free of charge since I was under warrenty. I thought my troubles were solved. It wasn't. I plugged it in and there still wasn't any sign of life from my beautiful Wii :cry: If anyone has any ideas to what is wrong or what I can do please help. Or if this has happened to anyone else... Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macmaster92 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Did you recently have a power surge? Or do you have siblings that could have dropped it? If not i reccommend returning it and getting a new one. That is if you don't have any important stuff saved on it. :uhh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephiroth_king Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Maybe your A/C outlet itself doesn't work, that happens alot. Or power surges can do that as well. I personally might think it's your outlet plug, try plugging it into the bottom outlet (If you have a bottom/top outlet plug in) try plugging it into that, or if it's plugged into the bottom go vice-versa. Hoping to get a new Signature (with matching avatar) soon. :D In the meantime...Steam username: )I'll rewrite it later (add me if you want) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Warrior Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Do you live in the UK? Is so, then go their Nintendo of Eruope website, and contact the warehouse by email or by phone. They will usually take it in, free of charge, and will replace it for a knocked down price. My DS smashed after it fell off my high bed. It was obviously irreparable, but they offered to replace it for just ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã32, which I thought was really good, considering that's less than a third of its original price. EDIT: I just saw your location. I would presume Nintendo of America (I think they serve you) would operate a similar policy. | Favourite Game Music | Last.fm | HYT Friend Chat Rules | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 I tried different plugs and I also took it to my friends house just in case. We haven't had any power surges that I know of. My computer is working fine and it's located near my Wii...oh and no I didn't drop it. I'll probably do what I did before when I asked for a new A/C cord. Thanks for the help everybody. =D> =D> Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 I just called Nintendo of America and they told me to send it in for a totally free repair! They're even sending me a pre-paid box so I don't have to pay shipping! \ \ Now I only have to wait for them to finish... Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macmaster92 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Lets hope it works. I would hate to have a Wii that i can't use... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocobodude0 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I just called Nintendo of America and they told me to send it in for a totally free repair! They're even sending me a pre-paid box so I don't have to pay shipping! \ \ Now I only have to wait for them to finish... I got the same thing when all i got was disk-read errors! Hooray for warranties (which are usually worthless)! \ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbert Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Nintendo has GREAT support, they will get ya a new one with your memory on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 13, 2007 Author Share Posted July 13, 2007 Nintendo has GREAT support, they will get ya a new one with your memory on it That's good to hear. Losing my memory for zelda was one of my biggest fears. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownmasterofnothing Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 yea nintendo has pretty good customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeitormakeit Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Ya, usually this happens if the console is dropped or suring power surges, when gamecube was "all that" I had to get a new one because they were rebuilding an area around a country club by my house and they did alot of blasting and electrcity surged alot during the construction. My gamecube was fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Batterys? 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionheart_0 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Batterys? :? You cant put batteries into a wii. Sig by IkuraiYour Guide to Posting! Behave or I will send my Moose mounted Beaver launchers at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXgamer Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hi guys, I also had some problems with my Wii Console and recently I found a great tech support site that helped me deal with these problems. Here is the page for Wii Support Hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Just an update for all those who are dying to know the progress of my Wii :roll: ; I received the pre-paid packaging stamp in the mail yesterday and I sent my Wii in today. It said that it should only take 3-4 buisness days to repair. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 W00T! I got my Wii back today. Everything seems fine, but all my memory is gone :( Now I have to start alllllllllllll over on Zelda #-o At least it was free... Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephiroth_king Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 W00T! I got my Wii back today. Everything seems fine, but all my memory is gone :( Now I have to start alllllllllllll over on Zelda #-o At least it was free... Doh! That sucks...But hey, it was free. :) If you ever need help on Zelda, PM me 'cause I owned it. Anyway, it's always way more fun the second time, you see something you didn't realize before...Well, at least for me. :-w Hoping to get a new Signature (with matching avatar) soon. :D In the meantime...Steam username: )I'll rewrite it later (add me if you want) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 W00T! I got my Wii back today. Everything seems fine, but all my memory is gone :( Now I have to start alllllllllllll over on Zelda #-o At least it was free... Doh! That sucks...But hey, it was free. :) If you ever need help on Zelda, PM me 'cause I owned it. Anyway, it's always way more fun the second time, you see something you didn't realize before...Well, at least for me. :-w Lol thanks for the offer, but I pretty much owned it too. Not too hard really... Anyways, it will be a bit annoying during the first few temples when you say to yourself, "If only I had the double clawshot...." Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 4, 2007 Author Share Posted August 4, 2007 ....sigh....it happened again. Different problem this time though. I was trying to beat Zelda again since my memory was deleted and everything went black after the main menu. I tried to turn off the Wii using my Wiimote, but it didn't respond. I then tried to press the button itself, but it STILL wouldn't respond. I had to unplug it totally to turn it off. I was freaking out by this moment. I plugged it back it, put in Wii Play, thinking that it was just a one-time thing, but it wasn't. Same thing happened for it too. I really don't know how to feel about it. I'm pissed off, of course, because I will probably have to send it back again. Well, maybe I will ask them to replace the whole thing because I'm sick and tired of this one being faulty. Is that too much to ask?!? Another long Wii-less road seems to stand ahead of me... Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakeitormakeit Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 You should probably check out your outlet, if it keeps reoccuring the fault might be in your outlet and thats what is damaging your Wii, but don't touch your outlet unless you shut off the power and know what your doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Just an update for those who (once again) wondered what happened to my little problem. I called Nintendo again and they decided to just give me a new Wii. So now I'm waiting for the new one to ship to my house. When I get it, I have to ship my old one back. It's not like I get to keep it lol... Should get it by Monday. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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