Korean Job Discussion Forums

[jamiekarin]

Hey I went looking for one in Yongsan area but they only had Japanese versions...anyone have one they want to sell, or know where I could pick one up in Seoul?

[mikekim]

ebay for $400

[Boodleheimer]

what are the differences that would make an American one a better buy?


^honest question. i'm thinking about buying one as well.

[reactionary]

wasn't a korean version supposed to have been released in march...and then november?

[drizzt048]

[smwood]

True, you'll get the base console in English, but you can only use NTSC-U games unless you get it modded.

I have a NTSC-J console; setting up up wasn't a big deal because there are translations available for the setup manual online. As mine is modded it will play English language games, burned and OEM.

Basic unmodded Wii NTSC-J systems are 240,000 won in Yongsan. If you look on www.playasia.com NTSC-U system are quite a lot [around 470,000 won] higher, plus whatever shipping and customs charges you incur.

~ smw

[siborg69]

[smwood]

Earlier this year Nintendo changed the chipset onboard their Wii consoles to a D2C chip. Mine is a D2B and can easily be modded using a number of modchips: I happen to have had the Wiikey installed: it's upgradeable and works flawlessly.

There is a modchip for the new chipsets available, also made by Wiikey, called the D2CKey.

Here's a link: http://www.wii-modchips.com/d2ckey.htm

and here's some more detailed info including a retail price:

http://www.consolesource.com/ecomm/catalog/Official-D2CKey-Wii-Mod-Chip-p-2688.html

It is actually made in Korea, but isn't available here just yet - probably early January. It is available in the UK, Netherlands, Germany and a bunch of other places. Google it, you'll find loads on it.

It will most likely be more pricey to get installed because it requires 30 soldered connections, whereas the Wiikey requires 6. I spoke to a few guys up at Yongsan last weekend; they are expecting it "very soon" and couldn't give me a solid price.

~ smw

[jamiekarin]

so basically I am understanding that the Japanese version can't be modded right right now, but they will have a version that can be modded coming to Yongsan in the near future?

[siborg69]

from what ive gathered, the latest japanese models have a new chip in them which means they cant be modded with the existing chips that they have in korea at the mo. but there is a chip out there that works, which should hopefully arrive in korea around january sometime.....

[smwood]

[siborg69]

sorry, thats what i meant to say.....that the japanese model they have now CAN be modded but they just dont have the right modchip in yongsan right now