Laser Burned Disc

[Heatbomb21]

For starters, I have no intent of repairing or getting this disc repaired or replaced. I just want to know what the hell happened...


So, A long time ago I was playing SSBB on my Wii, and my baby sister walks by as I'm playing, just as I swap out my WiiMots for GC controller. In the middle of an online match. (Yes, I know I'm badass.)

So any as I'm switching, she says she wants to play. So I give her the disconnected WiiMote, and she scurries off.

This is where tears will fill your eyes.


As she walked, she tripped over the GC controller cord and the Wii console tumbled over while on, and I have no idea if anything appeared on the screen.

There were a few difficulties, and one instant where the Wii wouldn't come on. That's all fine now.

I wish I could say the same for the disc.

When I restarted it, WHENEVER I did it. It said there was an error with the disc and won't let me get to the main menu. On any Wii I try it on. (I've tried 4.)

I just want to know what happened to my disc. When explained to Nintendo they seriously laughed at me over the phone. They had no idea what it could've been.


I BELIEVE it was laser burned, but I took care of that baby something fierce, and there's NO sign of any damage whatsoever on either side of the disc.

[Rayquaza]

Is it for just this disc? Try it with another disc, and if THAT doesn't work, then your sister must have damaged the lens that reads the disc.

[Heatbomb21]

Yep. Just this disc. Every other one I use works flawlessly.

[Commander Thor]

The laser inside of the Wii simply isn't powerful enough to have caused a laser burn. Especially when you consider that a laser does not lose it's intensity over distance like a flashlight does. If the laser 'burned' the disc when it tipped over, then the laser would have burned the disc under normal operation.

If you are meaning a laser scratch, where the disc comes into physical contact with the laser's lens, then the fix is as simple as buffing it out. If you don't have a disc buffer at home, then most game shops (Such as Gamestop or Slackers) will buff your disc for a small fee (Usually around $5 or less).
Even if you can't see the scratch, you still may have one. The surface may be distored just enough to throw the laser off from reading the disc, but it's not bad enough to see it with the naked eye.

A laser scratch (Or a screw scratch in the cases with the Xbox360 tipping over) is really the only possibility for a damaged disc while the system is running. So, there's your answer. :P