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.

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

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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.

Top 25 Wii Games (as of Nov 2009)

Top 15 WiiWare Games (as of Jul 2009)
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.

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.

http://forum.lowyat.net/user/Kyoyagami

RM940 for new official set.

I will not give you my advice.

Ha ha ha ha.

But on a more serious note, don't go for Korean modded. That's all I can say.

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?

where do u get that price? im finding wii myself, can really find a good deal wii us version @_@

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Added on January 12, 2010, 1:20 pm
i dun think u will play japs game much due to its japs

but if u know japs language then =/

I am alive!!!

Now, to stop my spam, I'd say that education is way important than saving a few bucks. Trust me, you should spend a little extra just for education.

new + us version + mod + 2wiimote + 2nunchuk + budget below RM1050 include postage = wii

ok that specify what i wan

i find lym member selling : new + us version + unmod + 2wiimote + 2nunchuk +  RM1000 and no postage = wii

I'm buying this new set.

wii for my parents
they bising game mahal
link please.

thanks, will look on it.

nah, they dunno much about wii, just wanna gips them to play games

by original u meant US ?
yup i wan US version.