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CrashMan on 09 March 2010

So I finally wrapped up a few games I had been meaning to complete and decidedd I wanted to play some brawl, as I haven't played it in, well, years.

I pop in the disk and get a dreaded "Unable to read disk."

I remember hearing about problems with the game when it first came out but I never had a problem myself until now.

 

Has anyone ever found a solution to this OTHER than sending your wii in to Nintendo?



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A_C_E on 09 March 2010

Mine started to do this as well. I did not know that there was a big problem with it though. It's the only disk that won't read in the Wii.



Bamboleo on 09 March 2010

Buy a lens cleaning kit, there's one from Datel I think, that worked for a friend of mine.



I like Bacon on 09 March 2010

I had to send my Wii in twice, after the Brawl launch, and last month. Damn dirty lens. I never tried the lens cleaning kit things, I've heard from people that they don't work at all. D: But I dunno.



Xen on 09 March 2010

Just FYI, this only happens with brawl (and WaW) because they are both dual-layer Wii DVD's requring a concentrated and strong laser which dirt on the lens prevents.



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BoneArk on 09 March 2010

This happened to me last year, I told Nintendo what happened and they fixed my Wii for free even though my warranty was expired. I got my Wii back in 6 days and an 1 year warranty.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

theRepublic on 09 March 2010

Brawl and Metroid Prime Trilogy are on dual layer discs. A dirty lens prevents the Wii from being able to read those dual layer discs. Other than sending your Wii to Nintendo, you could try one of those lens cleaning kits. There is even an official Nintendo one if you are worried about trying that.

http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Lens-Cleaning-Kit-Nintendo/dp/B001GZT1UI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1268149913&sr=8-1



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Imphamis on 09 March 2010

You need to clean your Wii, try purchasing the official cleaning kit. That's my guess.



 

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damkira on 09 March 2010

This is a well-known error. Your best bet is to contact Nintendo.. a lot of people have had this problem with Brawl.

 



mysticwolf on 09 March 2010

that happened to me. My warranty was also expired. I went to the Nintendo support site, filled out a receipt, and sent my Wii to Nintendo. They fixed it up and sent it back for free. Best support ever.



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