My Wii U is giving me this error: An error occurred while reading the disc." Error Code: 160-1400
Thing is I don't have a disc in the tray. It gives me this error every time I power on the system. Once in a while it will power on ok but lately it's just been giving me the error. This started happening a few weeks ago after playing Mario Kart 8 and just gradually got worse.
Also I've noticed the light on the console usually stays red, but I hear the system booting up. The game pad turns on, shows the Wii U logo and then goes to the error screen. Once in a while it will turn blue and will usually work, but sometimes the blue light will blink and I'll still get the error.
I called Nintendo, they didn't know what to do and suggested a $175 repair which is crazy since I've barely played the Wii U and have had it less than 2 years.
Any suggestions?