Daggers Posted 6 May 2008 Share Posted 6 May 2008 Do you own one? What chip did you get? Why? I tried looking online but the forum I just waded through was full of people like Phube saying how naughty it is to do that and how everyone should buy games. Sheesh! Seeing as my kids have the attention span of fish I have no intention of buying game after game for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 6 May 2008 Share Posted 6 May 2008 I know someone that does They have a cyclowiz chip. But cant update it so some games they grab some work some dont. 1 in 5 dont. At 4.3gig a d/l its a pisser but heh! most games work. They've lost track of all the new chips available now but they say make sure you get one you can update the firmware on. They say its difficult to solder a chip on so its best to pay someone to do it. Google your area and midchip to see what comes up then google the local shop to see what people have to say. They love their Wii <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox You Forest Posted 6 May 2008 Share Posted 6 May 2008 I would be careful though this was just down the road from me Naughty ! Thousands of Wii chips seized in thrilling swoop on criminal HQA Wii 'Fraud Factory’ has been raided in Leicestershire, with over 2,000 chips recovered by Police. The factory itself was actually a house in the town of Coalville (which, incidentally is a five minute drive from the offices of NintendoLife – although we’ll point out that we had no involvement with this!). Police worked in conjunction with Trading Standards and the ELSPA to crack the evil chipping syndicate, which aimed to offer Wii owners the opportunity to circumvent software protection security and therefore play pirated and imported software. Following the raid, a particularly ebullient Nintendo insider had this to say: A chipped Wii might sound cool but it is useless. The latest Wii extravaganza, seeing Mario back in a racer at the front of the pack, Mario Kart Wii, would be useless on a chipped Wii. You’ll never get the interaction or support when it all unravels. You’d have to be pretty stupid to think online gaming won’t be easily log-able in such digital days! Chip it and you brick it, as we say around the office. There is only one real Wii experience – and it doesn’t come chipped! John Hillier of the ELSPA’s crime unit also decided to add his thoughts: Piracy costs the games industry dear – just like that of any other entertainment industry. Making good and inventive games is an expensive and creative process, with some titles today costing £20m or more to develop. To make a quality title involves teams of highly skilled professionals, from programmers and graphic artists to voice actors and musicians. When a pirate sells illegally-copied games they undermine the viability of our industry and in turn that threatens jobs. So, a blow against organized crime, then? Mostly ‘yes’ but also a little bit of ‘no’. While we certainly don’t agree with people using pirated software on their Wii consoles, Nintendo has rather missed the point with this issue. Many people chip their machines in order to play software from other regions, and this desire is usually created thanks to the fact that it often takes an age for games to be released in each territory – with Europe suffering especially. Case in point: Super Smash Bros Brawl still isn’t out over here, despite being available in both the US and Japan. If Nintendo released games sooner in Europe, it would certainly decrease the demand for chips to disable the Wii’s region protection. Also, it’s debatable that chipping your machine will result in it becoming a ‘brick’ as it has been reported that resourceful coders have already gotten around the issues created by Mario Kart Wii, mere days after its release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 My friend said this forum was good:- Naughty, naughty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 I would be careful though this was just down the road from me Naughty ! I've bought from him before! Sorry they have! Their Mario Kart runs fine and didn't brick their Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 7 May 2008 Author Share Posted 7 May 2008 Their Mario Kart runs fine and didn't brick their Wii. Really? Nintendo told fibs? Heavens to Betsy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 7 May 2008 Author Share Posted 7 May 2008 Can I just burn ISO's to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 Can I just burn ISO's to work? I've had my previous wii modded and every game worked on it. My mate has modded his with a Pre-soldered Wiiclip and Argon V2 install kit, bought from consoleextreme and every game seems to work on there. I do have a very good iso burner and some very neat wii game copying software, PM me if interested!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 Phube says to burn the iso and to copy back ups you need imgburn (imageburn). Its free. You need good DVD-Rs too. They use Datawrite Greys 8x burnt at 1x (can be 4x) You will also need brickblocker and RegionFrii. The brickblocker removes any system updates from the iso so you cant install USA updates on your Pal Wii. RegionFrii lets you play other region games. Its all explained in the forums I posted above. If you need to know anything more just post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 I've had my previous wii modded and every game worked on it. My mate has modded his with a Pre-soldered Wiiclip and Argon V2 install kit, bought from consoleextreme and every game seems to work on there. I do have a very good iso burner and some very neat wii game copying software, PM me if interested!!! Singh is naughty. I want in on this naughtiness. I have some spare points for an electronics site, I could get a wii, if I did this, anyone recommend a good place to get it chipped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 Singh is naughty.I want in on this naughtiness. I have some spare points for an electronics site, I could get a wii, if I did this, anyone recommend a good place to get it chipped? If your comfortable in opening up your wii, you could easily mod it yourself using a solderless chip. The advantage being that if the chip becomes 'uesless' etc, you can easily remove it upgrade or install another one!! Other wise if your thinking of using a soldered chip, then get it done by a pro, do a google search for a modding, modder in your area!! QUESTION FOR HAIRY, which wii bricking software do you use??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 THEY use This one. Its in French but you cant fail to understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 THEY use This one. Its in French but you cant fail to understand it. Oui, Ollie a merde tete!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 Do you own one? What chip did you get? Why?I tried looking online but the forum I just waded through was full of people like Phube saying how naughty it is to do that and how everyone should buy games. Sheesh! Seeing as my kids have the attention span of fish I have no intention of buying game after game for them. Wouldn't it be cheaper to teach them the value of appreciating something for what it is and making full use of it before discarding it? Useful phrases are... "I want doesn't get!" "You can't always have what you want." "You want the moooooon on a stick!" (whilst holding a large cutout moon on a 4 ft pole) Sorted! Here endeth the lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 Wouldn't it be cheaper to teach them the value of appreciating something for what it is and making full use of it before discarding it?Useful phrases are... "I want doesn't get!" "You can't always have what you want." "You want the moooooon on a stick!" (whilst holding a large cutout moon on a 4 ft pole) Sorted! Here endeth the lesson. No, he's going for the: "kids if you want something, but don't want to pay for it... Just steal it!" Approach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 7 May 2008 Share Posted 7 May 2008 No, he's going for the: "kids if you want something, but don't want to pay for it... Just steal it!" Approach! Thats me boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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