RM 25.

For the Wii Shop, just go ahead and change it to US. it still works.

And yes, the firmware for the official Malaysian one is also US.

oh, that is not expensive, I tot will be very expensive.
normally where we can get it? digital mall?

thanks for the clarification, now is clear
need to start go through all the posts in this thread ^^

Frankly, Jalan Pudu.

Well, if you don't feel like going through the thread that much, go ahead and PM me your queries. I'm bored with my work at the moment. haha.

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).

And also through the Brazil hack too. That's a bummer.

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.

sorry, what can we buy from the Wii Shops arr?
and how frequent you guys buy from there?

so if i buy malaysia one, I got no issue with the Wii Points?

The Wii E Shop would be filled with classic games released for the older consoles. Since you expressed your interest in the classic mario, you can get that there.

Frequency? That depends. in the span of 6 years since the wii's release, i'm sure there's been plenty. haha.

you'll have to get the wii points through a points card. that would be the best option.

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.

oops, more questions after the answers
where to get the points card? the card just act like an debit card, top up and buy things from wii shop, is it?
and how u guys top up if bought from malaysia?
and what are the options to top up if bought from US?

I;ve got a bunch of the points card lying around. haha. And yes, it does like a top up card.

Doesn't matter on how to top up. The E SHop would teach you, and it's the same really. Only if you have a US credit card that you don't need the points card.

ooohh, thanks for the reply, now got a clearer picture.
so summary, i can get the wii set from US ^^

so if i need the points cards, i can buy from Kyoyagami?

Yup2.

cool, seems like we have Kyoyagami for everthing about Wii

less hassle to think where to get this and that

Hi guys , im wondering how do we connect a wii to a hdmi monitor , and do we need a speaker to display the sound or can we just use a headphone to connect to it

I ain't too sure about wii to hdmi monitors, but to VGA computer monitors yes, using a HD Box Pro, or maybe with that device you can use a VGA to hdmi adapter to connect to the monitor? Or search for something similar to HD Box Pro, it should serve as a starting point for the search.

have any idea where can i get the hd box pro?

My friend who got the device bought it at Sunway Pyramid, somewhere in the IT section there.

before i start mouthing off, just wanted to ask: is it alright to talk about modding the wii to play pirated games, or is that a big no-no?

Big no-no. In fact, HUGE NO-NO.