BetterWorldz
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Has it shipped for anyone yet?
BetterWorldz said:Has it shipped for anyone yet?
BetterWorldz said:Has it shipped for anyone yet?
batbeg said:They're shipping on the 4th of March.
Burli said:Is that from codejunkies?
lopaz said:So, I've yet to go online with my Wii but I intend to soon, does stuff like Virtual Console force you to update firmware? ie will using this bork my ability to use online features in the future, since it disables firmware updates?
1) It doesn't let games like that update and bypasses the checks so you can just play it. Keep updated tho, I could imagine some games which require updates may crash when they call the new firmware functionWizpig said:So guys, a couple important questions:
1] If, say, you're gonna play a US game that HAS A FIRMWARE UPDATE IN THE DVD on a PAL Wii, will it fuck your Wii or does the Freeloader "lock" that DVD firmware so you can play safely?
2] Has US No more heroes" got a DVD firmware or not? The first game with this that comes to mind is "Super Paper Mario" or "Mario Galaxy", but what about US NMH?
Yes, they will.Nils said:Don't shoot me if it's been asked before, but will Codejunkies ship outside of the UK/US...say Belgium?
Further to your email we can confirm that on every occasion that the product is used when the disc is inserted in the console that it allows the usage of any imported Wii game discs and disables the console from been able to update its firmware, if the disc is removed after been inserted and reinserted this will again enable the console to update its firmware but still allow the usage of the any imported Wii game discs.
CorwinB said:I fail to see how they can be so categoric that their product won't be blocked by a future firmware update
1] If, say, you're gonna play a US game that HAS A FIRMWARE UPDATE IN THE DVD on a PAL Wii, will it fuck your Wii or does the Freeloader "lock" that DVD firmware so you can play safely?
if the disc is removed after been inserted and reinserted this will again enable the console to update its firmware but still allow the usage of the any imported Wii game discs.
Ramenman said:Maybe because that's not what they're saying in this e-mail
f the disc is removed after been inserted and reinserted this will again enable the console to update its firmware but still allow the usage of the any imported Wii game discs.
VOOK said:I've ordered 2 Freeloaders from 2 different places, hopefully ONE gets here asap.
I will be able to confirm for you guys if
1. No More Heroes US works on PAL
2. SSBB JP works on PAL
3. US/JP games work on PAL
The only thing that might mess up Smash is I have a modchip, but it should be ok.
I'll be selling the other Freeloader once I've tested, so if anyone wants it.
Where'd you order yours from? I usually go through play-asia, but there stock isn't there yet.VOOK said:I've ordered 2 Freeloaders from 2 different places, hopefully ONE gets here asap.
Dragona Akehi said:Find someone with a US/JP Wii and see if PAL games boot! I'd like to know!
Mr. Pointy said:Where'd you order yours from? I usually go through play-asia, but there stock isn't there yet.
muramura said:I read this thread a couple a days ago, and the consensus was that it was for gamecube imports only.
I take it that the consensus has changed?
tabsina said:that was for a very old freeloader, people were just getting them confused.. this one lets you play import wii games apparently
ATTENTION EVERYONE
I have actually had a LONG conversation with one of the codejunkies technical experts over the phone yesterday, when I ordered freeloader (the phone call at their expense - they called me back!)
This is what freeloader does, confirmed by codejunkies staff, who actually investigated my questions when I asked about it, TESTED it, and then called me back:
WII FREELOADER IGNORES ALL REGION-CODING.
WII FREELOADER IGNORES ALL WII UPDATES ON A WII GAME DISK (INCLUDING SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL).
WII FREELOADER IGNORES THE NECESSITY OF CHECKING FOR GAME UPDATES; THUS ALLOWING THE GAME FILES TO BE PLAYED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY RISK OF BRICKING YOUR WII CONSOLE.
CODEJUNKIES STAFF HAVE CONFIRMED TO ME, BY PHONE, THAT IF A WII FIRMWARE UPDATE SOMEHOW BLOCKS THE WII FREELOADER, THEY WILL SEND YOU AN UPDATED WII FREELOADER FREE OF CHARGE WHEN ONE IS CREATED, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PROOF OF PURCHASE OF YOUR ORIGINAL COPY OF WII FREELOADER.
