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Wii Homebrew Users Given Extra Repair Charge

April 25, 2009 in News comments 12

Wii Homebrew users are given a higher charge for repairs then people without it. This challenges the fact, is Homebrew worth getting if you can get bricked and recieve extra repair cost. Whether it seems fair or not, it appears to be happening.

Legal is preparing the letter which you can send to the consumer. Please note the price will be higher for such a Repair as well, as soon as it is fixed. Approx 18O€-21O€, but please wait for our documents. For the current situaiton you can use a price of 120€ for
such kind of issues.

"Should Nintendo have to pay to repair hacked Wiis under warranty? Maybe not, but they have no (moral) right to gouge customers out of spite for having the HBC installed."
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  • 3
    Sakuraba Neku Apr 25, 09
    Why are Nintendo being such douchebags lately?
    • 0
      Big A2 Apr 25, 09
      Because homebrew is 99% of the time used for illegal uses. If you steal something, don't call the shop owner a "douchebag".
      • 2
        Sakuraba Neku Apr 26, 09
        75% of statistics are made up
        • 0
          Big A2 Apr 27, 09
          It was an expresion. I know it's not a real stactic. It has more effect than saying "most of the time".
  • 0
    Lost in Azure Apr 25, 09
    Probably because they don't want hacking, but I don't see why its such a big deal if it doesn't effect their sales.
  • 0
    Dragoshi1 Apr 25, 09
    I applaud ninty for breaking down on hackers/homebrewers. If they wanted people to have homebrew, they would have included it in the system safely.
    • 2
      Sakuraba Neku Apr 25, 09
      We bought the thing, we have every right to hack it as long as we don't pirate.
      • 0
        BANDITO ATTACK Apr 26, 09
        it's the job of a software/hardware vendor to treat all of their customers like criminals, tho. :}
      • 0
        Marc Apr 26, 09
        quote Sakuraba Neku
        We bought the thing, we have every right to hack it as long as we don't pirate.
        Exactly. Nintendo isn't taking away you're right to hack or use homebrew, they only discourage it by adding additional fee for repairs.
        • 2
          Sakuraba Neku Apr 26, 09
          Doesn't change the fact that its a douche move.
  • 0
    Livewire_19 Apr 25, 09
    quote article
    This challenges the fact, is Homebrew worth getting if you can get bricked and recieve extra repair cost.
    It is soo totaly worth it.

    Homebrew is about the only thing preventing my Wii from being a paper weight.
    And bricking it is not an issue if you use the Homebrew Browser to download your apps, and do your research before running other programs or games from other countries, also there are some cheap things you can try before you send a bricked Wii to Nintendo.

    If Nintendo takes this stance worldwide then I foresee many third party repair websites opening up that offer repairs for modded Wiis.
  • 0
    Flippy Apr 26, 09
    Hacking the wii is fun. Super Smash Bros Brawl for instance.

    I can't afford an "Extra cost" though, when it comes to consoles my parents are very stingy. :3

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