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Nintendo wii asking for a pin number??

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superskilly Posts: 94 Forumite

16 June 2008 at 10:21AM in Techie Stuff

Hiya i bought a cheap nintendo wii for the kids but hey dont play it so i sold it for what i paid for it via the free ads paper, i have now received 3 calls and text messages while i have been out asking for the pin number for the wii? can anyone offer any advice on this as im not sure what he means, it never asked us for a pin number, advice apprecaited ...

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BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite

16 June 2008 at 10:31AM

Do they mean the one for the parental controls? Off the top of my head it's the only thing I can think of. I think to reset that if you don't know the PIN you need to call Nintendo and they supply a PIN to reset it.

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superskilly Posts: 94 Forumite

16 June 2008 at 10:39AM

hiya not sure think i'll wait for my o/h to come home and then ask him before i speak to them, it has never asked us before, so not sure.Seems a bit strange?
I have asked 4 seperate people with wii's and they have never been asked either?
I'll keep you posted?

Thanks

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penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite

16 June 2008 at 5:19PM

Just checked my manual , looks like someone has set up parental controls on the console. As previous poster has said the buyer will have to ring Nintendo for an unlock code.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/settingsParentalControls.jsp

This guy appears to have found a way of getting the password, You need to read down the thread to find out about the 8 digit confirmation number, apparently you get this if you have forgotten the pin code and the secret phrase.

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=113652

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