I have a japanese wii which has the chip - do you know how i can change the language?

Hi, i was wondering whether this worked for you in the end, only my wii is in
japenese and I am unable to access the language screen which people had suggested to you, any ideas?

I have a Japanese moded version of Wii and I see the games in English. I figured out the menus by downloading English manuals and yes a lot of trial and error. I'm having problems however accessing the settings menu. An error page comes out saying I can't access a web page with Opera software with a Japanese web site link on the page. Does anybody have the same problem?

Just recently bought the Umbrella Chronicals... like a proper legit version from a store, but because I have a Jap Wii the text appears in Japanese.
I took it back thinking there may have been a fault but the guys there were baffled and put it down to my console being foreign.
So, just to clarify... there's no solution to the seeming, 'set in stone', language for us Jap Wii owners?
I read about extra chips or patches that could be added to alter it, have I read complete bull or am I on to something?

Ashleigh
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this is exactly the same that i get when i try to goto the settings page ...

I've just spent the last hour or so trying to find info about "wii" because I want to buy one but I too live in Japan and while my Japanese isn't bad orally and basic reading writing wise, Kanji... come on.
I did find this handy site though that has a pdf version of the wii menu-walkthrough.
http://www.play-gadgets.com/2007/05/...-nintendo-wii/

Really want to get it in English though, Anyone with the Japanese version, is it really worth the hassle to get an English version shipped here? Just your opinion please.

Hello all, I am also in Japan and have a Japanese Wii but of course I understand and read Japanese. This thread seemed very interesting, especially reading about so many who bought a Japanese Wii but did not know how to use it or read Japanese. I think everyone knows by now but the Japanese Wii does not have a language change option. Also, games will of course be completely in Japanese and you cannot play games in English without breaking the Wii and modding it. How come so many were interested in buying a Japanese Wii if they were not sure they could play it? Seems to be a waste of time or money as well as plenty of headaches . To the above poster, I would recommend importing a Wii if you cannot understand Japanese so you can enjoy the games completely. The problem is that as of now there is a large Wii shortage almost everywhere in the world but Japan so you might have to wait a while for a good price.

Also as a cool piece of information, some game companies are beginning to package and release dual language versions of games here in Japan. For example the latest Japanese game 逆転裁判 (Ace Attorney overseas) for the Nintendo DS comes with the Japanese and English version.


Just to clariy the earlier posted e-mail from Nintendo, it simply says Japanese Wii consoles are made for sale and use in Japan and therefore menus are only displayed in Japanese. ユーソーセクシ様 is the original sender`s name. I'm not sure what nationality the name Yuusousekushi is though .