Wii fried.. Best option?

mcc49 · 18 Dec 2006 at 00:03

Was playing Wii Sports tonight when suddenly the console just switches itself off and refuse to boot back up, the usual red standby light on the power button no longer lights up so I am guessing either the power brick or the console itself packed it.

I got the console from a large game store on release date and was wondering what would be the best/fastest option for me to get a replacement. Do I contact the retailer (which I doubt will have any free stock to replace it) or do I contact Nintendo tech support?

barnettgs · 18 Dec 2006 at 00:08

It is probably the best way to contact Nintendo if you want a quick replacement.

El Gringo · 18 Dec 2006 at 00:23

Out of curiosity, do you play it often?

fergie666 · 18 Dec 2006 at 00:25

did u check the fuse in the plug ? also try it in a different wall socket

mcc49 · 18 Dec 2006 at 00:29

phew, its working again. looked up the FAQ on the internet and it said to unplug the AC adapter for 2min to let it 'reset', did that and it started working again.

Hope this was just a freak one off thing as I was really worried for a sec there :eek: