BREAKiNG NEWS: Nintendo Wii Mod-Chip arrives!!

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Update: In our ongoing WiiNja Mod thread! are the following additional WiiNja Install pics: Pic 1, Pic 2, Pic 3, Pic 4, Pic 5, Pic 6, Pic 7, Pic 8, and for those who weren't familiar with the 12C5XX Pin-Out: HERE is it... the 'notch' is at the top highlighted in RED, and that is the way you would have the chip in front of you when preparing to solder it in. The legs can be cut down in size or pressed flat to accomodate the place the chip gets mounted.

Also, in PSP news PSPSwampy has shared with us both USB Mod v4b For 3.03 OE-C For PSP and a detailed Guide to Installing a USB Plug-In on 3.03 OE-C- nice job! :happyb

As mentioned in our Past News, today the NinjaMod Team have officially unveiled their WiiNja Nintendo Wii Mod-Chip! The 12C508 PIC Mod-Chip only requires 5 wires to be soldered to play both Wii and GameCube back-ups of the same region as the console for approximately $45 US. An Installation picture is available, along with the Solder Points (Pins 1, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are used) and a video below as well!

  

Finally, before running out and dumping $45 on a Wii Mod-Chip, it may be worthwhile to wait a few weeks (or perhaps days only :tongue2) after the release... as it's a 12C508 based PIC chip, standard EEPROM Programmers will allow you to flash the hexcode to make your own Wii Mod-Chip 12C508 Clones for a few cents each (assuming you still have a Programmer laying around from the old PSX/PS2 early Mod-Chip days). ;-)

Of course the retail WiiNja Mod-Chips will be protected (fuses blown) from end-users reading the code into your EEPROM Programmer to obtain the hexcode, however, throughout the Internet as well as the 'scene' there are many companies and individuals who do "HexCode Recovery" (the process isn't difficult- it requires using acid and some moderately priced equipment) so we do not expect there to be much delay before the Wii 12C508 hexcode becomes publically available. :-oops:

Also, those without a PIC Programmer may wish to check out THIS post made in the ongoing XenoGC developers making XenoWii chip?! thread of our Wii Chat Forums. RUMOR has it, if you own a ViperGC/Extreme Mod then an upcoming Cobra BiOS update may allow you to flash and reinstall your chip into your Wii- meaning no new hardware to buy to run your Wii and GameCube back-ups! :grin:

Wii releases today include: Metal_Slug_Anthology_USA_Wii-SYNDiCATE, Far_Cry_Vengeance_USA_Wii-QwiiF, Madden_2007_NTSC_USA_Wii-VORTEX, Excite_Truck_USA_Wii-QwiiF, The_Ant_Bully_USA_WII-SYNDiCATE, The_Grim_Adventures_of_Billy_and_Mandy_USA_Wii-Pi, Cars_NTSC_USA_Wii-VORTEX, and Chicken_Little_Ace_In_Action_USA_Wii-QwiiF. :sortdesc:

In X-Box 360 news today, HDDHacker v0.5B For X-Box 360 is available which will allow you to use HDD's that are not 'certified' by Micro$oft for X-Box 360. This specific tool is written for use with the Western Digital BEVS series only, and feel free to discuss it further in our HDDHacker v0.5B For X-Box 360 released! Forum thread. :shades:

Today's PSP Files: Paladin v1.0 PAL-To-NTSC Converter For PopStation For PSP, Flash Agent D3 For PSP, Firmware AutoBooter Rev A For OE For PSP, BlackSpeed v1.0 BETA For PSP, BlackSpeed v1.01 BETA For PSP, PopStation CopStation Mod v2.21 For PSP, IceTea v1.0 PSX Converter For PSP, and Flash1 Formatter v2 For PSP. :smilehat

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