New Wii Revision Combats Mod-Chips March 27
Nintendo is usually slow to combat modification of their consoles. But, it looks like it is going to be different this time around, according to an article at DigiTimes.com. The Wii has already been altered some and now Nintendo could be looking into ways to alter the motherboard again making it more difficult to install mod-chips.
The new Wiis, which are part of new shipments of the console, have an altered circuit layout that makes modification more difficult than in earlier versions. Users attempting to mod the new consoles using current modchips are very likely to damage the system, the sources pointed out.
Some providers of Wii modification services in Taiwan think Nintendo could adopt BGA (ball grid array) IC packaging to prolong the time needed by hackers to develop new modchips to at least four months. The longer waiting time would likely reduce the willingness of some users to modify the consoles, the sources noted.
Read the full article at DigiTimes.com
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