I saved for a year to purchase this system for my kids. They wanted one last year but I was a single parent. When Amazon notified me in November that one was available I bought it immediately and was very happy to have it under the tree for them. We enjoyed it immediately....played Rock Band 2 during Christmas weekend but when Monday came my youngest went to turn it on and NOTHING. Change the plug and try again and NOTHING. Tried all of the plugs in the house before boxing it up and sending it back to Amazon who doesn't have any replacements. For this type of money I would expect it to work longer than a weekend. I contacted Nintendo and got the whole "stuff happens" explaination but that doesn't replace my money nor does it help with the aggravation of recreating everything we did that weekend TOGETHER. I wouldn't suggest not buying it because when it worked it was great. But hold on to your receipt and don't expect the normally reliable Amazon to replace it when it doesn't work.