This si a really old question, yes, but I couldn't find the answer anywhere. I need to send my Wii in for repair because it has a hard time reading discs, and I would like Nintendo to fix it.

Yes, homebrew voids your warranty.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/21/2009 12:16AM by Arikado.

Yes, but hiding it is a different matter...

where in the EULA does it state that?

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WARRANTY LIMITATIONS

THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY IF THIS PRODUCT: (a) IS USED WITH PRODUCTS NOT SOLD OR LICENSED BY NINTENDO (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NON-LICENSED GAME ENHANCEMENT AND COPIER DEVICES, ADAPTERS, AND POWER SUPPLIES); (b) IS USED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES (INCLUDING RENTAL); (c) IS MODIFIED OR TAMPERED WITH; (d) IS DAMAGED BY NEGLIGENCE, ACCIDENT, UNREASONABLE USE, OR BY OTHER CAUSES UNRELATED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP; OR (e) HAS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED, DEFACED OR REMOVED

[www.nintendo.com]

just a little doubt:
if I format my wii, will ALL traces of Homebrew Channel disappear?
in other words, if I have to send the console back to nintendo, could I format it to be sure that no one can know that
a homebrew channel was installed?
thanks

yeah formatting it should remove all traces...

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yeah formatting it should remove all traces...

I believe someone from TT posted on here befor a long time back that it would not.

I doubt Nintendo will check though, Koopa

Hi,
My Wii didn't read disks anymore and I wanted to send it back to nintendo. I first deleted the hack and the homebrew channel and all of that. Then to be sure, I erased everything on the Wii and send it to Nintendo last monday.
I was a littIe nervous though because I thought they may see it and it would void my warranty so I had to pay them for fixing it, but I got a brand new Wii from them today!
So the answer is definetily NO it will NOT void the warranty!
I even got new warranty from today!

Unfortunately I have another problem now...
I now have softwareversion 4.0 and there's no available hack yet, so I hope that will be fixed soon :(



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/27/2009 04:57PM by Vienna1981.

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So the answer is definetily NO it will NOT void the warranty!
I even got new warranty from today!

No, you're absolutely wrong.

Installing the HBC does void your Wiis waranty. Nintendo just simply didnt notice you had once had it installed.

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Arikado
No, you're absolutely wrong.

Installing the HBC does void your Wiis waranty. Nintendo just simply didnt notice you had once had it installed.


Then I guess I was just very lucky ;)

I say its worth the risk!