Softmod is so much better than a chip, saying anything contray these days is laughable. Chips are only good for fixing bricked wiis so you can softmod them again. Perhaps get a wode for usb gc loading, and softmod for wii games. But disc loading sucks, modchips suck just as bad. I am glad we have chips, but as far as the wii is concerned, they are relics from the past and have been so for quite some time.