Customer Reviews

Nintendo Wii USB Enabled Lan Adapter

5 star:		(30)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

I read seven out of seven 5-star reviews of this product, and let that guide my purchasing decision. However, I have not been able to get this to work with an hour of troubleshooting. I have tried direct connection to my hub, direct connection to my cable modem, rebooted everything in different sequences, followed the printed directions in the Nintendo Wii manual, and consulted several different online guides. I have a doctorate in engineering and I program industrial process control systems, yet this thing is not yielding to organized systematic troubleshooting. At this point, I still cannot verify whether the device itself is defective, or I am missing some subtle nuance of the setup.

I avoided other models which had Amazon reviews describing behavior similar to what I am experiencing, and other folks occasionally got over it. I'm only reporting that this particular LAN adapter is not immune to the problem. It is not a Nintendo-produced accessory despite the attachment of "Nintendo Wii" to its description. Delivery from the supplier was fine, but that's small consolation at this time.

Its nothing amazing to look at, but it works fine for the Wii. Was a snap to hook up and allows Netflix streaming with no pauses or lags which is why I bought it.

although this product says it is for use with nintendo wii it did not work. i purcased one directly from nintendo that is compatible. don't waste your money if you are looking for and adapter for the wii.

This is a good LAN Adapter to buy.I mean,really;you can use your own ethernet cable from your cable or dsl modem or router,and you get a fast connection.

Doesn't work, that's all there is to it.

I tried everything, I know what I'm doing, I'm a techie and even have a degree in Computer Science. I took a gamble to save $10 by buying this stupid hunk of plastic and I lost.

When I bought it the average rating was 4 stars. HA! What a load of crap! I didn't even bother actually counting how many of the reviews were bad, there must have been some janky rounding because apparently everyone who got a working one gave it 5/5.

Amazon should pull this from their site. It's not ethical selling something that does not function as advertised as often as the reviews for this thing show.

Will try to get a refund, no way I'm wasting my time with an exchange, will update review with results.

This Wii LAN adapter is cheap in price but it works like a champ. I purchased this product because I had a poor WiFI connection on the second floor of my home. With this adapter my Wii downloads 5x faster than with my poor WiFi connection. Less wait time on firmware downloads and Wii shop purchases. I am extremely happy.

I just received this product and tried to use it; the mission was a failure. Before using it I was watching netflix by WiFi routed through my laptop which worked fine. I use the same cord as my laptop which meant it isn't the cord's fault. I am very disappointed because previous reviews were very positive.

Took the risk in buying this product and unfortunately after numerous attempts, web searches and attempted suggestions never got the item to work. It claims it works with the Wii but reality is it may or may not. In the end rather than spend more money for an actual Nintendo adapter we opted to purchase a wireless router and once that was set up had no problems hooking the Wii into the system.

Personally I would buy the one that Nintendo makes for the Wii with the idea that at least you can say you were using their adapter if it fails in some way. Wouldn't waste the money on this one on the chance that it may or may not work. Think they should rename it...call it a USB Enalbed Lan Adapter that "MAY" be compatible with the Nintendo Wii...calling it a Nintendo Wii USB Enabled Adapter is a tad misleading.

This adapter works fine. Remember to UNPLUG YOUR MODEM for 1 minute before switching over to the Wii & you'll get connected.

I bought this adapter to help speed up Internet gameplay, and reduce lag. From the time I took it out of the box, it must have taken me no more than 60 seconds to configure it in the Wii Menu, and to get online in Super Smash Brothers Brawl.

It is a little pricey considering shipping, but still a good product.