Comments on: Booting up the “Wiiloader”, Japan Edition

By: viper

viper — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:35:28 +0000

the american version of residnt evil: the umbrella chronicles running on a japanese wii also completely switched to the japanese version with a freeloader ver.japan ~(?

By: bp

bp — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:26:10 +0000

Anyone know how to change the US trauma center back to english on the japanese wii?

By: nika

nika — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:05:11 +0000

I keep hearing positive things about the freeloader. maybe I’ll eventually get one, considering that my wii still isn’t accepting all games even though I modded it. (I’ll have to thank super mario galaxy for that…)

By: Melody Kitn

Melody Kitn — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:15:18 +0000

I’m still waiting to see a firmware upgrade and how it affects it, just cause I’m paranoid that way (and cause the paycheck hasn’t arrived). Still, stuff like this is a godsend for me being in the UK but having brought my US Wii. Not being able to play aside from the few games I bought when I first got the system has been maddening. Will be nice to pick up stuff like Brawl and Okami when it’s released here instead of having to import.

By: TacoBeaver

TacoBeaver — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:39:56 +0000

well… cool

By: Daizyujin

Daizyujin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:17:34 +0000

While that is somewhat comforting CRIMExTHINK, it isn’t like it will probably take very long for Nintendo to relock it. Lets face it, with all these firmware updates available for consoles we are at the complete whim of the system maker. Just like the shift to selling half finished games and demanding more money for the missing content (yes sony I am looking at you and Toy Home) great technological advantages are just being used to rip off consumers and make a quick buck this generation. I just hope this don’t tune into a situation like with the PSP where I can’t play a single new game due to not wanting to update the firmware. Of course realistically speaking, I know it will.

By: CRIMExTHINK

CRIMExTHINK — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:50:28 +0000

@People worried about the firmware update : Read this

“â€¢ CODEJUNKIES STAFF HAVE CONFIRMED TO ME, BY PHONE, THAT IF A WII FIRMWARE UPDATE SOMEHOW BLOCKS THE WII FREELOADER, THEY WILL SEND YOU AN UPDATED WII FREELOADER FREE OF CHARGE WHEN ONE IS CREATED, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PROOF OF PURCHASE OF YOUR ORIGINAL COPY OF WII FREELOADER.”

That alone justified ordering one. Oh, that and playing Karous and Shikigami no Shiro III of course

By: Shushu

Shushu — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:42:49 +0000

How did you get a Wii Freeloader Japan version?
I went to the Codejunkies site and I only saw a UK and US version…

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:37:54 +0000

I just got mine tonight too! Ordered it from codejunkies back in the end of Feb.

Unfortunately the Wii import games I ordered haven’t arrived yet, I can’t wait to try out Eyeshield 21 & Dragon Quest Swords. And there’s a high chance I would get the cute “Clean Keeper”

Hopefully the big N wouldn’t void this freeloader w/ another update so soon. I don’t mind getting a 2nd Jpn Wii, my qualm is I want another color other than white.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:23:59 +0000

@CRIMExTHINK - I would e-mail them just to see what’s going on. I actually didn’t get my Freeloader through Datel so I can’t speak on their shipping times.