Nintendo has issued a statement for Wii owners whose consoles have bricked after installing system menu update 4.2.
Earlier this week the update was released to combat those who had installed unofficial applications (e.g. Homebrew) or modded their Wii in some form.
Unfortunately for some who installed the new firmware, the console stopped working completely. However, Nintendo will be offering free repairs to those who haven't tampered with their consoles - though it looks like homebrewers will be faced with a change to get broken Wiis repaired.
We are aware of a very small number of reported problems with Wii consoles after updating to the Wii System Menu 4.2The symptoms described usually occur when a Wii console has been modified. However, there are a very small number of people reporting problems when a system has never been modified.
If anyone is experiencing problems with their Wii console after downloading Wii System Menu 4.2, and believe their system has not been modified, please contact our customer service centre. If we find that you have a normal system and the update has caused your system to not work, we will repair it at no charge.
Please do not return anything to our customer service department without contacting them first for advice.
Thanks to GamesIndustry.