Nintendo Wii KOed by Wiinja
Posted on Jan 28, 07 07:23 PM PDT
Looks like the Nintendo Wii has fallen prey to an illegal hack known as the Wiinja. The Wiinja mod chip requires a mere 5 wires to be soldered to the Wii, making the console capable of playing backup games (read: pirated) of the same region as the host Wii. Many claim that the Wiinja is a fake since the majority of mods used in consoles come in the 8-pin Programmable Micro-Controller variant, but there is also evidence that points toward the Wiinja's authenticity. Whether fake or real, I believe it is just a matter of time before such a chip becomes widely available. Hopefully the Big N would be able to release firmware updates that get around the Wiinja if possible. Curious readers can check out the Wiinja videos here.
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By dk , 28/03/07 9:03 AM (CommentID #124775)
There's fault in your logic.
If you buy a car and make it run on nitro, it's probably illegal.
If you buy a TV for someone and install a spy cam in it, that's very likely illegal.
So if you buy a gaming system and install a chip to run pirated games, go figure.
By kd , 25/02/07 7:45 PM (CommentID #107078)
If I buy a car and put a chip in it, would you call that an illegal hack?
If I buy a TV and put a chip in it, would you call that illegal?
So, when I buy a Wii and put a chip in it... Why do you call that illegal?
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