There's been a lot of posts about overheating Wii's on here (and many other forums), so it does happen. Just do a google search for overheating Wii's and artifacting and you can see for yourself. This guy's saying his Wii overheated, and people are still telling him "OMFGZ TEH WII DUSN'T OVERHEET!!". The way I see things, you shouldn't have to worry about having it in sunlight, having a regular fan on it all the time, etc. I've had consoles since I was three years old, and I've never had to worry about those kinds of things. I've just kept them off the carpet, and they've been fine. The only console I ever had that overheated was the PS1, and those overheated no matter where you put them. I'm not bashing Nintendo at all, I love the Wii. It's the only console I have this gen and I'm fine with that... but after reading 50 or so people on gaming forums talking about how they had to send back their consoles due to overheating, I'm thinking that there may be a slight problem with the Wii overhating. I know, I tend to have a logical way of thinking... it's a curse. I do wish Ninty would put out an update that made the fan run for like 10 minutes every hour or so when it's on standby... it just seems logical. I don't see anything wrong with buying a $20 fan to protect your investment. Sure, Nintendo are awesome about repairs, but it's also a hassle having to send it in so you can get VC transferred, etc. Not to mention having to go without the Wii for a couple weeks or so.Â
But that's not really the question, he asked about the product and how it works, not your personal opinion about the Wii's overheating problem (or lack of).
To ANSWER the question; The INTEC cooler does work. I bought one because my Wii was feeling too hot (And it's not in direct sunlight or in an unusually hot room, and no, I don't smoke around it either. As soon as the outside temperature got above 60*, it was feeling worryingly hot). It definitely kept it cooler, there was no doubt about that.... but it's LOUD. It's also cheaply made, and the fan itself seemed to come more loose inside the enclosure after taking the Wii to my sister's house a few time... just from moving it around. This made it even LOUDER. In the end, I couldn't even hear my TV over it without cranking the volume, and I took it off. For now I'm keeping WC24 off, but there's a really killer-looking fan stand coming out from EB/Gamestop at the end of the month that I plan on getting. It also has cool blue lights and from what I can tell looks pretty slick.
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