The requested URL /kb_article.php?ref=9709-FKCB-4230 was not found on this server. Find the answer to your question Disc Read Issues, Including Disc Read Error Messages Wii U Deluxe, Wii U Basic A disc read error message, or other issue occurs when playing a game on the Wii U console. One of the following error message is received: Error Message: The Disc Could Not Be Read Error Message: Could Not Read Disc. The Disc Might be Dirty Error Message: Could Not Read Disc Error Message: Invalid Disc Inserted Before we begin troubleshooting, please read the following information: The Wii U supports game discs made for the Wii U and Wii. Discs made for other gaming consoles and other media formats (DVD, Blu-ray) will not play in the Wii U. Game discs are region encoded. If the game disc you are using is intented for a region different than your Wii U, the disc will not play in your console. Wii discs are only playable in Wii Mode.
If the above does not resolve your situation, click the button below. We will guide you through some simple troubleshooting that may resolve your issue. If the troubleshooting is unsuccessful, we will help you set up a repair for your system. If you are currently in Wii Mode and trying to play a Wii U disc, switch back to Wii U mode before proceeding. Click here to start troubleshooting Go back to previous question It seems you're not alone in this problem. I did a little research, and it turns out many people have gone through this dilemma and have had some luck by contacting Nintendo and having it fixed for free. Before you go spending money please check this: Will your Wii read or play GameCube discs? Borrow a GameCube disc from a pal, or buy a cheap one at a game store or an online auction. If it works with a GameCube disc then the problem is easy to fix if you like tinkering and have a Triwing screwdriver. Follow the iFixit guides for taking the Wii apart.
Gently work the mechanical disc loading levers - gently - do not force anything. Look carefully at the two metal guides which pull the full size disc into the Wii. Both should have white plastic clips about 4 by 3 mm to keep them from scratching the edge of the game disc. Often one or both of these clips will be missing or broken. Also the metal guides are sometimes bent outward, almost as if you had forced a disc out and it bent them. Gently bend them back towards the edge of the disc. Put a 5mm piece of heat shrink tubing over each of them if the white plastic clips are broken or missing. With the cover off, try loading a game disc. If needed, bend the guides so they do NOT touch the disc when it is spinning. This fixes the problem about 1 time in three in my experience. The optical drive is a common failure item -- most of them will probably fail after a couple of years of use. If your warranty has expired, you can send it back to Nintendo for replacement or do it yourself -- iFixit has a guide here: Nintendo Wii DVD Drive Replacement
I recently bought a Japanese Wii game: Soul Eater Monotone Princess. When I put the game in it says that it can't be read and that there is an error. I don't know why his is happening. Check to see if your disc(s) are damaged, dirty,ect .sometimes that's the problem . or try taking your disc(s) to a local store where they clean disc or even purchase some disc cleaner . if the problem is not the disc it'self you should consider taking your Wii system it'self to be looked at. I had a similar problem -- it would read Game Cube discs, but full-size Wii discs would fail fairly quickly, usually right after showing the title screen. I tried following 8RUC3's advice, but once I got the box open I couldn't find any broken parts. There was a lot of dust, though. After having some fun watching the exposed mechanism load and unload discs, I liberally spritzed the drive cavities with compressed air and put it back together. It still makes more noise than it should, but the games play now.
All for the price of a tri-wing screwdriver and an hour of my time. it sounds like the laser assembly in the optical drive needs replaced. Follow the instructions in the guide: Installing Nintendo Wii DVD Drive. I have had trouble many times in the past but I tried this and it worked for me. I have been cleaning or polishing the disk in a circular motion or around the disk with polish and a paper towel and its never worked. I then read to clean the disk from the center outward. I used a very fine auto polish with a soft rag in the direction mentioned shine dry with lightish pressure ,and it seemed to bring back the reflectivity and voila, it worked! I hope this works for others as it work for me. How do I fix it it won't read disc when I put cd into wii console hit start it goes to instructional video , we watched the instructional video and when its done we hit return to game ( which we have not been able to get to in the first place) and it takes us right back to the instructional video.
What I would recommend is to get a cleaning disk (there are some at Dollar Tree) then put the cleaning paste on it then put it in as a normal game. What this will do is it will clean the reading lens but if it still is doing it, instead of buying a new one just take it into Best Buy, they can fix it way cheaper then buying a new one. Make sure you are putting the disc in the right way- with the shiny side facing the power button. This was my problem. Don't worry I was playing Bully Scholarship Edition and I had this problem too it's because you keep play the same disk over and over wants it pops up try another disk I just bought a brand new game from GameStop in the Wii will not read it I synced my Wii remotes and my Wii mother board and then i turned it off and then on again and it started working perfectly I am unfortunate to have a brother that doesn't put the he's back in their cases and puts them upside down.They then gather dust and I can no longer play them...... :'(