The DCEmu community are currently in development of a chip-free mod for the Nintendo Wii which allow the console to become region-free. With this, it will be possible play and watch any game or channel that is available to the Wii. In order to understand the way this mod will be implemented, check out this video demonstration on it.

A lot of people are annoyed that the Wii is not a region-free system. They’re quick to point out that the PS3 is 100% region-free and most of Xbox 360 games (about 50-70%) are too.

A few people in the DCEmu community feel the same way and are working on a mod chip-free hack. It’s called the Homebrew channel, it will allow region-free gaming and channels. It’s also said that it will let you skip the nagging health warnings. Its not out yet, but they posted a video of what they have so far.

I am not sure why people think this is a big deal, I don’t have the desire to play a game in a language I can’t read. I also don’t have a problem waiting for games to come out my region. Then again, it would be nice to be able to disable those stupid warnings every time I play a game.

tidus04 via crunchgear.com »