Hope this helps everyone!
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ok i really need this question answered i have the latest update for the wii will freeloader work do you think ?
Yes, it will.
But surely Nintendo wouldn't actually break someone's Wii just because they used a freeloader? It's not like it's illegal or anything... yet.
They can legally block modchips in europe, but I do not believe they can legally block software (a.k.a. freeloader discs)
Sounds good, but until someone updates their wii and confirms that their wii and freeloader survived the update it just sounds too risky.
Codejunkies has confirmed it's completely safe because wii freeloader loads the game file, ignoring all updates on a game disk.
If it DOES bypass the updates, Nintendo could change the format of some games in the near future making them unplayable even with a Freeloader (they did so in the SNES era with Super Mario RPG by making it unplayable using region-changing devices). So you would be spending over £50 on one game.
It bypasses all updates and plays the raw game file safely, with the wifi and everything safe - this has been confirmed 100% by codejunkies to me.
Brawl will come with an update just like metroid prime 3 and super mario galaxy. It will not work
Yes, it comes with an update, but use of the wii freeloader allows that update to be ignored.
So moving swiftly on....I've gone ahead and order the freeloader and smash bros. After reading all the pages of this thread I'm very skeptical about what will happen once I run the freeloader.
You have every right to be skeptical, but it is unneeded, as codejunkies have tested the Freeloader with a japanese version (with update on disk) with BOTH european, and american consoles.
*big hug*VOOK said:I will be able to confirm for you guys if
1. No More Heroes US works on PAL
2. SSBB JP works on PAL
3. US/JP games work on PAL
Scalpel Knight said:Wow, this new news is awesome, seriously. I'm picking up one of these babies once I see an import Wii game I'm interested in. Question - anyone know if it'll work for import GC games as well?
brassica said:Hi guys, some news from here
how do you get this "update"
<Danj> by post it sounds like
what if im in singapore? no i mean seriously, if they sell 50k Freeloaders to all over the world (since there are 3 region versions), if Nintendo blocks the freeloader, are they really going to just send out 50k new ones free?
what if Nintendo does it every other week? Nintendo could put them out of business
<Danj> good question
i mean im just looking at this from a practical point of view
<Danj> yeah I see your point
as a consumer, im concerned about that
im actually interested in getting a Wii that will be region free, because like... regioning is so bullshit
i want to play both english and japanese games
CODEJUNKIES STAFF HAVE CONFIRMED TO ME, BY PHONE, THAT IF A WII FIRMWARE UPDATE SOMEHOW BLOCKS THE WII FREELOADER, THEY WILL SEND YOU AN UPDATED WII FREELOADER FREE OF CHARGE WHEN ONE IS CREATED, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PROOF OF PURCHASE OF YOUR ORIGINAL COPY OF WII FREELOADER.
Supposedly.farnham said:does this mean i can just update my wii normally and it will still play all the games..?
Ramenman said:I'm beginning to think bumping this thread was a little mistake. We have a thread with a OP talking about a freeloader who only plays GC games, so why not make a new thread in the first place ?
Then the op could be updated with "what we know and what we don't know", preventing the people joining the party just now from asking the same questions on every page.
banKai said:can someone ask codejunkies or datel whats up with the 3 different versions play asia is going to sell?
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-10v-77-5-49-de-15-free+loader-70-2m98.html pal
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-10v-49-fr-70-2m94.html us
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-10v-49-fr-70-2m99.html jap
Bo130 said:Do we know anything about WFC working yet? That's my only question left.
I phoned first thing yesterday (29th Feb.) morning. By using wii freeloader, they have used a japanese version to go online through BOTH american AND european wii consoles. I made sure to ask this and other VERY specific questions, to make sure I am right when I announced what I'm announcing now.
Ramenman said:Already brought up, it's a mistake on play-asia's side.
Actually the GameCube freeloader had 3 versions for the 3 regions. So play-asia just assumed the Wii Freeloader would have 3 versions too, but this is not the case.
Look at VOOK's pics, or on the codejunkies site.
Johnkers said:Would Code Junkies send to Australia? They don't seem to want to sell us stuff directly
Find out would you Vook?
brassica said:Hi guys, some news from here