Wii Connect24 Overheating issues?

The Wii doesn't overheat. If it DOES overheat it means you have a defective Wii.

I have had mine since launch (American) and no problems whatsoever.

If yours has a heat problem don't shut off it's connection, don't waste money on a fan, just go get it replaced from Nintendo.

You mean like a new Wii? Because its hella annoying + it rips my CDs :( siggip89

Yes, if your Wi isn't working the way it's supposed to it's just better to replace it with one that works 100% correctly. That way you don't have to worry about the problem getting worse.

what! overheatinG! ripping cds? if it does overheat.... im gonna be worried.... and how does the wii rip cds? and to where? the blocks.... wtf?

what! overheatinG! ripping cds? if it does overheat.... im gonna be worried.... and how does the wii rip cds? and to where? the blocks.... wtf?

hfm_brian

He probably meant scratching CDs... Unless that was sarcasm, in which case :lol:

ive been unlucky and have lost 2 wii's, both which get really hot from WC24. however many ppl say those are defective so maybe im unlucky.... lolHaziqonfire

I know and I honestly think you just got super unlucky with your situation.

I'm on my second Wii, my first one was defective on the first day...yup on launch I got a defective one...it shot the discs back at me...

I had to wait 5 more days until I finally got to play with a Wii...

but on topic, my second Wii never overheated

Its a risk to leave on for long periods of time because of no active cooling. A bad idea, useless and unsupported.tomarlyn

TV's don't have active cooling yet they're never off either.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Its a risk to leave on for long periods of time because of no active cooling. A bad idea, useless and unsupported.Jaysonguy

TV's don't have active cooling yet they're never off either.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Its a risk to leave on for long periods of time because of no active cooling. A bad idea, useless and unsupported.tomarlyn

TV's don't have active cooling yet they're never off either.

In what way?

A TV bought in the last decade is never off and generates heat because of it. Since the TV is so large no one notices that though. The lifespan of a newer TV is actually longer then the lifespan of the older TV's that you were able to shut off completely.

The Wii doesn't overheat. If it DOES overheat it means you have a defective Wii.

I have had mine since launch (American) and no problems whatsoever.

If yours has a heat problem don't shut off it's connection, don't waste money on a fan, just go get it replaced from Nintendo.

Jaysonguy

Same here. I'm getting awful tired of lemmingism when it comes to this non-issue. Any defects are just that, defects. If you're having problems, get it replaced, as no normal Wii will overheat, etc.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Its a risk to leave on for long periods of time because of no active cooling. A bad idea, useless and unsupported.Jaysonguy

TV's don't have active cooling yet they're never off either.

In what way?

A TV bought in the last decade is never off and generates heat because of it. Since the TV is so large no one notices that though. The lifespan of a newer TV is actually longer then the lifespan of the older TV's that you were able to shut off completely.

You might as well compare a cars engine to a toaster. High tech processors are more susceptible to heat than a TV's circuit board.tomarlyn

That's true but we're entering an age where passive heatsinks are much more developed then their fan counterparts and heck, when I was buying a motherboard that's what I looked for to cool the chipset. You're saying with a rather broad stroke that just because it doesn't have an active way of cooling when off it's dangerous while that's not always the case.

I haven't taken my Wii apart so no, I have no idea what's in there and what it's doing. I know that the great majority have had their Wii for months now and we're in the warmest months of the year and we still don't see a huge rash of Wii's going back to Nintendo because of hardware failures.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Its a risk to leave on for long periods of time because of no active cooling. A bad idea, useless and unsupported.tomarlyn

TV's don't have active cooling yet they're never off either.

In what way?

A TV bought in the last decade is never off and generates heat because of it. Since the TV is so large no one notices that though. The lifespan of a newer TV is actually longer then the lifespan of the older TV's that you were able to shut off completely.

