Entroper on 01 July 2007
Wiis run hot when they're turned off and in WiiConnect24 mode, because the fan doesn't run. Still, "hot" is relative, mine gets fairly warm to touch but nothing I would consider dangerous.
I bought my Wii on launch day and it's still working. Mine locked up once during an update, and locked up once after exiting a Virtual Console game, but a reset fixed the problem both times.
