Gaming Modded Wii Disables Online Play For Mario Kart Wii

[UchihaItachi]

Nintendo takes enough money from console sells that can have benefit even if most of the gamers use non-original games.

 

[Vater Unser]

*Official Press Release*

A Nintendo insider said[...]

Don't believe that bullshit...
Just read the rest of this "newspost", it becomes pretty clear whose side those unenlightened fools are on

Edit:
Disregard that, I just realized the text at the beginning isn't part of the press release

 

[PapiChulo]

Meh. Some threat. Wii's online capability is the sorriest of all the next gen's.

 

[Bob Evil]

Meh. Some threat. Wii's online capability is the sorriest of all the current gen's.

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[PapiChulo]

Meh. Some threat. Wii's online capability is the sorriest of all the current gen's.

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They're all next gens until I own them all. I only have Wii. So still next gen

 

[Bob Evil]

Meh. Some threat. Wii's online capability is the sorriest of all the current gen's.

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They're all next gens until I own them all. I only have Wii. So still next gen

Then, by your own, logic, it's current gen

Think about what you wrote lol

 

[Vater Unser]

Meh. Some threat. Wii's online capability is the sorriest of all consoles of the past 10 years.

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Anyway, I'm kinda confused about this press release...seems like the tokipost blog altered the original press release, so the quotation of the Nintendo insider does seem to actually be part of the press release...

But why in the world should I trust an anti-piracy company on this issue?
They're liars, end of story.

 

[Xeronage]

Ugh =\ It's near impossible to detect a drivechip. To the wii, the dvd-drive is external hardware, it has no way of verifying the information it recieves from it, and the only way to detect a drivechip is to somehow abuse a security flaw in the chip itself.

 

[Hooya]

They don't need to detect a drive chip. If you're playing the PAL release from the USA three weeks before the release of said PAL game, they're going to assume you've downloaded it. How else would you get the game?

I'm surprised they even have the servers for these games running before the release date. Seems kinda weird to me...

 

[arctic_flame]

They don't need to detect a drive chip. If you're playing the PAL release from the USA three weeks before the release of said PAL game, they're going to assume you've downloaded it. How else would you get the game?

I'm surprised they even have the servers for these games running before the release date. Seems kinda weird to me...

1. The game was released 2 days ago. Also, GAME broke the release date. Also, freeloader would give an excuse.

2. WFC doesn't use servers. The site where the rankings are held has probably been up for ages, testing and whatnot.

 

[badbob]

I think the press release is real, it seems like the place ELSPA busted was Modchipfitters, their site is down and they are based in Leicestershire.

Sucks for me though because I just bought a replacement drive from them before they went down, but it's a dodgy drive and can't even boot a disc without giving a DRE. Maybe this is why they didn't reply to my email...

 

[yumms]

Its real, here the full pr: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/elsp...play-mario-kart

 

[armand66]

The press release can be as real as they want, but so far, all it seems like is scare tactics, as no update Nintendo have provided has been able to brick a wii, and mario kart certainly didn't brick the wii, as that release would have you believe.

 

[manias]

they can't even detect modchips so what are they gonna do ;p

 

[Prime]

they can't even detect modchips so what are they gonna do ;p

How do you know? Do you work at nintendo?

Like i said Microsoft can do it, so can Nintendo.

 

[Tanas]

Niether nintendo or microsoft can detect the modchips, its the backups which are detected.

 

[Prime]

Niether nintendo or microsoft can detect the modchips, its the backups which are detected.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/789/789640p1.html

QUOTEUS, May 17, 2007 - Today Microsoft spokesperson Major Nelson confirmed on his blog that modded Xbox 360s are being banned from Xbox Live. Nelson says Microsoft has a zero-tolerance policy towards modded consoles accessing the service in an attempt to ensure a level playing field for all users. If Xbox Live detects a mod chip in your console, you will be treated to this screen:

 

[Bob Evil]

Niether nintendo or microsoft can detect the modchips, its the backups which are detected.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/789/789640p1.html

QUOTEUS, May 17, 2007 - Today Microsoft spokesperson Major Nelson confirmed on his blog that modded Xbox 360s are being banned from Xbox Live. Nelson says Microsoft has a zero-tolerance policy towards modded consoles accessing the service in an attempt to ensure a level playing field for all users. If Xbox Live detects a mod chip in your console, you will be treated to this screen:

Look up the following word ... propaganda.

 

[CockroachMan]

I believe it's possible to do this.. same way Microsoft did, but they're not doing it, at least not yet.. maybe in the future

 

[Vater Unser]

They don't need to detect a drive chip. If you're playing the PAL release from the USA three weeks before the release of said PAL game, they're going to assume you've downloaded it. How else would you get the game?

Buy it from the USA? duh