Nintendo Wii FAQ

[Zorlon]

Anyone can join in this, add questions/answers

Q. Can payed emulation downloads be played while offline (i.e. download then played after you transport the console to another location with no internet)

A. Yes

Q. Can payed emulation downloads be saved to SD (i.e. download SD)

A. Yes

Q. Can payed emulation downloads be shared (i.e. download from SD to PC then uploaded )

A. No (Maybe if they are cracked)

Q. Can GameCube software access the SD port (e.g. Max Drive Pro)

A. Nope no GameCube software can read the SD port on the Wii

Q. What GameCube accessories can not be used with the Wii (e.g. GameBoy Player/BBA/whatever else there may be)

A. Official GameBoy Player, Official BBA, Official Network Apaptor & Official 64K modem can't be used

Q. Is there any of the 3rd Party GC software that will not run correctly (e.g. GCoS)

A. Most can run through certain version of GC Action Replay

Q. How much are the downloads (a range would do)/how many points(a range would do)/how much are the points for each region/country

A. Points cost xxxx for 2000 points
Nintendo Entertainment System from 500 points
PC Engine from 600 points
Sega Megadrive/Genesis from 800 points
Super Nintendo Entertainment System from 800 points
Nintendo 64 from 1000 points

More to be added, just got started with a few off the top of my head.

[Crash]

I really have just one, but I thought, "What the heck, might post it anyway"

Q: Does the WII really have graphics that barely surpass the PS2's graphics?

[Dinosaurman]

Q. Can payed emulation downloads be saved to SD (i.e. download SD)
A. Yes.

Q. Can GameCube software access the SD port (e.g. Max Drive Pro)
A. With an action replay,yes.

Q. What GameCube accessories can not be used with the Wii (e.g. GameBoy Player/BBA/whatever else there may be)
A.Lack of hi speed ports makes this impossoble,no.


Q. How much are the downloads (a range would do)/how many points(a range would do)/how much are the points for each region/country
A.yanksville is:
5 bucks nes games,
64 10 bucks,
tg 16 6 to 8 bucks depending on game,
genisis/megadrive 8 bucks,
I'm not sure but snes is either 6 or 8 bucks.


Q. Can payed emulation downloads be shared (i.e. download from SD to PC then uploaded )
A. Apparently, not as of yet

[Zorlon]

Q. Can GameCube software access the SD port (e.g. Max Drive Pro)
A. With an action replay,yes.

Max Drive Prolly can aswell then, it's a datel product


Thanks for answering my simple Wii Q's Dinosaurman

I will prolly go back and make a huge FAQ once I have my own Wii

There's alot of 3rd party software playin to do

Wii Virtual Console
Compatibility
Due to the DRM/proprietary system, the ROMS from Nintendo's virtual console network will not be copmatible with any other device. In addition, it will not be able to accept the actual original cartridge based ROMs of the NES, SNES and N64, which are the current confirmed libraries available for download.

NES Games

Balloon Fight
Baseball
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Dr. Mario
Duck Hunt
Excitebike
Hogan's Alley
Ice Climber
Ice Hockey
Kid Icarus
Kirby
Kung Fu
Mario Bros.
Mario Open Golf
Metroid
Pinball
Pro Wrestling
Punch Out
RC Pro AM
Soccer
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tennis
Tetris
Urban Champion
Volleyball
Wario's Woods
Yoshi's Cookies
Zelda
Zelda (Adventure of Link)

SNES Games

Battle Clash
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Earthbound
F-Zero
Illusion of Gaia
Killer Instinct
Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby Dream Course
Kirby Super Star
Kirby 3
Pilot Wings
Sim City
Star Fox
Stunt Race FX
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Play Action Football
Super Scope 6
Super Soccer
Super Tennis
Tetris Attack
Tetris 2
Uniracers
Vegas Stakes
Wario's Woods
Yoshi's Hunting
Yoshi's Island
Zelda

N64 Games

1080
Blast Corps
Bomberman 64
Cruisin' USA
Goldeneye
Mario Golf 64
Mario Party 3
Mario Tennis 64
Ogre Battle 64
Paper Mario
Pilot Wings 64
Pokemon Snap
Sin & Punishment
Star Fox 64
Super Mario 64
Wave Race
Yoshi's Story
Zelda

What Nintendo has pledged all of their first party games to this system. It is not known right now how Third Party game makers will be included in this, though it is deifinite some, if not all, will be. The third party makers may possibly make their games a different price.

