Wii System Update
For Christmas, I received some Wii points as a stocking stuffer. Eager to use those points to buy a couple of virtual console games, I fired up the Wii and selected the Wii shop channel.
I received a message that a system update was available and that I must download it before continuing. No problem. So, I start the process, accept the user agreement, and the download begins. About 30 seconds pass when I receive an on screen error code 32004 and a little message that the Wii can’t proceed and to try again later. After digging up the error code on Nintendo’s support page, I learn that possibly the Wii servers are receiving a high amount of traffic and to try again later. It also gives advice on router channel settings. I try that out but still get the error. I decided to try to update another day.
Since this was right after Christmas, I thought that all those folks who got a Wii for Christmas must be updating their system. In a few days it wil be better. Boy was I wrong.
After a month of trying to update, tonight it finally worked. I was beginning to think that I would have to take my Wii somewhere to have it download since I had read mixed reports of the Wii update working with satellite Internet. In fact, Nintendo even says on their support page that the updates do not work with satellite Internet. But it updated before with no problem, so I wasn’t sure what the culprit was.
I guess the new Christmas Wiis might have been the hold up after all. Now I can finally spend those Wii points.
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