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Bloopity Bloop · Joined: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Seoul yo

Just came back from a short trip to Tokyo with a beautiful new black Wii console. Am I right to assume that I can just buy a Korean Wii power supply and connect it to my Japanese one without any problems?

I tried Google-ing for this info, but there's a lot of conflicting info. Can anyone with a Japanese Wii in Korea offer me some help?

Thanks!

blackjack · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang

On the big box in the middle of the power cable look on the back. If it says 220-240V (or 100-240V) it will be fine.

Same goes for all appliances.

If it doesn't have a big box and it comes from a country with weak power Laughing

assume it will not work

Bloopity Bloop · Joined: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Seoul yo

blackjack · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang

Destroyer · Joined: 11 Dec 2005

My Wii is Japanese as well. I simply plug it into one of those big power converter things that weigh a ton. I imagine the price is comparable to that of a proprietary power brick from Nintendo.This has the added benefit of being able to turn of the 24 hour wi-fi internet connection without unplugging the plug from the wall, just turn off the power converter.

As far as just buying a Korean power brick... My buddy has a North American Xbox360 and a Korean Xbox360 (best of both worlds) and he refuses to test out the switch power supplies theory. Says he heard somewhere it's a bad idea. Doesn't make sense to me, would seem like it'd be no prob. But just so you know.

denverdeath · Joined: 21 May 2005 Location: Boo-sahn

Bloopity Bloop · Joined: 26 Apr 2009 Location: Seoul yo

Alright, thanks for all the responses, but I have solved the Wii issue. I went down to my favorite dude in Yongsan--really nice guy, his store is called G.A.S. (third one down on the right in the underground game market)--and when I asked him how I should go about powering my J-Wii, he pointed at 2 behind him and told me they were Japanese. He sold me an official Korean power supply (20k won) and made sure to point out that all adapters send out the same voltage to Wii's, which regardless of where they were purchased, require the same amount of power. The only difference is how much power each adapter can take in.

This is what I initially thought but there's so much conflicting info on the web talking about step-down converters, special 3rd-party universal adapters, and all this random bullsh*t that I felt like I should just let it be known that probably the IDEAL solution that works 100% is to simply purchase a power supply from the region you are in.

The 360 is a whole different story. I don't have all the facts straight, but as the poster above me mentioned, the architecture of the system is different with different chipsets (which is completely retarded on the part of MS)... so different voltages are required. You'd think they'd implement something like an auto voltage changer inside the machine like the super well-made PS3. I own all 3 systems now, but for sure, the most shoddily made product of the 3, BY FAR, is the 360. Every time I install a game, I think my console is going to blow up and it was manu-ed only 3 months ago. POS for sure. Good thing I never pay for games.

So Wii issue completely solved.

Thanks to everyone who responded and took the time to offer up their opinions. They were greatly appreciated. I hope this will help other (new) Wii owners.