*UPDATE* On Wii ModChips

[TexasDudeUSA]

Alright so here's the deal. I've been searching for chips for a few months and here is the current info:

CycloWiz: Certain (or all) companies have dropped this modchip...interesting.

WiiKey: Finally is in stores and looks a whole lot better than the CycloWiz but is mainly pre-order.

Wiinja Deluxe: Still available but after they made their first chip non-upgradeable, I can't trust the next chip from them.

With these in mind, which one is the best?

 

[Wii_Smurf]

I don't care about Modchips but it's not my choice what YOU do.

But im not mean and I don't just go around moaning about people choosing to use Modchips:

so to answer you question, out of that list It'd go for Wiikey, Get your preorder down and wait it out dude.

 

[captainff]

i've seen somewhere that the makers of the Wiinja have confirmed it doesn't work with certain disk drives, and that all series 1 chips are the same.....

Even if you do successfully mod your Wii, as long as it is connected to the net all Nintendo have to do is download a firmware update to stop the chip functioning. Still interested?

me, i'd rather not take a soldering iron to my Wii, knowing that whatever i do could be bypassed in an update....

 

[Bulldogxx831]

But what about updateable chips. Same thing. And yea i would go with the WIIKey too.

 

[Bryan_]

I have a CycloWiz and it works fine.

 

[TexasDudeUSA]

You have a CycloWiz? Who did you get it from and how is it? (Other than it works fine)

 

[Bryan_]

Yeah, I ordered it from www.modchipstore.com and it works exactly as it's advertised to. It plays backups of other games, it plays GC backups and homebrew. Which is all I use it for.

I've never soldered anything before in my life, so it was kind of scary taking apart my Wii and working with that tiny ass chip. I broke open an alarm clock and soldered a wire back together that I pulled out. My hands are really shakey.

 

[PtonJalken]

1st one seems best.

modchips can rott in hell tho. but power to ya.

 

[JD1]

go with the WiiKey bro wait it out its worth it..:thumbsup:

 

[dds]

wouldnt the ultimate solution be a boot disc, something like the had with the original play station. You would load the disc in first, it would read, take it out, and but in the back up

 

[JD1]

currently there are some people that are workin on making linux to work as a channel on the wii :aureola: (not me :smilewinkgrin: ) but anyways when it works the power this little machine will have will be great there will be working imulators from different systems and u can just put roms in instread of buying them through the online store.

 

[Farid]

omn friday i`m modding my wii and because that here in chile the game cost the double than in USA or any other country for example ZELDA TP 40-50 bucks USA here ZELDA TP 100 bucks this sucks >_>

 

[JerrodDRagon]

I'll get one When its lets me play DVDs and import Wii games