I know nothing about Wii modding, so...

[The Almighty MegaMan]

Hello lovely people, how are you?

Today this silly man who comes up with silly questions has something to ask.

I know virtually nothing about Wii modding. I've heard about a blue Wii released a short time ago up there in the US where you live.
There's a guy here who's going to sell the one he's got. Point is, it's new. Can it be flashed/chipped/made so that it reads games off a flash memory or hard drive or SD? How?

Do the new models have any disadvantages over the older ones?

Spoiler warning:

I'm fairly sure this has been asked before, but I can't find any related thread, so...

Also, wow guys, only 100 dollars. I'm so jealous :/

[Darklinky]

You WILL be able to mod the new blue wii but you will have to Load games from a USB or A Hard Drive.

You will just have to mod it like any other WII.

Gimme a holla if ya need any help im getting quite apt at Softmodding.

[The Almighty MegaMan]

You WILL be able to mod the new blue wii but you will have to Load games from a USB or A Hard Drive.

You will just have to mod it like any other WII.

Gimme a holla if ya need any help im getting quite apt at Softmodding.

HOLY SHIT LINKY, THAT WAS THE FASTEST REPLY I'VE EVER GOTTEN

Anyway, thanks. If I get it I'll shout to you.

[Darklinky]

Not a problem Buddy

[The Almighty MegaMan]

Oh, one more question.
Since your guide doesn't mention it...
What about connecting it to the internet? Does the Wii have a paranoid mode/permaupdate like the 360/PS3 do?

Anything I can't do?

And do chips have any sort of advantage over softmodding?

Spoiler warning:

And a special bonus stupid question - It won't have any issues with Gamecube ISOs, right? That's a deal breaker.

[Zorlon]

The first thing I would do is block auto updates and disc updates via BootMii if I remember correctly along with tons of other options like silly lil hacks that let you move the disc channel ect...


The thing is fine going online after those are blocked

Not looked at linky's guide as of yet... not had the time

Mod chips have no real advantage, the only one that does is one that lets you run GameCube software via USB aswell as Wii software that works great from a softmod, though nowerdays even GameCube software can be achieved from USB through the softmod (though there is a trick to it)

I already answered the hidden Q though I don't remember what the chip is called I just have a softmod (I still have a GameCube though and my Wii is the first model that can read DVD+R's of GameCube software)

I'm on collecting the full Wii US set plus a couple of PAL games that never hit the US, already got over 1TB though not that much interest in Cube games (I own the ones I realy like playing) things are still developing on the Wii so there may be a simple way to run GameCube software from usb at some point

[Darklinky]

Oh, one more question.
Since your guide doesn't mention it...
What about connecting it to the internet? Does the Wii have a paranoid mode/permaupdate like the 360/PS3 do?

Anything I can't do?

And do chips have any sort of advantage over softmodding?

Spoiler warning:

And a special bonus stupid question - It won't have any issues with Gamecube ISOs, right? That's a deal breaker.

Yeah Wii has

"Wii Connect 24" Which is the always online mod.
But after using priiloader that blocks ALL disc and net updates.

I also have a guide on this site for playing GC games Thru SD card

[luffy4]

http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...s-from-a-dvd-r this old thread will help

[Darklinky]

http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...s-from-a-dvd-r this old thread will help

http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...to-Wii-Hacking.

Guide on how to hack is above and how to play GC games is below

http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...ght=playing+gc

[Zorlon]

http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...s-from-a-dvd-r this old thread will help

No help at all for the New Wii the OP is asking for

[Darklinky]

No help at all for the New Wii the OP is asking for

I said that then deleted it coz didnt want to seem rude lol

[Zorlon]

I can get away with it

though nothing ment by it just a reminder to try and read the original question

[The Almighty MegaMan]

Thanks Linky & Zorlon.
One last question: The GC ISO part, as I have said, is a deal breaker. I've read in the thread Jack linked me to that precisely, one of the games I want most had problems. Has that been solved? Is compatibility with GC games 100%?

And your GC-on-a-SD-card guide says that I'll need an original Wii/GC game. Any one will do or does it have to be a particular title?
Thanks a million

[Zorlon]

You can't do what Jack linked anyway

The Disc channel hack and Cube loader I have not found a game that did not run with one or the other but as I said you can't use those, the new model Wii's can't read games from home burned DVD media

Thats any game will do for SD loading, official media just needs to be in the Wii drive

[Darklinky]

GC From is not 100% by any means but many many games work fine.
It may be a help what game you are wanting to try and i can check for you.
I have plenty GC games lol