Playing an original game disc (Mario Party 8) it was stuttering like hell, seemed to me as if the drive was really struggling to read the disc.

Cleaning the disc didn't help.

This is on an unmodded Wii, 8 months old.

I've read that certain games have drive read problems, is this one of them? Are there known issues with Wii drive reliability?

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Not really. The only one that has caused problems is Smash Bros cos that is the first dual layer disk for the Wii and some early Wii's struggled (Ninty has been fixing em under warranty though).

Is this happening with other disks? If so, send the twat back. Otherwise, Nintendo will replace faulty disks so long as they're not covered in cig burns and coco pops

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Yes, I did notice some stuttering previously on some of the Super Mario Galaxy video cutscenes.

Also this Mario Party disc apparently works fine on someone else's Wii.

Is there any reason why I shouldn't just buy a new Wii from Argos, swap it with this one, then take it back as faulty? It would certainly be quicker than having to post the unit back for Nintendo to fix under warranty.

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Serial numbers I guess (on the box and the Wii i think) but I doubt they'll check or give a shit

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Originally posted by Neversoft
Serial numbers I guess (on the box and the Wii i think) but I doubt they'll check or give a shit

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Now come on would you care on minimum wage
Saying that i think they be more concerned with making sure everything is there that should be

Could u not try a dvd cleaner 1st see if you got a bit of fluff or dirt, or go plan b switch em and if caught blame Neversoft

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