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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Latest firmware update kills Wii Freeloader

misteromar mk4 on 17 June 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:

This is like someone stealing cookies from a cookie factory and then getting mad when they lock the doors.

Seriously, just buy the games for your area.

 

Whatever buddy, you dont know the pain of pal gamers.

 Wait 6 months and pay twice as much.



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misteromar mk4 on 17 June 2008
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Words Of Wisdom said:

This is like someone stealing cookies from a cookie factory and then getting mad when they lock the doors.

Seriously, just buy the games for your area.

 

I probably will...

But I'll still be able to use my old save file with the PAL version right?

 

 Sorry man, I dont think you can. Back up your saves also because the update says it will delete saves from other regions.



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--OkeyDokey-- on 17 June 2008
misteromar mk4 said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Words Of Wisdom said:

This is like someone stealing cookies from a cookie factory and then getting mad when they lock the doors.

Seriously, just buy the games for your area.

 

I probably will...

But I'll still be able to use my old save file with the PAL version right?

 

 Sorry man, I dont think you can. Back up your saves also because the update says it will delete saves from other regions.

Wow, those pricks. I ought to write them an angry letter >_>

 



sc94597 on 17 June 2008
misteromar mk4 said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Words Of Wisdom said:

This is like someone stealing cookies from a cookie factory and then getting mad when they lock the doors.

Seriously, just buy the games for your area.

 

I probably will...

But I'll still be able to use my old save file with the PAL version right?

 

 Sorry man, I dont think you can. Back up your saves also because the update says it will delete saves from other regions.

You can't backup saves of any online wii game.

 



pimpcoop on 17 June 2008
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Jessman said:
No, comes out on the 26th, and i got it for 40 dollars AU

I got mine bundled with Brawl for $140 a few weeks ago.

I'm really annoyed at Nintendo and the way they treat their PAL fanbase.

Well they do that firmwere update for everyone in every region and second this is why Nintendo does these firewere updates a lot since they can update the Wii.

 

Nintendo estimates it lost $975m worldwide in 2007 due to piracy

by Nilay Patel, posted Feb 14th 2008 at 11:25PM

We're always a little skeptical of piracy impact numbers, especially when companies try to factor in things like "lost sales," which can't be adequately measured, but it's still interesting to hear how large the hit is estimated to be -- like Nintendo's recent filing with the US Trade Representative that piracy cost it and its partners some $975m worldwide in 2007. Saying that the popularity of the Wii and DS makes Nintendo an "attractive target" for counterfeiters, the big N broke the problem down by region, highlighting its efforts to stem the tide and proposed solutions and regulations. We'd say that with profits soaring and plenty of people clamoring for hard-to-find systems, Nintendo could probably get back a little of that cash by finally getting some boxes on shelves instead of pushing for new laws, but hey -- even Mario's lawyers probably get sick of being paid in mushrooms.

[Image courtesy of Nick Cueva]

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misteromar mk4 on 17 June 2008
sc94597 said:
misteromar mk4 said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Words Of Wisdom said:

This is like someone stealing cookies from a cookie factory and then getting mad when they lock the doors.

Seriously, just buy the games for your area.

 

I probably will...

But I'll still be able to use my old save file with the PAL version right?

 

 Sorry man, I dont think you can. Back up your saves also because the update says it will delete saves from other regions.

You can't backup saves of any online wii game.

 

Well your stuffed bud, I can think of worse things than playing through brawl again.

 



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Katilian on 17 June 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:

This is like someone stealing cookies from a cookie factory and then getting mad when they lock the doors.

Seriously, just buy the games for your area.

Except in my country, Nintendo is actually the bad guy because they are restricting freedom of trade.

The tradeoff is though, that modchip are legal here (as long as they do deregioning).



mike_intellivision on 17 June 2008

I thought this was already done in the last update.
Anyway, since I was at 100 Miis, I actually was glad to see the update.

Mike from Morgantown



      


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smbu2000 on 17 June 2008

Damn, I should have checked online before freaking updating my Wii.

I don't have the freeloader, but I was planning on picking one up along with several US Wii games (I have a JP Wii since I'm living in Japan) when I go back home for a visit at the end of next month. Looks like that plan is screwed... :(

I wish the Wii was region-free (like the DS/DS lite) 




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playnext3 on 17 June 2008

lol