BROKEN - Nintendo Wii Console Only RVL-101 Black - Doesn't Read Discs
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Manufacturer description
Up for sale is a BROKEN - Nintendo Wii Console Only RVL-101 Black - Doesn't Read Discs!! It powers on and everything else seems to work but it not ready discs!! Last photo is the error you get after you insert a game. The console itself has scratches, scuffs, and some stain marks. It also look like it had some stuck residue I couldn't get off. Please refer to photos for more details.
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SpecPicks scored BROKEN - Nintendo Wii Console Only RVL-101 Black - Doesn't Read Discs using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro consoles category. Nintendo's retro consoles lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| color | Black |
|---|---|
| region | NTSC-U/C |
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