Ya and tv's don't have a WiFi card that is always looking for updates. And mine gets hot in standby but only when it fairly warm in the house, never while I'm playing games cause the fan is running.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]Its a risk to leave on for long periods of time because of no active cooling. A bad idea, useless and unsupported.spendinbig

TV's don't have active cooling yet they're never off either.

In what way?

A TV bought in the last decade is never off and generates heat because of it. Since the TV is so large no one notices that though. The lifespan of a newer TV is actually longer then the lifespan of the older TV's that you were able to shut off completely.

Ya and tv's don't have a WiFi card that is always looking for updates. And mine gets hot in standby but only when it fairly warm in the house, never while I'm playing games cause the fan is running.

Well a laptop does, yet it doesnt overheat and burn out,and I think PC's and game systems can very effectively compared to one another. A laptop only overheats if the product is defective.

I just got my wii and I leave it on WC24 its a little warm on the left side and usually stays like that but its not that warm

The thing that happened to some people is that the Network card would melt the graphic card and you would start to see pixel junks with some games. I know a far amount of people complained about that. Did nintendo fixed the problem? I don't know, but I'm not leaving it on standby mode till I buy the stand fan. Just extra precautionvnc20100

Again, the Wii's that overheated are defective.

If you want to give someone money to protect your Wii from a non issue then so be it, no one can tell you not to waste your money.

How many times can we say what the real deal with the overheated wiis is and that wiiconnect24 is not the cause of it? Lets count some of the ways. 1. All wiiconnect24 does is cause the defective wii to start showing problems while under warranty. So you want wiiconnect24 to remain on.

2.The defective wiis have something wrong with their gpus in the manufactoring stage, wiiconnect24 turning off the fan is not a design flaw there are no design flaws in the wiis. Things that can be improved yes but the wiis that show the problems with their gpus it's a manufactoring defect in a bad batch, it got through QA hence why Nintendo is replacing the defects.

3.The defective gpus would eventually start to malfunction even with wiiconnect24 never being turned off and you adding an additional fan.

If someone can find another way of restating the effing truth could you do so? I am running out of ways to explain this issue.

I would only add an additional fan if it was like the gamestop fan stand which has a blue led light and the fan is incredibly quiet.

[QUOTE="vnc20100"]The thing that happened to some people is that the Network card would melt the graphic card and you would start to see pixel junks with some games. I know a far amount of people complained about that. Did nintendo fixed the problem? I don't know, but I'm not leaving it on standby mode till I buy the stand fan. Just extra precautionJaysonguy

Again, the Wii's that overheated are defective.

If you want to give someone money to protect your Wii from a non issue then so be it, no one can tell you not to waste your money.

It's only $20, plus it has a cool blue light :-)

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="vnc20100"]The thing that happened to some people is that the Network card would melt the graphic card and you would start to see pixel junks with some games. I know a far amount of people complained about that. Did nintendo fixed the problem? I don't know, but I'm not leaving it on standby mode till I buy the stand fan. Just extra precautionvnc20100

Again, the Wii's that overheated are defective.

If you want to give someone money to protect your Wii from a non issue then so be it, no one can tell you not to waste your money.

It's only $20, plus it has a cool blue light :-)

I just picked mine up on tuesday and I am going to take it back because it doesnt move enough air to really make a difference. The light is cool though.

WiiConnect 24 is not causing the Melting GPU Problem(Directly anyway), its a Flauty Heatsink.

And if your wii is Truly overheating, Move it so it is better ventilated.

The Wii doesn't overheat. If it DOES overheat it means you have a defective Wii.

I have had mine since launch (American) and no problems whatsoever.

If yours has a heat problem don't shut off it's connection, don't waste money on a fan, just go get it replaced from Nintendo.

Jaysonguy

Uhh. no... Have you felt how hot it gets ? its never been so hot before.. even after hours and hours of gameplay.. its friggen hot.. Nintendo needs to do something.

Ahem if your wii gets hot to the touch it is defective. Wiis on wiiconnect24 are no hotter then a pc on standby or a laptop. Seriously get a grip. meimnobody

So you are saying that the majority of people have defect wiis

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

The Wii doesn't overheat. If it DOES overheat it means you have a defective Wii.

