Nintendo is shipping Wii systems in Australia with a revised DVD drive

[WiiGuy]

Australian Wii Consoles No Longer Susceptible to Modchips
December 11, 2008 at 6:44 PST – Source: WiiNewz
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=17363

Nintendo is shipping Wii systems in Australia with a revised DVD drive that makes them incompatible with all modchips.

Nintendo has thrown a wrench into the modchip industry's plans by releasing an updated revision of their Wii console. Discovered in Australia, the new Wii systems do not support modchips due to changes made to the DVD drive. Specifically, Nintendo has made soldering a modchip into the Wii pointless by altering the controller chip on the optical drive.

Modchip makers do not appear to be daunted by the new drives and are already working on new ways to modify the Wii



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well, i don't see why they don't just activiate the thing. i mean they have it there, my not just give it us.

[Silverhawk79]

So the Wii is basically DVD-compatible, but...not, because Nintendo hasn't activated it yet or whatever.
Ugh, that's so pointless. =/

[Tupin]

It's a constant battle, no matter what Nintendo does, modchip makers will find a way to get around it.

[WiiGuy]

So the Wii is basically DVD-compatible, but...not, because Nintendo hasn't activated it yet or whatever.
Ugh, that's so pointless. =/

correct

[Mario583]

So the Wii is basically DVD-compatible, but...not, because Nintendo hasn't activated it yet or whatever.
Ugh, that's so pointless. =/

correct

Angry Video Game Nerd: ASSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Mystic]

So the Wii is basically DVD-compatible, but...not, because Nintendo hasn't activated it yet or whatever.
Ugh, that's so pointless. =/

This has been known since 2005...