Quick Jump Daily Digest

Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.

Cancel and Return to page

WiiConnect24 cause of bricked Wiis?

Posted Jul 19, 2007 at 5:43AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Wii Tags: WiiConnect24

Wii owners listen up, as the next bit of information regarding Ninty's console could just save yours from bricking. It seems that WiiConnect24, the system built into the Wii that's designed to keep the console connected to the internet when set to standby mode, has been reported to cause hardware failure - this after the aforementioned console has been on standby with WiiConnect 24 enabled for long periods of time.

It seems that usage of WiiConnect24, despite allegedly being power-friendly, heats up the console more than if the console itself is turned on and being played games on. Hot enough, in fact, to cook the main CPU, causing brick-age. This might be due to the fact that the fans are turned off in WiiConnect24 mode.

Nintendo's reaction? No, they haven't received any reports about the WiiConnect24 causing such problems. If there were, users should immediately call the Nintendo Service Center, instead of reporting on forums or anywhere else.

And while we could understand the grief of having your very own Wii bricking just because of WiiConnect24, there's something to say about leaving your console on standby for extended periods of time. It makes much more sense to turn appliances off - not just the Wii, or any other game console - when not in use. It gives you the peace of mind that it won't actually overheat, plus it saves you money from the utilities bill.

Updates as we get them.

100% of voters think this story ROCKS!

Vote Now!

(2)

(0)

my wii gets warm at times in wiiconnect24/7 mode and it does seem to be a true design flaw , because all the components are in essence cooking under its own heat with no air fan circulation.I bot a secondary fan from gamestop and it runs in wiiconnect24/7 mode and my wii stays ice cold. the fan is made by NYKO i beleave and to turn it off all you do is hold in the power button on the wii untill the light turns red and the fan will power down.P S i got the 1st post so ha ha ha .

# Wiik — GamerGuyDude 2007-07-19 07:38

That's a damn shame that one of Nintendo's highly touted features could be in shambles. I have noticed my Wii getting hot lately.

I wonder if mod chips could be coded to leave the fan on in WiiConnect24 mode...

# doubt it — Guest 2007-07-19 07:46

firstly, I KNOW that Wii connect does damage to the graphical processing unit, as my wii's now got green dots all over the video output.

secondly, I doubt mod chips could do that, as they only interface with the dvd drive, not anything else.

# Well ive got a heating issue — Guest 2007-07-19 08:35

it is not making my wii brickified or anything but it is warming up a fair deal, but has not caused any problems

# could be — Guest 2007-07-19 09:15

I noticed that it does get very hot way back when I bought it with the WiiConnect on. I turned off that feature way back then. I just thought it was my console so I was playing it safe.

# Mains! — Guest 2007-07-19 09:41

I just switched it off from the mains

# high defnition wii 2 — Guest 2007-07-19 10:35

nintendo should alow partial credit on trade in on the origonal models that have the flaw when the hd wii 2 is released.

# I call bull***** on this. — Guest 2007-07-19 10:43

I have WiiConnect24 enabled.

I live in the southern US. I just went on vacation for two weeks, and turned off the airconditioning . I came back and the house was 85 degrees at midnight.

It did nothing to the Wii in standby or the DVR I had absentmindedly left powered up.

If people are really killing their Wii's this way, I suspect they have them sitting on the floor, in shag carpet, or something.

# yep — Guest 2007-07-19 12:54

Ya, my first wii got black artifacts from leaving wii connect 24 on constantly. I sent it back and got a new one. I now have wii connect 24 turned off in standby mode. The gay thing is though that the news and weather channels don't work when you have standby off.

# Mine — Guest 2007-07-19 13:10

Mine gets warm, not hot, also I have not seen any problems with the graphics or anything.

# has spoken — Guest 2007-07-19 14:07

my wii also gets warm and i'v never unplugged it since i got it in december. sometimes i dont even play it for weeks and its fine when i do.

altho leaving it on the same screen for too long causes one side of the screen to go yellowish but my gamecube also did that whenever i played imports so its a common problem not only in the wii but the cube and depends on the output freq

# I believe it... — Dyssident 2007-07-19 16:01

My Wii (lying down flat) has plenty of air on all 5 sides but gets uncomfortable warm in WiiConnect Mode. I won't be terribly concerned until it breaks though.

