I thought you'd like to know that the FreeLoader I ordeded for the Wii arrived this morning with a rather distubing message...and I quote. "FreeLoader (TM) for Wii (TM) works with all current versions of Wii frimware at the time of its release. No guarantee can be given of compatibility with future firmware releases so if Online Updates are performed on your console this may prevent Freeloader from functioning correctly." How annoying...
Kinda did, but think about it. When it was bricked last time it was an accident. They have redone the GC freeloader since then and it hasn't been bricked since.
Kinda did, but think about it. When it was bricked last time it was an accident. They have redone the GC freeloader since then and it hasn't been bricked since.PJ24
nintendo region locked their system for a reason, they will do what they can to stop the wii freeloaders...
[QUOTE="PJ24"]Kinda did, but think about it. When it was bricked last time it was an accident. They have redone the GC freeloader since then and it hasn't been bricked since.ag1052
nintendo region locked their system for a reason, they will do what they can to stop the wii freeloaders... I really hope not, while there are plenty of people interested in such a thing, it is not enough to mess with sales in a specific region. The most I can see is a lot of people getting it to get SSBB imported, but even then I don't think it will make such an impact on local retaiers in Europe. Let's not forget that the NDS is region free, so I don't see Nintendo working too hard on making the current version of Wii-Freeloader obsolete. I'm all for imports, have been doing it since the days of the SNES, and so far I have imported about 20 titles, most of which never saw an American release.
So all current games will definitely work and will not be blocked from working? I just want the uncensored version of No More Heroes from the US.ants83
they will work currently with the freeloader but nintendo could stop them from working if in an upcoming update
OK, so I see a lot of these freeloader topics and I have a question about them: 1) How expensive are they? 2) Why don't you buy a US Wii if you want to play US games? (probably because hopefully cost of #1 is much less than #2) I would figure that Nintendo would purposely try to brick any Freeloader within days of a new version coming out and it is their right. If you get bricked even once you lose more than it was worth... why do people even bother trying to 'save' the few hundred bucks to do this? I'm all ears and hope I learn something.
[QUOTE="ants83"]So all current games will definitely work and will not be blocked from working? I just want the uncensored version of No More Heroes from the US.ag1052
they will work currently with the freeloader but nintendo could stop them from working if in an upcoming update
Are you sure because I've spoken to alot of people about this but never get the same answer, some guys say only first and second party games (Nintendo) could be blocked, others say only future releases could be blocked and others like yourself say all games could become usless, sorry to go on about it but I just want to be sure before I buy.
[QUOTE="ag1052"][QUOTE="ants83"]So all current games will definitely work and will not be blocked from working? I just want the uncensored version of No More Heroes from the US.ants83
they will work currently with the freeloader but nintendo could stop them from working if in an upcoming update
Are you sure because I've spoken to alot of people about this but never get the same answer, some guys say only first and second party games (Nintendo) could be blocked, others say only future releases could be blocked and others like yourself say all games could become usless, sorry to go on about it but I just want to be sure before I buy.its not the games themselves that will be blocked from working, its the freeloader.... if the freeloader is blocked from working then any games that you would use it for wouldnt work either.
OK, so I see a lot of these freeloader topics and I have a question about them: 1) How expensive are they? 2) Why don't you buy a US Wii if you want to play US games? (probably because hopefully cost of #1 is much less than #2) I would figure that Nintendo would purposely try to brick any Freeloader within days of a new version coming out and it is their right. If you get bricked even once you lose more than it was worth... why do people even bother trying to 'save' the few hundred bucks to do this? I'm all ears and hope I learn something.raahsnavj
A wii freeloader is about 10 euros I believe so it's actually a mucy cheaper alternative to a U.S console.
i was just about to import super smash bros brawl guess ill have to wait two months or three lucky americans always get the deal cheaper games as well.
Datel statet that the Freeloader should be "update-safe". However, if you own a modded Wii you can just remove the regionlock off your games with Trucha Signer. Works really well with NMH but I'll keep my Freeloader and see what's going to happen.
Of course this is just a precautionary message. No one knows for sure whether or not nintendo will bother with it. But as it stands now, you can play brawl at the very least. Leave the future to the future, and just have fun with it.
You dont have to update unless a specific game requires it. And whether or not an update will "brick" the system is unknown now, but since we live in the age of the internet, hold off on updates until someone else can confirm that it indeed causes issues.
No guarantee can be given of compatibility with future firmware releases so if Online Updates are performed on your console this may prevent Freeloader from functioning correctly...PJ24
They're just telling you the facts. You paid good money for something that could stop working the next time Nintendo makes a firmware update. In fact, SSBB came with an on-disc firmware update, so you might not even be able to play that without neutralizing your Freeloader.
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