A few months ago I wrote the first article about the release of 3 different Nintendo Wii Mod Chips. Being a fan of homebrew myself, it was hard to hide my excitement when it came to these Wii mods simply because I’ve been a fan of homebrew games, and more importantly imported games, since the days of the good old Nintendo entertainment system. While back then I just needed some exact knife cutting to play the latest Japanese games on my North American Nintendo Entertainment System, I pretty much did everything I needed to do to be able to play those games. Including installing a mod chip on virtually every gaming system that has needed one ever since.

I don’t like pirated games at all (having unauthorized copies of games that I don’t own) as it takes time away from the developers who spend time, money and a lot of blood, sweat and tears to create these amazing games. I say this only because the modchips I’m about to talk about also allow you to play copies or backups of your Nintendo Wii games, but I’m not talking about them for this reason, nor will I be able to answer any questions. about this, simply because I wouldn’t know what to say to my readers anyway.

In my last Wii Mod Chip article, I covered three different Nintendo Wii Mod Chips. These included the first Wii chip to be released, the Wiinja chip, as well as the Wiikey and Cyclowiz modchips for the Wii. I will not go into the details and features of these three Wii chips as my previous Nintendo Wii ModChips article covered all of their features and functions. Instead, I’ll focus on the newer chips that have just been released.

Before I continue with the rest of the article, I think it’s important for me to say that these are my opinions first and foremost and my opinions only. While I prefer to use, or have, a chip that I consider to be the best chip overall, both for features, functions, and price, it by no means means that you should pick my personal favorites. I state that I like one chip more than another because I am lucky enough to be able to test each new chip as it is released. I can compare the features, the functions, the ease of installation, but again, it’s just my opinion. Opinions vary from person to person.

I’ll start with my new personal favorite, the WiiC Wii Mod Chip. The features of the WiiC wii mod chip, also called Wi-IC, are very similar to the other Nintendo Wii Mod chips currently on the market. But what makes the WiiC stand out is the fact that instead of just updating the configuration settings via an update DVD disc, you can actually update and upgrade the BIOS built into the WiiC itself. While this may seem trivial, it is a BIG step forward in terms of compatibility with any type of mod chip. Just imagine new games coming out that don’t work with a specific mod. Other mod chips will only allow you to set. Which means you can set your Wii to think it’s a Japanese Wii instead of a Nintendo Wii bought here in the US. With the WiiC chip wii mod, you’ll actually be able to reprogram the chip itself, so that if a game is NOT supported, you will be able to upgrade the chip so that even that NEW game is supported.

Keeping the theme of updates. You can easily upgrade a mod chip, even just the settings, and end up with a dead chip. The WiiC actually has a built-in security feature for this. Some sort of built-in DEFAULT option, which will reset the chip and bring it back to the state it was in before the update. Make it look like an update has never been done on the chip, so you can start over from scratch. And if you’re concerned about whether or not an installation you’ve performed is working, it also has built-in multi-function LEDs that will give you diagnostics and installation status, to ensure your installation worked perfectly, as it should have. And if not, you can go through your entire setup/wiring before spending all your time putting your Nintendo Wii back together. There are currently no other chips on the market that have all of these features. Of course, it will play all your imported and backup games, as well as imported and home-made Gamecube games, etc. Not bad for a chip that costs less than $30.00

The second and final mod chip in this article will cover another new chip on the Nintendo Wii Mod chip market. WiiD Wii Drive Chip, from the WiiD team. Most online stores call this chip a wii mod chip for advanced users. I can only assume that this statement is being made because of all the advanced features that the manufacturers are touting as being available soon. Being first to market has huge advantages, especially in the category of video game-related products. Whether the product is a controller or, as in this case, a modchip. But being first to market also means that you could launch something big too early and not work with all types of machines that are on the market or are yet to come. While the WiiD makers had the technology ready to produce their mod chip, they decided to wait and release it after extensively testing it with every type of Wii console on the market.

The WiiD is a full-featured Nintendo Wii mod chip. Allowing you to quickly and easily play all your imported and backup Gamecube and Nintendo Wii games, as well as Gamecube Homebrew games right out of the box. It is extremely easy to install, easy to upgrade, compatible with all Wii console systems on the market today. What really makes this mod chip stand out is the ability to use the quick solder pads found on the chip, like many Wii Mod chips. But you can also use wires just as easily as with the quick solder pads, thanks to preset solder points directly on the WiiD chip, making installation with wires just as easy, without having to solder to quick solder pads.