My noisy Wii

[Angrist]

After a certain online update, my Wii started to make this terrible noise.

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Is this normal? :(

[Vampyr]

I don't know, but you should check out Dragon Age.

[Jason1]

Strange...did nintendo just release a system update or something?

[Angrist]

Nono, it's been like this for a year or so. I've been putting up with it, but now it's really starting to annoy me. I started replaying Twilight Princess, but I quit again because of the noise.

[Combine 017]

Or maybe you quit because its a bad game?

[TheSlyMoogle]

Uh I think it's a defect in the fan. Mine used to do that from like day 3 of having it up until anytime we played.

Another reason to sell the damn thing before it breaks and you can't sell it anymore.

[Angrist]

I'll call Nintendo and see what they can do. If it's not free, I'll try to fix it myself.

Thanks all. :)

[Angrist]

I called Nintendo. The guy thinks my laser motor or something like that broke. Repairs would be more expensive than getting a replacement. I can get a new (?) Wii for €92. They will transfer my downloaded games, but I will lose some save files that can't be copied... Oh, I also get a new year of guarantee.

So what would you do?

[Professor S]

Here's how you fix it:

Get a 360

OH SNAP!! YES I DID!! CONSOLE WARS, BITCHES!!!!

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[manasecret]

Here's how you fix it:

Get a 360

OH SNAP!! YES I DID!! CONSOLE WARS, BITCHES!!!!

http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/img/daily/621/limp_l.jpg

Nice.

I'd probably live with it. Try putting it in an enclosed space so maybe you won't notice it as much.

[Angrist]

Hm I guess I could put it behind a closet door... but then I'll need some cable holes. I guess I'll try that. :)

[Angrist]

That seems to work. :) I am a bit worried about the ventilation though... It's sitting in a 2x2x2 feet closet, I guess that's more than ok?

[manasecret]

While lack of ventilation is never good, mine has been stuffed into a closed shelf about the same size for the last year and a half, but with all the Wii games and old Gamecube games all stuffed on top of it and around it. I mean it's literally stuffed in there with no room around it in any direction.

The shelf does however have a large opening out the back, and I don't play the Wii that often. And it did freeze a couple times when I played Tiger Woods 10. If yours isn't blocked in all directions, and you have openings out the back, you're probably fine.

[Jason1]

My PS3 is sitting in a pretty tight space on top of DVR cable box that puts off some pretty good heat...I havent had one single bit of problem with it since I got it in May.

Well, inless you include that system update that Sony released that caused a bunch of games to freeze up...which they fixed with another update about a week later.

[Angrist]

I'm sure it'll be fine. Both ventilation sides are clear, and I never play too long in one sitting.