Hacking Wiikey fusion or Softmod

[KMFDMlv]

Sorry for the newbie question, though I would like to know whether it currently would be better to install a wiikey fusion modchip or to simply try and softmod the wii and keep the modchip as a reserve?
Thank you

 

[trumpet-205]

What's your objective? Playing Wii backup? Gamecube backup? Emulation? Multimedia? Homebrew?

I recommend Softmod for most part except Gamecube backup. For Gamecube backup I recommend WODE. I understand that DIOS-MIOS is released already but WODE is better at the moment.

 

[mauifrog]

Sotfmod, or softmod + wode. Softmod will do everything for you except load gc game from use, which should be working within the year or sooner (maybe, hopeful, fingers crossed).

 

[KMFDMlv]

Thank you for the fast reply.
I'm currently interested in playing my Wii backups (the Wii is for a little kid).
Will I be able to restore the Wii to a factory setting and install the modchip later if the need arises?
Or can it be done vice -versa? Install modchip and later simply take it out and softmod the wii?

 

[Riley]

Softmod

Spoiler

- Play Backup/retail wii games and GC games from DISC
- Play backup wii games from usb (you need a WODE for GC games from usb)
- Emulators (GBA/SNES/N64 etc... look here)
- Media Centre to play all your files off usb (playing DVDs for me is kind of chopy), Stream youtube, pictures etc... Look here
- Riivolution. Used for game patching, texture hacks and other things.
-Priiloader for system menu hacks.

Hardmod

Spoiler

Play backup games from disc drive.

EDIT: The softmod shouldn't effect your modchip

 

[KMFDMlv]

Hmm, thanks.
Is it possible to softmod the wii (4.3e so with indiana pwns) with a backup through the wiikey?

 

[koji2009]

Yes, backups done through a mod chip will work fine.