Suposed Roms set for Wii, though it's been reported as Fake

iND presents,

F-Zero.SNES-VC.NTSC.Wii-iND

Size : 3 487 808 octets
Support : SD Card / Wii
Protection : Nothing

Needed:
- Nintendo Wii
- SD Memory Card
- Saved Channel *Included*

Instructions : Access your SD card and place the file named 'private'
onto the drive. Take the card out of your system and
place it in the Wii. Navigate to your Wii memory management settings
and find the section that is labeled 'Channels'. You will find two tabs
inside, one for your Wii and the other for the SD card. Select the SD
tab and you will find the saved channel present. Copy it to your Wii
and you will be done.


If you enjoy it, purchase it yourself. Wii did!

[Ahkei]

Link Removed... sorry
Wii Virtual Console Hacked
December 11th, 2006 by Armin Siljkovic in Adventure, Online, Hardware, Simulation, Wii, Software
Some hackers have cracked (or some crackers have hacked?) a Wii Virtual console game and posted the torrent on the web. The SNES title F-Zero is first downloaded, then transfered to an SD card, and then to the Wii internal flash storage. It’s the NTSC version of the game, so it’ll only work in the US. You can find the torrent here (make sure you got the original game first, as piracy is bad, in case you didn’t know).

Could you PM me the link to that site plz?

[Zorlon]

It's fake and can be found on a few torrent sites

Thing is it's not hacked, just a Wii download that was torrented... problem is those are tagged to the Wii they are downloaded from

"F-Zero.SNES-VC.NTSC.Wii-iND torrent" in google (without quotes) will give you a few torrents

[Dinosaurman]

If you back up all your VC titles to an sd card and than out the pop the sd into a pc,
its just one big file.

apparently someone was working on a wii point keygen,
but the screenies looked pretty bogus.

[Ahkei]

Some more VC games. (Japan only atm.)

Nintendo has revealed the twelve new Virtual Console Titles to be released in Japan in January 2007, including Mario Kart 64, Kid Icarus, and Zelda II: Link’s Adventure. The list, including prices (100 Wii Points equals $1):

Famicom / Nintendo
Ikki (500)
Ice Climbers (500)
Kid Icarus (500)
Zelda II: Link’s Adventure (500)

Super Famicom / Super Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (900)

Nintendo 64
Mario Kart 64 (1000)

Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
Bonaza Brothers (600)
Gain Ground (600)

PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16
Alien Crush (600)
Moto Roader (600)
R-Type II (600)
Soldier Blade (600)

Source: http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/...rtual-console/

[polokitty]

I really have just one, but I thought, "What the heck, might post it anyway"

Q: Does the WII really have graphics that barely surpass the PS2's graphics?

A: The Wii's graphics are on par with the original xbox, if not a little better.

[Crash]

A: The Wii's graphics are on par with the original xbox, if not a little better.

Ok thanks

[Seraphis Cain]

Actually, I believe Nintendo has said it's roughly 2x the power of the GameCube.

[polobunny]

A: The Wii's graphics are on par with the original xbox, if not a little better.

I would say you're pushing it. The Xbox was capable of 1080i and 720p. SRSLY. Though not alot of games were made, there was some for sure.

[Cyberxion]

If the Wii really is twice as powerful as the GC, and RE4 looked pretty sweet on that, then developers should be able to get some pretty nice graphics out of the thing. It's just a matter of whether or not they'll bother. So far, developers have crapped out some pretty bad looking games. Farcry looked like a fucking N64 game, for fuck's sake.

[Seraphis Cain]

I would say you're pushing it. The Xbox was capable of 1080i and 720p. SRSLY. Though not alot of games were made, there was some for sure.

The Wii is not capable of those display modes, true, but that doesn't mean it's weaker. It's not capable of those because Nintendo chose for it not to be. The Wii, like I and Cyber have already said, has twice the power of the GameCube. Display modes =/= power.

You know what? I don't know why I even bother replying to you anymore when it comes to this.

[Josh]

I would say you're pushing it. The Xbox was capable of 1080i and 720p. SRSLY. Though not alot of games were made, there was some for sure.

What does that have to say about the power of the Wii? Even the PS2 supported 720p and 1080i. Look at Gran Turismo 4.