The Skip Doctor aims to fix scratches on game discs, DVDs and CDs which are causing problems (there is also a gamecube adaptor available separately). If you’ve got a specific game disc which is causing you problems it may be the disc itself and not be the Wii lens which requires cleaning.

Motorized AutoMax Scratch Repair System – $29.58 You can buy the official Nintendo Wii lens cleaning kit from for only $9.99. The pack comes with plenty of cleaning fluid and five replacement cleaning pads – for less than 9 bucks this is the cheapest way to repair your Wii and doesn’t invalidate the warranty. We tried the lens cleaning kit on a frozen Wii we’d given up on, after an initial clean it spat out a disturbing amount of dirt and we were not only playing Super Smash Brothers Brawl again but a scratched frisbee copy of Mario Kart was up and running too. You then wiggle the plastic paddle a few times, press eject and the process is finished. The cleaning process involves placing some drops of cleaning fluid onto the cleaning pad of a specially designed plastic paddle then inserting this into the disc drive slot. We’ve found the affordable official Nintendo Wii lens cleaning kit that keeps your Wii running without those annoying ‘ press the Eject button and remove the disc‘ errors. Official Nintendo Wii Lens Cleaning Kit – $9.99 – EDITORS CHOICE

We’ve taken a look at a couple of products available that aim to fix the problem: If you can’t live without your console then cleaning the Wii lens yourself with a lens cleaning or scratch repair kit is the easiest option that solves the problem in minutes.

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