It worked because he did a Wii AC power adapter reset: "The AC adapter must remain unplugged at both ends for a full two minutes." https://www.nintendo.com/co

It worked because he did a Wii AC power adapter reset: "The AC adapter must remain unplugged at both ends for a full two minutes." https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/assets/js/doc_frame.jsp?f=/systems/wii/en_na/includes/rvl-ht-sys-ac-adapter-reset.jsp&l= https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/assets/js/doc_frame.jsp?f=... The microwave was like customer support telling a caller to unplug the power cable and blow into the power socket.