What Is A Bricked System?

[JsdMaNintendo]

I know this question sounds stupid to you probably, but I'm pretty much a n00b with this kinda stuff, and I couldn't find anything on these forums, and again, I'm not exactly experienced with forums. Haha,
But it's pretty straight forward. What does it mean when a system is Bricked, and what causes it?
I was on NintendoLife looking at a forum talking about Netflix on the Wii, and how it forces an update when you get it, and he said that he was afraid of getting a Bricked Wii from it, and also said that he didn't hack at all. I'm guessing that it's probably a system that has been basically banned or remotely terminated, so that all it can be used for is a brick now, but I want to be sure, and I figured this'd the best and safest place to ask it without possible personal ramification.

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Thanks for the answers

And no, I don't want personal experience with a Bricked system. Thanks for the offer though!

Haha

 

[alidsl]

A bricked system is a system that can't do anything, therefore it's as useful as a brick (Providing you don't own any mortar)

 

[The Pi]

Damn you ali

I love answering this question:

"A bricked [insert console name here] is as useful as an actual brick"

 

[Zetta_x]

If you ever want a personal experience of having a bricked console let us know

I'm sure the tempers have many different ways to brick a wii!

 

[alidsl]

@Pi: Yes, but if you have mortar then that renders the system less useful than a brick

A more accurate explanation would be that a bricked system is as useful as a semi-colon

 

[boktor666]

Bricking is so lame. For example: If you put the wrong updates , like wood r4 on a R4SDHC, it might brick, or put the wrong stuff on a wii, causing it to brick. You could just use it to throw it though, thats actual exercise instead of wiisports

 

[Porobu]

Bricked Wii
"Image" of a bricked wii and info:

 

[Danny600kill]

Does this mean if we get all the noobs who bricked their wii's and grab some mortar we can make a nintendo house

 

[alidsl]

Perhaps... I think there's a problem with the shape though. Perhaps if we used PSP's aswell...

 

[RE4zombie]

A bricked console is now effectively an expensive brick as it cannot do much except function like a brick. The best use of a bricked system is a paperweight.

 

[Sacohen9665]

They make a good door stop too.