Author Topic: Nintendo screwed me. >:( (Read 38407 times)

UncleBob · « **on:** July 12, 2009, 12:47:28 PM »

It's dead, Jim.

Gotta ship it in. $75 repair cost.

Le sigh.

I should at least get 75 Club Nintendo coins for the repair cost.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2009, 12:54:46 PM »

Hope you get it back quickly.

EasyCure · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2009, 12:57:26 PM »

I'm evil because before opening this thread i sent unclebob a text message taunting him about his wii, asking if he wanted to play something online knowing he couldn't.

/jerkface

UncleBob · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2009, 01:00:23 PM »

I can still play Mario Kart Double Dash online - who's with me?

UncleBob · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2009, 01:11:38 PM »

$250 for New Wii.
-$25 Employee Discount
-$40 for the included Wii Remote
-$20 for the included Nunchuk
-$20 for the AC Adapter
-$25 for Wii Sports
-$10 for the Sensor Bar
-$16 for the A/V cables
-$9 for the stands/plates/foam tape

Basically, a brand new Wii would be $85 (all the prices above are the costs of items bought from Nintendo's online store). $75.

Patchkid15 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2009, 01:53:03 PM »

Sorry to hear it UncleBob... I had to send mine in a few months ago. It only took about 1 week for the shipping out and returning. Luckily i got my SD card back which i accidentally left in.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2009, 01:57:00 PM »

Do you know what was the problem with the Wii UncleBob?

UncleBob · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:09:01 PM »

Well, it had the amber light on it when I went to turn it on. Went to green, made the chirpy sound and the fan kicked on - but no audio/video through the TV. Also, the Wii Remote wouldn't sync up when I tried to use it.

It'll eject discs just fine.

I checked all of the connections - even pulled out my composite cables and hooked it up to a different TV. Tried the 90 second reset.

When I hold down the power button, it'll power down as well.

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:12:45 PM »

Have you tried different cables?

Might be the cables.

broodwars · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:15:05 PM »

Quote from: Maxi on July 12, 2009, 12:54:46 PM

Hope you get it back quickly.

He will. If there's one thing I can praise Nintendo for with the Wii, it's that they have a top-notch repair service. A few months after I got my Wii (a few years ago) the thing suddenly started making a troubling noise every time it ran a game, which I suspected was a problem with the fans. Fortunately, my Wii was still under warantee, and I literally got my Wii back all fixed and ready to go within a week. That's counting shipping on both ends (and note that I live on the other side of the country from Nintendo), and I didn't lose any data either (though I didn't take any chances on that and backed-up the data anyway).

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:18:16 PM »

Quote from: broodwars on July 12, 2009, 02:15:05 PM

Quote from: Maxi on July 12, 2009, 12:54:46 PM
Hope you get it back quickly.

He will. If there's one thing I can praise Nintendo for with the Wii, it's that they have a top-notch repair service. A few months after I got my Wii a few years back the thing suddenly started making a troubling noise every time it ran a game, which I suspected was a problem with the fans. Fortunately, my Wii was still under warantee, and I literally got my Wii back all fixed and ready to go within a week. That's counting shipping on both ends, and I didn't lose any data either (though I didn't take any chances on that and backed-up the data anyway).

Oh I know. I sent my Wii up to Nintendo twice and got it back in 4 days both times.

First one was for the Brawl disk problem and the second was because the Wii wouldn't read Wii disks.

Patchkid15 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:21:50 PM »

When mine broke it had an issue reading all dual-layered disks, like Brawl

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:26:08 PM »

I'm curious as to when you guys got your Wii's that had to be sent in for repairs.

I got mine December 1st 2006.

Patchkid15 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:31:22 PM »

January 31st, 2007

broodwars · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:32:45 PM »

Hmm...April 28th 2007, I believe.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:34:34 PM »

November 19th 2006

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:43:57 PM »

Hmm all of us got one within 6 months of release.
Has there been any reports about systems that didn't work within that timeframe at that time?

Patchkid15 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:47:03 PM »

Not that i have every heard of. Unless that little snippet of information escaped my ears

broodwars · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:52:25 PM »

Quote from: Maxi on July 12, 2009, 02:43:57 PM

Hmm all of us got one within 6 months of release.
Has there been any reports about systems that didn't work within that timeframe at that time?

Not that I've heard of. Maybe Nintendo switched out that duct tape holding the two GameCubes together for a sturdier roll after those first 6 months.

Honestly, I'm surprised considering all the problems I'm reading about your models that my only problem was a possible fan/drive noise issue.

Patchkid15 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:54:47 PM »

I forgot to include in my problem list an incessant humming noise that even overpowered my TV volume.

UncleBob · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:56:38 PM »

Quote from: Maxi on July 12, 2009, 02:12:45 PM

Have you tried different cables?

Might be the cables.

Nope - it's hooked up to the main TV through the Component cables, but I tried it to a different TV with the composite cables. Also, since the Wii Remote won't sync, it tells me it's something else.

For the record, mine is a launch system as well.

broodwars · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:58:00 PM »

Quote from: Patchkid15 on July 12, 2009, 02:54:47 PM

I forgot to include in my problem list an incessant humming noise that even overpowered my TV volume.

That sounds like the issue I had: a loud whirring noise, similar to the one many people complained the GameCube made when you tried to play an Eternal Darkness FMV. For me, it just sounded like the bad fans on my nearby computer, which at the time were in really bad shape.

EasyCure · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2009, 02:59:00 PM »

Quote from: Maxi on July 12, 2009, 02:43:57 PM

Hmm all of us got one within 6 months of release.
Has there been any reports about systems that didn't work within that timeframe at that time?

Got my wii on launch day and haven't had a problem with it.

*crosses fingers*

UncleBob · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2009, 03:17:29 PM »

The saddest thing ever...

kraken613 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2009, 03:17:39 PM »

My Wii's disk drive died in Nov. 2007, I was within days of the warranty ending.

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