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[borghe]

From my point of view, the WiiShop is a fraud in terms of license

no person (rightly or wrongly) reads the disclaimer

and with Wii on TV + scart low Resolution+ SMALL FONTS DISCLAIMER = disclaimer unreadable

Every single lawsuit that relied on "I can't be expected to read the disclaimer" has failed. Ever. Always.

That being said I never read the disclaimer.. But I also usually expect that the reality of the worst case scenario is usually worse than I think the worst will be.

 

[freddy]

Yea, it's a shit move on Nintendos' part. Unfortunately some the WiiWare games are awesome.


Anyway your best directing directing your rage to someone over the phone and getting the consoles sent in because bitching on message boards has proved fruitless so far.

 

[Somnid]

For anyone wondering what's going on here is his first thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=385010

He made it sound like they were going to do a transfer for him but he never followed through.

 

[Jokeropia]

You CAN transfer these things, and it shouldn't cost that much either. I don't know if Nintendo Italy are especially stingy or something.

dont they sell a Gamecube with a motion sensor controller for 200€? Well seems like the online policy is on par with their other business operations.

Will you ever grow up?

 

[Volcynika]

Pls Try Steam on PC or D2D or GOG (free DRM)

Xbox Service just works its easy

With Wii Shop To purchase requires the presence of a notary? Or Phoneix Write?

You know if you get your account banned by Valve on Steam, all the games you paid for are gone, right? (Or something like that, it's part of the agreement that no one reads for the most part)

 

[zigg]

Couldn't find italian repair quotes but the UK has some and they're about the same as the US. I find it hard to believe the OP got charged that unless Nintendo Italy is running some scam operation.

Didn't we hear the European branches will quote you a much higher rate if your Wii has been modded or has the HBC installed?

Is this the case, OP? Because that's almost the price of a new system, there, isn't it?

^ Still wondering.

 

[Jay Sosa]

Spoiler

do a mario voice to make it even better

Did exactly that :lol

 

[789shadow]

There is a reason why it prints money.

I am sure there are petitions like that already, but what makes the big N special is that they do not care about average gamers.

Meanwhile, Sony and Microsoft love you sooooooooooo much......

 

[iamaustrian]

180 Euros?
tbh I doubt that price. are you sure? I have never heard of a Wii repair being that expensive.
did you also try to call them? sometimes you can get a better deal(regarding the VC games transfering) on phone.

Nintendo has a long and glorious history of not giving a fuck about consumers. Go read The Ultimate History of Video Games by Stephen Kent.

oh really? Actually Nintendo has one of the best consumer services around. Their service staff is very polite and helpful.

dont they sell a Gamecube with a motion sensor controller for 200€? Well seems like the online policy is on par with their other business operations.

my god, don't you have another Wii thread to troll in?
or are you just bored?
seems like your post is on par with your other replies in Wii threads.



edit:

For anyone wondering what's going on here is his first thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=385010

He made it sound like they were going to do a transfer for him but he never followed through.

wait what? so it's his second broken Wii or what?
smh

 

[gabe90]

and with Wii on TV + scart low Resolution+ SMALL FONTS DISCLAIMER = disclaimer unreadable

Seriously? Sorry I sympathize with your situation and hope Nintendo gives you your games, but this kind of statement just makes you look like a child and won't get you very far.

 

[freddy]

^ Still wondering.

Ahh :lol

 

[HUELEN10]

No, it's called "read the fucking license you're agreeing to". Do you need a notary to read for you? It's a screwjob and it sucks, but it's not fraud. Consider it a lesson learned.

Freaking nailed it my friend. It's not their fault you didn't do the research OP. It sucks, but all hope is not lost. If you have any possibility at all for mailing both in, you can do so, just talk with the right person.

 

[Taurus]

I think you should contact local Nintendo customer service, this is unacceptable. Press hard but be polite. If it doesn't help, contact Nintendo of Europe and make clear what has happened. Don't leave it here.

This is not good customer service from Nintendo.

P.s Bye obaidr, your trolling finally went too far. :lol

 

[ElyrionX]

so instead of waiting a week or two, saving a few euro AND keeping all of your games, you decided to make your life harder?

my suggestion is return your new Wii and send your old one in for repair. Lesson learned.

Believe it or not, some people actually like to buy new hardware instead of spending to repair an old hardware that could possibly break down again.

 

[borghe]

whoa.. just checked on the US site and lo and behold, a Wii is AT MOST $75 for repair..... :O

I don't know how the hell you were charged 180E for repair...

 

[HUELEN10]

Believe it or not, some people actually like to buy new hardware instead of spending to repair an old hardware that could possibly broke down again.

