Wifi USB Connector for NDS, will it work with Wii?

gamechaser001 · 12-27-2006, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by pizzaluvr

yes it will work, 802.11b/g is the same no matter what is sending it out(power aside)

That is incorrect, well, it is correct, all routers from Linksys to Apple's Airport will connect to anything with a 802.11B/G/A network card/connection, the Nintendo Wi-Fi dongle is different though, it is only compatible with Nintendo products, if it was compatible with anything Wi-Fi compatible, I would buy thousands of them.

The Nintendo Wi-Fi is compatible with the Wii, but I would highly suggest to go with a wireless router, while they are more expensive, they work with everything with a Wi-Fi card, if you get the Nintendo Wi-Fi dongle, it won't be compatible with computers or other consoles and handhelds like the PSP or XBOX 360

Yellow_Wii · 12-27-2006, 09:48 PM

nice i am about to get this one just making sure for final that, that WILL work on my wii

http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-Access-P.../dp/B000BVAPFI

Klywak · 12-27-2006, 10:06 PM

Yes it works, It does for me, Just connect your Wii like you do to your DS, it works the same way.

Yellow_Wii · 12-27-2006, 10:10 PM

ok cool thanks mate, i just ordered it and its coming on the 4th of july

also its free until july 07 and then you have to pay, well thats what i heard anyway ?

Goots · 12-28-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Wii

ok cool thanks mate, i just ordered it and its coming on the 4th of july

Dude, you ordered something today and it's not coming till 4th July ??

What the hell ??

sachoben · 12-28-2006, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by gamechaser001

if it was compatible with anything Wi-Fi compatible, I would buy thousands of them.

Do you think it is only a matter of software restrictions? The hardware itself could be compatible with anything, but Nintendo locks it with their software driver, to avoid royalty fees I guess. So in theory someone could write another driver for it and we would have a cheap Wi-Fi access point.

It's the same thing with the DVD playback of the Wii, the hardware is there, but Nintendo blocked the playback of DVDs to avoid royalty fees. So again someone could hack an hombrew firmware update to allow DVD playback on the Wii.

Goots · 12-28-2006, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sachoben

It's the same thing with the DVD playback of the Wii, the hardware is there, but Nintendo blocked the playback of DVDs to avoid royalty fees. So again someone could hack an hombrew firmware update to allow DVD playback on the Wii.

I think it's more than likely an idea of Nintendo's to offer an "unlock" feature to add DVD support once the Wii is properly established. Of course this "unlock" will come in the form of a Wii channel, no doubt chargeable.

Klywak · 12-28-2006, 02:05 AM

I think it will be a channel, but to make it more easy, and make it more popular, it might be a free download and you can just run it free, with no paying.

Who knows where we go from here. Certainly not me..

ericlewis91 · 12-28-2006, 02:08 AM

does it work with pcs or macs...to hook to internet

Klywak · 12-28-2006, 02:10 AM

That im not sure of, you will have to find out for yourself.

Hmm, it says NINTENDO .. Wi-Fi.. so probably not...

Im sure Wii is goin to become a drug...

IM A WII USER!!!.. xD

gamechaser001 · 12-30-2006, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sachoben

Do you think it is only a matter of software restrictions? The hardware itself could be compatible with anything, but Nintendo locks it with their software driver, to avoid royalty fees I guess. So in theory someone could write another driver for it and we would have a cheap Wi-Fi access point.

It's the same thing with the DVD playback of the Wii, the hardware is there, but Nintendo blocked the playback of DVDs to avoid royalty fees. So again someone could hack an hombrew firmware update to allow DVD playback on the Wii.

Both are incorrect, the restrictions for the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection is not only for the software, but the hardware sends a different frequency, making the hardware itself incompatible, if the dongle was compatible for normal access point use, somebody would alredy of made the software, and if that happened, more people would buy a Nintendo Wi-Fi dongle instead of a wireless router and just keep a desktop running, like I said before, if that was the case, I would buy billions of them, there is hardware compatibility

As for the Wii DVD player thing, it's true that the Wii already has the hardware to play DVDs/CDs (it can't play CDs either), but if what I hear is true, the only reason why they did not add a CD/DVD player in the launch model is because they wanted to get people to buy the console next year, so they will add the DVD/CD player next year

ericlewis91 · 12-30-2006, 09:23 PM

there is hacks to make it reach farther?

Jacobedge · 01-17-2007, 08:42 PM

Does anyone else have the wifi max adapter for the ds because i recently bouht it and am having trouble connecting it to my ds never mind my wii can anyone help???????? I need help to connect it to both consoles (DS and wii)

klepto · 01-17-2007, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jacobedge

Does anyone else have the wifi max adapter for the ds because i recently bouht it and am having trouble connecting it to my ds never mind my wii can anyone help???????? I need help to connect it to both consoles (DS and wii)

i have the wifi max and my wii connects fine. so does anything else that I want to connect to it (PSP, laptops, etc) did you turn the security settings on?