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Help please - Wii

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oatlyexhausted · 08/04/2020 15:32

Apologies; I'm totally inexperienced in this area, hoping someone can help.

I've recently bought a used Wii console off eBay for my daughter (hoping some of the sports / dancing games can keep her entertained during lockdown).

Console arrived today and is all plugged in. Console turns on and looks ok, but I'm struggling with the remote / controller. I've managed to sync it to the console, but only a couple of buttons seem to work, meaning we can't even get off the main menu.

Any ideas what we could do to try and get it working? Or have I bought a faulty model?

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thisislovelyme · 09/04/2020 18:15

Glad you got it sorted! Smile

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oatlyexhausted · 08/04/2020 16:44

Ok, I'm just really daft sometimes! Wire for the sensor bar was loose at the back; pushed it all the way in and working well now. Thanks for all the suggestions.

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louise055 · 08/04/2020 15:59

The remote works on a sensor, you should have a small bar to put across the top of your tv, then you have to point your remote at the tv and a little hand should come on and you control it through that. Sorry that's not a great explanation but hopefully you get what I mean! You could try YouTube for a tutorial?

EmotionalFlood · 08/04/2020 15:58

It's been a while since I used the wii but are you pointing the controller at the screen/is the sensor up? This might help?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=VFYcalOvqQ8

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oatlyexhausted · 08/04/2020 15:52

Thanks. There was only one controller with it @thisislovelyme

There seem to be lots of non-branded controllers on Amazon, but expected delivery isn't until mid May; the used Nintendo ones on eBay cost over half of what I paid for the whole console.

I've got a horrible feeling that I could spend a small fortune trying to get this working 😥

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thisislovelyme · 08/04/2020 15:48

Did it just come with one controller? If two does the other one work? If only one then I'd be tempted to buy another in the hope it's just a problem with the controller. Then maybe get some money back from EBay.

Enjoy the wii! We've had ours for about 15 years and it's still going strong!

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