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Nintendo Repairs Out-Of-Warranty Wii In One Day, For Free

Joseph writes:

I have a first generation Nintendo Wii and I recently bought the game Boom Blox for it. When I put the game in to start playing it would often lock up at the health warning screen and I would have to restart my Wii by unplugging it since no other method would work.

Here's what happened when he contacted Nintendo for help.

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3:57 PM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Chris Walters
14,547 views, 63 comments

Latest by mzs: @Jordan Lund: One of my kids left a GBA SP in the car one summer and it had something like more »

leaks

Get Comcast Just For Wii? Flee? Fee.

If you think you can sign up with Comcast just to get a Wii and then cancel or downgrade service, think again. Downgrade service or cancel in the first year, $250 in fees, second year, $125. Other restrictions apply. The insider says the new Wii promotion is a bunch of crap and they and other Comcast CSRs won't be offering it to customers unless customers beg for it because of all the caveats. Frankly, they're in the right for protecting their asses on this one. However, it's not too hard to imagine scenarios where Comcast gets the account details wrong and customers wrongly get assessed fees... The internal document, inside... More »

11:15 AM on Fri Aug 1 2008
By Ben Popken
11,520 views, 28 comments

Latest by christoj879: Step 1: Obtain blank death certificates and find a bunch of friends without Comcast Step 2: ??? Step 3: PROFIT! more »

wii

Confirmed: Comcast Gives Free Wii To New Triple-Play Subscribers

Just like we told you via exclusive insider leak last Tuesday, Comcast is indeed giving away a Wii to new triple—play subscribers. It says so right in their press release. You will have to sign a new 2-year contract with Comcast for "Triple Play" services. And you will have to sign up with Comcast. There is that.

Comcast Offers Wii™ Systems To New Triple Play Customers [Press Release]
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4:22 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Ben Popken
5,924 views, 44 comments

Latest by AbstractConcept: So my family signed up for the deal a few weeks back. The Comcast guy is coming in the morning. more »

Exclusives

Comcast Gives Away Wiis To New Subscribers?

Comcast will be giving away a limited supply of free Wiis in an upcoming promotion, a current employee tell us. The offer is good for new Comcast triple-play subscribers signing up July 28-August 17th in select markets. Our tipster confirmed the promo will be good in Miami, San Francisco, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit, and some other markets too. In valid markets where triple-play is not available, double-play subscriptions are eligible.The cable provider is apparently undaunted by the unresolved incompatibility issues between some Comcast-provided routers and the Wii.

6:05 PM on Tue Jul 22 2008
By Ben Popken
16,378 views, 35 comments

Latest by Emma777: Last summer I moved and signed up for Comcast's Triple Play and their promotion then was sign up and get more »

Nintendo Wii Fit

Is Youtube's "Wii Fit Underwear Girl" Actually A Marketing Campaign?

Nintendo is facing accusations that a popular Youtube video is nothing more than a viral-video marketing campaign for the Wii Fit, reports The Telegraph. The video, quite simply, features a young woman using a virtual hula-hoop in her underwear. What separates it from other videos is that the 2 people in the video have both been identified as employees of the same advertising company. Nintendo denies the allegations. The video and details, inside... More »

8:11 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Jay Slatkin
20,842 views, 71 comments

Latest by The Nemrel: But where can I purchase the Wii? This is the important question here. Also - I can imagine this becoming more »

consoles

Toys"R"Us Pretends To Have Wiis In Stock, Disappoints Customers

Toys"R"Us' website may claim to have Wiis in stock, but as reader Nick discovered yesterday, they don't. Nick ordered the elusive console first thing yesterday morning, but Toys"R"Us quickly sent an email explaining that the Wii was backordered and unavailable. As of this morning, Toys"R"Us' website still inexplicably lists the Wiis as "In Stock." More »

10:43 AM on Sat May 3 2008
By Carey
8,506 views, 58 comments

Latest by fisherstudios: If the item is not in stock, they need to advertise it as being not in stock. Could he sue them more »

rude

Walmart Won't Let You And Your Friend Each Buy A Wii Because You're "Together"

Reader Dave said he was shopping with his friend (male) at Walmart, searching for the coveted Nintendo Wii. He was happy to find that Walmart had 7 or 8 of the consoles in stock — enough for both he and his friend to purchase one. Walmart, however, had other ideas. Dave says that Walmart wouldn't let he and his friend each purchase a Wii because they were "together." First they're rationing rice and now men are forced to share their video games? What's going on in America, folks? More »

12:29 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Meg Marco
12,773 views, 94 comments

Latest by mexifelio: He forgot to mention that they were holding hands as they walked around the store... more »

As a way of saying sorry to Guitar Hero III customers whose discs only supported mono sound, software maker Activision is sending out free faceplates to attach to your electronic axe. Not sure if that makes up for the 3-4 weeks people had to wait for a replacement disc, but good on ya, Activision. [Infendo]

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sales

Video Game Industry On Nitro While Music Cries Alone In The Dark With No Friends

The video game industry is on fire! Wooo! Sales are up! Times are good!
In December, Nintendo had its biggest month ever with the hot-selling game system. Holiday shoppers bought 1.4 million Wiis, according to sales data released Thursday by the NPD Group. The Wii's success helped drive the video game industry to a record-setting $17.9 billion in sales, about 43% higher than 2006's $12.5 billion, which was also a record.
Meanwhile the music industry isn't having such a fun time. Sales are down. People are getting fired at EMI and the Rolling Stones are all pissed off about it. More »

5:35 PM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Meg Marco
2,590 views, 28 comments

Latest by axiomatic: Big party at my house the day the RIAA goes down for good. ;-) Can't wait! more »

scams

Someone From Arkansas Is Selling Wiis For Only $99!!!

Quick, type in all of your credit card information before he runs out of inventory! Omgwtf $99 Wiis! The website, www.wiifor99.com—which is being advertised on Facebook, according to a reader—consists of the two screens shown above and that's it. What a lazy con. Since the site no longer exists, here are two screencaps we took of it on Wednesday night. Index page. Order form.
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10:43 PM on Wed Jan 16 2008
By Chris Walters
53,310 views 87 comments

Latest by strathmeyer: Wait... is there an SD card somewhere in my Wii? more »