[Wii] Modding the Wii. Mine has go-faster stripes and a massive spoiler

So there are a few chips out there, which one is considered best? I'm planning on getting mine modded one of these days. Think of the same it is for me to have an unmodded console next to a modded PS2, a modded Xbox and the Dreamcast which doesn't need to be modded to begin with.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Wow, a whole discussion when I didn't realise it.

Anywii, I had my Wii modded last week with a WiiKey. I'm glad I did, so I can enjoy the NTSC version (patched to PAL) of Super Paper Mario, and play Kororinpa. Burned around 10 games or so, and I'm sure it'll be nice to have it modded when games like Metroid 3 or Mario Galaxy get released.

edit: I'm missing one very vital piece of argumentation here - I can now also pirate GC games. There even is a tool to put multiple games on one disc.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Elixir

Kororinpa has been out in Europe for over 6 months, in fact, it arrived there before America. >_>

What's your point? It's just not good enough to buy, but certainly good enough to pirate.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sepharite

Nice. I'm thinking of modding it too, but then again, I wouldn't be able to bring it to my Uni which starts in a few weeks, unless I sneak it out. But just curious, how much did it cost? Did you buy it online and install it yourself?

There is a guy in a town nearby (half an hour by train, and we both live near the central stations) that modded the Wii of a housemate and some of his friends. I went there. I had to pay 60 Euros (he gave me a discount of 5 Euros, because I mentioned the guys that pointed me towards him), which leaves me with a one-year warranty only on the chip. He was really professional and quick though. He first tested if my Wii worked to begin with, then he scanned the barcode of my Wii for his database, he installed the chip and showed me the Wii still worked.

So for the price of a game, he installed a chip for me, and I had 10 games burned the day after.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Sepharite

By VC, I'm mostly thinking of N64. Is that possible?

And great site! Someone can do it for $80 and he's practically my neighbour.


~ http://modgameconsole.go.51.net/wii.htm

What?

N64 isn't possible yet properly, I think.

Also, the guy probably means you need a GC memorycard to save GC games. But then again, I bought a 64MB one for 10 Euros.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yea, wasn't able to load the images without it anyway (Nero would load, but fuck up... I had no clue DVD Decrypter was called ImgBurn, I used it for PS2 ISOs).

I found out --or perhaps it was coincidence-- that when I used 16x (MAX) to burn a DVD, it'd crap out. I loaded it, played it, wanted to play it again, it didn't work. Tried another copy (made one for a housemate) and that still worked. I was almost afraid my Wii gave up on me the day after I had it modded, but I found out the DVD was the cause. Can the burning speed affect this?

Anyway, I think I'll stick to one game a disc anyway. It seems more authentic that way.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

What.

There's absolutely no point in modding a Wii if there's no good games to pirate.

And the good games should be bought (of course) but since the Wii is so new it doesn't have much on offer. Also, with the Wii you can't rent a game and copy the information to drive and burn it, unless you have a specific dvd burner. I think only certain LG dvd burners work.

Personally I don't want to void my warranty because my country doesn't have a Nintendo base here. It goes through a piss useless secondary company. I'm also not too keen on modding the first version of a console (I modded my PS2, which is SCPH-30001R, and even that's old).

I would mod my Wii and 360 if I knew it was future proof. But seeing as how these consoles are capable of going online, it's a little different. I still say - wait it out. The Wii will get good games, newer modchips will become available, and newer Wii models will become available. It depends on whether you have the following:

- Cash to buy a specific DVD burner and
- Know-how of installing it or
- High speed internet to download games
- Cash for modchip
- Know-how for modding the Wii, or
- Cash to have it installed for you
- Lack of care for warranty

This doesn't kill the whole "Wii not having very many games on offer" thing, but if all these things fit you , then sure, you might as well go for it.

3000get

I feel the need to go into detail here. This post is just bullshit.

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There's absolutely no point in modding a Wii if there's no good games to pirate.

It's exactly the point.

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And the good games should be bought (of course) but since the Wii is so new it doesn't have much on offer

I found out it had more to offer, just because I was able to try games I'd never buy.

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Also, with the Wii you can't rent a game and copy the information to drive and burn it, unless you have a specific dvd burner. I think only certain LG dvd burners work.

Who rips their games anyway? I learned to use BitTorrent a few years ago.

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Personally I don't want to void my warranty because my country doesn't have a Nintendo base here.

Mine does. Warranty still broken.

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I'm also not too keen on modding the first version of a console (I modded my PS2, which is SCPH-30001R, and even that's old).

I bought a modded PS2 that's a phat model and I used it ever since to play and finish Kingdom Hearts 2, test around 70 games I burned and will never play, and play quite some hours in Final Fantasy XII. Plus we use it as a DVD-player. And we have our odd game of Buzz, Tekken, Guilty Gear etc. First models are the best, basically.

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I would mod my Wii and 360 if I knew it was future proof.

The thing is, only Donnie Darko does.

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But seeing as how these consoles are capable of going online, it's a little different.

The Wii doesn't auto-update like your Vista-system does. It will send you a message, which makes the DVD-drive glow in blue, telling you there is a update, and you're free to install it. Meanwhile I check WiiSO to see if it's safe. If it's not, I won't use it. If a game isn't safe, I won't use it. This isn't Microsoft, it's Nintendo!

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The Wii will get good games, newer modchips will become available, and newer Wii models will become available.

Newer models mean more problems. The WiiKey works fine the way it is right now. Just make sure an update is fine. It's not fine? Just make sure the game won't update. A simple tool will do this. Free, easy, effective. Already.

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It depends on whether you have the following:

- Cash to buy a specific DVD burner and
- Know-how of installing it or

Nah.

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- High speed internet to download games

Nah... I call it high-speed when I'm at my parent's place, uploading around 1.4 MB/s. I can live with 10 kb/s upload, really. And yet I download games.

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- Cash for modchip

I'm not sure if you work at all, but that's just a matter of hours (at most).

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- Know-how for modding the Wii, or
- Cash to have it installed for you

See previous point.

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- Lack of care for warranty

What if I have the chip removed?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

I've found that Kororinpa is one of the only games actually worth owning on the system. Rayman, Monkey Ball, Sonic, Wing Island, all got returned. But Kororinpa! Stays a while, stays forever! Probably because I'm in love with the box.

But didn't your Wii turn itself into ashes or something?

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Elixir

People are weird.

Indeed.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

I was talking about using a foreign game on a modchipped PAL Wii. I want to know if I can play Super Paper Mario without anything fucking up.

I think you forgot to mention the sole purpose of this modchip: region free.

Here is a compatbility list, that also lists possible bricking games. But then again, there is some free tool to patch and ISO, so it won't update.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Elixir

WiiBrickBlocker? I searched around for that but all the download links were dead. Anywho yeah I've heard about it. It won't be too useful on legitimate games though.

Visit WiiSO for all your further modding needs.

There's nowhere I can't reach.