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16. August 2007 @ 03:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm paranoid. I haven't done the 3.0 update yet. I'm an import gamer and that's all I use my wiikey for is playing PAL and NTSC-J titles on my NTSC-U wii. Nintendo has blocked the Wiikey setup discs in their curent form.

What happens when their next big title comes out? Will it work? Is anyone else waiting to see what happens on Aug. 27th? Will this board be filled with "Metroid Prime 3 Bricked My Wii" posts?

I don't dare to move on this update thing. Maybe it's just me.

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16. August 2007 @ 07:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well i don't know about metroid prime 3 but boogie just came out and it doesn't work without the update to 3.0u i am still waiting to see what all comes of this
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16. August 2007 @ 11:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I beg to differ, I'm using Boogie w/o 3.0u
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16. August 2007 @ 11:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have tried playing Boogie with 2.2U and it doesn't work. The disc is recognized but when I click on Start, nothing comes up, not even the screen to tell me to put my wrist strap on.
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16. August 2007 @ 12:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
mate, maybe its the media you are using.
mines play fine with firmware 2.2u
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16. August 2007 @ 15:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
@bass_hit

The only side effect that i have read with Wiikey and updating to 3.0 Wii firmware is the setup disc not booting. But this isn't a problem if you use a GCoS boot disc first, letting GCoS boot up then swap the GCoS boot disc with the Wiikey set up disc and run it that way.

You can get the GCoS boot up disc from the link below...

http://psx-scene.com/forums/nintendo-new...g-bootdisk.html
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26. August 2007 @ 19:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
prime3 a no go with me. plays then says disc read error. clonecd burn doesn't work at all hardly, but still loads. img burn worked and let me start a profile and change settings but still disc read error when gameplay started. now i am trying img burn at slowest disc speed to see what happens. wish me luck.
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26. August 2007 @ 19:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
nevermind.img burn 4x speed. working like a charm.
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27. August 2007 @ 03:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good to know that the backup works. Original should work fine then. Thanks for the testing.

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27. August 2007 @ 10:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Same here with Metroid Prime 3 burned at 8x like I normally do and although the game loaded I got errors. Went back and burned again at 2x (nero, lowest speed) and everything is fine so it seems metroid is a bit more finicky then any other games.
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28. August 2007 @ 00:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by champ2131:
I beg to differ, I'm using Boogie w/o 3.0u
How could it be?!?? What mod chip did you use for your Wii? I have Wiikey on my NTSC-U Wii (2.2U) and I'm on the same boat with some people here: unable to play both Boogie & Metroid. They both prompted me to update and I'm paranoid to update. I'll hold on for a little bit longer to wait & see until I'll have no choice but to update to play those games. I'll update via online rather than from the disc to avoid bricking it
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28. August 2007 @ 01:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
just to let you guys know, i'm using an official wiikey and 2.2u on a ntsc wii, metroid prime 3 ran an update but not a 3.0u update and the game works fine
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28. August 2007 @ 03:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by MistahK:
nevermind.img burn 4x speed. working like a charm.
Goog. I'm going to be using my Fujifilm DVD-R discs. It's burning at 4X using ImgBurn but I think I might want to try a lower setting (using Nero) as well just to be on the safe side...

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28. August 2007 @ 04:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a PAL Wii, im guessing i need to update to 3.0, to play metroid prime. But i dont have internet on my wii. Any other way i can update. Im thinking of geting mario party 4 PAL would that have 3.0 on it.
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28. August 2007 @ 07:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by kidpanda:
just to let you guys know, i'm using an official wiikey and 2.2u on a ntsc wii, metroid prime 3 ran an update but not a 3.0u update and the game works fine

So did you run the update from the disc? What kind of an update is that if it's not 3.0u update? Or it's also a firmware update but older (newer) version? By the way, I know that this is a little bit off topic but anyone has the same experience with Boogie that also runs a different update?
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29. August 2007 @ 02:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'm guessing it was some other update, as i checked after it did it and it said i was still on 2.2...also before i performed the update the disc would not load it that helps at all...
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29. August 2007 @ 02:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got to test my backups of MP3. ImgBurn @ 4x loaded. Attempted to do update from disc: FAILED. I put in the CloneCD version @ 1x and the updaut worked like a charm. Crashed during the intro movie. Reset Console.

Tried skipping the movie. Crashed on the menu screen. DRE. Ejected the disc and it prompted me to put the disc back in. I did so (all without reseting) and the menu loaded. Started playing. Works fine now...

Picky picky pick...

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Yoohoo2G
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29. August 2007 @ 07:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by kidpanda:
i'm guessing it was some other update, as i checked after it did it and it said i was still on 2.2...also before i performed the update the disc would not load it that helps at all...

Thank you very much for verifying! I guess I'm in the same situation like you before the update: wii read the disc but the disc channel is blank and when I clicked on that icon, the disc would spin and prompt me to update. I'll go ahead and do the update. One thing that still makes me curious though is what exactly it does update if it's not the firmware?
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29. August 2007 @ 23:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by amannyr:
I have tried playing Boogie with 2.2U and it doesn't work. The disc is recognized but when I click on Start, nothing comes up, not even the screen to tell me to put my wrist strap on.

Just want to let you know that I had exactly same problem: both Metroid AND Boogie didn't boot up on my Wii. I've just did the update from Metroid disc (took about 10 seconds!) and both booted up perfectly! Checked the firmware afterwards and it's still 2.2u! And my Wiikey set up disc still boots up like normal! I don't know why both games need that update to boot up and why that update didn't affect the firmware. So don't be so paranoid! Go ahead and update it as the disc prompts you to. By the way, I have NTSC-U Wii version 2.2u with wiikey
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30. August 2007 @ 07:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The Boogie game disc adds Microphone support. I have heard Metroid Prime 3 adds MP3 support.
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2. September 2007 @ 08:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by larrylje:
The Boogie game disc adds Microphone support. I have heard Metroid Prime 3 adds MP3 support.
By MP3, do you mean, audio files?

My first backup didn't work with Roxio at full write speed. I did it again with imageburn at 4x and it booted. I am gonna try playing it.

Also, I noticed there is a new wriststrap warning screen where it shows someone hitting other people and knocking a vase over.
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