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_crazy_man_ on 06 December 2013
Fusioncode said:
_crazy_man_ said:
Hibern81 said:
_crazy_man_ said:
Nintendo tech support?

Or the store you bought it from?


Nintendo tech support...

Sounds odd, max I've heard people having to pay was $80.

That was probably to replace the controller. Repairing the console costs 175$. 

http://wiiudaily.com/2012/12/wii-u-console-costs-175-to-repair-gamepad-costs-85/

Odd.  Maybe they sent theirs in for different reasons?



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NobleTeam360 on 06 December 2013

That sucks.



Too_Talls on 06 December 2013

Oh boy, the withdrawal symptoms can be heavy. Stay strong brother.



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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 06 December 2013

Thats quite rare and must be frustrating!!! I never had a Nintendo hardware fail on me but I can understand the pain... Hope you get can it fixed



                  

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adriane23 on 06 December 2013

What is exactly broken? $200 is ridiculous to pay for repair, so maybe you should ask to speak to a supervisor.



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binary solo on 06 December 2013

Check your consumer protection laws. In some countries, like mine, consumer protection laws require product to be repaired or replaced at no expense to the consumer "for the reasonably expected minimum lifetime" of the product. In the case of a console I'd say the reasonably expected minimum lifetime would be 3 years. So here if my console was just over a year old and it died without me doing something to break it our law would require replacement or repair without cost to me. This is why I never buy extended warranty because the law covers my ass and it doesn't cost me anything extra.



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gooch_destroyer on 06 December 2013

RIP In Peace OP's Wii-U.



Hibern81 on 06 December 2013
adriane23 said:
What is exactly broken? $200 is ridiculous to pay for repair, so maybe you should ask to speak to a supervisor.


Power issues. The console does nothing when plugged in. I'm calling back tomorrow.



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jigokutamago on 06 December 2013

I hope this helps you find out your warranty

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/lookup/repairs/warrantyLookup.do



Hibern81 on 06 December 2013
binary solo said:
Check your consumer protection laws. In some countries, like mine, consumer protection laws require product to be repaired or replaced at no expense to the consumer "for the reasonably expected minimum lifetime" of the product. In the case of a console I'd say the reasonably expected minimum lifetime would be 3 years. So here if my console was just over a year old and it died without me doing something to break it our law would require replacement or repair without cost to me. This is why I never buy extended warranty because the law covers my ass and it doesn't cost me anything extra.


Where do you live?



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