Nintendo Wii Fix, Repair, and Troubleshooting Guide
Having owned a Nintendo Wii for over a year, I had encountered a number of issues the Wii console, sensor bar, and the Wii remotes. In every case, the issues were very correctable with a little bit of knowledge and testing. In fact, my first post on "Wii Remote - Why won't it sync?" is one of the most popular posts on this blog.
Since that first post, I had received a number of questions on issues with the Nintendo Wii console -- many which I have personally experienced. For the curious, the very first issue I had with my Wii was I did not realize I needed to hook up the sensor bar!
For these reasons, I have put together the following post that serves as the unofficial Nintendo Wii Repair and Troubleshooting Guide. It is a list of various Wii problems that are out there and their appropriate solutions. In many cases, this information comes from or I have supplemented with the Nintendo website. The main reason for this is that most of Nintendo's guides are not written very clearly -- and require either more explicit descriptions or additional details.
The list is divided into categories for your easier browsing convenience. I hope you find the content not only useful, but valuable in solving your Nintendo Wii problems.
Do you know of a problem that is not list below? Or perhaps you are encountering a problem I have not listed? If so, please let me know with a comment below. That way, I can research, post, and share the problem with all of those who visit the site and we can all benefit!
Opening and Repairing your Nintendo Wii Console:
- Disassembly requires a Tri-Wing screwdriver.
- How to disassemble / take apart your Nintendo Wii
- How to replace the internal fan on your Nintendo Wii
- How to replace the DVD Drive Player on your Nintendo Wii
- How to repair a "jammed" DVD drive on your Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii General Problems:
- How to fix the Wii's time settings or the Wii loses time
- The Wii has a delayed response in audio, display, or video
- Wii is stuck on the language screen
- How to hard and soft reset the Nintendo Wii console
- How to stream audio and video to the Nintendo Wii console
- Screen Character or Cursor moves on their own
- How to sync the controller for your Nintendo Wii
- All Wii Remotes will not sync with console
- Wii remote cursor is off-center, jerky, erratic, or disappears
- The buttons on the Wii remote are sticky, stuck or sticking while playing
- Buttons on the Wii remote are not responding when pressed
- Crackling noises, static, or no sound is coming from the Wii remote
- Wii remote will not rumble, shake, or vibrate
- How to make the batteries in your Wii remote last longer
- Wii cursor does not appear when playing a game on the console
- Wii Remote (Wiimote) experiences tilt or rotation problems
- "There is no Mii save data on your Wii Remote. Format this save data?" message
- Guitar Hero World Tour Microphone will not work problem
- Sensor Bar tear down and dis-assembly guide with pictures
- How to repair a damaged or broken cable on the Sensor Bar
- How to adjust the sensitivity on the Wii sensor bar
- Only one dot appears when attempting to adjust the sensitivity of the sensor bar
Nintendo Wii Disc and Game Problems:
- Unable to read the disc / Disc could not be read error messages
- Wii games and discs eject on their own
- Wii games freeze while in game play
- Wii - "Disc Not Recognized" - Error Message.
- Wii - "An Error Has Occurred" - Error Message
- Wii - Disc Problems the Require Nintendo Service
- What to do when you get the "Message Board Data is Full" Message
- "Be careful about posting too many message" warning
- How do I reply to a Memo? / Why Can't I reply to a Memo?
- Multiple messages being received from Nintendo
- Unable to receive emails with images attached
Nintendo Wii Power Problems:
- No power to the the Nintendo Wii
- Turns off intermittently or shuts off on its own
- Wii power light does not turn on; on=green, standby=amber/orange
Nintendo Wii Balance Board Problems:
- How to fix problems synchronizing the Wii Fit Balance Board
- Wii Fit -- Taking Consistent Body Test Measurements
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32 comments:
my wii have no screen.i did try new av cable.please help!!
Same problem here. It appears the video card went out in my Wii. Any ideas where to obtain replacements (other than the obvious).
my video went out as well. I last bought and played wii party a week ago. Seemed fine then. No video now.
I bought a wii a week ago. that first hour or so it was working perfectly fine and then all of a sudden the sensor on the player died. You could push the buttons and make the player move but you could not swing or hit the other player. tried 4 different games thinking it might be the game but same thing buttons work but sensor doesn't. this only happens when you are actually playing the game. works fine when in any menus. please help my family really likes the wii and I spent four hundred dollars on a wii and accessories that I can not return or exchange to Game Stop.
Assuming you have checked all the connections and inspected the cables and connectors on your Wii Sensor Bar. If you have, I would recommend calling Nintendo Wii Support at 1-800-255-3700 immediately to get a replacement.
Doesn't seem like problem has been encountered yet by anyone.
My sensor bar was dropped and the two end clips fell of and I can't seem to get them back in. The sensor bar still works perfectly, it's just a little annoying how it looks. Any idea how you're supposed to get them back in?
Thanks for the note on the sensor bar clips. I'll take apart my spare sensor bar this evening and report back on what I find!
-Ken
Hey, just wondering if you had an update on the sensor bar clips. Thanks!
Yes, please check the Wii Sensor Bar tear down guide under the Sensor Bar section.
-Ken
I was playing Mario and Sonic Olympics 2008 and it was working fien last week. Then i try to play it this week and when I click on start, it looks like it is going to load the game up and then it just goes back to the main menu. What's causing this?
