It was a dark day for John. He had been trying to mod his Nintendo Wii for months, but his latest attempt had gone horribly wrong. His once-beloved console was now bricked, unable to turn on or function in any way. The screen remained black, and the power light refused to illuminate. John had heard of this happening to others, but he never thought it would happen to him.
If your Wii hangs on a black screen after the "Press A" health warning, try holding + and - simultaneously while pressing A . This boots the Wii without loading the Message Board, which can fix bricks caused by "Mail" corruption.