Help please uk based regarding a japenese version

[matty263]

hi guys this is my first post i really need some advice please i have a pal in china who i am thinking of buying a wii off. and need some clarification

1. would if work in the uk?

2. can i only play japanese games

3. would of need some kind of conversion kit?

4. would it make a big difference from a uk version?

all advice needed please

thanks
matt

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[Byuakuya]

the first problem would be VC games. i am not sure you can access that.

[matty263]

hi thanks for the quick reply what are VC games?

[ottoman]

virtual console games..lol you know like super mario 64 and all that. from the old days of super nintendo and all the other nintendo consoles. you can download them on your wii and play them.

[NextStyler]

Virtual Console Games

[Byuakuya]

sorry i should have been more specific. thanks for the explanation ottoman.

[matty263]

hi guys thanks for that, so would i be able to play all the normal uk games on the console? and would it be difficult to sell if i wanted to get rid of it being a japenese version?

[Byuakuya]

hi guys thanks for that, so would i be able to play all the normal uk games on the console? and would it be difficult to sell if i wanted to get rid of it being a japenese version?

i am not sure if uk games would work i dont think that region is PAL. but i could be wrong. and yes it will be difficult to sell in uk.

[PotatoWedgie]

If your pal's in China and it's a Chinese Wii (is there such a thing?), then it'd only play games released in China. However, I'm pretty sure it's a Japanese Wii, in which case it'd only play games released in Japan.

Mod chips are coming out JUST NOW, but they don't yet have a mechanism for disabling the region lock. You'd have to wait for one of those if you wanted to play UK games on your Wii.

[Byuakuya]

If your pal's in China and it's a Chinese Wii (is there such a thing?), then it'd only play games released in China. However, I'm pretty sure it's a Japanese Wii, in which case it'd only play games released in Japan.

Mod chips are coming out JUST NOW, but they don't yet have a mechanism for disabling the region lock. You'd have to wait for one of those if you wanted to play UK games on your Wii.

yet again a better explanation than mine.