[Laubi02]

hi,

i have a jap wii, wiikey eith firmware 4.1j

just wondering whether i can downgrade it to anything so that i can use a freeloader to play pal games

thanks!!

[24 P]

From what I understand, no.
Friend of mine has the same issues, but reversed, he wants to play NTSC games on his PAL machine.
Doesn't work, he has it chipped, and the guy who chipped it said, don't U/G your firmware..
He didn't listen...
He has tried too down grade his firmware, won't work.. Or he can't, I never really listen to him as he waffles about the Wii a bit..

[Laubi02]

thanks for the advice! though its not really what i want to hear!!

i cant even update my wiichip as apparently, it could be a fake!

anyone else out there know anything we dont?!

[John Jennings]

The simplest thing to do would be install the Homebrew Channel on your Wii and then using Gecko (a Homebrew application) to load PAL games. (Take a look here Homebrew Channel - WiiBrew if you've not heard of this)

No need to be mucking around with downgrading your firmware, it's a potential minefield.

[Laubi02]

Originally Posted by John Jennings

The simplest thing to do would be install the Homebrew Channel on your Wii and then using Gecko (a Homebrew application) to load PAL games. (Take a look here Homebrew Channel - WiiBrew if you've not heard of this)

No need to be mucking around with downgrading your firmware, it's a potential minefield.

thank you, but homebrew seems complicated too!! (sorry, I aint that technical minded!)

ve just heard people talking about using a DVD to downgrade to a firmware ready for freeloader.

so is it easy to install and use this gecko thing?! does it work for my jap wii 4.1j?

[John Jennings]

I've not heard of this DVD you mention.

Homebrew Channel is very easy to install. Just follow the instructions here.

The Homebrew Channel

Once you have the home brew channel installed, you can run Gecko from an SD Memory Card and then load your PAL games.