I just purchased Monkey Ball - I can get the wiimote sync'd before at the start menu, but as soon as monkeyball starts to load, it loses it's connection and won't resync... any ideas?
The Whammy bar on our Wii Guitar does not seem to be working. Any suggestions?
two year old stuck dog tags in the wii and they came out but the disc goes in all but about a centimeter what can i do
need abit of help here...
my wii was connected to an LCD screen and worked perfectly, now I moved it to an old tv (CRT) and for some reason no matter how I set it (windscreen/4:3) the picture is stretched and I can only see a part of it...
help? :(
Omer
Im having a very weird problem with my wii(Japanese version) but i gave it to this guy who did something to my wii so that it could play american games as well.
All my games worked well other than 2 of them. They are Okami and DBZ Budokai tenkaichi 3. When I load the game the screen suddenly goes black and my wiimotes lose connection and the wii simply gets hung...then i haveto shut my wii and try again but there is no luck...Have any suggestins?(I even tried the japanese versions of these games but same problem with them too...)
hi, have a problem with my wii, i have the japanese version, the plug is for 110V, but here where i'm from, all plugs are 240V, i have to plug it first in a converter. anyway, my little brother plugged it directely to the 240V, so it crashed. i took it to the shop to have it fixed, but it worked out okay when they tried it with a 240V adapter, so i bought this and played my wii for a week, suddenly the next day when i tried to play my wii again, there's no video anymore or anything else. all i see is a blank screen. it still turns on, but you can't see or hear anything on the tv screen...
hi, this question is regarding guitar hero III for wii..my red button is super unresponsive!! is there anything i can do?
my wii keeps on freezing after only a minute and i cant even do anything. if im lucky i can get 5 minutes but its been like this for a month. Any answers. my e-mail is monomattman@gmail.com
Son stuck an id card into our wii--can't get it to come out--eject does not work--any suggestions?
So yesterday i played brawl for awhile and then turned off the wii like normal.
Then today i turned on my wii and went through all the normal screens,
but the wii-mote cursor does'nt show up..
The home button, as well as the + and -, and power buttons work fine,
but the cursor does not.
I've never had this problem before,
so im not sure what im supposed to do..
I have already unplugged the wii,
Pressed the sync button on the wii-mote [both of them..],
Replaced batteries in both wii motes and the sensor bar,
turned off and on my sensor bar [its not the one that came with the wii..],
and i did a soft reset [using the wii-mote].
Did i miss something?
I am having a problem with my wii when ever i try to play it says cannot read disk
Hey,
My Wii doesnt turn on! When it is plugged in the red light works but when I try to turn it on there is just a clicking sound to the rear of the Wii. Please help!!
http://www.somelifeblog.com/2007/01/wii-remote-why-wont-it-sync.html THAT should help u all peoples!
JEEZ my e-mail is matthew26bluethunder@gmail.com
My 2nd and 3rd Wii remotes are synced but will not turn when I play mariokart. Only the original one that came in the box will do the turns. Please help me. I cannot play a 2 player game with my son if it requires any type of driving.
Please help - my wiimotes are broken, when i press the buttons the blue lights don't even flash. They used to work fine!
I have tried new batteries, syncing, unpluging the console.... its driving me mad.
Any informatin would be very gratefully received!
we brought a wii fit at chrismas it worked 4 about 2 days then we stopped playing it. i turned it on yesterday an it works fine untill you go to play a game or weigh yourself. it tells us to step off and press A. has anyone got any ideas wat to do ???
My son got Guitar Hero for Christmas; we started it up, it worked fine no problems. But now he needs to use the guitar to start most of his games. There are some Mario games he cant even start because the guitar does not allow it. Can anyone help me? How do I reverse this that he can just use the controller to start games?
Here's an interesting one. Feel free to shoot me an e-mail if you have an answer: marklbgsu@gmail.com.
I bought this badly smashed up wii off of a friend. I already have a good one, this is just to repair and give to somebody. There is definitely physical damage. I turn it on and there is no visual response. The drive seems to work just fine, it takes in and ejects discs, I can hear it spinning, but it just doesn't boot when I turn it on and has no response when I put a disc in.
However ... I touch the sync button and it gives the normal sync screen. I try syncing one of my wiimotes and it doesn't detect.
I have the wii in pieces right now. I'm thinking replacing the motherboard is the best option. Any better ideas?
My wife vacummed the sensor bar wire and pulled the wires out of the console. I assume that is just a plug that pulls out of the base unit. I have tried pulling with tweezers but can't get a grip on the plug. Any ideas? Ronjf1@gmail.com
Hi! Thank you for taking your time and reading this article.
The problem I have is when I turn the wii on, it turns on the games cd goes in and it automatically kicks in into the first screen, but the remote does not work with the console.
As soon I turn on the wii the remote lights will not come on. (First light for remote 1 and second light for remote 2) I have two remote and they both will not communicate with the console. I have tried new batteries, and tried to resync. These remotes were working fine with this console. The remotes just stopped working on the same day and the same time. Pleas Help thank you in advance.
pamier40@hotmail.com
HELP!!my small child tried to stick another game in my wii when i was already playing a game. he wasn't successful but now my wii can not read any of my games. is there a sensor he may have damaged or something that needs re-setting?
My wii did not come with a manuel.
is their one on the internet.
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