Rant 2010 Family Feud Wii Game...locking Up....

[Lisa/ChefBear]

Hi all,
We rec'd this for my dd for her bd, and we have been trying to play it and then about 15-20 minutes into the game....it LOCKS up....totally even locks the remotes out.

What in the world would cause this?? My MIL got this on ebay and ebay selling is saying it's because we haven't updated our "firmwall" What is that?? How and why do I fix it??

Thanks, have a crying 7 yr old who wants to finish a whole game of FF. UGH!

Lisa

 

[flemings99]

I don't know the answer, but if your wii is still under warranty call them and let them know.

Ours does the same thing when the kids play lego star wars or lego batman. Doesn't seem to do it on the other games. Ours is still covered, but haven't gotten around to calling.:blushing:

Only way to clear it is to unplug from the unit to the outlet, wait and then reconnect.

Maybe you have a bad game? Call the store and see if you can exchange it.

 

[lfg8764]

My MIL got this on ebay and ebay selling is saying it's because we haven't updated our "firmwall" What is that?? How and why do I fix it??
What in the world would cause this??

The firmware is like the operating system of the wii... if the wii's firmware is older than the game, it is like trying to install a windows 7 program on a windows 98 pc... hopefully you understand what i'm saying i'm not very good at being clear on message boards

as to how to fix it, if you connect the wii to the internet (either through wifi or directly) it should try to download the new firmware as soon as you turn it on.


But, it could also be a bad game, which the only way to fix that is replacing the game.... Does it only give you problems with family fued? How do other games run?

hope this helped...

 

[pampchefsarah]

The firmware is like the operating system of the wii... if the wii's firmware is older than the game, it is like trying to install a windows 7 program on a windows 98 pc... hopefully you understand what i'm saying i'm not very good at being clear on message boards

as to how to fix it, if you connect the wii to the internet (either through wifi or directly) it should try to download the new firmware as soon as you turn it on.


But, it could also be a bad game, which the only way to fix that is replacing the game.... Does it only give you problems with family fued? How do other games run?
hope this helped...

That made sense to me. I'm not having this problem, personally, but if I do, at least I'll know how to fix it. Of course, my Wii is connected to the internet, so it probably won't ever be an issue.

If her games were all purchased with the console, or are older versions, they would not have any problems, right? So, unless she has a newer game, other than FF, she probably wouldn't notice any other problems.

 

[lfg8764]

If her games were all purchased with the console, or are older versions, they would not have any problems, right? So, unless she has a newer game, other than FF, she probably wouldn't notice any other problems.

yeah as long as the games are not older than the firmware she should be fine. If she is having problems with several games it might be the wii itself, even if she has the latest firmware, the system might be corrupt, but update while not giving her a newer edition, it might just repair the one she has.

either way i would update the firmware, its free, so worst case scenario, you will waste a few minutes of your time.

 

[flemings99]

The firmware is like the operating system of the wii... if the wii's firmware is older than the game, it is like trying to install a windows 7 program on a windows 98 pc... hopefully you understand what i'm saying i'm not very good at being clear on message boards

as to how to fix it, if you connect the wii to the internet (either through wifi or directly) it should try to download the new firmware as soon as you turn it on.


But, it could also be a bad game, which the only way to fix that is replacing the game.... Does it only give you problems with family fued? How do other games run?

hope this helped...

Thanks. I had no idea this even existed and I spoke with a "rep" about the issue at Best Buy when Mario Galaxy 2 was out. He told me to call CS which I've never gotten around too.

 

[Lisa/ChefBear]

Well we got the Wii for Christmas this past year and just got the FF game....not I don't believe it's hooked to internet...not sure....hubby did that.

This is the ONLY game we are having problems with...runs for about half a game and then shuts down and makes NONE of remotes work and also you have to turn off console and "reboot" it....very very frustrating.

I guess I'll show hubby all of this and see what he thinks.

Thanks,

Lisa