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Right, I've read SM is delayed till Feb/March 2010, however i've read that there is a Wii Freeloader which worked till Wii Firmware 3.3, since I've not used Wii in 8-9 months and never put it on the net or updated firmware, any idea of the new games force mandatory firmware updates which would lock me out of using Freeloader/SM should I choose to purchase both?
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I'm wondering about this stuff too. I completely tossed up installing homebrew junk on my last Wii, and now that I got a new Black one, I'm thinking of trying again for some stuff like importing Shattered Memories and the superior versions of No More Heroes and Mad World. -
Let me know how it goes then, just realised someone installed firmware knocking mine up to 3.3E so Freeloader won't work *dammit*Comment
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I had the HBC and Gecko OS on my Wii just so I could play the Japanese imported Fatal Frame Wii game. It worked fine.
But DSC has a system update on the disc, so I couldn't play it without updating. To get around this I looked at various options. I ended up using this guide:
I don't need all of the features but it was all pretty easy to install. And because I was still on 3.2 I didn't need to downgrade the system (I believe moving up and down with the system versions is the most 'risky' part).
The guide also allows you to make a back up of your system on an SD card (which I copied to my PC). So if I do get 'bricked' in future I should be able to reinstall it.
It's a lot of stuffing around just to make your Wii region free and avoid disc updates. If the Wii was region free (like the PS3) I never would have had to do it.Comment
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I have a custom firmware like PSP, it allows you to run imported games, but I can't really say since it can also run backups...
Either way, Gecko OS is what I'd use otherwise.
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Im not a fan of backup using, but I do purchase imports for my PS3 and PS2, so while to be honest im confused as hell about custom firmware for Wii despite looking at that guide, I still might look into it.Comment
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