~Ficfactor

dude, what happened?

I take it that the friend bought the game because he had busted your disk?

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Oh? Thought it was common knowledge that some (Nintendo claims "a tiny percentage", but from reports I've read, instances happen a helluva lot more often than they admit) Wii's lenses (particularly those bought earlier on) become "dusty and thus may have difficulty reading the dual-layered optical disc" (read: Nintendo never figured on such a disc when shipping early Wiis) that Brawl comes on.

Therefore, they must be shipped back to Nintendo to have their lenses "cleaned" (read: replaced).

Nintendo are offering to do this free of charge... if your Wii is less than a year old and you still have the till receipt.

I bought mine nineteen months ago, which means my reward for being an early adopter of Nintendo's latest console is to be screwed the f*ck over by them because they sold me a faulty machine.

Of course, they'll never admit that, claiming the dusty/smoky/21st century indoor environment in which the Wii was kept is to blame for "dirtying the lens".

So you see, it's my fault Brawl won't play on my system because I use air fresheners. -_-

But because I'm a goddamn moron, my system is currently en route to Nintendo UK's HQ to be serviced... so I can pay again to play a game that already cost me half a ton on a console I paid through the nose for.

Congrats Nintendo. I am officially your little bitch.

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yea i remember that little notice

dang that sucks dude but hope u get it back soon

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And the galling thing? They don't even pretend not to. It's not as though they've announced that no other discs in future would be on dual-layer format.

So even if was content with not playing Brawl (which I'm not), there could (and likely will, as developers begin doing more with the system) be more dual layer disc games to come.

For example, I don't fancy not being able to play the next Zelda when it probably arrives at the Wii's zenith/delayed to swansong.

Short and curlies, indeed. ¬_¬

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At least you can get them to "clean" the lens for free, right? It's their own damn fault that it's "dusty".

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