Just a quick poll:
Assuming Nintendo can detect modchips and there are no legal issues, does anyone think that Nintendo is likely to deliberately brick Wiis?
I never said that Nintendo was legally obliged to make sure that their updates would work with every modchip.
I said that deliberate bricking would be shady legally as the wii chip is a legal product. The goldfish is a legal product too, but a goldfish isn't designed for the Wii.
Also, mass...
I mean Nintendo are only just coming second to Microsoft. They really don't want a bad reputation now.
And is there really legal precedent in Australia? Did someone actually sue Sony for bricking their PS3 and win?
Zonnikku said: "Someone even said a person with a chipped system in AU won...
Has anyone considered that this could just be a disclaimer after what happened with Super Paper Mario?
And I agree with earlier posts, the last thing wants is to break their good publicity streak, and mass bricking would definitely do that.
But then again, Nintendo really goes far to block...
I think that from a legal point of view Nintendo is allowed to put up updates that could screw up modded Wiis. What they would not be able to do is deliberately brick modded Wiis, at least not in Europe or Australia. In the US they could probably deliberately brick them as the chips are illegal...