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How stable and functional is the Nintendo Wii?
Does anyone have any idea how well Nintendo Wiis hold up? Has anyone had one for a while or talked to anyone who has had one for a while and if so then how does Nintendo Wii perform over a long period of time? I'm asking because I'm trying to decide if I want to buy the $30 insurrance/warranty.
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- Mine has been working good and i have had it since feburary but i would get it just to be safe you never know what will happen.
- I've had it since launch, and I haven't had any catastrophic errors. A few Disc Read Errors, but nothing out of the ordinary. If you don't wanna risk it, go ahead with the warrenty. You never know what will happen.
- I would get the warranty. I did. The site is down now, but wiihaveaproblem.com had numerous submissions of Wiis that didn't work right out of the box. I myself had a Wii Remote repaired because I had a warranty.
- How long is the warranty good for, and does it begin immediately or after the manufacturer's warranty expires? These are important things to take note of. The Wii is automatically covered by Nintendo for one year from the date of purchase (save your receipt!) and can further be extended an additional ninety days for free by registering the serial number online at http://my.nintendo.com. I have had a Nintendo Wii since November 19, 2006, when it first launched. It still works perfectly. Keep in mind that sometimes problems arise, but most people are having good experiences with the Wii. The ones who didn't generally have good things to say about Nintendo's customer service. Another thing to consider is what you have to do to replace your Wii should the need arise. With Nintendo, you need to ship it back to them, and they typically pay for shipping. If you have Virtual Console games, Nintendo will usually transfer them to your new Wii for you, so that you don't have to repurchase them. If you don't have Virtual Console games, Nintendo can ship a new Wii to you before you send it back to them (if you provide them with credit card information so they can charge you for the new Wii if the old one never arrives) so that you're never without a Wii. With a store's protection plan, it varies. Most require you to ship the product (often at your expense) to the warranty provider's HQ, and once they determine that the product is broken, they will simply refund your money on the product. Then you just buy another Wii, and maybe something else if there has been a drop in price since you first bought it. But, if you have Virtual Console games, they're gone and you're screwed. And you're without a Wii until they get their act together either way. My personal recommendation is that the $30 is probably not a good investment, since the Wii is quite reliable. If you're still worried, sometimes the minimal cost is worth it for peace of mind. Just make sure you carefully read and understand the Terms and Conditions of the warranty you buy so that you don't buy something that you can't even or won't even want to use.
- i've had my wii for 5 months, played every day, no problems yet. if you get the warranty, be sure to register it for nintendo.com as well because it extends the warranty by 90 days for free.
- check out this great article on common problems with Nintendo wii
- I've left it on for 9 hours and it didn't get hot (buy you might still want to buy a Wii fan), you can get a free warranty by signing up for Nintendo (which is free also) then register it and get a free 90 day warranty.
