Nintendo Wii Mods

• Nate

  Has anyone out there modded a Wii to play backups?
• dlazz

  I modded mine a long time ago. I ended up selling it though. What questions do you have? I'm pretty sure there are some softmods available now.
• GoChiefs

  

  I modded mine with the 'Twilight Princess' hack.
• Nate

  Anything special to burn the games? What is the easiest/safest softmod? I'm not going to put on my network.
• GoChiefs

  

  Have you updated your Wii at all since you bought it?
• justincredible

  

  Modding your Wii is illegal. I've forwarded your IP addresses to the police.
• Nate

  No, its on its way here. Just purchased.
• Nate

  Justin: you'll be receiving a letter from my attorney on monday.
• justincredible

  

  Keebler wrote: Justin: you'll be receiving a letter from my attorney on monday.

  I lol'd.
• GoChiefs

  

  If you just purchased it I believe my method won't work with that either.
• dlazz

  GoChiefs wrote: If you just purchased it I believe my method won't work with that either.

  I would agree. I chipped mine.
  
  I used one called the Wiikey. It was a "simple" solder, but it took me an hour and a half because I suck at soldering.
  
  Your best bet is to find someone on craigslist to do it for you.
  
  P.S. I wouldn't get a Wiikey, there are other alternatives that are newer/better.
• joebaseball

  

  http://www.wikihow.com/Burn-Wii-Games-to-Disc
• Nate

  joebaseball wrote: http://www.wikihow.com/Burn-Wii-Games-to-Disc

  Have you done this?
• dlazz

  Keebler wrote:

  joebaseball wrote: http://www.wikihow.com/Burn-Wii-Games-to-Disc

  Have you done this?

  If the Wii is brand new it won't work. Newer firmwares patched out the soft-modding, if memory serves me correctly.
• gerb131

  

  I think LJ monitors that forum.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  TTT
• Nate

  dlazz wrote:

  Keebler wrote:

  joebaseball wrote: http://www.wikihow.com/Burn-Wii-Games-to-Disc

  Have you done this?

  If the Wii is brand new it won't work. Newer firmwares patched out the soft-modding, if memory serves me correctly.

  This is correct. I'm looking to trade my new box for an old one now.
• GoChiefs

  

  You also need to watch..if you do buy a game..you are REQUIRED to update your Wii before you can actually play it. I bought the wife that DJ Hero game..and it was a requirement to do the update or the game wouldn't even play.
• Nate

  GoChiefs wrote: You also need to watch..if you do buy a game..you are REQUIRED to update your Wii before you can actually play it. I bought the wife that DJ Hero game..and it was a requirement to do the update or the game wouldn't even play.

  Yeah, I was afraid of that also. I was planning on burning all my games anyways. The firmware isn't the issue with the new boxes. 4.2 is the newest firmware and the hacks I have will work with 4.2, unfortunately, the drive in the new boxes doesn't read DVD burns.
• dlazz

  GoChiefs wrote: You also need to watch..if you do buy a game..you are REQUIRED to update your Wii before you can actually play it. I bought the wife that DJ Hero game..and it was a requirement to do the update or the game wouldn't even play.

  There's a program you can get that strips updates off of the disc.
• MrPoke

  

  Just bought a Wii as well and looking to hack it.
  
  While we are talking mods, anyone know how to mod an original xbox for downloaded movies and emulators?
• Nate

  MrPoke wrote: Just bought a Wii as well and looking to hack it.
  
  While we are talking mods, anyone know how to mod an original xbox for downloaded movies and emulators?

  MrPoke,
  
  If you just bought a brand new one, you will not be able to mod it to play burnts but it will play WADs and emulators. Your best bet is to find someone who is willing to trade you a new Wii for an older Wii. Then it is cake. I can PM you the instructions but its useless with new Wii's.
  
  My old boss was an Xbox hacker like no other. If I was still there, I'd get the info for you. I'm sure it's out there though. Google XBOX as a Media Center.