Original DVD Drive Replacement for Nintendo Wii Game Console Plug-and-Play Unit

Drive is either New-Old-Stock (NOS) or a pull. Either way, Im pretty happy with it. It had light surface corrosion on the steel parts, but the ckt cards and motors/harnesses/connectors looked perfect. Maybe it had been fumigated with the wrong gas at some point in its life or stored in a less than dry location for a LONG LONG LONG time. (not a wet location--not that much corrosion--very light, but more than Ive seen on some of my 20+ year old china-stamped-steel chassis innards that are in my garage) I believe that a lot of the worked for a while and then quit reviews are probably due to the above conditions. My replacement drives bearings and motors all spun freely (like the one I pulled) and it has been going strong for about a week, so no complaints here... plus I didnt have to try to move my games off the old wii and onto a replacement--and was able to hopefully put off the wii-u upgrade for another great while :) No matter what though, none of this is likely the sellers fault and is probably why the drives are so inexpensive. (e.g. you can buy 3-4 of these and still be less than the $75 that Nintendo will charge for the full service.) I didnt check date codes as the kids wanted to play right away! BTW, it is a DVD drive, but the Wii wont play DVDs with stock firmware. Also, this drive is quiet, just like my original drive was and seems to perform similarly to the original drive as far as load speeds and such. (my original just quit abruptly--was working one day and not at all the next... just wouldnt spin the disk anymore--this was a real life-saver)

I got what I needed. Now the whole device is working properly. Good value for the money.

We have a first-generation Wii from November 2006, and recently experienced failure to play dual-layer Wii discs (Skyward Sword, Metroid Prime Trilogy) as well as loud clicking, grinding, and whooshing sounds when discs would play. We tried cleaning the drive lens, but that only bought us some time. Eventually the drive stopped working completely, so we sought a replacement. The replacement drive arrived in three weeks and was well packaged. We chose it for the low price and positive seller ratings. However, the drive does not play any of our GameCube discs. Wii titles play just fine. Buyer beware -- if you want to play older GameCube titles on the Wii, consider a replacement drive guaranteed to do so.

I thought Id try to replace my drive after having my Wii broken for a couple years. Im so glad I did. Now I can play my Just Dance games again!

My Wii stopped reading disks a few months ago. I couldnt find a replacement Wii around here. So I thought I would give replacing the drive a try. It actually worked. I found the instructions on ifixit.com. It all went according to the instructions and the new drive is reading disks and we are back to playing Wii.

Was very disappointed when are second Wii came up with the dreaded disk error. We have so many games we had to repair. Bought this drive and purchased a triwing screwdriver set separately and was able to install this while following a online video of the tear down and Installion with no issues at all. Plug it in and our Wii was back up and running like the day we got it

It malfunctioned when i finaly got it, think some of the gears got misaligned during shipping. its repairable i hope, but the drive works as supposed except for that thing i just mentioned. kinda frustrating not gonna lie

Wii back up and running. An easy, cost-effective solution.

Installed without difficulty exactly as online YouTube videos describe. Exact fit, normal function after replacement. Quick receipt after order and fair price. Definitely worth the price to avoid buying a new console. This is the 2nd replacement on this console. Word to the wise: ALWAYS remove Call of Duty disk when not playing. Otherwise it will significantly shorten your drive lifetime. This is a known Nintendo issue. If your console is relatively new, I hear that direct contact to Nintendo may be met with a free replacement/repair. Too late for me as I had already replaced the factory drive once previously.

It works so nicely! Easy to install, works with gamecube and wii games. Im happy!