I'm facing the same problem for last many years. I just couldnt find any solution to it. I think I tried to connect my Wii to the internet and I changed the region to India. Or I could have played some pirated game/other region game (mine was softmod). That time I was not aware that Wii is region locked. Setting shows 3 dots on a white screen, and now I've to start the game from anotby aseem_asrani - FixMii