JackAz says:

No it won't effect your online play!
Where are these bull**** rumours coming from?

The chips are completely undetectable.

06/01/2007 Victoria

hainaku says:

Damn, i never knew that importing a product makes me a spoilt impatient little brat! (i'm 34 and have kids, by the way). A lot of the products we buy everyday is imported anyway.

For the record, my Wii isn't modified and i have no plans on doing it.

However as i mentioned, i have kids who do much damage to everything, including DVDs, CDs, and game discs. It would make perfect sense for me if I could back up all my stuff. I am not made of money, i can't keep buying replacements for each disc that get scratched or damage.

these kinds of arrogant, aggressive and sometimes hostile comments are not the way to put forward your arguments. it's getting too old and tiring.

06/01/2007 Freedom is not free, many have paid for it with their lives...

swiftwilly says:

i know alot of people say they mod their wii's just to play imported games.


yea right? it ALSO allows you to play back up copies. end of story.

06/01/2007 sydney

crazynites says:

swiftwilly said: i know alot of people say they mod their wii's just to play imported games.


yea right? it ALSO allows you to play back up copies. end of story.

Its is legal to back up copies of games you own, get off your high horse, you have no right to tell people what they can & can't do with their own property.

06/01/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

dsreaper says:

god i'm sick of this same argument in these kinds of threads.
it's always the same, He pirates games, he's impatient for importing, die pirates etc etc...**** just let it go.

06/01/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland

hainaku says:

dsreaper said: god i'm sick of this same argument in these kinds of threads.
it's always the same, He pirates games, he's impatient for importing, die pirates etc etc...**** just let it go.

hehehe i guess some people can't let go, dsreaper. as soon as they see a post about anything related to mods and backups, they start posting death wishes and get so worked up. a bit childish really.

06/01/2007 Freedom is not free, many have paid for it with their lives...

Diabollus says:

desi said:

Also, why are we lamenting the death of patience but not the death of the English written language? 'There' is position, 'their' is possessive.

Once again Desi makes me laugh while reading another silly mod arguement.

On the topic, I can only assume that the people trying to kill all the modders have Never EVER downloaded an mp3, made a copy of a mates new cassette (for those old enought to remember cassettes) or cd.. Copied a video tape or DVD. Recorded a tv show of the tele, got on a train or bus without a ticket, littered, J-walked, driven faster than the speed limit, parked in a no-standing zone, abused a fellow school mate for looking differently, watched a movie that was rated at a higher age limit than they are, taken the lords name in vein, thrown popcorn in a cinema, flamed someone, cheated in a game, stolen money off their parents or done anything that is against any rule anywhere.. etc etc etc.. yes I did go on but then so do these anti-modders.

I would have though wishing someone to die is a far greater sin than modding a console.

But this is the internet. It's what happens.

06/01/2007 Ballarat, Victoria

swiftwilly says:

crazynites said:

swiftwilly said: i know alot of people say they mod their wii's just to play imported games.


yea right? it ALSO allows you to play back up copies. end of story.

Its is legal to back up copies of games you own, get off your high horse, you have no right to tell people what they can & can't do with their own property.

funny how you mention property. by burning copies of games i guess your its all very legal.

i am sure EVERYONE goes out mods a wii, buys a real game, burns a copy of that game, then plays the backup game - i mean thats why you buy a modded wii for right?

06/01/2007 sydney

ZOIDBERG says:

HAHAHA no one gets there Wii moded to play back ups of games they own.

Just buy the damn game!

06/01/2007 Planet Earth, New New York

jackoltene says:

why are some people on this site againtest mod chips?

06/01/2007 sydney

jac33au says:

jackoltene said: why are some people on this site againtest mod chips?

because they have never downloaded a mp3 and dont contribute to piracy in any way. That must be why they dont like people exercising their legal right to install a mod chip.

