Simply put, updating a Wii bricked a Wii |
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This can't be good. And we're not talking about 60" projection TVs this time. wC, the proprietor of his or her very own wheelsee.net blog, and for a moment the proud owner of a Wii, lost her console to the 2.0 update via WiiConnect24. The picture above from wC gives a very good summary of what happened at the end of the entire ordeal, but here's the bullet-point summary of what happened:
- wC connects to WiiConnect24, update to 2.0U prompted
- At the prompt, system firmware updates to 2.0U
- wC attempts to reconnect to WiiConnect24 again with new 2.0U
- Result? "Error Code: 110213 There is a problem with the WiiConnect24 service. Please try again later."
- According to Ninty Customer Service: Error Code 110213 = "we ask that you call us at (800) 255-3700"
- wC calls up (800) 255-3700
- Guy at the other end of the line says that "I (wC) have a hardware error and will have to be sent a new consoleÂ…so IÂ’m done with my Wii for a couple days as I canÂ’t transfer the saves from Zelda anymoreÂ…the new Wii is on the way but will take 3-4 business daysÂ…"
- Speaking of which, it might be a bit longer than three to four business days... wC later checks Nintendo.com and they show the replacement unit as under "backorder".
This is the first strangled cry of pain we've heard so far but once this goes up on post, we're gonna hear from our readers, both who will claim this is not so and claim that this is true... Sigh. Speculation can abound whether this is the firmware, or the hardware, or just random bad luck. How's your Wii, if we may be bold to ask?
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that's a pretty big mistake to make...
I updated mine as well several times and I got an ERROR message 2 of the 4 times I tried to update. I think it might be the servers busy at work, but it sure did not brick the Wii, try resetting and updating again, it works fine. Wii support is not trained yet.
That's not spread around anywhere. You should let more people know before they send in their Wii.
i had the same problem but just retry it and all is good :P didnt brick mine.
wireless is just not good for those kinds of updates. make it like the psp/ps3 updates-save, check THEN update. that way you cant get disconnected, unless some freak accident happens like your power goes out in the middle of a update.
It didn't brick my wii, but I can't get any Wii Shop, Wii weather, or Wii News. I preformed the update, it said everything was fine, then it started to update AGAIN. This time it hung, and wouldn't respond to anything. It wouldn't even power down. I, ( with much trepidation ) unplugged the console, then restarted. Games work fine, but anytime I try to access the Wii shop, news, or weather, it tells me I need to update, then update connects and tells me that I already have the latest version. Vicious cycle, and still no Wii internet. Does anyone know if this is due to network congestion because it's still so soon after launch?
wii weather and wii news aren't up yet. but your wii shop should be working. i love my wii.
Idiot
Fireman, That is the brick. Error code 110213 is the error I get, with the same problem. SD will not save correctly, and Wii 24/7 is not accessible. I assumed it was a nintendo thing, but if you search their site for the error code, you find out it is a fatal error, even though games play. You have to call Nintendo and get a replacement. There is no way to fix the error because there is no way to redownload the firmware.
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