I have had mine since launch (American) and no problems whatsoever.

If yours has a heat problem don't shut off it's connection, don't waste money on a fan, just go get it replaced from Nintendo.

Virus214

Uhh. no... Have you felt how hot it gets ? its never been so hot before.. even after hours and hours of gameplay.. its friggen hot.. Nintendo needs to do something.

It is designed to sustain the heat. The wii is actually awesome because it runs cooler than it idles. Also, if anything this is good for the Wii, because the cause of most 360 problems (and other electronics) is the expansion and contraction of its insides due to the changes from hot to cold, causing connections etc to be severed. This isn't a problem if the system stays around the same temp for long periods of time. (EX it's healthier for a system to be played for 4 hours straight than in 8 30-minute sessions) Like I said, it's built to run that hot. I disconnect mine from Wii24 because I don't get any messages and I want to keep my room as cool as possible, I don't do it for any other reason. WiiConnect does not overheat the system, any systems that overheat are faulty.

Some people in here need to get a clue. "Wiis don't overheat, only defective Wiis overheat." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Every single Wii gets hot to the touch when left in standby mode with an active wireless internet connection. If left in this state for too long (weeks, months possibly) it is very likely to become damaged internally. Perhaps some Wiis are more susceptible to overheating than others, but this is merely up to manufacturing discrepencies. The fact is that the Wii has a major design flaw that Nintendo needs to remedy.

My Wii is going back to Nintendo thanks to this very problem.

[QUOTE="vnc20100"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="vnc20100"]The thing that happened to some people is that the Network card would melt the graphic card and you would start to see pixel junks with some games. I know a far amount of people complained about that. Did nintendo fixed the problem? I don't know, but I'm not leaving it on standby mode till I buy the stand fan. Just extra precautionspendinbig

Again, the Wii's that overheated are defective.

If you want to give someone money to protect your Wii from a non issue then so be it, no one can tell you not to waste your money.

It's only $20, plus it has a cool blue light :-)

I just picked mine up on tuesday and I am going to take it back because it doesnt move enough air to really make a difference. The light is cool though.

nah it can be on for ever it practly is only reason it would fail its a defective module

Some people in here need to get a clue. "Wiis don't overheat, only defective Wiis overheat." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Every single Wii gets hot to the touch when left in standby mode with an active wireless internet connection. If left in this state for too long (weeks, months possibly) it is very likely to become damaged internally. Perhaps some Wiis are more susceptible to overheating than others, but this is merely up to manufacturing discrepencies. The fact is that the Wii has a major design flaw that Nintendo needs to remedy.

My Wii is going back to Nintendo thanks to this very problem.

RyanWare

I bought mine in April and started WC24 about a month ago. Now I'm having overheating issues and the screen is starting to trip out. Gotta call Nintendo to switch it out

[QUOTE="RyanWare"]

Some people in here need to get a clue. "Wiis don't overheat, only defective Wiis overheat." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Every single Wii gets hot to the touch when left in standby mode with an active wireless internet connection. If left in this state for too long (weeks, months possibly) it is very likely to become damaged internally. Perhaps some Wiis are more susceptible to overheating than others, but this is merely up to manufacturing discrepencies. The fact is that the Wii has a major design flaw that Nintendo needs to remedy.

My Wii is going back to Nintendo thanks to this very problem.

Duckman5

Hot/warm is subjective, and I never once thought my Wii was too hot when left in standby. In contrast my modem gets so hot that it can literally burn you, and yet it has never died in the 5+ years I've had it running without rest. Now that is a product made to run hot, not the Wii. Besides, my Wii was fine for months. It only overheated after it had been left in standby mode for ~6 weeks straight without being turned on. If you play the Wii every week or so, then it probably won't ever overheat. But if more people left their Wiis in standby for months at a time, like I did, then I think we'd be seeing many, many more "defective" Wiis popping up.