Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: BranDonk Kong on August 17, 2012, 04:48:54 PM
Title: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: BranDonk Kong on August 17, 2012, 04:48:54 PM
...it just doesn't have the ports. Silly. I'm replacing the DVD-ROM on one right now, popped in THPS3 and it fired right up. Shame I can't play it though. The inner casing even has the cut-outs for the ports and memory card slots...just nothing soldered into the empty solder holes on the board. So if you were feeling adventurous, you could VERY easily hard-wire a WaveBird receiver into one of new-style Wiis and still play GCN games.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: Chozo Ghost on August 17, 2012, 05:31:16 PM
That is interesting to hear. Why don't you do some experimenting on it? Sounds like it could be a way you could expand your business, because if it can be done then you could offer it as a service for people to send their new model Wiis in and get them Gamecubeized for a fee.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: TJ Spyke on August 17, 2012, 05:34:08 PM
I doubt Bran would do it for free since it's time and money from him to do it. I think at this point the number of people with the gimped model has to be around only 1% of the total Wii sales LTD.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: UncleBob on August 17, 2012, 06:17:53 PM
CG said "fee" not "free". :D
With that said, I can't see it being a very profitable business. Unless someone really wants a baby blue GCN-ized Wii.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: TJ Spyke on August 17, 2012, 06:46:13 PM
LOL, misread that. My mistake. Well, I don't see why he can't offer the service, I just don't think many people will do it.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: MegaByte on August 17, 2012, 07:05:07 PM
Yeah, this has been known about for a while. Some people even have soldered the ports back on. e.g. w/ pics: http://gbatemp.net/topic/315706-my-discoveries-with-the-new-bc-less-wiis/ (http://gbatemp.net/topic/315706-my-discoveries-with-the-new-bc-less-wiis/) http://deadlyfoez.zzl.org/raffle-wii/ (http://deadlyfoez.zzl.org/raffle-wii/)
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: tendoboy1984 on August 17, 2012, 07:09:18 PM
So Nintendo really is a cheap bastard then. They left the backwards compatability in, but removed the controller plugs and memory card slots.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: Louieturkey on August 17, 2012, 07:44:24 PM
Aren't all the new Wii's incompatible with GameCube accessories? It's not just the blue Wii that got the change.
Yes - there are Black and Blue versions of the Wii that are non-GCN Compatible. But if you wanted a Black Wii that plays GCN games, it'd be a LOT easier to track one down that already does it rather than hack one together. Thus, someone who wants a Blue one *might* be more inclined to do such a thing.
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: Chozo Ghost on August 17, 2012, 11:32:24 PM
So Nintendo really is a cheap bastard then. They left the backwards compatability in, but removed the controller plugs and memory card slots.
I think they're goal was to make a cheaper version of the Wii. Leaving in a couple lines of code costs less then paying someone to go in and take it out. Then not having to build in controller ports and memory cards saves money too :)
Title: Re: So the "Family Edition" Wii actually does play GameCube games...
Post by: azeke on September 05, 2012, 06:56:53 AM
Nintendo support even have a special adapter that is somehow connects to new wii models and brings gc ports back because they use gc gamepads for thoubleshooting.
