Unlike Microsoft Xbox 360 and its Red Ring of Death, Nintendo has never really acknowledged or addressed the reasons behind the Horn of Death. While the 360 issues were down to bad soldering and cost Microsoft $1 billion, the issue on the Wii was a simple freeze stemming from software issues. In most cases, it wasnt console breaking; it just required a power cycle to fix. The PS3 also had its own indicator, the Yellow Light of Death, but Sony fought back on reports of how widespread the issue...
