The Wii has returned to the household.
The warranty report I got from Nintendo simply said “console replaced”, so whatever it was, wasn’t easily repaired and they sent me another console instead. Fortunately they were kind enough to transfer my data to the new console: all game saves and settings were intact, as were Miis. I had to redownload the channels though, but that was no biggie – especially since I could still download Internet channel for free.
A few things still come to mind:
- Although Miis were transferred, I can no longer edit them. Since they were made on another Wii, the system now tells me they weren’t made by me and disallows editing despite of my account being transferred to the new Wii.
- What was the issue in the first place? Obviously it was serious enough to have the console replaced, but it took them three weeks to deal with it. Either it took more than a week to diagnose the problem or they’ve got a nice backlog of consoles waiting to be repaired (that, or serious understaffing issues). Still, it would’ve been nice to know what was wrong with the console.
On the bottom line, though, I’m happy I decided to send the console for repairs. Few more months and the warranty would’ve expired, making this possibly an expensive deal.
Who would’ve thought that my Wii goes sour before my Xbox 360? I’m knocking on wood with that one still and glad Microsoft extended the Red Ring of Death warranty. Playing with the console sometimes feels like playing a game of russian roulette and my turn hasn’t been yet.
