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DVDBack23 @ Jun 06, 2007 12:00 | 39 comments

Late last month we reported that mod-resistant Nintendo Wii consoles had hit Japanese retail outlets in an effort to curb piracy. Now it seems that those same consoles are making their way to North American shelves.

Although Nintendo hasn't done much in terms of changing the hardware, they have made the PCB connections alot harder to interface with the current generation of mod chips. The three pins that are currently used by mod chips are physically cut making it almost impossible to modify the new consoles.

Many modders from forums around the net have purchased the new consoles to see what they are up against. Many have concluded that this round of consoles is just temporary until Nintendo can release a completely new chip set that will make it completely impossible to modify.

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Comment by: WierdName (Jun 06, 2007 21:23)

This is quite retarded if you ask me because all they did was throw down the gauntlet and now the hackers will come running for the challenge.

Comment by: limelight (Jun 06, 2007 22:45)

Letter from Nintendo:

"We are proud to announce our "modproof" Wii. This will prevent hackers from using modch-[long pause] ...what...? Whaddya mean its already cracked!! We havent even released it yet! SOB!! You gotta be ****** kidding me!"

Comment by: WierdName (Jun 06, 2007 22:48)

Originally posted by limelight:
Letter from Nintendo:

"We are proud to announce our "modproof" Wii. This will prevent hackers from using modch-[long pause] ...what...? Whaddya mean its already cracked!! We havent even released it yet! SOB!! You gotta be ****** kidding me!"

Amusing but wouldnt that be a press release/address thing instead of a letter?

Comment by: duckNrun (Jun 07, 2007 03:50)

gawd... dremmeling into a chip to access the cut feet to resolder them.

looks like the mouse just got better before the better mousetrap became mainstream!

pmsl

Comment by: scott2k7 (Jun 07, 2007 04:21)

cant ya just get a bit of pcb board like the old wii and attach it to the bit cut out then put the chip on

Comment by: spydah (Jun 07, 2007 08:26)

Yeah this is definitely a publicity stunt to get more people to get a Wii. Means more money for them in the end. If more regular people and people they consider hackers, piraters or whatever buys a Wii for this challenge it keeps them ahead in the game system wars for the time being.

Comment by: eandtc (Jun 07, 2007 11:22)

Quote:
This is quite retarded if you ask me because all they did was throw down the gauntlet and now the hackers will come running for the challenge.

This statement was made for the benefit of the content-providers, not the end user.

Comment by: eiffel65 (Jun 07, 2007 11:36)

Originally posted by mglez86:
well, like they said, it's already posible, i am surprised that all those who love wii are not mad now, well, brings me back to my point that those who hate on a console don't do it because they know about it, but because they want to feel like the one they do have was the right choice. well, i'll just go play super mario on nintendo x_x

Not only that, but it's a possibility that they may end up shelling out more money just for it to be mod-resistant.

Comment by: SProdigy (Jun 07, 2007 11:56)

Originally posted by spydah:
Yeah this is definitely a publicity stunt to get more people to get a Wii. Means more money for them in the end. If more regular people and people they consider hackers, piraters or whatever buys a Wii for this challenge it keeps them ahead in the game system wars for the time being.

I don't think the Big N is having a problem with selling the Wii though...

Comment by: spydah (Jun 07, 2007 12:39)

That may be true now but in a few months when all the systems are pushing to make their holiday sales this could change. Now I still believe by next year the Wii will start to fall back due to people wanting more and the Wii is already giving its customers the more now. Its only so much you can do with a system thats already pushing its maxed output. Oh and I know the loyal Nintendo peeps gonna have something else to say but hey the whole thing about being in competition is to never show your hand to early so keep a look out for the consoles.

Comment by: SProdigy (Jun 07, 2007 13:31)

Yeah, I'll have to defend that. It's not like Nintendo is holding back consoles, since they're putting out more in sales each month more than the last. As for showing their hand first, we have yet to see Mario and Metroid, which looks like they will land just in time for the holiday battle. With Halo coming out for 360, I'm interested in seeing what Sony has to counter, now that MSG4 is pushed back to 08

Comment by: SilvaJDS (Jun 07, 2007 13:36)

if hacker and modder buy this for new challenge
then there gonna sell more wiis whch means nintendo is still winning the war lol??

Comment by: windsong (Jun 07, 2007 13:37)

Quote:
This statement was made for the benefit of the content-providers, not the end user.

They're called "developers". Not "content providers".

Comment by: iking (Jun 07, 2007 16:47)

damn i got one of this consoles. i brought to a guy that does modding and he said he couldnt do it. i just got my wii last week. hopefully they come up with something.

Comment by: eandtc (Jun 07, 2007 18:40)

Get over it, windsong.

Comment by: gozilla (Jun 08, 2007 04:37)

Quote:
completely impossible to modify

how many times have we heard this statement before?

Comment by: georgeluv (Jun 08, 2007 09:35)

wow lets give game developers EVEN MORE reason to focus on the Wii and keep ps3 on the back burner. man the ps3 launch went sooo bad and it dosnt look like its getting better :(

Comment by: voxaryx (Jun 08, 2007 10:21)

Ahaha. I totally read it as mud-proof Wiis. I click on the link, expecting to see a photo of a rubberized, off-roading Wii, but it's just some junk about modding. Why would anyone bother? There are hardly any games yet worth buying, let along taking the effort and risk of stealing.

Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jun 08, 2007 16:13)

Originally posted by georgeluv:
wow lets give game developers EVEN MORE reason to focus on the Wii and keep ps3 on the back burner. man the ps3 launch went sooo bad and it dosnt look like its getting better :(

was the 360 any better off its first year? the PS3 is a ulgy duckling once Sony knocked 100 off it and more game trickle to it it will becoem the next dream cast........hey the DC was a great system :P

LOL

bad bad bad

Comment by: Chanta (Jun 08, 2007 16:33)

Yeah, defenitly a publicity stunt!
I dont have mine yet :( been waiting on it for a while now but its kinda hard in Latin America. Did you know that a STANDARD Wii console in Latin America costs around $430!! STANDARD!! NO BUNDLE OR ANYTHING!! IT DAMN WELL BETTER NOT BE MOD PROOF!! Anyway outbursts aside, has anyone played like old ROM backups on a Wii successfully?

Comment by: diableria (Jun 08, 2007 18:28)

its about time till they hack it again, stop being greedy nintendo

Comment by: jakewash (Jun 12, 2007 14:54)

Originally posted by diableria:
its about time till they hack it again, stop being greedy nintendo

UMMM....that's why they are in business to make as much money as possible, it's not greed when in a business enviroment. It just sucks to be a consumer.

Comment by: djs2 (Jun 12, 2007 21:09)

I got one of those this weekend and had it modded yesterday. He just chipped the chip back far enough to find the missing 3 legs to grab on to.

Comment by: Unfocused (Jul 26, 2007 23:31)

Is it possible to make a mod-proof system?

Comment by: ZippyDSM (Jul 27, 2007 12:31)

Originally posted by Unfocused:
Is it possible to make a mod-proof system?

sale the PS3 at 1G a pop then no one will want it....hehehehehe

but really is its made it can be hacked

FIGHT THE M.A.F.I.A.A.