Thursday, September 3, 2009

The Various Ways You Can Unlock Wii


By Rob Cole

It is recommended that you weigh your options before you make a decision to unlock Wii. Even though there are a lot of pluses to doing so, like the opportunity to play international games that are not restricted to your region for less money, there are risks attached that you need to consider.

As Nintendo adapts their consoles to make a variety of methods of hacking consoles dysfunctional, asking yourself whether some of the riskier methods used to unlock Wii are worth your time and a void warranty could be wise. The consequences of a void warranty can be dire should your hack go wrong and you have to pay for costly repairs that would not be covered for free like normal.

Back in early 2007 when hackers were trying to find ways to unlock Wii for the first time, installing a Modchip into the Wii's hardware was a popular option for the more technically advanced. At first, it was a extreme way to do things despite the risks of messing with the intricacies of the system. As time as gone on and the Wii has aged in the third-generation market, a whole host of new methods to adapt consoles (with some taking minutes instead of hours) have come to light.

There are two principle options which are at your disposal that work currently, both of which we are going to list here. The modifications could be of extreme benefit to you as it could ramp up your Wii's multimedia capabilities up with the likes of the Playstation 3 and the XBox 360.

WiiChipUnlock.com is the first option of our two-way street, with an eBook being offered for just over 20 dollars. Even though you can get information to make modifications to your Wii for free, you can find that buying this package can be great if you are a first-timer who is looking for a complete walkthrough guide and a couple of thousand games to get you started. Some might say that the 2,000 games you receive just for buying cancels out the cost altogether.

Considering the Homebrew Installer can also be a plausible option which allows you to add new applications to your Wii to boost the functionality. The official website claims that the entire process could be completed in minutes, with the fun after you unlock Wii beginning from there.

Even though this option is free, it can be said that you are going without the 2,000 games that accompany the package from WiiChipUnlock.com. On the bright side though, the official website of the Homebrew Installer which is found at Wii Homebrew Installer has a variety of links to different emulators, games and services you can access once you unlock Wii.

In the up to date era of the Internet, you can find a variety of instructions for both of these methods which can help you to reap the benefits of freeing your system without voiding your warranty or having the chance of breaking your computer. With the information available on the Internet abundant, you could go far wrong.

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