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Wii Update 4.2 Bricking Consoles
There are certain things you expect when you download a console update. Bonus features, fixed bugs, or maybe even a revamped front-end are among those things. What you don't expect is for your console to become a $200+ dollar paper weight. Unsuspecting Wii owners received a rude awakening today compliments of Update 4.2.
Update 4.2 is meant to patch some games issues and update the system's security, which will naturally brick the Wii of any modder stupid enough to download it. However, it was not intended to incapacitate innocent Wii owners who never so much as thought about modifying their beloved box-o-waggle.
Nintendo was swift to reply, issuing the following statement about the mishap:
"Some of you have reported problems with your Wii console after updating to the Wii System Menu 4.2. The symptoms most people are describing usually occur when the Wii has been modified. However, some of you also mention your system has never been modified.
We'd like to help get your system working properly again. If you're experiencing problems with your Wii console after downloading Wii System Menu 4.2, and you believe your system has not been modified, please give us a call. If we find that you have a normal system and the update caused your system to not work, we'll repair it at no charge.
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call our Customer Service Department at your earliest convenience,
1-800-255-3700. We are open 6 AM to 7 PM, Pacific Time, 7 days a week."
I can tell you what I won't be downloading when I get home. Lock your doors, board your windows, unplug your routers. Update 4.2 is on the loose.
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