# I don't believe this. — Guest 2007-07-19 17:36

I've left my Wii on for LONG periods of time on Standby mode, and I mean like weeks, and it's fine. I do notice it is hot, but nothing is happening at all. If this DOES mess up my Wii, Nintendo damn better replace it with all my Virtual Console games and the full Internet Channel in it, I'm not wasting more money to rebuy them...

# so real IT HURTS FOOL — Guest 2007-07-19 19:12

this happened to me. this is real. my wii is in an air conditioned room (77 f) and is alone on a table - not shag carpeting like the retard a few posts up said....

from what i have gathered by looking into this online is that this problem may be only with the first batch of wiis. Also I have not heard of any wiis bricking at all but rather the graphics card getting partially fried causing black/green lines and dots to appear all over the screen.

I have not sent my wii back yet as I want to finish a few games first and I do not know if I will get my original wii back with my game saves.

Every post I have read where someone has had this problem and sent their wii into N for repairs has said that instead of getting their console back they get a refurbished one, their wii sports saves are gone, and their miis have different color pants/are uneditable - like what happens if you transfer them to a dif. console via the wii mote.

anyone else have any experience with this?? If so, when you wii or refurb has come back have the pins on the chip been clipped making it harder to mod?

# i hope for a wii60 — Guest 2007-07-20 00:21

A new wii wont be out for like 3 or 4 years, but when it does come out it wil have xbox360 graphics. This is just a guess, but it makes sense.

# asd — Guest 2007-07-20 01:48

Mine *****ed up about a month after i bought it....I thought it was wiiconnect 24 but was unsure. Since i switched wiconnect off it has never had a problem since...

Now this report has come around im sure it is that!

Thing is ive had the console since launch...so i try and get a replacement now??

# what? — Guest 2007-07-20 03:51

"anyone else have any experience with this?? If so, when you wii or refurb has come back have the pins on the chip been clipped making it harder to mod?"

I presume that your wii was modded... then maybe was not a problem related to overheating...

If it was, i realy hope that Nintendo give back your wii without any repair at all.

I realy dont think that there's a real problem with wii, i think this is some sad prank from some fanboy that wants to give Nintendo a bad name.

My friend own a wii, and she dont play for weeks, the console is always in standby and everytime i go to her house i play like there is no tomorow, never saw any graphic artifacts or anything like that!

# Just in case — Guest 2007-07-20 04:48

If you have the room, you should get a metal rack shelving or something similar to place your consoles on. Mine are simple racks that you can join together vertically and might commonly find in various warehouse-like stores. I think it's from Ikea? Anyway, having something without a solid bottom and plenty of free flowing air around is a good idea for any electronics. I know most people's entertainment/tv cabinet is made of solid wood and glass doors that they keep shut 24/7...so is mine. It's okay to keep a cable box or cheap dvd player in there, since it's no big deal to replace them and they generally don't run that hot. However, you cram a few consoles, a dvr, etc. in there and all that heat gets trapped and concentrated into an Electronic Death Sauna.

# re: so real IT HURTS FOOL > WHAT — Guest 2007-07-20 06:13

Actually no,...my wii is not / was not modded at all - and yes I may want to "MOD" it one day as I have lived in Japan for several years and may be returning there next year to stay for another few years.

If I do leave next April for Japan for three years I would like to be able to purchase games in the country I am living in and be able to play them on my console... ...so YES I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MOD and YES YOU ARE AN ARROGANT PRICK THAT ASSUMES ALL MODDERS WANT ARE TO STEAL AND PLAY STOLEN GAMES.

Furthermore, you think because a problem has not happened to your system or your friends that it does not exist? Maybe, JUST MAYBE not every console is defective. I have never had a problem with my 360 nor any of my friends...yet there is a supposed 30% failure rate.... ....and oh yeah after a year or so of denying the existance of a problem......only THEN did MS admit there was a problem and extend the 360 warranty to 3 years! But the problem never happened to me, so by your logic it must not exist, right?

You show your ignorance with every keystroke. I pity you. I feel sorry for your parents, and I hope that one day you grow as person.

# asd — Guest 2007-07-20 06:16

you say the problem fixed itself?

About the repair...if it is needed....the warranty last 1 year from date of purchase....so you are still covered!

# » re: so real IT HURTS FOOL > WHAT — Guest 2007-07-20 06:54

So, you still have Freeloader!

