If you have a Wii maybe you're familiar with modding or mod chips that allow you to play copied and imported games on your Wii console. If so you may be aware of the ongoing debate. To mod or not to mod that is the question is'nt it. May be I can provide some pros and cons of modding your Wii. First of all I pesonally haven't heard of anyone getting banned for playing a modded Wii online. Currently you can use a modded Wii online no problem but there is no telling when Nintendo will roll out an update and mass-ban modded consoles. Some modchips have an 'off' setting so you can go online with legit games but there is no telling what method they will use to detect mods.
PROS
- there are modchips that can be turned "off "
- as of now nintendo has not banned any one so far
- you can play imported games
- you can play copied games
- enable the use of homebrews
CONS
- possibly getting banned by nintendo
- bricking your console
- copyright laws
- keeping up with what games you can play with a mod chip and which games you can not
- every time nintendo updates it's firmware the chip may or may not continue to work
Bottom Line :
You mod your wii at your own risk just ask some xbox 360 owners that were banned by microsoft for using modded xbox 360s online. I don't know what method they used but the xbox 360 mod chip was a firmware modchip that could be detected by microsoft. But the wii mod chip is a drive modchip that supposedly transmit the data to the Wii in a way that the Wii reads it as being an official disc. That being said could Nintendo find out if your Wii has a modchip, probably. All they have to do is put one into a console and see how to detect it and then go hunting.The real question is rather, would they? The only argument suggesting Nintendo could do anything right now, is they could in fact track NTSC consoles playing PAL games or visa versa. So if you really want to mod your wii i'm certain there are plenty of places to do so but the best and legal way of playing copied games is to get some kind of software like Game Copy Pro like I do, then that way you don't need a mod chip anyway and you don't have to worry about when Nintendo starts craking down you wont get banned. Suggestions or comments are welcome.
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