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New Japanese Wii Motherboard Blocks Modchips
New Motherboard, Three Pins Removed
A new Wii motherboard has shown up in Japan which blocks current modchips. The revised motherboard has three pins removed from one of the chips which renders modchips useless. There have been several reports of these motherboards appearing, however they are limited to only Japan for the time being.
xanonwk said:
Wii NTSC-J cut pins, you can't MOD it any more
It is a latest news from a shop in 188. The latest lots of Wii NTSC-J can't be modded. Why? It's because 3-pins are physically cut from a surface-mounted IC. There are still some Wii NTSC-J unaffected in 188 and Golden, but price will go up soon once this news spreads out and everyone is struggling to be the last one to have it. So hurry if you have not gotten one yourself yet. Of course, if you only play legitimate games, then it doesn't bother you anyway.
Luckily, Wii NTSC-U is not affected yet.
If you're interested in modchips it might be wise to pick up a Wii now rather than later.