It only took a week, but I got my Wii back fixed today. They had to completely replace the circuit board. Yikes.

Seems to be working fine, but as I feared, all my save-game files were deleted (I was only able to back up Tiger Woods and RE4 to an SD card before my Wii died), all my Miis are gone and my Wii console number changed (I updated it down on the right side of my GS profile). But all my wii friends were deleted too and I have to re-add all my friend codes in all my online games!

No big deal, but I'm kinda proud of this: the Mii I entered in a Check Mii Out Channel Cleopatra lookalike contest finished 22nd in the world. Nearly 14 million people have Wiis, and I wonder how many actually entered the contest? Whatever the odds against me were, it's cool in a geeky way. I rarely finish high in contests. If only I had used the Egyptian eyes instead of being fixated on the blue makeup, maybe I would've placed higher! I have a lot to learn. Some people can make amazing Miis. I've seen a few, like Jack Black, that are really lifelike...