Almost impossible to find PAL games here. Wii consoles that are officially available in malaysia and singapore are of NTSC variety. U/C to be exact. and because of region lock, the games sold are from the same region consequently.

This post has been edited by deathninjax: Jan 3 2008, 01:28 PM

Hi guys..
Need help here. I'm in Seberang Jaya, Penang & looking for a Wii set for my kids ( and for me too..hehe ). I've heard there's one shop in Chai Leng Park selling Wii set but I can't find it. Appreciate the help..

I also looking for a Wii Set.. Wat is the latest price now? Prefer US "friendly" set over Jap 1..

I just bought mine from Summit USJ at subang..
I got the Wii sports bundle(US version, normal inside with 1x ori game, stand, wii mote,etc), + 1x wii remote,2x wii mote jacket,1x nunchuk, 1x ac adapter
Total is RM 1988
The wii mote n nunchuk set cost around RM 250. The bundle is RM 1750..
Updating software all that will not cost me anymore.

I know is kinda expensive but I stay around subang. Im too lazy to go to KL buy.. Sick of KL jam, expensive parking and petrol money. I have experience buying stuff from KL n cause me lots of trouble. Buying nearby my house really convenient to me if the console has any problem or need to update software.
One example is handphone from x-pax shop. Got problems with the h/p n I go to that shop back n fort from subang. Really make me exausted. So I tell myself from now on nvr buy stuff too far away from my home. In case u really need to claim warranty, that really trouble u a lot.

The Japan set is only around RM1350..no include ori in the bundle compare to US's 1

Mod edit: Borderline piracy discussion.

This post has been edited by sihumchai: Jan 6 2008, 03:07 PM

that shop would be at "wai shek kai" (literally Yummy Street")
and on the one-way street, it will be nearing the end of that street.
It has a PS2 signs outside hanging above the five-foot walkway

Hi guys I am from PJ,SS2. I have been to this shop with this not honest owner selling jap set modded wii rm1500 AND for 1 extra wiimote set which cost RM300 and she only will give 5 free game. All together wii+extra wii console set + 5 games for RM1800.Isn't unreasonable.
I prefer a modded US wii set with extra wiimote set which are cheaper. Can anyone pls help providing some information on it ! Ty!

Guys,my friend has offered me to buy modded wii set us with the particular items and 10 free games for rm1550(negotiable),is this price considerable?

Price of modded Jap console + 2 controllers + 10 games ~ RM 1500
Price of modded US console + 2 controllers +10 games ~ RM 1900

hhmmm looks like theres a range of prince from 1200 to 1900.. how come theres such gap???

haih...

Mostly Malaysia's gaming retailers will take any opportunity to utilise customer and earn as much as possible.
So any consoles can be overpriced if compared to overseas especially China.

You can pay only rm 9xx-1k to obtain a wii modded jp in china.
I think there is slight increment for wii us there.

the only downside of modded wii is voided warranty, right?

(Price of modded Jap console + 2 controllers + 10 games ~ RM 1500)
(Price of modded US console + 2 controllers +10 games ~ RM 1900)

Is it OK for the US console to be more expensive? i wonder which should i buy? i would prefer a cheaper one but the US one, has anyone tried out the JAP one and find it easy to use too??

Hi
Thx for the info. But I already brought it at KBJ. US version with two wiimote plus 10 games. RM2000. Guess that's quite expensive right. So, any tips on good game titles for kids??

regards

super mario galaxy, zack n wiki, sonic the hedgehog, wii play, super smash bros ( coming soon )

US console is more expensive because it comes with wii sport.
All consoles are region locked,meaning if you're using a ntsc us wii,you can only play ntsc us games,you can't play ntsc jp or pal games.Remember if you are using wiikey or any mod chips in your wii,you have to be aware when playing Super Mario Galaxies,because when wii read it,it will ask you to update before commence,and this updater is very tricky,it will brick your wii if you are playing PAL SMG using NTSC wii or vice versa.Once your wii is bricked,it is forever useless(no solution yet).

