Wii Update 4.2 Killing Wii's Dead

[SuperSonic]

Copypasta cuz it's important. ;D



The Nintendo support forums and our tips email alike are packed with reports that Wii system update 4.2 is doing horrible things to Wii consoles, and not just the modded ones.

A quick scan of the Nintendo tech support forum tells the tale of a system update gone slightly awry. The update is freezing halfway through. The update is giving system errors informing customers that their Wii has been modified and then failing to start. There are even reports of random disk read errors following the update. While some of the problems can be attributed to modified systems, customers are reporting issues with units right out of the box.

Kotakuite Crazy Weavile submitted a possible explanation for the problems on the Nintendo forums, suggesting that the latest update irresponsibly updated the system's bootloader, only to find himself banned shortly thereafter.

While no help is on the horizon for modded console owners, Nintendo tech Jane posted a message in the forums yesterday instructing owners of unmodded Wiis to send their units in for a free repair.

Quote: 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. Please 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.

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A bit nasty of Nintendo to go totally killing off modded Wiis, but then Homebrew users have got used to dodging Nintendo's updates.
But this seems to suggest a lot of people are having the update brick their Wiis when their Wii is completely free of such things!

Anyone updated and experiencing problems?

Also, probably goes without saying, but if you haven't yet updated, it's probably best that you don't do so for now, Homebrew or not...

I lol at how Nintendo puts all this effort in to killing modded Wiis, and caused all this trouble, only to have the modders find a workaround 2 days later. xD

[Netix]

Well this news comes too late for me as I have already updated my Wii to 4.2...

I don't use homebrew, but since this apparently effects Wii users who don't use homebrew, I haven't encountered any problems as of yet. I rarely use my Wii for anything, but I'll play around with it some more and see what happens.


Seems like Nintendo messed up...again.

[Yasinali]

Luckily I Havent Updated Neither...!
Hopefully Ninyendo Fix The Problem.!

[Ley]

LOL i just read this on my wii browser right after i updated xD

Talk about irony, but so far i have had no problems at all.
I hope it continues to go this way too.

[YankeeFan802]

Nintendo can never kill homebrew. It will be here forever, no matter what they do in their prevention methods, it will not happen. Same with the DSi. There will always be hacks, even if they're blocked for a certain amount of time, there will always be future ways of installation. There is no stopping it

Homebrew users are warned to never update their Wii's, if they do they're retarded, and they are not smart enough to keep homebrew. So, this update picks up all the silly people who don't know what they're doing with it. So, either way, Nintendo fails

[Lord Gamington]

Originally Posted by Netix Well this news comes too late for me as I have already updated my Wii to 4.2... I don't use homebrew, but since this apparently effects Wii users who don't use homebrew, I haven't encountered any problems as of yet. I rarely use my Wii for anything, but I'll play around with it some more and see what happens.

Same here. I have yet to encounter a error message. I dont see what changes the new update was suppose to even bring.. :\

[Evil Goku]

I havent had a error msg either but what if it does do i send it to nintendo and what about the Game data?

[Pro-Shooter]

OMG!! Nintendo why? I mean Nintendo is already behind w/ sell's dropping on the wii, I mean this just makes it even WORST x_x

Yankeefan is right.

Nintendo need to start dealing w/ the fact that hacker are always going to be on the wii no manner what update they do(as long as there people who are like yankeefan knows that they can never do a update on there wii w/ the homebrew channel.)

Any knows when Nintendo lauched the update 4.2?

[Evil Goku]

uhhhh.....my wii didnt freeze halfway does that mean its not gunna happen?

[SuperSonic]

Originally Posted by Lord Gamington Same here. I have yet to encounter a error message. I dont see what changes the new update was suppose to even bring.. :

Seems most updates are nothing but a lame excuse to attack homebrew and don't really do anything.

Why will Nintendo not realize that A) people wouldn't have to hack their Wiis if they'd give us all that neat stuff themselves and B) it's just futile and a waste of time, money and effort even trying to stop Homebrew.

Anyway it's speculated that this problem is effecting people who update to 4.2, having not yet updated to version 4 (so those with version 3.something), although don't hold me to that. x]

[Josh]

That's terrible. Nintendo should have revised the update before making it available. I don't plan to update to 4.2 since I have a modded Wii, and I won't be updating any time soon.

[sdf12q]

I haven't gotten any problems with my wii yet but ever since I gotten the update my internet is slower then before. But it might be that my internet connection is bad.