Last night I arrived home finding new games from GameFly. One of my new arrivals was Bust-a-Move Bash for the Wii, so I quickly went over to the Wii to power it on. That’s when I noticed, the Wii stand-by light wasn’t on. There was a thunderstorm earlier that day, and at first I thought that the surge protector had kicked off.

Then I noticed everything else connected to the same power strip had power. I tried turning on the Wii. Nothing. I double and triple checked connections. Nothing. I even hit the Wii around a little. Still, nothing. This is when I began to get a little upset. It appeared my Wii had prematurely gone on to console heaven.

After looking around on Nintendo’s website, I found one more thing to try: resetting the AC adapter. Apparently, there is some sort of auto cut-off switch in the AC adapter, and if it is tripped, you have to perform these steps to fix it. Straight from Nintendo’s troubleshooting page:

“…If this fails, try resetting the AC adapter.

1. Unplug/remove all accessories from the system (including game discs, SD Cards, memory cards, Nintendo GameCube controllers, hookup cables, the AC Adapter, and Sensor Bar) from the outlet and Wii.
2. Let the system rest for about 45 seconds. While you’re waiting, check to see that controller cords, AC Adapter, and Stereo AV cables/Component Video cables are not frayed or have exposed wires (this can cause the system to shut off); if so, you should replace those parts.
3. After the 45 seconds, Plug the AC Adapter into the system and wall outlet. Check to see if the power light on the Power button comes on.”

After performing these steps, I hooked it all back up, and I was back in business. So kids, if your Wii won’t power up, don’t panic! Just reset the AC adapter. After all this, I finally got to play Bust-a-Move Bash! In a word, meh.