None firmware will stop you from playing backups with a mod chip...
Wiikey v1 is still good...
Only I'm not sure if they will stay bringing updates for it...
1.9S they still need to finish with 1.9X
Since there were some audio bugs in it on gamecube mode and didn't really block updates I believe...
If they are not gonna update v1 anymore I want a 50% off card to buy a wiikey v2
lol (j/k)
I mean they still can... Ninja and Cyclo can do it too and are same generation mod chips...
So they not much coming with this to me:
We can't update Wiikey v1 anymore guys... go get a Wiikey v2...
I respect their work but... there is/was so less support for the updates on Wiikey v1... I mean we had to wait like a half year or more for one update they wanted/needed to bring out... 0_o
Good..
For now we can live with the Wiikey v1 1.9S...
But they really should continue support Wiikey... or else I probably won't even buy Wiikey v2 and get Argon (NAND flash and dump
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