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smashbro
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smashbro says:
my wii is laying down horizontaly and its really getting hot on the side its layind down. does this happen to your console?

i dont really want to put it on the stand cause it looks better on the ground
11/06/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Your house.
Naviti
Kudos: 573
Mates: 49
Naviti says:
no problems with mine. I think you can buy a cooler for that.
11/06/2007
Brisbane
dermy
Kudos: 7,842
Mates: 106
dermy says:
Mine gets hot standing up, so it might be natural.
11/06/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne - K.P looks after me.
Foetoid
Kudos: 5,218
Mates: 75
Foetoid says:
It's a fairly natural reaction to having such a small console. Mine has always been vertical and has caused me no problems at all.
11/06/2007
Sunshine Coast
gracewanny
Kudos: 30
Mates: 2
gracewanny says:
Mine isn't hot at all vertically or horizontally, by the way I never play it more than 2 hours straight.
11/06/2007
Sydney, NSW
ICC_06
Kudos: 14,276
Mates: 492
ICC_06 says:
mines a bit hot standing up and thats because wii connnect24 is on if you turn that off it doesn't seem to heat up anywhere near as much if at all
11/06/2007
Super Mario Bros.
ten four to that!
Winnie
Kudos: 2,297
Mates: 53
Winnie says:
It gets hot, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's overheated. Don't worry, it's normal.
11/06/2007
Melbourne
supA
Kudos: 2,484
Mates: 48
supA says:
I've had mine on for 27 hours straight, didn't get hot.
11/06/2007
quit mywii //
gokhan
Kudos: 1,966
Mates: 65
gokhan says:
If you can't fry an egg on it, it's not really hot at all.
11/06/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
headofwfc
Kudos: 4,134
Mates: 42
headofwfc says:
put it vertical if its a issue. Safety rather then Look I say
11/06/2007
Sydney
gokhan
Kudos: 1,966
Mates: 65
gokhan says:
Look better vertical though...
11/06/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
headofwfc
Kudos: 4,134
Mates: 42
headofwfc says:
yeh but you wouldnt want it over-heating would you?
11/06/2007
Sydney
Foetoid
Kudos: 5,218
Mates: 75
Foetoid says:

headofwfc said: put it vertical if its a issue. Safety rather then Look I say



LMAO. You seem to forget Nintendo products are invincible. People have accidentally flushed Gameboys and GBA's, retrieveing them in working order (after drying) I've seen a gamecube dragged behind a pickup on a dirt road for a kilometre and it still worked fine. I have full confidence in my Wii's ability to withstand falling over if it happens.
11/06/2007
Sunshine Coast
headofwfc
Kudos: 4,134
Mates: 42
headofwfc says:
wow lol ok!
11/06/2007
Sydney
crazynites
Kudos: 3,408
Mates: 94
crazynites says:

Foetoid said:

headofwfc said: put it vertical if its a issue. Safety rather then Look I say



LMAO. You seem to forget Nintendo products are invincible. People have accidentally flushed Gameboys and GBA's, retrieveing them in working order (after drying) I've seen a gamecube dragged behind a pickup on a dirt road for a kilometre and it still worked fine. I have full confidence in my Wii's ability to withstand falling over if it happens.




Can I borrow your Wii to test your theory out ? I reckon I could have it destroyed in seconds. :-P
11/06/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
headofwfc
Kudos: 4,134
Mates: 42
headofwfc says:
lol. i wonder if thats true foetoid. I agree with crazynites. Gimme a gamecube, ill test it out on dirt
11/06/2007
Sydney
Esoth
Kudos: 1,591
Mates: 18
Esoth says:
People, if your consoles are heating up when it's off the reason is that connect24 is on. If that's off then it wont heat up when the console if turned off (you can check this with the standby light: yellow = connect24 on, red = off).
11/06/2007
Okami
Brisbane
leeman34
Kudos: 12,454
Mates: 452
leeman34 says:
mine gets hot as well its on 24/7 and flat like yours.
its a natural thing the fans dont kick in until you turn it on to play it so do that once a day for a few minutes to cool it down .
if your worried about it use the search bar on this site and type heating and things like that there have been tonnes of threads about its heat
11/06/2007
Soul Calibur Legends
I am banned for good reason. All hail Guyver
JackAz
Kudos: 3,351
Mates: 54
JackAz says:
Getting hot is not over-heating.
Over-heating is when it completely shuts down due to high temperatures.

It's in warranty, just let it go. It's Nintendo's fault.
11/06/2007
Victoria
Foleyben
Kudos: 2,282
Mates: 52
Foleyben says:
Try and keep it in an open space. If you can buy a USB fan and plug it in so there is constant air movement around your Wii
11/06/2007
Ballarat, Victoria
wheaty123
Kudos: 1,223
Mates: 25
wheaty123 says:
Well My ps2 fell off a 5 meter high shelf and land on concrete and is still ok
11/06/2007
Guitar Hero III
the arse end of the universe (Tassie and Lovin It)
phatbass82
Kudos: 14,381
Mates: 352
phatbass82 says:

wheaty123 said: Well My ps2 fell off a 5 meter high shelf and land on concrete and is still ok



Wow, but it won't be for long...
11/06/2007
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
RerunWii
Kudos: 9,485
Mates: 129
RerunWii says:
Where do you get a five metre high shelf? Do you have 2 storey high rooves? Because 5 metres is almost 2 storeys high...
11/06/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
crazynites
Kudos: 3,408
Mates: 94
crazynites says:  
Maybe he meant 5 foot , 5 metres is a bit far fetched.
11/06/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
RerunWii
Kudos: 9,485
Mates: 129
RerunWii says:
It's beyond that, maybe he meant a scaffold? hahaha
11/06/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
 
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