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This chip was tested on a D2A, D2B, D2C, D2C2 and D2E. All Wiis tested were NTSC.

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First off, I’d like to thank the wonderful people at DriveKey who were kind enough to send me a sample to review.

This chip was tested on a D2A, D2B, D2C, D2C2 and D2E. All Wiis tested were NTSC.

Website: http://www.drivekey.com

Installation manual: http://www.drivekey.com/how-it-works/

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First I would like to thank the makers of the Wii-lid for kindly sending me a sample to review.

Their homepage http://wii-lid.com

install manual: http://wii-lid.com/downloads/wiilid_X4_manual.pdf

Wii-Lid

The product in question is a solderless solution for the Wiikey 2. It was tested on a DMS, D2A, D2B, D2C, D2C2 and D2E, using the same Wiikey2, yellow sticker. All Wiis tested were NTSC.
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Team Twiizers has made some comments about the recent Wii System Update 3.4.

Long story short, everyone needs to calm down about the update.

Nintendo released a recent update that once again tries to secure some existing bugs on the console, breaks some things, deletes others. This time they’ve also gone around and modified the TOS. As usual, mass panic ensues.

The people who are panicking can be divided roughly into two groups (non exclusive):

* The pirates
* The clueless

This should go without saying, but we don’t want to have anything to do with the former group. Nintendo is obviously going to fight piracy (and that’s going to hurt homebrew). We’ll have to deal with the homebrew part, but don’t expect that to help piracy in any way. It may, or it may not. And if it doesn’t, pirates will have to deal with fighting nintendo themselves. The usual messages about WADs, “backups”, and all that crap are going straight to /dev/null, and we’re seeing quite a few bans due to piracy on #wiidev recently. Don’t ask us about it, don’t talk to us about it.

The clueless are panicking because, well, that’s the thing to do (OMG, new update! What will we do!). Read the Wiibrew page about the update. To clarify some things: the Twilight Hack is gone and probably won’t be coming back. There are other game exploits on the table (which haven’t been announced yet). Given the ability to run PPC code, we can install stuff and exploit IOS, as the HBC beta9 installer already shows. In short, homebrew isn’t going to go away. We can “do anything” right now. But we do need to figure out what to do.

All we’re concerned with is the ability to run homebrew (from-scratch programs), not necessarily modify the existing system. This means that we’re not necessarily concerned with getting things like menuloader and DVDX working again. Menuloader involves hacking the system menu - which is pointless if it can be replaced. DVDX enables DVD use - which is pointless if there are other ways or you use an entirely new IOS. We’re also not big fans about installable stuff - the utopian homebrew ecosystem would be contained entirely on removable storage and involve zero changes to NAND (implausible, but hey). Either way, the ultimate goal is to have homebrew that is able to use the Wii’s features, period. How that is accomplished is irrelevant, so old methods of doing things aren’t necessarily going to work in the future, nor do we care about it (we’ll find alternatives if necessary).

You may be wondering what it is that we’re doing anyway. Basically, we’re looking at the current situation, moving on with existing projects, and trying to figure out what the best course for the future will be. Quickly releasing hacks as soon as they’re available might not be such a good idea for the future - it’s best if we think it through a bit. We’ve also got tons of stuff to do. Prognosis is good, and hacks will come out eventually, but you’ll have to wait it out. And you shouldn’t expect anything in particular. Remember, it’s about the end result (homebrew), not about how we get there. Also, don’t take some ideas that we’ve thrown out there previously as definitive - we’re rethinking things right now.

In short, calm the hell down and just wait. Don’t update if you don’t feel like “change” - you’ve got that option so far. And if you’ve updated, my suggestion is that you wait. Avoid hacky workarounds - they can be worse than the problems they purport to fix.

Thank you xboxbman for the heads up.

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Xboxbman has reviewed another Wii modchip. The Wiikey 2 review is now available for all who are interested.

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Xboxbman has added 3 new reviews for Wii Modchips. The D2Sun, WiiWasp, and W4Pro. Here they are in no particular order.

1. D2Sun(V3.0)
2. WiiWasp
3. W4Pro

Thank you to xboxbman, and all of the chip manufacturers that were kind enough to send us samples.

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Tom35 has written a review of the new Wii-Clip. He also took the luxury of taking some pictures along the way. Be sure to check it out.

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The DS Lite Triple Function Power Pack is an accessory for giving your DS additional power. You can get power from 3 alternate sources once your internal DS battery runs out, extending the life of your gaming session. It is available in 5 different colors.

Product Features
   * Built in Mega Power Battery Pack
   * Continuous supply power over 40 hours
   * Normal or alkaline dry batteries compatible
   * NDS Lite Triple Function Power Pack (x1)
   * 3000mAh Mega Power Pack

*Note: We are not affiliated with this manufacturer, nor Amazon.com

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WiiJii Review
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This is a a review of the WiiJii Mod Chip for the Wii’s DVD-Drive. I will get into what you get, how to install and use it, some features, and if it all is worth it.
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