Anyone fix a Wii?

[Matt Meiser]

Despite the fact they rarely use it my wife and daughter want the Wii fixed. It sounds like the laser has likely failed which is a $13 part plus a special $5 screwdriver. There's tons of cheesy videos about it but I'm looking for an adult opinion on repair vs replace? I can pick a whole unit up today for $130 at numerous stores.

[Dan Hintz]

If you have several hours to kill (and the tools), do it yourself. Otherwise, it's worth it to pick up a new one.

[William Adams]

I'd do the entire drive (repair allows you to keep save files for on-line games like Mario Kart which can't be backed up) --- doesn't take long, just needs a tri-wing and small Philips screwdriver.

Non-video instructions here:

http://www.wiihacks.com/wii-modchip/8031-guide-how-disassemble-your-wii.html

[Mike Cozad]

Was in Game Stop this week for my son to get his Halo 4 pre-order and they had the display in for the new HD Wii.... Might be a better way to go. Completely backward compatible with original Wii games and way better graphics...

[Matt Meiser]

Yeah but $300+. We went ahead and picked up a new one and I hooked it up this evening. Wish they made it a little easier to transfer everything but its at least started for them.