paige answerd most of it already. so i just be specific
1. then why not go for modded then...
u go modded for 3 reasons:
a. to do more on your wii (just think of things u can do on yr pc that u can't do on your wii, so u mod to make yr wii more pc like)
b. to play games from other regions. say u have a US wii, and want to play a japanese game, u can't do that on unmodded.
c. to play backup/pirate

4. Wii can play GameCuybe games right. Can unmodded Wii play backup GC games?
unmodded wii can't play backup GC games

This post has been edited by ramz: Dec 8 2009, 09:35 AM

i really do wish I could just make the wii region free. I really do.

Mod the frigging thing lah . Can do more to your Wii some more.

Anyway, I'm finally back. Dumb Streamyx. Made my internet inter-mitten (On, off, on, off) for a few weeks.

Nehi! I want it virgin but Nintendo sendiri kasi region free. Then i can enjoy Pal games. Jap games, not there yet for me.

thx for reply guys.
but yorrr, now seems modded > unmodded by far.
so many advantages. why should i stick to unmodded leh...

How is modded more advantages when its plagued with problems?

modding comes with a price. if no catch, then everybody will be modding. i don't want to sound like a broken recorder and list out the disadvantages. So i just leave with this facts:
1. Modding is not endorsed by nintendo. In fact is not only not endorsed, it is strongly discourage.
2. Go visit any hacking websites, and u will see lot of people asking for help on their modded wii.
but if u want to mod, go ahead it doesn't affect me. but if u pirate, it affects me whether u aware or not.

well, to be honest...

a modded korean wii can't play GC games
the reason is because it doesn't have a GC memory card slot and also the GC drive, IIRC

the korean version just don't support the GC hardware in its wii

i dunno about mod making it to play GC games though, cos i didn't put in the effort to check much after i bought the wii and came to the conclusion that a modded wii can't play GC games

a US wii though can play GC games, so, probably that is your biggest advantage of having an unmodded wii...of course, there are things like customer service and warranty from nintendo as well (i dunno about malaysia having it or not, but...well, that's what you get for having things unmodded)

wll, i'll tell you the downside of a modded wii as well

if you are clumsy with it, you WILL brick it (if you try to access online and obtain an update)

some of the channel functions might not have been installed properly (my wii can't use the photo channel and the mii channel when i just got it)

however, the upside of a modded wii when you know how to be a soft modder opens up countless possibilities for you to squeeze everything good from the wii...just like that

as for ori games and pirated games...some pirated games will have difficulties going online and some other problems that ori games would not likely have (but that doesn't mean that the ori games are problem free as well...if their coding is flawed, it will affect both ori and pirated games)...otherwise, they play the same

I got an original wii from Australia. Will it be able to play games bought from KL?

My sis got another original wii also. Thought of playing network game via internet. Can we share the same game while playing together via internet? i.e, make a copy of the game CD and play together via internet.

if you bought an ori wii from australia, the only games you can play on your wii is from australia (which is PAL coded)

if you intend to buy a game from KL, you will need to buy an ori game that is PAL coded...and if you somehow got an NTSC game, it will not work although the game may be original (cos of different region and wii region locks itself)

well, as for the network connectivity...
i wonder how are you gonna burn yourself another copy of the original game, considering that if you have an original wii and don't have any soft modding skills yet i assume (cos burning wii games may be a lot more difficult than burning a PC game i suppose?)

if you somehow manage to burn a copy of the game...that will be known as a backup, and you will not be able to play backups without the homebrew channel...considering that you have an original wii...i doubt that you will have this channel...and if your system version is 4.2...(that is if you perform your system update regularly)...well, it will be more difficult to get the hbc installed in your wiis

what is the HomeBrewChannel(HBC)? the HBC is a channel which allows you to softmod your wii...and well, ninty don't like that channel much and 4.2 is regarded as the HBC killer as of time now...(where it erases the whole channel from your wii and will brick your wii if the update is done on a korean wii)

if you have all the above (or maybe you bought 2 of the same PAL games)...well, as long as you have your sis's friend code (and she also have a PAL system)...there will be no doubt that you can 100% connect to her

u didn't mention if your sis have an australian wii too. i assume not. by the book, u will need to purchase 2 copies of the game. softmodding is not advisable unless u acquired the skills and u r dedicated to go down that path.

btw, is good to know the games u intend to play. i remember reading somewhere that some games don't support inter region online multiplayer. i could be wrong, but i swear i read about it. but do mention the games and we can look up particularly to that game.

well...there are games i think that support (like conduit...where it has a worldwide channel)...and there are just local channels as well...

usually, if the game doesn't have a worldwide channel, it just allows only normal regional gameplay (as games are region coded, hence, the region lock)...depends on the game itself usually

No. And PAL games aren't easy to find even from eBay these days.. wonder why they refuse to ship to Malaysia

anyone know how much a VGA cable for Wii and where can i get it from? (prefer shop not PA or websites)

...you forgot to state your own location...haha

He's from CLAMP lah

the manga company which is famous for tsubasa chronicles, card captor sakura and xxx hoilc?XD

This post has been edited by LostWanderer: Dec 10 2009, 03:57 PM

My wii version is 4.2E. Updated it some months ago.
Nothing I can do then. Thank you for your info. Great details!

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Added on December 10, 2009, 11:00 pmActually my sis bought the wii and brought it back to KL. Didn't bring it back to Australia and she bought another new wii over there. So, 2 wii are from Australia.

If some games don't support inter region online multiplayer, nintendo is making the world smaller in this networking age. I don't think so Nintendo will do that.

This post has been edited by cute_pokemon: Dec 10 2009, 11:00 PM

well, there are reasons for the region lock...

mainly is for the language and the ESRB rating

anyway...for this gen, the region lock is here to stay...for next gen...nobody knows yet...

But Team Twiizers renamed the Title ID into JODI in their newest HBC update. That prevented HBC deletion. I'm all against piracy, so don't ask me about burning a copy of a game.