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FreeLoader disc for Nintendo Wii sighted

shuandrew | February 28, 2008 | News | Wii 
Other than getting their Nintendo Wii chipped and invalidating the warranty, Nintendo Wii owners have, so far, had no chance of playing region-locked titles for the system. However, today the prayers of many wannabe importers have been answered with the sighting of a FreeLoader disc for the Nintendo Wii, allowing games from any region to be played on the machine with ease.
For GameCube owners and keen videogame importers, Datel’s FreeLoader was a lifesaver. The disc disabled the console’s region lockout, allowing games released anywhere in the world to be played on the last-generation without a hitch. A sneaky Wii update halted the Freeloader working on Nintendo’s latest console, but it now appears that a Wii-specific version of the software has finally become available. Smash Bros. Brawl fans in Europe not keen on waiting months until after the beat-em-up’s North American release (or any other title for that matter) - rejoice!
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    dragoshi1 | February 28, 2008
    This would have been good exactly 1 month ago when the japanese brawl first came out
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    Twisted | February 28, 2008
    Yay for Europe
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    Kazooieman | February 29, 2008
    Does anybody know if it will be released in Australia and estimate the cost?
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    Hawkeye | February 29, 2008
    As I know nothing about this sort of thing, so does this mean that I can import any Japanese/European Wii title and it will work just fine, assuming I get one of these?

    Same for the Gamecube one?
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      Twisted | February 29, 2008
      I'm pretty sure yes.
      I feel better for the people in Europe that have to wait to get Brawl.
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    black doom | February 29, 2008
    Today keeps getting better and better, but Nintendo won't attack my Wii if I use that will they?
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    Twisted | February 29, 2008
    Nope, it just voids the Warranty. And I needed my Warranty when my Wii broke.
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    black doom | February 29, 2008
    It says it doesn't though. Are you sure?
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      Twisted | March 01, 2008
      I'm pretty sure that if you chip your Wii or anything like that, then they won't give you a new one or fix your old one if yours breaks.
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        black doom | March 02, 2008
        I thought it said this was an alternative to getting that sort of thing done?
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    Remino52 | March 01, 2008
    This would be awesome if I had this and a copy of brawl.
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    The Primagen | March 02, 2008
    Sweet! It would be worth getting in Australia for Brawl because they haven't even given us a release date yet.

    Getting the game before they announce when you can get the game would own.

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