First Wii Mod Chip Shipping Out 58
Via Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog, and their commentary on the device, a review of the first Wii mod chip at the MaxConsole site. The review offers step-by-step instructions for putting it in place, and then rates the resulting options opened up by the device. Most interestingly the chip is apparently updateable via a DVD, allowing for new functionality to be released for as time goes on. At $50 and with just a little soldering to get in place, the Wii CycloWhiz sounds like a great deal for anyone looking to do some outside-the-box thinking with Nintendo's console.
Unfortunatly (Score:2, Insightful)
Hopefully a *>Pal Chip will come soon...
I love the smell of BIAS in the morning (Score:5, Insightful)
Also Firmware upgrades via DVD was supposedly added to the CycloWiz [cyclowiz.com] at the last minute, you're right on your other accounts though.
Re:Updateable via DVD? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Custer's Revenge (Score:4, Insightful)
Surely the same could be said for DVD players though?
Seriously though, copy protection is there to stop piracy. Mod chips are there to aide piracy. All this bullshit about "backups" or imports etc., is simply that - bullshit. While there may be people who actually do play backups, it's pretty clear what the vast, vast majority are sold for.
I wonder if Nintendo and MS wouldn't be better off doing what Sony did and dropping regional controls altogether. It's one less excuse for modchip makers to hide behind. That's probably one good reason Sony did it in fact.
Re:Fact check: summary, articles all inaccurate (Score:3, Insightful)