Anyway, i'll not go as low as you, i did not insult you in any way, i was just showing my point of view about what you said and about the topic.

if your looking for a fight, your looking in the wrong place!

# mine broke — Guest 2007-07-20 15:09

wiiconect24 burnt mine the first day.i was insured a new one, i type this with my new working wii but i lost the 40 bucks i spent on virtual games,NOT REDEMABLE!!!!!! !

# the first day? — Guest 2007-07-20 20:46

wow i call BS!

# if — Guest 2007-07-21 23:55

Not when, but IF they release the "Wii Lite" (as I've dubbed it)

# Screenshot — Guest 2007-08-05 16:34

Whoever's had this happen... Can you post a screenshot? I wanna see what this overheating does. Thanks!

# Got not pics but.. — Guest 2007-08-07 05:14

Apparently, it's either green/black dots appearing all over the screen, or your wii not working at all.

# 2nd time it's broke — Guest 2007-08-11 10:17

I bought my Wii within the 1st week of it's release. After at least a good 5 months or so of use, spots gradually started appearing in forms of vertical lines or even sporadically on the screen. And it does this during a game or on the Wii menu. Nintendo repaired it

# 2nd time it's broke — Guest 2007-08-11 10:31

I sent my last comment without finishing, so I'm using yours dude, sorry. Nintendo repaired it and I DOWNLOADED ALL MY VC games for FREE, so you have to be full of *****!! Regardless, unfortunately my Wii has broke a SECOND time and I've also noticed the fan not running with standy-by-mode on and still feeling hot enough to need it!! ....again this was a continued response to Brinstar. Also, Dark-Vash is a doosh. It's real man....my is seriously messed for the 2nd time. I hope it's just the small # of consoles released from day one, cause like I said I got mine in the 1st week. My bro and sister have one and it's fine. They got theirs later but not by much. peace

Refresh comments list

Add comment

JComments

HOT GAMING NEWS | LATEST GAMING SEARCHES | FORUMS

QUICK JUMP DAILY DIGEST

Welcome to QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:

Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.

So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link below!

Want to learn more about the team who brings you the QJ news?

Read about them now!

HOT FLASH GAMES

QJ.NET Categories
• Apple • E3 • Featured Articles • Gadgets • Games for Windows • iPad • iPhone • MMORPG • Mobile • News • Nintendo 3DS • Nintendo DS • Opinions & Analysis	• Photography • PlayStation 3 • PoV • PS Vita • PSP • Rumors • Science • Site News • Tabula Rasa • Wii • Wii U • World of Warcraft • Xbox 360

Sitemap

Newest Downloads

05/22/2012 - 06/01/2012

WiiFlow Mod 3.0 r431	05/31/2012
XeBuild GUI 2.061	05/30/2012
edicpopDS v0.3.01	05/29/2012
RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012
Mobile Assault 1.8.2	05/24/2012
PSP Tools Alpha 0.1	05/22/2012
Newton War	05/22/2012
DaedalusX64 r766	05/22/2012
PSPMarble	05/22/2012
The Undead 4 - Nazi Zombies	05/21/2012
3DSExplorer v1.2.1	05/21/2012

Most Comments this Month
Japan Says No To Pirates	(2)
Rumor: Modern Warfare 4 to..	(1)
3D On Your Vita, iPhone an..	(1)
Get a Load of the Doom 3:..	(1)
Watch This: The Elder Scro..	(1)
Party like Rockstar—But..	(1)

Top Jumps this Month
Pokemon Liquid Cryst..	(3)
PSP homebrew - PSPdi..	(1)
PSP Go!Explore GPS N..	(1)
Wii homebrew - HackM..	(1)
USBCAM.PRX legal mod..	(1)
Naruto Shippuden: Ul..	(1)
Hellcat's Recovery F..	(1)
Latest Left 4 Dead 2..	(1)
PlayStation 3: Now F..	(1)
Some Cyber in Your P..	(1)
PSP Is Back, Whiter,..	(1)
Total War: Shogun 2..	(1)
PSP homebrew - LameC..	(1)
Custom Firmware PRO-..	(1)
Hellcat Working On R..	(1)
Daedalus R12 preview..	(1)
CWCheat Universal Ch..	(1)

HOT GAMING NEWS TOPICS

Quick Jump Daily Digest

WiiConnect24 cause of bricked Wiis?

Related Stories:

Comments

Add comment

Newest Downloads