Wii Graphics problem

Clairvoyant · 1 Jun 2010 at 10:43

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Just turned on the wii for the kids to play and I get these lines down the screen. They go all the way across when playing.

Has the graphics gone. Was fine a couple of days ago.

And its out of warranty. Purchased dec 2008

Now is this fit for purpose, 18 months old and broken.

Logsi · 1 Jun 2010 at 11:09

Yep, graphics chip or memory has gone.

haroon · 2 Jun 2010 at 16:33

Clairvoyant said:
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Just turned on the wii for the kids to play and I get these lines down the screen. They go all the way across when playing.

Has the graphics gone. Was fine a couple of days ago.

And its out of warranty. Purchased dec 2008

Now is this fit for purpose, 18 months old and broken.

Go to the official nintendo website and u can find a repair service for Wii and DS.

You have to pay mind but not near the same as buying a whole new console again.

thedoc46 · 3 Jun 2010 at 02:33

Make sure you demand they copy across all your VC titles. Cos they'll expect you to rebuy them.

Clairvoyant · 3 Jun 2010 at 11:37

thedoc46 said:
Make sure you demand they copy across all your VC titles. Cos they'll expect you to rebuy them.

Dont have any. Just my saved games that I cant copy eg Mario cart.

Clairvoyant · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:05

Just plugged the wii back in. Its been unplugged for a couple of days.

And now no graphics problems.

Logsi · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:07

This problem is more prevalent when you have the 24hour thing turned on. This effectively is leaving the console on all the time and puts a lot of wear on the console.

TheOtherOption · 3 Jun 2010 at 12:27

I've had mine since launch week and not had any issues with leaving it on (in the Wii connect 24 mode) ...

Might think about turning it off fully as am using it a lot less now - but that'll change once Mario Galaxy 2 arrives

thedoc46 · 3 Jun 2010 at 13:18

Clairvoyant said:
Just plugged the wii back in. Its been unplugged for a couple of days.

And now no graphics problems.

Rest assured, it'll come back... I'd get the ball rolling right away on a repair. Is it under warranty? If so take it back to the shop and swap it out, so that you don't have to wait on Nintendo to swap it out. (2-3weeks)

Clairvoyant · 3 Jun 2010 at 14:35

thedoc46 said:
Rest assured, it'll come back... I'd get the ball rolling right away on a repair. Is it under warranty? If so take it back to the shop and swap it out, so that you don't have to wait on Nintendo to swap it out. (2-3weeks)

nope not under warranty dec 08 purchased. And its not on 24/7. I have a power saver for TV so its connected to that and at night its off.

LabR@t · 3 Jun 2010 at 17:41

the constant on thing messed my wii up .

finite · 3 Jun 2010 at 20:28

I don't know why they thought 50% of the running power with no fan would be ok. Initially they tried to pass it of as bad batch of launch GPU's, but its still happening.