Nintendo Wii modchip arrives ...

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TheGizmo

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Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
uhmm, no idea what it does...haha.

is it worth modding my wii ?

so what.. you didnt read anything? or the replies in this thread?... and also live under a rock? lol

Originally posted by: RaiderJ
As someone who is experienced with modchips, I'm calling BS.

why? whats your reasoning behind this statement
 

purbeast0

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Should have mine hopefully by the end of this week too so I'll let you guys know how it is :)
 

Soybomb

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
i don't even have a wii yet


Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
At the risk of seeming Noobish, what does it do?

lets you play pirated games, it claims. oh, everyone will say 'backups' but we all know you didn't really back that game up.

Have you ever seen what kids do to optical media?
 

funboy6942

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Originally posted by: Soybomb
Originally posted by: ElFenix
i don't even have a wii yet


Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
At the risk of seeming Noobish, what does it do?

lets you play pirated games, it claims. oh, everyone will say 'backups' but we all know you didn't really back that game up.

Have you ever seen what kids do to optical media?

I have 2, 6 and 13, and YES I know what they do and has cost me.
 

Gatecrasher3

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
i don't even have a wii yet


Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
At the risk of seeming Noobish, what does it do?

lets you play pirated games, it claims. oh, everyone will say 'backups' but we all know you didn't really back that game up.

thank you for finally saying it! what do people think, that the cops are going to bust down their door if they say pirated?


anyways guys i have been fallowing mod chips for a long time now and one thing i know for certain is that the first mod chip for a console is always the worst. so waiting a few more months and waiting for a few different models of chips to be produced is a very good idea.
 

waggy

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Originally posted by: funboy42
Originally posted by: Soybomb
Originally posted by: ElFenix
i don't even have a wii yet


Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
At the risk of seeming Noobish, what does it do?

lets you play pirated games, it claims. oh, everyone will say 'backups' but we all know you didn't really back that game up.

Have you ever seen what kids do to optical media?

I have 2, 6 and 13, and YES I know what they do and has cost me.


no doubt.

my 4 yr old has a CD and DVD player. she is pretty rough on the DVD's. after loseing a few i just started makeing copies for her. Of course i also do my best to teach her to treat it right.

she is getting better. she has not ruined any of the new ones she in the last 3 months.
 

Gatecrasher3

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look at my post ^
"i have been fallowing mod chips for a long time now and one thing i know for certain is that the first mod chip for a console is always the worst. so waiting a few more months and waiting for a few different models of chips to be produced is a very good idea."



WHO CALLED IT? ME!!!
 

mugs

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Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: eelw
Will have to pick up a second Wii to mod while leaving one for online play. Also waiting for my R4 Revolution of the DS to ship :)

can you even turn off the wireless? all its gonna take is for your neighbor to install an open wireless router and your wii to automagically connect in the middle of the night and bam!

You have to configure the wireless settings for it to connect.

You can also turn off WiiConnect24.
 

RaiderJ

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Originally posted by: TheGizmo
Originally posted by: RaiderJ
As someone who is experienced with modchips, I'm calling BS.

why? whats your reasoning behind this statement

1) The chip shown is a single IC. Not since the early days of PS1 modchips have they been that simple. A Wii modchip I would imagine will be very similar to GC or even PS2 chips - which means they'll consist of more than a single package. Plus, there should be a way to update the chip!

2) Solder locations 1 & 8 on the diagram both look like ground points, which means whoever created that diagram is a moron.

3) I do a lot of business with www.mod-chip.com, and they have no information on any Wii mod chips.

4) The story submitted to Digg was by a new user, and the website is also new.



EDIT: This looks much more genuine to me.
 

purbeast0

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Looks like this is for real. A 2nd modchip is already in development and will be available pretty quickly after the Wiinja, and it's wireless as well.

Cyclowiz
 
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Originally posted by: purbeast0
Looks like this is for real. A 2nd modchip is already in development and will be available pretty quickly after the Wiinja, and it's solderless as well.

Cyclowiz

1. 404 Solderless Not Found
2. Wow, there's lots of proof, high-quality pics, etc, in that article
3. Did you install your Wiinja and test it?

- M4H
 

RaiderJ

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The Wiinja website is down! Sounds like a guaranteed fake to me. I think the Cyclowiz is due out early February?
 
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Originally posted by: Toastedlightly
Hmm... sounds interesting. I'm going to practice my soldering skills on my friends PS2 to get more songs on GH2, so this sounds like a worthwhile 2nd project.



What's this all about? I'd like to have more GH2 songs.
 

purbeast0

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Looks like this is for real. A 2nd modchip is already in development and will be available pretty quickly after the Wiinja, and it's solderless as well.

Cyclowiz

1. 404 Solderless Not Found
2. Wow, there's lots of proof, high-quality pics, etc, in that article
3. Did you install your Wiinja and test it?

- M4H

Bah I meant wireless. And no I didn't get my Wiinja yet, the guy I'm getting it from said he'll get his lot of 100 of them in at sometime this week, then he can ship it to me.

There isn't going to be "lots of proof" until people start receiving these chips either. Considering vendors haven't gotten their shipments yet, it makes sense that there aren't a lot of people testing these out.
 

Special K

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What exactly are the modchips - EEPROMS, microcontrollers, FPGAs, full/semi-custom VLSI, etc?
 

purbeast0

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Originally posted by: Special K
What exactly are the modchips - EEPROMS, microcontrollers, FPGAs, full/semi-custom VLSI, etc?

I don't know the technical name, but I used to have a PIC programmer that I would program playstation chips with bck in the day. They may be called PIC chips but I'm not sure.

It looks like the Wiinja is basically this chip with a few more legs, so once the code gets released on the net, you iwll see these things VERY cheap, since blank chips are about $1. However I'm sure it will take some time to get out on the net, considering there won't be much money in the market once it does.
 

Kaido

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: Special K
What exactly are the modchips - EEPROMS, microcontrollers, FPGAs, full/semi-custom VLSI, etc?

I don't know the technical name, but I used to have a PIC programmer that I would program playstation chips with bck in the day. They may be called PIC chips but I'm not sure.

It looks like the Wiinja is basically this chip with a few more legs, so once the code gets released on the net, you iwll see these things VERY cheap, since blank chips are about $1. However I'm sure it will take some time to get out on the net, considering there won't be much money in the market once it does.

I just hope this doesn't turn the Wii into another Dreamcast :(
 
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Originally posted by: Kaido
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: Special K
What exactly are the modchips - EEPROMS, microcontrollers, FPGAs, full/semi-custom VLSI, etc?

I don't know the technical name, but I used to have a PIC programmer that I would program playstation chips with bck in the day. They may be called PIC chips but I'm not sure.

It looks like the Wiinja is basically this chip with a few more legs, so once the code gets released on the net, you iwll see these things VERY cheap, since blank chips are about $1. However I'm sure it will take some time to get out on the net, considering there won't be much money in the market once it does.

I just hope this doesn't turn the Wii into another Dreamcast :(

I'd be happy to have another little white console that kicks all kinds of ass, and doesn't complain about backing up my games so that I can fearlessly leave it with my little brother for him to abuse. :p

- M4H
 

fustercluck

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Hope it works as advertised. Anyone good at soldering? That stuff is hard, I might as well try brain surgery.