Need your advise from you guy whether its worth to buy a 2nd hand korean wii modded. My fren want to sell her wii and only use less than 10 times (less than 2 months old) I dunno whether is worth to buy it. She sell to me at RM850. included of Wii set, all the basic in the box with additional 1 set remote & nunchuck, 2 rechargerble batter and 1 SVGA cable.

Buying it for my kids to play.

Modded set ok ka?

I would not recommend a Korean Wii, there has been a lot of issues with them especially if u play pirated.
Get a local Wii with no mod.

Also, RM850 is not cheap.

This post has been edited by neogeocdz: Jan 12 2010, 10:01 AM

I think modded set are bad for kids... They will not learn how to treasure the games since its RM5 a piece.

Get originals and teach them how to save money or make money for the things they want

you mean korean set modded cannot play most of the game. it is easy to brick?

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Added on January 12, 2010, 9:51 amyea i know. But i try to survey on the place near my home could not find any original wii games only pirated. Where is the place i can find most of the games. (nearly to complete) I even try to search here lyn also dun have any 2nd hand wii games. If found also not for small kids to play.

This post has been edited by LsChong: Jan 12 2010, 09:51 AM

Some people will say worth it. But i say with a big "not worth it".

1. Korean wii is like u buy a Hyundai car, but they install a us GM engine for u.
2. U can't update a korean wii the normal way. U need to go backdoor way. and u know how painful is to go through backdoor . banyak hassle. u may choose to not update, but it will be like u using windows 95 when everybody using windows 7.
3. All problems associated to modded wii still applies (don't want to mention la, but memang banyak. google it). Some problems will apply to u and some won't, however u will not know what will apply to u coz different modded wii got different mod setup. so is like trial and error. u encounter a problem, then u figure out how to fix it. can be pretty frustrating.
4. Korean modded wii should not exist to start with. but some smart people got together and figured out how to scam the world and reap huge profits in process. don't help them.

ic...modded mean got so much problem in future. I'm a noob and i think i dun have really got much time google how to fix the wii if the wii got problem. What do you mean korean modded wii should not exist. It korean set that really bad to compare to other countries wii?

Where are you guys buying wii games. i know got some shop in 1u selling but sure is will not cheap at all. Where is the place i can buy and have more choices to pick and reasonable price. Is orginal wii games can test before buying?

as a sidenote, RM850 is a little steep for what is possibly a "non hassle free" setup.

get a US model Wii (SG set is also US model with 220V power adapter) and go look for games from certain vendors here in LYN. they do carry some Wii games or they can order for u.

if you are alright with the pricing of original games, then there is plenty to buy from online stores too.

that is what all of us (who support Wii originals) do here. so it shows when there's a will there is a way ...

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Added on January 12, 2010, 10:15 amhe did NOT mean the Korean Wii hardware was bad.

he was referring to the actions of those ppl who mod it and sell it claiming that it works EXACTLY like a US/English Wii.

what is not clear at the point of selling/buying is obviously the "hassles" that comes with maintaining and getting the machine to work as time goes ...


This post has been edited by yangkuo: Jan 12 2010, 10:15 AM

korean wii exist and thats ok. but i am talking about korean modded wii (keyword: modded). some smart lek discovered a way to scam the world using the korean wii platform.

that's really what i hope will change in malaysia if everybody stop buying korean wiis. We source our games here:
1. Here in LYN itself. in garage sales thread. some forummers here are sellers too (introduce yourself guys)
2. Play-asia.com
3. Some retail shops (they also have a presence in this site, so look out for them here too)

original can't test before buying (pirated ones also can't test), but its guaranteed to work. u usually do some research on the games. but if u choose the 'mainstream' games the suit your like, u can't go wrong.

mmm...how do you know whether the games suits you if you bought online or order. sometimes picture cannot give u a guide and how nice is the game. Did wii online have all wii demo games to play before buying the full version games then it will be good. Only afriad buy online or order but not suits my kids to play then..my money gone?

Youtube: u can view gameplay with actual people playing, or u can view the gameplay only if u choose. video reviews included
metacritic.com: a good place that consolidates reviews from many sources. video reviews included
oh yes, and nintendo channel within the wii menu, it have everything in there from game preview, game commentary, and game walkhrough.

This post has been edited by ramz: Jan 12 2010, 10:31 AM

i log to nintendo website. Want to know what is Wiiware? same as wii games? what the difference?

ok, i will check youtube or metacritic.com.

This post has been edited by LsChong: Jan 12 2010, 10:31 AM

how do you think other people in the rest of the world cope with this "problem" then ?

that is the reason why there are things like game ratings (eg. E - Everyone, PG13 - Parental guidance, etc) for audience suitability and for gameplay itself game reviews (written and/or video review).

i'm pretty sure u'll easily find preview, trailers and user gameplay videos on youtube, etc as well.


if u r still that afraid of "losing" money this way then i guess it's safer not to get into wii gaming (in malaysia) OR stick with the *ahem* solution and live with the hassles ... your choice.

Ok.. i will try to search for the games reviews first. And since they is so many nagetive feedback of buying a modded korean wii set. i will have to tell my fren that i'm not going to buy a modded set. will go for a original wii set.

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Added on January 12, 2010, 10:41 amOk.. i will try to search for the games reviews first. And since they is so many nagetive feedback of buying a modded korean wii set. i will have to tell my fren that i'm not going to buy a modded set. will go for a original wii set.

oh... Please tell me what is a Wiiware and the difference of wii games?

This post has been edited by LsChong: Jan 12 2010, 10:41 AM

wiiware are downloaded wii games that u can't find on the shelf. they are created by less well known publishers, but some of them are comparable to the shelf games. U can only find wiiware games in wii shop channel, and no where else.

wiware games price range is between rm15 to rm100.

you mean wii connect online to wii shop channel and we download from there. How to keep the wii games? in the Wii console? wiiware games is cheaper?

Top 25 Wii Games (as of Nov 2009) (click to view)

Top 15 WiiWare Games (as of Jul 2009) (click to view)



Wii has built-in 512MB total flash memory for storage of Channels (game, applications like Opera browser, etc) and game save files. since a certain firmware version you can use SDHC SD cards which can be used to save the above too.

it is now possible to launch wiiware and virtual console (both type of games downloaded from Wii Shop online) directly from SD card as well.

This post has been edited by yangkuo: Jan 12 2010, 11:23 AM

now more understand how wii can do so much things.

You can get unmodded, officially authorised Wii sets in Jusco. The price is a few hundred higher than your friend's korean modded one (last time i saw was RM1280). It's bundled with a couple of games so your kids will be occupied for a while.

I am actually getting a second Wii from a forumer here, unmodded too.

Actually the Jusco counter has run out of Wii consoles for a really long time, and they're also expensive. You should PM Kyoyagami since he's selling the official set for RM940.

how much areyou getting a unmodded set?

i find one lyn selling unmodded u.s. set plus additional remote & nunchuck for RM1000.. (suppose to be rm1050 but nego till rm1000)

Can anyone tell me it a good deal or not for RM1000?

This post has been edited by LsChong: Jan 12 2010, 12:27 PM