06/01/2007 Hervey Bay, Queensland

dsreaper says:

Diabollus said:On the topic, I can only assume that the people trying to kill all the modders have Never EVER downloaded an mp3, made a copy of a mates new cassette (for those old enought to remember cassettes) or cd.. Copied a video tape or DVD. Recorded a tv show of the tele, got on a train or bus without a ticket, littered, J-walked, driven faster than the speed limit, parked in a no-standing zone, abused a fellow school mate for looking differently, watched a movie that was rated at a higher age limit than they are, taken the lords name in vein, thrown popcorn in a cinema, flamed someone, cheated in a game, stolen money off their parents or done anything that is against any rule anywhere.. etc etc etc.. yes I did go on but then so do these anti-modders.

Kudo's on the effort you put into that list

06/01/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland

crazynites says:

swiftwilly said:

crazynites said:

swiftwilly said: i know alot of people say they mod their wii's just to play imported games.


yea right? it ALSO allows you to play back up copies. end of story.

Its is legal to back up copies of games you own, get off your high horse, you have no right to tell people what they can & can't do with their own property.

funny how you mention property. by burning copies of games i guess your its all very legal.

i am sure EVERYONE goes out mods a wii, buys a real game, burns a copy of that game, then plays the backup game - i mean thats why you buy a modded wii for right?

I dont speak for everyone , I speak for myself , if you had taken the time to read all the posts in this thread you would see I have outlined my reasons for why I intend to mod my Wii soon. You obviously don't have children using your Wii, they can be rough on discs & I have no intention of paying for games twice. I own the games legally therefore I can back them up. Swiftwilly why don't you answer the same questions I asked the Feotoid character earlier in this thread ? I bet you have done something illegal in your life, go take your childish comments & stick them where the sun don't shine.

And Zoidberg, I do own my own games & I am within my rights here in Australia to back them up for my own use.

06/01/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

gokhan says:

What people do with their chip is their own business, the fact of the matter is it is not illegal to chip a Wii, wishing people would die just because they have a chipped Wii is not cool.

06/01/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

JackAz says:

I guess you are wishing death apon people with Region Free DVD Players too?

06/01/2007 Victoria

dsreaper says:

JackAz said: I guess you are wishing death apon people with Region Free DVD Players too?

That's a really good point, I never thought of that...don't forget DS owners, how DARE we have the option of importing!

06/01/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland

smashbro says:

if nintendo are smart they will do this to all future games and teach people not to mod their wiis

06/01/2007 your house.

JackAz says:

THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING.
It's the fact that not all NTSC games are supported by modchips.
What the **** is wrong with you people?

06/01/2007 Victoria

jac33au says:

If nintendo were smart they would not have a region locked console. Then the chip would be 100% illegal. Then they could render the console useless.

06/01/2007 Hervey Bay, Queensland

Diabollus says:

They should just really focus on bringing out games that are worth the price they charge. You can't tell me that Super fruit fall or pinball is worth the $80 they are asking for them.??

Gimmicky things like Guitar hero where you get a cool and necessary accessory are a winner too.

Make people want to buy the original games. Make each game an experience worth buying.

06/01/2007 Ballarat, Victoria

jac33au says:

JackAz said: THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING.
It's the fact that not all NTSC games are supported by modchips.
What the **** is wrong with you people?

lol
JackAz maybe you need to beat it into them?

06/01/2007 Hervey Bay, Queensland

JackAz says:

I certainly will if another person suggests any otheriwse.

06/01/2007 Victoria

dsreaper says:

Now this is interesting, just found this article.

Australia’s High Court has ruled that modifying PlayStations to bypass Sony's regional coding mechanism does not violate the country’s copyright laws.

The judges, according to the Associated Press, decided that while pirating a game is one thing, playing an otherwise legit game using a mod chip is another, opening the way for Aussies to buy in games from cheaper markets to play on their Sony Australia machines. They also found that Sony’s regional coding did not qualify as a technological protection measure, and also said that regional coding restricted competition and consumer rights.

Full article:
www.theregister.co.uk/

See companies trying to block chips are restricting fair competition and my right as a consumer to choose where my software comes from.

06/01/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland

JackAz says:  

Thursday 6th October 2005

Nice.

06/01/2007 Victoria

dsreaper says:

Old I know, but this is from the case that everyone likes to speak of but never really knows what exactly went down...least now we have a better idea.

06/01/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland