Wii modchip now available in RP

YOU! YOUR PROMOTING PIRACY WITH YOUR SUBTLE ARTICLES!

you're website looks horrible. How about allowing your readers to actually read the article! Jeez, get a damn editor to look over the site will you.

chris, we experienced a technical problem with the site during holy week. it's now been resolved. and yes, we do have a damn editor.

thakker, telling people a modchip is now available isn't tantamount to promoting piracy. we're covering the news, not encouraging people to use this chip.

we appreciate your feedback, but next time don't write in all caps.

Hahahaha! Nice one Joey... I just remembered a line from a movie... if ever you'd change your job from an editor to a 'Dam Guide'... got it?

Oh well... sigh.

Just a little comment.

Yup your covering the news... but can't you just say the modchip is available in the philippine giving enough information about the modchip without saying where and how much (the article even states the comparison of bootleg price to original games)... your intentions may not be to promote it, but you given enough information to people for them to actually do it. Also a little note that even if the modchip exist, your site still encourages to buy originals would have helped... now that will really go on as not promoting piracy :)

hi guys, it's me Alex. I like the arguments about the Wiikey. Really appreciate it. Let me just clarify that the story was written as it is, not to tell people to buy pirated games but to inform people that there is such an industry that exploits the work of other people, meaning those who make the games and the consoles.

The only reason why the prices of the original and pirated games were put in the same paragraph is again to inform people the wide difference in pricing. It would be the responsiblity of the reader to make the assessment as to what is more valuable to them. As a news reporter I cannot make overtly personal assessments on a story because that is biased and irresponsible reporting.

Personally, I do not promote piracy of video games. I happen to be covering the local industry of small but gradually growing video game companies in the Philippines. I've seen how hard they toil to make their games, how much sleepless nights they spend and how much they actually spend on developing a game that may make or break them. Not all in the local gaming industry are earning and that is fact but those who have the vision and the determination (and of course, a little money) will definitely become successful.

If there is one thing that I would promote, that's putting the Philippines in the worldwide game development map.

At any rate, game on guys!

please check my other stories about gamehopper.com.ph, as well as local firms that develop games and their comments about piracy. if that's not promoting buying original titles, then i don't know what is.

then again, there are people who judge others' character based on information at hand without doing a bit more research. in my case, it's one story and not the entire body of work.

As I said... your intentions might not be to promote it, but the article itself seems to go another way around.

I think our comments are here to state that this is how we read and understand it and we are giving our insights on how you might want to write things differently in the future or not. The fact that some of readers reacted to your article means there is room for improvement. Take it as constructive criticism.

There are many ways to write an article that will look objective enough not to look anti or pro piracy :)...

Lastly, thanks for clearer out that you are for use of originals :)

Now lets continue playing super paper mario hehehe

Well since this is here... a fair warning for readers that do go for the modchip approach. Some Wii games require firmware updates and unlike the ones in found in the psp which has a prompt if you want to update or not, once you insert a disc and enter the disc channel, the update will be done automatically. If you are unfortunately one with a Wii designed from a different region (ex. The game was designed for US Wii and you have a Jap Wii), then your Wii might get bricked.

Off course supporters of originals will not have this problem :)

Hi Alex,

In my opinion the article does entice people to get their Wii modded. Just a suggestion, to make your intentions clear just add a line or two that reminds readers that modding is piracy and is prohibited.

"If there is one thing that I would promote, that’s putting the Philippines in the worldwide game development map."

- We could only achieve this when the sales of original games in the local scene goes up... (can't wait to see the Philippines on the XBOX 360 Live's supported countries...)

Here is something related to this topic, apparently Nintendo of Europe has released a statement regarding mod chips

"Modification microchips (mod chips) circumvent the security embedded into Nintendo's products. To install a mod chip into a Nintendo hardware system, it is necessary to dismantle the product and, in some instances, remove components.

The use of mod chips voids the manufacturer's warranty. In addition, the installation of a mod chip can damage the functionality of a Nintendo console, sometimes rendering it incapable of repair. Mod chips have been adjudicated to be illegal in various countries around the world, including the Unites States, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Most European countries have also already adopted laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures for copyright protection. People caught installing or selling mod chips may be subject to criminal charges."

The full article can be seen @ http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=wFyiZzHamq8m6dRdWzZcAs4tT9P7WyjS

videogame piracy is so bad here that despite the success of the PS2 here I have yet to see an original PS2 game disc. department stores (big ones, even) also sell fake gameboy cartridges. I'm not shocked that this happened. There really isn't an official distributor of any game console or games in this country (although toy kingdom does come close).

Actually, i'm pretty suprised that we actually have wiis on sale here, knowing the massive supply shortages in the US.

thanks for giving me proof and a good reason to go greenhills. h

mod chips have been made many years ago already.. its nothing new..

but that thanks for the location of the dealers.

how do these back-up games work? r they the same as normal games when used with a modified wii?

just curious...really! I am all for supporting the video game industry, esp. innovations like the wii.

Well, I have Wii here in the UK, I modded it for the reason that the game prices were too high! £39.99 for one game! But if i will download the game cost me next nothing really, just the price of blank DVD. I not promoting MODCHIPS but I'm just being practical, I'm still at school 17yro.

piracy does not equal practicality... using practicality as a reason for piracy is so wrong

hmm interesting comments. I agree that you should change your site layout though, and though your intentions maybe good, providing those information is also indirectly promoting piracy.

Well yeah, the average Filipino gamer like me resorts to piracy, but then again this only degrades your article to B-grade status because of that.

I have a question though...do these modchips support going online on the wii? If i'm not wrong, going online on the wii is free unlike the 360.

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