Have the worst enemies of the Wii — dust and cigarette smoke — returned to wreak havoc on Mario and friends once again?
Reportsofsome gamers receiving disc-read errorswith their copies ofMario Kart Wiiare coming out of Japan. This mirrors a similar situation recently withSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, where the issue was pegged on the game being shipped on a dual-layer disc, and “soiling of the consoles’ optical lens by environmental factors such as excessive dust and cigarette smoke.” Nintendo offered to clean consoles, free of charge.
In the case ofMario Kart Wii, Nintendo has toldEurogamerthey are unaware of the problem.Mario Kart Wiiis only available on a single-layer disc, and therefore “soiling of the consoles’ optical lens” shouldn’t be an issue. It should be noted that at the time of writing, these reports are few and far between. Let’s hope that whenMario Kart Wiihits North American shelves in two weeks there are no issues, because I need to get my Skeletal Bowser on, and I don’t have time for these kinds of shenanigans.
