Wii over heating

I am able to play on my Wii just fine for a while, but after about 50 minutes the console just shuts down and the on/off switch isn't lit at all. When I get the Wii re-started and take out the disk it is almost too hot to touch.

crain84 Aug 16, 2008

Yes, we have the same problem, fan gone out, overheating. This is actually our second wii, the first started 3 months after getting the system,12/06. We contacted nintedo an they were very good about sending us another one in the mail and we returned ours. Our second system is 17 months old, same problem again. I contacted them once again and they had me try the usual trouble shooting, again, would turn off about 50 minutes in play. I contacted them again today and they informed me I was out of warranty, BUT would send in for repair for FREE since this was our second with the same issue....I have a feeling a lot of wii's have this issue. Nintendo 1-800 255-3700 can be difficult to get a person with the automated system, keep trying and you will eventually get the prompt.

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