An update via WiiConnect 24 is appearing to be causing some problems.

The durability of next generation consoles is coming under fire, with news that an update via WiiConnect 24 appears to be 'killing' Wii consoles.

Error codes appear to be popping up all over the place, but the main culprits are 110213 and 32002. We like to call these "codes of death", or just CoD. (sorry call of duty fans)

Unfortunately, this will result in you having to send your system to Nintendo for them to sort out.

Currently, Nintendo has two options in place to resolve the problem. If you do not have any data saved to your system that is important to keep, then you can contact Nintendo customer service and they will ship a new console to you in 3-4 business days. However, if you do have important data saved to your system, then things get a little trickier. Data like game saves and Miis are not disastrous to lose, but Virtual Console data is. While Virtual Console games are re-downloadable should you delete them, the data saved on your console regarding which games you have downloaded is tied to your system. In this situation, option #2 is the way to go.

Option #2 requires that Nintendo send you a shipping label which should take 4-10 business days. Once you receive the shipping label, you can use it to send the console to Nintendo for repairs, after which they will send it back to you. Sadly, this process takes 8-12 business days, meaning that if you choose option #2, you will be Wii-less for a good long while.

This is very unfortunate news for all you American Wii owners out there who have just purchased the new system. You could be without your precious console for quite some time if these dreaded codes appear.

Nintendo were unable to comment about the seriousness of the problem, but they have said that are looking into it, more specifically resolving the problem without the need for sending and repairing the systems. Could another update via WiiConnect 24 be on the cards?