Wii cooling fan solves a problem you didn't have
By Nilay Patel 
posted May 8th 2007 7:02AM
posted May 8th 2007 7:02AM
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If you live in a cold miserable part of the world, maybe the fan is not for you.
Spare a thought for those of us who live in the tropics.
yeah actually my old wii did have overheating problems, no joke. i had to get nintendo to replace it.
it looks to me like they put a USB port on the front of the fan. Doesn't that make up for the port that the fan is covering.
(Imagined) Necessity is the mother of invention.
Actually, I need this. My Wii overheats and the fuse in the power cord shuts down when it gets hot. I'm in a small minority of victims of this problem. I have yet to send my Wii back to Nintendo for repairs but I'm will to try a cooling fan.
Anyone else have this problem? Odd thing is the fact when I run Gamecube games now it doesn't overheat when GC games used to cause the heating problem, too.
mine too man, im with u, im playing my fav wii game (zelda) when my wii shoutsdown and the light is off. But i can playing gamecube games 4 ever. Wat's th deal? supersize
Yep! My wii was overheating right out of the box.
I have found that the cooling fan was not starting. I gave it a little push with a toothpick and it started right up.
my Wii is always warm - it is on the WiiConnect24 thingy - and when i am playing it, it gets really warm. never overheats though.
I had to take my Wii out of a cabinet because it was getting too hot and images were not displayed properly.
Those wacky chinese! They're always inventing stuff - do they ever sleep?
nilay, you obviously are not aware of this problem: http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/board/message?board.id=wii_tech&message.id=33963
Those wacky chinese! They're always inventing stuff - do they ever sleep?
Quote of the year!!!
Good point nizzle.
I usually unplug my Wii after shutting it down. However, I should be receiving one of these USB fans any day and will see if it makes a difference.
Cheers!
Mike
You're kidding, right? Mine gets really hot, and it's ventilated pretty well. While I don't fear for its safety enough to buy a little fan, they're not exactly frigid machines.