For anyone that haven't read one of my earliest blogs i have been having a little problem with my Wii. The thing is that after taking a look and the bottom of my game discs i have noticed they have developed some little line marks that radiate on the center of the plastic hub, around the hole and the part that touches the cases. To really notice them you need to get very close to them and cause reflection by moving them under a light ( Preferably under a bulb). I wasn't using my Wii that much afraid of them getting damage. I know sometimes i am a bit maniatic and that i may sound childish but i decided to called Nintendoand try to find out if this was a problem with my unit specially since games are expensive and i have payed full price for almost all my games.
I have made three calls to Nintendo so far.Here is what they have told me:
First call
What you are talking about is on the area that doesn't have data , as long as the games work properly there's not a problem and if the Wii where causing scratches the firs thing you will notice is a weird grinding noise plus the scratches will be around the disc where it have data and will be very noticeable.
Second call
The person that took my second call was a woman and this one didn't knew what to say she put me on hold wile she went to ask someone and after that told me if the Wii scratches the games it will be around them, i asked her if this may be from the use and the taking out an in and outthe case and she told, i don't know but if your Wii scratch your games call us again.
Third call
If the Wii is scratching games the scratches will be round around the game disc. Maybe that's caused by taking out and in from the cases but i am not sure. As long as games a playing fine it is okay.
After this i haveaskemany people here at Gamespot and a lot of them doesn't understand what i am talking about too much. Some of them have told me my games are perfectly okay and doesn't have a scratch wile two of them have understand, one told me i know what you are talking about and after looking at my games the ones i have played the most have those lines, i don't know the cause but the Nintendo Representative is right if the Wii scratch a game it will be noticeable and perfectly circular around the area that have data and it will make a ugly grinding noise. Your Wii sounds okay to me, just keep on playing unless you hear a grinding noise.:?
I even asked a friend of mines that works at GameStop and he told me to not get worry about it. He even told me that 360 and Wii cases tend mark that part if you take them out and in a lot. I think i will have to continue using my Wii ad forget about this unless it damage a game, at least if something like this happens Nintendo replaces or the games made by them with new ones. It will be a waste of money to sent my Wii to Nintendo and pay $70.00 plus shipping so they can take a look at.:)