The AC Adapter that came with my Wii is apparently fried since it turns the Wii off completely after a random amount of time has passed. And I mean completely. Even the red light isn't on and I have to wait a few minutes to just unplug it and plug it back in to make the red light come on...
So a new one was ordered... it consistently turns the red light on when I plug it in, probably meaning the Wii's receiving power, but... when I try to turn the Wii on it immediately shuts off.
I looked at the packaging and notice that it says Nintendo itself didn't make the Adapter and, indeed, isn't even affiliated with it... and the package says Nintendo Wu but I thought that was just because it was from China or something. And, upon closer inspection, it looked slightly different than my first one, too. It was a different shade of Grey and it didn't have the Wii logo on the specs that are imprinted on it.
*sigh* It WAS working for a when I tried a new slot and tested how long the power would stay on (It didn't turn off), but when I came back and tried to turn it on again it stayed on until I put a certain Gamecube controller and then it started turning on and turning off again when I tried to power it up.
I researched the product online and discovered it only worked for ... and THEY say theirs all work fine... which is sort of infuriating... So, advice, anyone?
Don't trust the Chinese! >>;;
But seriously If it's a knock off, then I can't help you. With products that are not affiliated or created from the original company it's usually a 'Buyer Beware' mentality.
If you have a receipt for the item in question you could get a refund (which is doubtful because gaming stores fear refunds like the 1900's fear the plague) or exchange it with a different model, though you would have to pay the difference (If the item you bought was $20, but you later exchange it for a different model for $40, then you would only pay $20 which was added on from the first model).
I've had trouble with games and controllers that didn't work so it worked for me, but that was a very rare occasion.
Nonetheless, good luck! :/