Aye. After my 9th or 10th Wii (Check my posts for the real number, I've lost track) bit the dust, I vowed to just get a new one and send both of them in.

 

[Alex]

After my 9th or 10th Wii

Why so many?

 

[HUELEN10]

Why so many?

Various reasons, but mostly it's the GPU frying. Bad GPUs are the Wii's Achilles heel.

When you see the sparklies of doom, you just want to quit gaming. Replacing faulty consoles is such a pain.

 

[Xav]

With the exception of some great games here and there Nintendo these days pretty much fail at a lot of things. At least they got backwards compatibility right with the GameCube.

 

[ShinNL]

Various reasons, but mostly it's the GPU frying. Bad GPUs are the Wii's Achilles heel.

When you see the sparklies of doom, you just want to quit gaming. Replacing faulty consoles is such a pain.

Or maybe just a bad position in the room where it absorbs dust like no tomorrow. With 10 you'll probably guess it can't be something called "bad luck". I refuse to believe that

 

[D3RANG3D]

Various reasons, but mostly it's the GPU frying. Bad GPUs are the Wii's Achilles heel.

When you see the sparklies of doom, you just want to quit gaming. Replacing faulty consoles is such a pain.

Do you leave WiiConnect24 on? My launch Wii would get hot as shit if I left that on. Sadly I feel this guys pain I had over 450 USD invested in my Wii (That's Just VC Games) I sold it among other things to make ends meet, which I will never be able to get back

 

[borghe]

Or maybe just a bad position in the room where it absorbs dust like no tomorrow. With 10 you'll probably guess it can't be something called "bad luck". I refuse to believe that

agreed. one sucks. two is ridiculous. three is unbelievable. more than that on Wii and no offense, but it's something on your end. position, dust, heat, quality of electricity, etc.

 

[HUELEN10]

Or maybe just a bad position in the room where it absorbs dust like no tomorrow. With 10 you'll probably guess it can't be something called "bad luck". I refuse to believe that

It is shitty lucky. I treat my stuff right, trust me. Remember, I am the guy that cleans and lubricates controllers on a weekly basis as needed, I am the guy who is OCD on grinding, I am the guy that couldn't truly use a PS3 slim until the damn stand came out. :lol I'm OCD like that. Trust me, it's not surges or dust, I treat my shit right.

I don't want this thread to derail, so if you have any question or concerns, please see this thread.

 

[lowrider007]

Or maybe just a bad position in the room where it absorbs dust like no tomorrow. With 10 you'll probably guess it can't be something called "bad luck". I refuse to believe that

I agree, not saying your lying HUELEN10 but there must be some other factors involved here, maybe even the quality your electricity supply, the odds of having 9/10 Wii's failing must be in the thousands if not more.

 

[zigg]

Believe it or not, some people actually like to buy new hardware instead of spending to repair an old hardware that could possibly break down again.

Nintendo warranties repaired systems for another year.

I got three years out of my launch DS Lite this way :lol

Remember, I am the guy that cleans and lubricates controllers on a weekly basis

Explanation found.

 

[nightside]

180€? sounds wierd.

 

[dovella]

180€? sounds wierd.

Yep!

 

[zigg]

180€? sounds wierd.

Yeah, weird!

 

[Grampa Simpson]

Remember, I am the guy that cleans and lubricates controllers on a weekly basis as needed,

Now I'm confused... between the avatar, the tramp stamp(?) in your tag, and that statement. What gender are you?

 

[Dude Abides]

Every single lawsuit that relied on "I can't be expected to read the disclaimer" has failed. Ever. Always.

Not true.

I'm sure this transfer problem can somehow be laid at the feet of lazy and incompetent third-party developers.

 

[Prine]

so instead of waiting a week or two, saving a few euro AND keeping all of your games, you decided to make your life harder?

my suggestion is return your new Wii and send your old one in for repair. Lesson learned.

The big problem is the effort of arranging and waiting for a console to be repaired. I do this all the time, if its too much effort for me to organise a repair, then i simply buy a new one.

You cant blame him for taking the most cost effective and efficient route.

 

[nightside]

Yep!

Yeah, saw your post on wiitalia. you should have contacted nintendo for the licence tranfer BEFORE throwin your old wii in the trash. or before sending your modded console to nintendo customer service. sorry.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

The big problem is the effort of arranging and waiting for a console to be repaired. I do this all the time, if its too much effort for me to organise a repair, then i simply buy a new one.

You cant blame him for taking the most cost effective and efficient route.

Well, if he lost a bunch of his downloaded games, it's sure not looking very cost effective, is it?

