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While many gamers sit and think of their Nintendo Wii as yet another way to play some new installments of Super Mario Brothers, Zelda, and various other "kiddie" type games. Nintendo has a lot more planned for the Nintendo Wii than we think. Not only will they be bringing more and more of their staple characters to the Wii, but they're also expanding and reaching out to a much more mature audience with games that are, well, all grown up.




When the new Metroid game is released for the Wii later this year, we'll have a very good idea of just what the technological power is that makes the Wii what it is. Undoubtedly it is at LEAST twice as powerful, both processor wise, and graphically than the Gamecube was. But with Manhunt 2, we're really in for a "treat"

Take a look at some of the screenshots to get an idea of just how serious this game will be. Graphically it's not up to par with games like Gears of War for Xbox 360, but it'll give grown ups some serious, and thrilling action on their new Nintendo Console.

For Metroid Fans... The game will first be released in Japan, as seems to be the case with most of Nintendo's major titles... But you'll be able to play this import nintendo wii game with no problem, providing you get your hands on a Nintendo Wii Mod Chip like the Wiikey

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It's seems that Mario Mania just can't stop. Especially when you can grab your wiimote and kick some bad guy butt in the way that games were meant to be played.

While graphically the Nintendo Wii perhaps leaves something to be desired. It's undoubtedly the MOST FUN console of all of the next generation consoles as far as game play is concerned. And with hints and rumours of much better games to come this year for the Wii, both from North American publishers, and Japanese publishers too, there's no better time to get your hands on a Nintendo Wii Mod Chip and start playing all of those really great import Wii Games from Japan.

"Sony sold 45,321 units of the PS3 in May, compared with 251,794 units of the Wii. In April, the ratio was four to one in favor of the Wii, according to Japanese game magazine publisher Enterbrain.

Nintendo, known for game characters such as Mario, Donkey Kong and Pokemon, launched the Wii in November. The device features a motion-sensitive controller that allows users to direct on-screen play by swinging it like a tennis racket or wielding it like a sword, opening a new avenue of game playing."

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As is always the case with new console systems, the mainboard (PC Board) of any game machine goes through numerous revisions before the manufacturers will settle on one that both the best as far as cost goes, and one that adds extra security or new features.

There is wide speculation that Nintendo have released a new main board in Japan for the Nintendo Wii in an effort to thwart the installation of Nintendo Wii mod chips into their console. You can see on the picture to you the left that 3 vital pins on the chip inside the Nintendo Wii have been severed / disconnected at the manufacturing level, to perhaps make it impossible to install a Nintendo Wii Mod chip.

It's important to point out that this system is ONLY on store shelves in Japan, and European as well as North American Wii Systems have not at all been affected by this... but then, neither have Japanese game players. The manufacturers of both the Wiikey and the CycloWiz Wii mod chips have both come up with a work around, and a new way to install their chips into these systems. It seems that such "fixes" by manufacturers don't necessarily mean to thwart the installation of mod chips. Our guess is that it's simply a revision of the board, much like any electronics item on the market today. Manufacturers are always looking for cheaper and better ways to manufacture their units.

We'll keep you posted as we know more.

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Some months ago I wrote the first article about the release of 3 different Nintendo Wii Mod Chips. Being a homebrew fan myself, it was hard to hide my enthusiasm when it came to these Wii mod chips simply because I have been a fan of homebrew games - and more importantly import games, since the days of the good old Nintendo Entertainment system. While it took only a little bit of cutting with an exacto knife back then to play the latest Japanese games on my North American Nintendo Entertainment system, I've pretty much done whatever I needed to do to be able to play those games. Including installing a mod chip in virtually every game system that needed one since then.

In the next few days, I'll be covering some of the newest Nintendo Wii Mod chips that have just come out to market. Including on chip, the WiiXT, which claims to also offer DVD playback on your Nintendo Wii.

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