then just go into the Wii Options and set country to any of those in Americas (North, South, Central)... some people prefer Brazil from start to end LOL

i personally set it to United States and only switch to Brazil when necessary...


This post has been edited by yangkuo: Jan 29 2011, 11:43 AM

just curious question, why do you want it modded in the first place ?

worse case scenario, you can always buy just the US version of Wii Fit Plus game disc if you already have the Balance Board.

if the Korean board was original it would have come with a korean version wii fit disc. ( i have one but unable to use it LOL ... just wanted the board )

if your wii console is really unmodded ... it's really amazing that the seller can guarantee it will play a supposedly NTSC-J region disc ! anyway good luck on the promise.

btw, your description of the "removing the mods" sounds fishy ... as the HDD would not be useful thru the Wii if it is not soft modded. i doubt they would be selling everything at a normal price by the sound of things ...

good that u decided on the US original wii ... no hassle, no worries

firstly the Wii Sports and NSMB game was part of the official bundle so i don't see why you are happy enough just to have it ! it was SUPPOSE to be YOURS !

the red Wii bundle should have been on firmware version 4.3U originally so it means the system menu has also been downgraded to 4.0U ... god knows if they've screwed up something while doing that downgrade ... it's not necessary a process ppl want to do while softmodding unless really familiar with the pros/cons

may not be so but i won't be surprised it's bcos of them leaving some files not updated correctly or incorrect version combinations in there that is causing a problem like yours in running the original NSMB game.

it is possible for them to put a hack to avoid disc and online updates of system firmware so that may be the reason y u never get prompt or can't do online update. i won't name the app but it's something that loads prior to the system menu boot process.

as for "unmodding" it i think you're taking unnecessary risk on something which is not your fault but it's up to u i guess. if u can't unmod it ... there is bound to be problems with other games too so just be prepared to spend some time figuring out how to get them to work.

we haven't even start talking about some other features eg. Wii Shop (virtual console/wiiware/free apps), Nintendo Channel, Opera Browser which u can easily enjoy and download without hassle if it was unmodded.


all in all ... if possible i would go with Kyo's suggestion ... don't touch anything that is not working and just exchange or refund it. while waiting for weekend .. just play watever works for now


This post has been edited by yangkuo: Feb 16 2011, 08:49 PM

although this is possibly not the detail you are looking for, the difference between mod and original Wii is :- one is factory made and stays that way while the other may have been "tampered" in a variety of ways that lets it perform things that it shouldn't be able to in the first place.

this forum is not the place to go into those things mentioned latter. (for those who like to argue about "it may be for homebrew what? ok, fine.. happy?)

if you take away all these things that was not suppose to be possible then the things to know is very simple:-

1. there are 3 region/model of original Wii consoles sold worldwide. JP(NTSC), US(NTSC), AUS/UK (PAL). the "official Asia model" sold in MY/SG can be considered region capability-wise same as US(NTSC).

2. each region/model can run only those games release originally for their region. eg. to play Lego Star Wars on a US Wii ... u need Lego Star Wars US game. again Asia model ... use US version game

on a side note, the power adaptor that comes with US machine is 110V ... you'll need a step down if you get that model. problem is solved if you get official Asia model as it comes with 220V power adaptor.

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Added on May 10, 2011, 3:27 pmlooking at the type of question and possible seller you are dealing with that gives that sort of utterly wrong information i'd suggest you don't get a modded Wii. btw, all original un-tampered Wii consoles are region specific. they only run games that was released for that specific region.

for peace of mind, find a reputable seller here (i'm sure he'll appear soon in this post) and get official/original if you are really interested in the console.



This post has been edited by yangkuo: May 10 2011, 03:29 PM

latest price cut only in effect from 15th May -> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2011-0...rice-drop_n.htm

have not seen any links that list the latest USD149 Wii bundle (with Mario Kart and wheel - no Wii Sports SKU) with available stock for shipping.

this should be the RM500+ wii sports resort bundle you were referring to - http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Hardware-Bundle-...=dp_ob_title_vg


This post has been edited by yangkuo: May 10 2011, 04:19 PM

latest is version 4.3 . the region will be indicated based on the character right after the version number. 'U' for US, 'J' for JP and 'E' for PAL regions
steps to check wii menu version -> http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/w...ystemUpdate.jsp

Wii System Menu and Feature Updates -> http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/w...enuFeatures.jsp

assuming it's original (non-modified) Wii console, yes ... some newer games require newer official updates before they can be played.


This post has been edited by yangkuo: May 30 2011, 01:29 PM

Wii U will be compatible with Wii games and all current crop of accessories. they only dropped support for Gamecube compatibility.

that might also mean the region locking saga will continue !



This post has been edited by yangkuo: Jun 21 2011, 11:40 AM

for those who has extra Coins to spare at Club Nintendo, Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask is now available till Jan 31 for just 150 coins !

the Wii console has been released since Nov 19, 2006 ... so it's not surprising that a new Nintendo home console is scheduled for release.

in fact, you'll see the final bits of info about Wii U at E3 (ard June) 2012. Nintendo is currently saying it will be released between E3 2012 till end of 2012.

it has been stated (so far) that Wii U will be able to play Wii games (backward compatible) but i believe you'll understand that there will definitely be a cost difference between the new and current console.

anyway, there's a great deal of games oredi out for Wii and there may still be a few gems till Wii U's arrival (or even beyond) ... so if you can get a good price for a Wii machine ... y not.

good luck.

assuming it's a US model Wii that you are getting from USA ... then you'd need a step-down in order to use the bundled AC adapter which will be rated at 100V.

or if you are fine with using a 3rd party AC adapter which works with 220V (what we use in M'sia), get that and use it instead of the US Wii's AC adapter.


This post has been edited by yangkuo: May 18 2012, 08:06 AM

just to add ... you can access the Wii Shop channel by setting a US region in the system options BUT

you may have to get Wii points thru the US point cards already. they may have blocked adding points thru non-US credit cards (like what they did on the 3ds e-shop).

i think by saying UK can use ... they are just thinking about the compatibility of the AC's voltage. UK's AC adapter is rated like M'sia (220-240V).

but getting US region machine is generally better bcos it plays US/NTSC region games. UK plays PAL region games which is not easily found here.

these days nothing much is newly released on Wii Shop channel (probably focused on future Nintendo Network for WiiU and possibly integrated in 3DS later)

Wii Shop has :-

- some free apps eg. Nintendo Channel (latest game news and tidbits), Internet Channel (internet browser), etc
- Virtual Console games (pay to download game from classic consoles eg. NES, SNES, etc
- Wii Ware games (original new/modern downloadable games)

since Malaysia/Singapore/Asia Pac Wii is still basically a US system (with US firmware) .. it works exactly same way. you'd have to choose a US/Americas region for the country/region setting in the system options to access Wii Shop.

there is no 'Malaysia' in the system option for country/region setting to select anyway. nearest available is 'Singapore' but with that ... you cannot access Wii Shop either.