So, Ninty just released an update for the Wii yesterday. I started the update and had previously decided to go to my mom's house. Since it was taking its sweet time, I left it running all day, doing its update.

Sometime during the day, Nintendo's servers got swamped, and my Wii froze halfway through updating. When I returned home several hours later, it was still trying to update. I couldn't go to the menu, I couldn't cancel the update, and it wasn't updating any further. So, I had to hard reset (unplug), and now it won't turn on. The lights turn on, but nothing boots on the screen and the Wiimote's won't connect.

Turns out the update was to prevent haxor channels (something my Wii didn't have), and it was replacing the boot file. Since I turned off mid-update, the boot file isn't there, so the Wii doesn't turn on.

Called Nintendo Customer Service, and since my Wii is a launch Wii and no longer under warranty, it'll be EIGHT-FIVE DOLLARS to fix it. DX DX DX

On top of this, my laptop doesn't recognize its AC adapter any more. Why does all my technology hate meeeeeeeeeee??? T^T

Sadly, I've gotten my baby addicted to watching My Pokemon Ranch on the Wii, so now that it's not working, she's quite upset.

EDIT: Apparently they're going to fix them for free now. Huzzah.