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Dela @ Mar 27, 2007 12:40 | 16 comments

Nintendo has altered the hardware components of new Wii units in an attempt to block the use of currently available modchips that enable users to play copied games. The new units are part of a new shipment of Wiis and contain an altered circuit layout that makes modification much more difficult than with the earlier versions of the console.

Sources noted that attempting to modify the newer consoles with the older modchips will most likely lead to damage. However, new generation modchips for the Wii may become available within a month of the newer Wiis hitting the streets. Services that offer Wii modification said it's likely that Nintendo will adopt BGA (ball grid array) IC packaging to prolong the time needed to develop new modchips by about four months.

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have all altered the circuitry of their consoles before to combat against modding.

Source:

DigiTimes

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Comment by: eiffel65 (Mar 27, 2007 12:49)

They dare take the joy of modding a console from gamers and modders?!?! Boycott!!!

Comment by: Allegro1 (Mar 27, 2007 13:06)

Boycott?
I'll bet even money that sales will rise among modders who see this as a new challenge. Sort of like advertising something is "hack proof" only mkes it more appealing to hackers.

Comment by: eiffel65 (Mar 27, 2007 13:46)

Originally posted by Allegro1:
Boycott?
I'll bet even money that sales will rise among modders who see this as a new challenge. Sort of like advertising something is "hack proof" only mkes it more appealing to hackers.

True, true. What do we do then? Screw Wii? I never had one, and I will certainly not get one, especially now.

Comment by: imnomyth (Mar 27, 2007 13:51)

Seriously though, once a console is modded, most gamers with a mod cease to purchase games. So if you're a modder and you boycott Nintendo, you're not hurting them at all.

Comment by: shiroh (Mar 27, 2007 13:53)

its a losing battle....

Comment by: eiffel65 (Mar 27, 2007 14:16)

Originally posted by imnomyth:
Seriously though, once a console is modded, most gamers with a mod cease to purchase games. So if you're a modder and you boycott Nintendo, you're not hurting them at all.

Yeah, but it will cut sells for their games, and maybe stop completely.

Comment by: Gradical (Mar 27, 2007 15:15)

Sources noted that attempting to modify the newer consoles with the older modchips will most likely lead to damage

hahahaha this is so funny it totally makes me remembre of the cps2 suicide boards, wich if you tried to dumo it completely burned the chips, still somehow with a lot of witchcrafting and demon summonings they figured it out

maybe its time for them to bring out the big weapons and start equiping wiis with teaser guns so if you try to open it, it completely stuns you

cobras are more effective but there is that little feeding problem
and cyborg cobrass would most certainly rise production costs so theyd have to cut the backwards compatibility and the pricetag would be around 599 usd
hahahahhahaa

Comment by: tefarko (Mar 27, 2007 16:24)

a mod chip doesn´t mean piracy only... it means the hability to play back-ups of legal (and expensive) games too...

maybe if they offered free replacement of scratched or destroyed game disks people wouldn´t need the mod...

Comment by: ZippyDSM (Mar 27, 2007 18:29)

eiffel65
calmness,think of it this way the older ones will be cheaper so buy a used unit save 70$ and buy a chip for it :3

Comment by: j2huggar (Mar 27, 2007 21:10)

Wonder if the first and second gen chips are going to go down in price due to this.

Comment by: ZippyDSM (Mar 27, 2007 21:15)

Originally posted by j2huggar:
Wonder if the first and second gen chips are going to go down in price due to this.

it takes 2-6 months for it to the main reason being stocks the newer revisions take some time to become the only "new" console available.

Comment by: eiffel65 (Mar 28, 2007 17:01)

Originally posted by ZIppyDSM:
eiffel65
calmness,think of it this way the older ones will be cheaper so buy a used unit save 70$ and buy a chip for it :3

Never thought of it, that way... and by the way, I am calm. Well, now I am.

Comment by: ZippyDSM (Mar 28, 2007 17:05)

eiffel65
hehehehe buying 2nd hand is fun :3

Comment by: spydah (Mar 28, 2007 21:34)

I can see it now Nintendo chasing modders down with the nun chuck controller/ bumcake thrasher whathaaaaaaaaa!!! lol

Comment by: diableria (Mar 31, 2007 12:21)

haha no matter what they do they wont stop us from buying modded consoles. so get over it, i personally spend my money on modded consoles and blank dvds.

Comment by: ZippyDSM (Mar 31, 2007 12:33)

Originally posted by diableria:
haha no matter what they do they wont stop us from buying modded consoles. so get over it, i personally spend my money on modded consoles and blank dvds.

and the internet :P