When buying modded wii,there are many things to be considered first.
For example,wiikey team is gone and not releasing update since 1.9g,their website has been down for almost 3 weeks,so it is pathetic.Nobody knows if nintendo will put the same protection in future wii games.So i would recommed you not to get wii modded with wiikey.

However,the new wii has been released and it is equipped with d2c chip.
Wii cannot be installed in d2c chip and people are basically using d2ckey to modify it.
In my point of view,d2ckey works fine but there is a very dangerous problem-the website has no forum and no patches are released yet.People say that d2ckey isn't updatable but if you want to update,it requires you to dissect the wii and do something on the d2ckey,so you would have to send it to programmers.Although d2ckey team claim that d2ckey is updatable,there is no solid evidence to prove their statement yet.

Ps:d2ckey has 32 wires and it is very delicate because if the soldering is not done well/ wires are not connected properly or loose,the d2ckey won't work.You won't be able to read backups and some people say they aren't able to read originals too.So you should send to a professional to do the soldering.

Then,argon from infectus team is released.It comes with all features that all d2ckey offers but they are more advanced as there are 13 wires only and it is UPDATABLE using infectus2 (argon---cable---infectus2---usb---pc).This jtag programmer will enable you to update the firmware and the entire logical work in the argon,so if nintendo intends to do something detrimental to modchips,they will be able to update the argon to a so-called brand new modchips.For more details,google infectus.And now,it has been launched,people got the argon,installed and found lots of freezing problem in many games,and it is not region-free(the moderator said it is not implemented yet).Maybe the first batch of argon have bad firmware,and now the problems in argon seem would be solved by the patch which will be released next week.What is bad and atrocious about argon is that.........IT DOES NOT fully WORK AS ADVERTISED.

so darksider...
from what u told us,it seems like complicated..
well...
i am planning to get a modded wii by the end of this month...
so do u think its advisable for me to get it now?
is it the new modded wii have those wiikey?
u mean that we have to make sure to get the tight game for the right console..iz it?

google dc2key psx or argon psx and browse their forum.

Argon is the latest mod chip,and probably the most advanced.
For more information,google infectus argon.

wiikey is for old wii.New wiis come with d2c chip.So d2ckey or argon chip can be used only.
Many retailers here sell wii modded with d2ckey.D2ckey works perfectly well at the moment,so it is advisable.However,people find that d2ckey cannt be updated like wiikey by using dvd,i think it can be updated through jtag programmer.So far there are not patches released by d2ckey team yet,probably because it works flawlessly.

All modchips are made to play backups and enable region free,meaing you can play imported games(pal game on ntsc wii).For super mario galaxies,when the modded wii read it,you will have to run an update(3.0 v wii)in order to get the game run,so users that are unaware of bricking and because they play jp version super mario galaxies on us wii(or any other version on different region console),and the us wii is updated with jp wii patch,so their wii are bricked.

So it is better to play same region game,in case to prevent tragic
Metroid prime hunter 3:corruption
Super mario galaxies

both have the protection(patch) ,so be wary of this,dont play jp version on us wii or us version on jp wii.(i mean only super mario galaxies and metroid prime,normally all other games are alright.)

I'm also going to buy wii soon,but i have to ask my friend whether they worth their price or not

Hi darksider,

read your advise on buying modded wii. thks.

fyi, i intend to buy 1 soon. had been thinking abt it for quite a while.
main thing that is putting me off for so long is the high cost.
also not sure if should get the modded or unmodded unit.

i just want your frank feedback, would you buy an umodded unit ( higher cost of games but no worries abt updates ) or a modded unit ( cheap games but ..... )?

thks....

Bought a jap unit with d2ckey recently, so far okay *crosses fingers*
I have budget constraints, so I got the Jap Wii instead of the US one... so for me, it all depends on $$$.

its unethical & illegal to purcase wii modded with pirates games.
but then again ... buying 10 ori games = buying a new wii with 2 remotes !!!!

if you modded .... you can also download games from the internet and basically get the games for free !!!

so .... its your call.