Datel sure didn’t keep its promis, the Wii Freeloader was said to be future-proof and wouldn’t get killed by future updates. With Wii firmware version 3.2 Nintendo found a way to kill Datel’s Wii Freeloader. Now Datel is advising us not to upgrade if we still want to use our Wii Freeloader on our Wii’s. Read the rest of this entry »
Today Nintendo released a new firmware update for its Wii-console, and immediately homebrewers and hackers complained about their Wii being blocked. The Twilight Princess hack has disappeared, so hacking your Wii won’t be easy in the future.
But now it looks like the new system software for the Wii also blocks the use of the Wii Freeloader. Datel always advertised that their Wii Freeloader wouldn’t be get killed by future updates, but now it seems that Nintendo found a way to block it.
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Do you have a lot of questions about the Wii Freeloader? Definitely check out this Wii Freeloader video by a YouTube user that has a lot of experience with the Datel Wii Freeloader. He goes through all the Wii Freeloader features and explains what Wii Freeloader you should get and what the advantages of this wonderful piece of software are. Definitely worth watching!
Because some people still don’t believe that the Japanese version of [tag]Mario Kart Wii[/tag] works just fine with a US [tag]Wii[/tag] and the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag], we decided to collect some random videos that proof that it does work. Just make sure you have firmware update 3.1 or 3.2 and it will work. Read the rest of this entry »
Play-Asia said that the Japanese [tag]Mario Kart Wii[/tag] version wasn’t working on US [tag]Wii[/tag] systems with the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag], but apparently they were wrong. NCS is now reporting that Play-Asia was using an older firmware version that blocked the Mario Kart Wii disc, but they tried it with v3.1U firmware and the game worked perfectly so don’t worry and import Mario Kart Wii from Japan!
A few American gamers tried to import the Japanese version of [tag]Mario Kart Wii[/tag] wit the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag], but soon after that Play-Asia gave them a mail that after some testing they discovered that the Japanese version of the game isn’t compatible with the US [tag]Wii[/tag] and Wii Freeloader. So far there isn’t any info on the compatibility with the European version of Mario Kart Wii.
It looks like [tag]Nintendo[/tag] has already published a firmware update for the [tag]Wii[/tag] that should block the use of a [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag]. [tag]Codejunkies[/tag] promised us that the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag] had a protection against all future system software updates of the Wii, but apparantely they made a smalle mistake that killed the whole system.
Update: It appears that this was just an early April fool’s joke. Most Wii Freeloader users are reporting that the new Wii firmware update didn’t block their Wii Freeloader. So don’t be affraid and import that Wii Freeloader now!
Do you want to get informed about the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag] from [tag]Datel[/tag]? This European gamer gives you updates on the [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag] and tells you what Wii Freeloader you need to get. He also explains how this [tag]Wii[/tag] software works and what problems you can get using the Wii Freeloader for the first time.
Zentendo used their [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag] to check out a few games that were laying around. They were trying out some NSTC-J [tag]GameCube[/tag] games and shot some video footage of the very rare Navi Trackers Zelda game. The game was to be called Tetra’s Trackers in North America but it never made ti to the US. Read the rest of this entry »
NCSX Import has a nice deal for gamers who want to get a Japanese [tag]Wii[/tag]-console bundled with the new [tag]Wii Freeloader[/tag]. They’re offering one complete Wii bundle with the Japanese version of the Freeloader for only US$389.90. More info after the break. Read the rest of this entry »