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[Stumpokapow]

It's just that easy?

yes

No chance of bricking/screwing things up and losing VC downloads, game saves in memory, etc?

no chance

Anyway, this is wonderful news. This essentially means all three games everyone's been going crazy about are going to be available in English, si?

yes

So if my Wii is currently modded via the old SSBB method, should I re-do it all over with this method or is there no difference?

no difference, don't re-do it.

it's just about installing the homebrew channel in the first place. once that's there, everything else is exactly identical. this method is preferable because it works on all regions and doesn't require a game, versus previous methods which were version or region specific and often required a game.

 

[GregLombardi]

Is it easy to play a European release on a U.S. Wii, or hard?

 

[Jomjom]

It's just that easy? No chance of bricking/screwing things up and losing VC downloads, game saves in memory, etc?

I'm paranoid about screwing around with it because in the event of an accident, due to the lack of an account system (thanks Nintendo), I'd lose access to all my VC games (only about 15 total, but damn, that's a lot of money).


Anyway, this is wonderful news. This essentially means all three games everyone's been going crazy about are going to be available in English, si?

I would think so. Making the Wii region-free even before this method was super easy. By far the easiest to make region-free since I cut those two tabs off of my SNES to play JP carts.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Is it easy to play a European release on a U.S. Wii, or hard?

read thread

 

[Yazuka]

Hot damn... Nintendo of Europe is on a roll, we'll it feels nice that we are remembered in Europe from time to time. This is awesome news, now I more of less need to get a Wii.

 

[Jomjom]

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Hey Stump? Didn't see a response to my question earlier.

If I already have my Wii modded using the previous SSBB method, should I still do it again using the method you posted? Is there any difference?

 

[Cow Mengde]

Damn you Europe!!! Well laugh while you still can because I got... umm... I got... Fire Emblem Shin Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu and you don't! So ha! HA! What do you say to that?

 

[udivision]

I wonder if there will be any chance of bomba...
Not bad bomba, but good bomba. The kind that let's me play TLS and Xeno for a total of $70 or something. Considering the story behind things games, this is kind of a bad thing to hope for, but whatever.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Hey Stump? Didn't see a response to my question earlier.

If I already have my Wii modded using the previous SSBB method, should I still do it again using the method you posted? Is there any difference?

post 101

 

[chaosblade]

Hey Stump? Didn't see a response to my question earlier.

If I already have my Wii modded using the previous SSBB method, should I still do it again using the method you posted? Is there any difference?

No difference, once it's modded it's modded. You don't have to do anything else with it until the next firmware update.

Damn you Europe!!! Well laugh while you still can because I got... umm... I got... Fire Emblem Shin Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu and you don't! So ha! HA! What do you say to that?

The fact it didn't get listed actually makes me feel better about the JP import I ordered last week.

 

[Aeana]

Yeah, hacking the Wii has literally no downsides, and is risk-free as long as you don't dive into installing custom channels (besides Homebrew Channel) and other such things that you just do not need to do if all you want to do is play import games.

Just do it and import.

 

[Jomjom]

Ah, cool, thanks guys.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Oh God yes. I've been praying for Last Story for so long.

To be honest though, I never had an interest in Xenoblade but after all the stuff I've read this week...I might just pick up a copy on Friday.

 

[Diffense]

Welp, two more games to import!
NOE *smooch*

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Both games were playable only for the press at the Gamescom

name not final, lol

come on NOE it's fucking perfect as it is

 

[Zwei]

I'm pretty confident that the Last Story will receive some sort of special edition treatment.

My wallet weeps.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Here's the English copy.

Those who are anticipating the impending launch of Xenoblade Chronicles, the action-packed role playing game (RPG) exclusive to Wii launching on 19th August, will soon get to experience two new RPGs exclusively for Wii, as The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower will both be making their European debut on Wii in 2012.

Well, great. There's some more new stuff in there, but I don't think any of it is worth a new thread. Specifically, Zen Pinball 3D and the VC releases of Super Mario Land 2 and Metroid 2.