Nintendo Talks Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Problems, Creates Specialized Support Page

March 10, 2008 8:49 AM

The dual-layer DVD used in the production of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) may cause the game to be unreadable in "a very small percentage of Wii consoles," Nintendo has revealed.

Released yesterday in North America, the highly-anticipated mascot brawler has a roster filled with characters from the company's past efforts, along with Metal Gear protagonist Solid Snake and iconic blue speedster Sonic the Hedgehog.

According to Nintendo, some Wii consoles may have difficulty reading the game disc due to "contamination on the lens of the disc drive," the remedy of which mandates a visit to the nearest repair center.

To resolve any potential problems, the company has created a dedicated support page for those afflicted in North America. There will be no charge for the repair or shipping of the console itself, and the company notes that it is upgrading its inbound and outbound shipping "to expedite the total repair process."

Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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Mad Jack McMad

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March 10, 2008 9:04 AM

This must be unique to US consoles then? Or maybe it did happen in japan but the problem was so uncommon it never made the press.
- Chris Faylor
  
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  March 10, 2008 9:06 AM
  
  The Japanese launch of SSB:B had its own issues that kinda overshadowed anything else, but I'd assume that this was an issue in Japan as well.
- aethyr
  
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  March 10, 2008 9:17 AM
  
  http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2F&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8
  - aethyr
    
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    March 10, 2008 9:17 AM
    
    er, wrong link: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=ja%7Cen&u=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rsbj/info.html
    - Lightbulb
      
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      March 10, 2008 11:31 PM
      
      Ah how i love computerized text translation...
      
      it is now in your hands because it is missing its way, we will free laundry bon appÃƒÂ©tit.
- C@ffine
  
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  March 10, 2008 9:48 AM
  
  I remember hearing about this issues at Japanese launch - I'm surprised it's making news again in North America.
  In Japan, they blamed it on people smoking in their houses.
  
  Enough about that though - wtf is up with me being unable to play online? I can spectate matches fine, but can't join up with other players? bullshit.