Gaming Wii (Gamecube) Memory Card Region

[figboot]

Hello! I have just softmodded my first model Wii, installed PriiLoader, and enabled the "Region free EVERYTHING" hack. I decided to play a Japanese GameCube game I have, and when it got to the save menu, the game crashed. Fortunately, it seems that Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door does not corrupt memory cards of the wrong region. Phew.

I was wondering if I had to buy a Japanese GameCube memory card or if I could continue using my US card using Homebrew. Formatting the memory card is an option, as it is not a stock card, rather one with a 4-way changer inside.

I appreciate any assistance you can provide!

EDIT: It seems the memory card is not the problem. Rather, the language is. For some reason, all text boxes say "No messages.", and I suspect it is due to the fact that the Japanese language is not on my North American Wii. Anybody who knows how I can rectify this is much appreciated!

EDIT2: Thanks to nitrostemp, I have learned that the way to do this is to install Nintendont and boot the game disc from there. Thanks!

 

[nitrostemp]

memory cards are region free, but must be formatted for the region they are used with

 

[figboot]

memory cards are region free, but must be formatted for the region they are used with

Thanks for the prompt response. Do you know of a way to do this?

 

[nitrostemp]

Thanks for the prompt response. Do you know of a way to do this?

when you boot a game with a memory card and try to save it should prompt your to format the memory card for that region

 

[figboot]

when you boot a game with a memory card and try to save it should prompt your to format the memory card for that region

When I tried to start Paper Mario TTYD, instead of where it normally said "Loading memory card", it said "No messages." (the placeholder text for when there is no text in the text table) and when I advanced the text box, the game crashed. Not quite sure what to make of this. In case you have not played the game, it loads the memory card immediately after advancing past the title screen with Start/A.

 

[nitrostemp]

does the game crash with no memory card inserted? try another game

 

[figboot]

My bad! I seem to be dumb. The issue seems to be that I need to change my Wii's language. I would have known this had I let the intro sequence play and seen that ALL text boxes say "No messages."

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does the game crash with no memory card inserted? try another game

My bad! I seem to be dumb. The issue seems to be that I need to change my Wii's language. I would have known this had I let the intro sequence play and seen that ALL text boxes say "No messages."

Yes, see above. Sorry, I misdiagnosed. Any idea as to how I can get the Japanese font to work here, in this case?

 

[MohammedQ8]

Why are you playing paper mario in japanese anyway? Hehe

I remember that the wii can handle Japanese and English gamecube save files on the same Real memory card.

But I have wii wode so I have to use homebrew apps to play other regions games.

 

[figboot]

Why are you playing paper mario in japanese anyway? Hehe <snip>

There are some region-specific bugs and stuff in PMTTYD. Yes, I am going to abbreviate that differently every time I post it.

 

[MohammedQ8]

I used gecko to load Japanese games via wii wode.

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I want to play gamecube games but I don’t want to setup it and take it off later hehe .... I wish I could expand my house rooms for every generation so that every thing stays the same as I left them.

 

[figboot]

I have used the Gecko homebrew thing, and launched the game with the Language option set to Japanese. I am not quite sure if this can be expected to work, but it didn't and all text boxes were "No messages." Not exactly sure how to tell the game that it is alright to use the Japanese language...

 

[MohammedQ8]

They say the Japanese language is not in the usa system ..... so maybe you need to install it

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There is something called vidtv patch try it. It is beyond my time with the wii so I didn’t try it

 

[Lumstar]

Have you tried swiss?

I'm not sure how compatible wii homebrew is with gamecube games.

 

[figboot]

Have you tried swiss?

I'm not sure how compatible wii homebrew is with gamecube games.

Sorry, I'm kind of a noob. Mind going into detail on how I would use Swiss in this situation?

Edit: By the way, I do not have any special accessories for the Wii. Just an SD card in the front slot, and a GameCube controller.

 

[MohammedQ8]

Try vidtv patch

 

[figboot]

Try vidtv patch

...no. If I understand what the vidtv patch does, it just changes the analog video output format. North America and Japan both use NTSC, so this is not the issue. The issue seems to be that the Wii is trying to ask the game to use the English text when there is none.

 

[MohammedQ8]

Someone from reddit said it worked for him

 

[figboot]

Someone from reddit said it worked for him

Link?

 

[MohammedQ8]

https://www.reddit.com/r/wii/comments/2sesck/playing_japanese_games_on_american_wii_without/

 

[figboot]

https://www.reddit.com/r/wii/comments/2sesck/playing_japanese_games_on_american_wii_without/

Alrighty then, I am willing to give it a shot. How would I go about doing this, as they seem to be using a USB loader and I have a physical disc?