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I heard on AOTS a couple days ago that someone has crack the encryption/coding of the Nintendo Wii games. But what does this mean? Is it now possible to rip and burn a copy of your Wii games just like you would a CD or DVD? Or can you download and burn games people have already ripped? Or do would you need a special chip installed like those XBox 1 cheaters?Stupid, little, flying, super-speeding kids with no lifes! Probably throw their Wiimotes at the TV too b/c they're hands are too slippery from playing their special XXX edition of Madden.

This may be good or bad. Sure you'll be able to burn very cheap games for your Wii, but what if Nintendo decided to put even tougher encryption on future titles and raises the prices of those games to match the 360 and PS3 to compensate for the extra cost.


I also heard somewhere that Nintendo will be introducing a new and improved Wiimote. I heard earlier that a Wii with DVD playback was in the works, but nothing about a new Wiimote. I've been a Nintendo fan since the beginning, but I'm really starting to dislike them releasing the "Beta" versions of the there system, then release a better final version later on. It's like if Hasbro were to release 1 figure and then rerelease it later with a better color scheme....

I heard the new Wii that comes with DVD playback would be Japan only. Or are Nintendo America etc now releasing a wii with DVD playback?

I wonder what this new Wii-mote can do? Maybe it will do what people thought the sensor bar would originally. Depth perception etc.

Yeah I'm also sick of all this Here's the console and then 6 months later releasing it again with features it should have had in the first place.

the purifyer wrote:Yeah I'm also sick of all this Here's the console and then 6 months later releasing it again with features it should have had in the first place.

That's one of the reasons why it's not too bright to buy a console at launch.

it wouldnt matter to me if the wii has a dvd feature built into it cuz i have 4 dvd players in my house

Alright, here's the deal as I understand it. There is going to be a DVD movie capable version of the Wii. However, it is, as of now, Japan only. It was originally announced as Japan only, briefly was considered for a US release, and then went right back to being Japan only. Honestly, I'm not that surprised, they did the same thing with the Gamecube, look up the Panasonic Q.

As for the revised Wiimote, my guess is either improved innards or it's going to be for the DVD movie capable version and have DVD player buttons on it. Or, this whole rumor about a new Wiimote could be false or misinterpreted, they did already alter the design slightly with the revised wrist straps after all.

Last I heard, the Wii is already capable because it uses a DVD-ROM as it's disc drive, just doesn't have the software to run DVD movies. (Like a PC. It has the drive, and capability, but without a decoder/program such as WinDVD, PowerDVD, etc it cannot play them back.)

I had heard they were going to be using WinDVD as the official DVD program and you could get it from the shopping channel on Wii or they'd include it with newer models.

Either way, I'm sure that sucker could be hacked and converted over. Someone with patience will figure it out.

Is anybody really suprised that this system is getting an upgrade after launch? The GBA's been doing it for years. First the standard...then the fliptop front-lighted version, then the backlit SP with a brighter screen.....not to mention the off-to-the-side GBA micro. Not to mention, how many color schemes have the 'cube, GBASP, & DS gone through after the initial 1 color?

the next big US wii launch..

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SHINY BLACK!!!

that kinda sounds familar, oh ya.. The DS did that as well.. Im waiting for VC games to be cracked.. Then Ill finally be able to play all those ROMS on a actual system (that is if you dont count my Myth box)

Why does it matter if it has a DVD feature? IT'S A VIDEO GAME SYSTEM

That's all it should have to do.

Nemesis Cyberplex wrote:Is anybody really suprised that this system is getting an upgrade after launch?

Nope

Thats why i wait till getting a Nintendo console, they always upgrade it later on, or its released with more stuff, and is normally a bit cheaper that the first release.

To be honest i'm not to fussed, though i was stoked cause the Wii was just a nice simple gaming device, not like the PS3 or 360, both try to pack as much into themselves as possible.

And i doubt a DVD player on the Wii will be much use to me, i don't think it would be able to play multi region DVDs, and thats no use to me since i have some US DVDs!