 

[Mejilan]

Hmm, a thread backfire, and totally unrelated to language.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Yeah, saw your post on wiitalia. you should have contacted nintendo for the licence tranfer BEFORE throwin your old wii in the trash. or before sending your modded console to nintendo customer service. sorry.

whoops!

 

[SovanJedi]

Was that 180 Euros price the one Nintendo gave you? You can send your broken Wii in and they will let you know how much it costs. If you're not happy, they'll send it back to you for free without touching it. At least that's how it is in the UK.

And yeah, phoning/emailing them with a fixed Wii will get you all your purchased items back. Of course, if you had any particularly valuable save files that couldn't be transferred over, well... whoops!

 

[Jackl]

The whole licenses tied to a console thing is horrible, but we agreed to it. It's BS, but what can you do?

Stop consenting to draconian agreements and repairs.

 

[Prine]

Well, if he lost a bunch of his downloaded games, it's sure not looking very cost effective, is it?

OP was under the assumption he could do a quick transfer once his new console is setup. I would assume also. Itunes lets me, as does XBL, you can setup new systems for content transfer fairly easily. So i wouldnt put the blame on the OP for being oblivious of Nintendos DD conditions.

I have learned a lesson from the OPs mistakes though.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

dovella, did you really throw your old Wii in the trash, or were you just being an internet drama queen?

 

[Taurus]

Yeah, saw your post on wiitalia. you should have contacted nintendo for the licence tranfer BEFORE throwin your old wii in the trash. or before sending your modded console to nintendo customer service. sorry.

wat

 

[HUELEN10]

dovella, did you really throw your old Wii in the trash, or were you just being an internet drama queen?

Wait, what?!?!?!??!

:lol

Even a broken console can be torn apart and sold by the piece. Seriously OP, wtf.

 

[borghe]

so to sum up, OP sent a modded console to Nintendo Europe for repair, a company that is known to charge ridiculous rates to repair modded consoles even though you can restore a Wii to non-modded with little effort, and after being extorted by them bought a new console and instead of going through them (mailing both systems back to them) to transfer the licenses, threw the old system in the garbage before getting anywhere with getting the games transferred over, an old system which STILL PLAYED THOSE GAMES FINE.

ummmmmmmmmmmm.. I'm done with this thread. zero sympathy. yeah it sucks and their DRM is 'blah', but I can't possibly imagine anything else more he could have done to mess this whole situation up.

 

[dovella]

dovella, did you really throw your old Wii in the trash, or were you just being an internet drama queen?

Yes, my old console not work

Impossible repair (for nintendo) this is EPIC #FAIL 100%

 

[Agalloch]

here in Italy many Wii owners have bought the new black wii , have sent it to Nintendo Italy along with their old Wii, and they have transferred for free all data and downloaded content to the new console.
It's possible, just contact Nintendo!

Dovella senti, tempo fa lessi in giro per qualche forum italiano, di gente che all'uscita del Wii nero l'ha voluto comprare, ed hanno spedito a Nintendo il loro vecchio Wii e quello nuovo e loro gli hanno trasferito, credo gratis, i vari giochi wiiware , virtual console etc. che avevano scaricato! Informati un pò che dovrebbe essere fattibile.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Yes, my old console not work

Impossible repair (for nintendo) this is EPIC #FAIL 100%

...

dude, you're on your own.

 

[HUELEN10]

I think I might have missed something, or maybe I misunderstood. What do you mean by "impossible repair"? Are you saying the Wii was so broken that they couldn't fix it, or do you men something else? If Nintendo can't fix your system, they give you a refurb, simple as that.

OT: Italian is such a pretty language. I would love to learn it one day, as sadly I am only quadrilingual.

 

[Taurus]

Yes, my old console not work

Impossible repair (for nintendo) this is EPIC #FAIL 100%

No offense, but imho what you have done is epic fail.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

OP was under the assumption he could do a quick transfer once his new console is setup. I would assume also. Itunes lets me, as does XBL, you can setup new systems for content transfer fairly easily. So i wouldnt put the blame on the OP for being oblivious of Nintendos DD conditions.

I have learned a lesson from the OPs mistakes though.

Good - although I'm at a loss as to why anyone would simply assume they could transfer content, especially given how varied the terms of DD licences can be.

 

[Agalloch]

Yes, my old console not work

Impossible repair (for nintendo) this is EPIC #FAIL 100%

Wa...wait !
now I understand why Berlusconi won the elections for the third time

Spoiler

joking

L'hai davvero buttato nella monezza? Allora è un casino se non riesci a recuperarlo, mi spiace se avevi scaricato molta roba e la perdi.

 

[WillyFive]

Yeah, when I first got the Wii, the idea didn't bother me much.

But after 3 years, and my DS and PC falling apart, I am starting to worry about the Wii as well.