Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Wednesday 27.11.2024 / 14:32
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > nintendo wii - general discussion > can an ntsc console play pal games?
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Can an NTSC console play PAL games?
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
discoboy
Junior Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 18:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a modded US NTSC model and it can play backup NTSC games fine however it has never been able to read PAL disks. A friend of mine has a modded console too but his is able to read both. Is that because we have different mod chips?
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
ghostboy6
Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 19:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
which modchip do you have?? if you have a wiikey then run the setup disc v1.2 first then enable region override. if you have a WiiD just update your chip firmware.
[ + quote]
discoboy
Junior Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 19:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I got mine done in a shop. I just rang him and am told that it is a Wiikey mod. I didn't get a CD. He says that, in general, the mod will not allow the console to play PAL disks.
[ + quote]
larrylje
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You can go to the link below and download the setup disc get the latest version 1.2 and extract the file and read the (READ ME) file and follow the directions on how to make the ISO to burn and update your Wiikey. Then to play PAL games you will need to turn on the Region override option...

http://www.wiikey.cn/resources.html
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. April 2007 @ 19:53
discoboy
Junior Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 19:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In the event that the guy at the shop gave me false information and that the mod is not Wiikey what risk is there in damaging my console if I try to upgrade the firmware?
[ + quote]
larrylje
AfterDawn Addict
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 19:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That I would not know.

Most run in stealth mode so I duno how you would know for sure that is the chip they installed.

I would assume the only damage a flash to the chip would do is to the Modchip itself and not the Wii system.
[ + quote]

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. April 2007 @ 19:57
ghostboy6
Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 20:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if you try running the wiikey setup disc nothing would happen because it is not really a firmware update but just a disc for you to setup the wiikey like turning the region override on/off. however if you run a chip firmware update of another chip then i dont know what will happen.. just try running the setup disc and if it runs then your lucky to get a wiikey installed in your system.
[ + quote]
discoboy
Junior Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 20:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That's right I have just read that the setup disk modifies the data held in the EPROM. However, would it ask me before proceeding?
[ + quote]
ghostboy6
Member
_ 		25. April 2007 @ 21:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah. its up to you to what settings you want to put
[ + quote]
Syko360
Junior Member
_ 		26. April 2007 @ 06:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have tried one PAL game(Warioware) with my Wiikey/NTSC-U system and after the splash screen it just went to a black screen. All my NTSC-U backups play as good as the originals though.
[ + quote]
ghostboy6
Member
_ 		26. April 2007 @ 06:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
there are some games that still cant be run even having a modchip or patching its region.. here is a list of these games that cant be run (like naruto wii can only be run in a japanese wii) http://wiki.gbatemp.net/index.php/Wii_Re...28USA.29_to_PAL
unfortunately warioware is one of those games taht wouldnt run on a different region wii. you should get the NTSC u version of warioware cuz theres already a us version of it.
[ + quote]
Advertisement
_ 		__
 
_
Syko360
Junior Member
_ 		26. April 2007 @ 07:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for that list ghostboy6 it will be very helpful as I am currently downloading my backups till I get an LG drive. Unfortunately I didn't realize it was the PAL version until after I downloaded it. Then I figured I might as well try and see if it works. For sure gonna double check the .NFO files before downloading now!! Of course I just need to get the LG drive and save the hassle ;)
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > consoles > nintendo wii - general discussion > can an ntsc console play pal games?
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2024 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork