Author Topic: WiiZii brings hard drive to the wii (Read 7090 times)

Tri-edge · « **on:** January 16, 2009, 03:30:37 PM »

http://i.gizmodo.com/5132785/plug--play-wiizii-brings-hard-drive-to-wii-minus-solder

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Nintendo is working on some sort of storage solution of their own, but to those of you who can't wait, the WiiZii is on its way.

We have few details at the moment, but here's a shot of a WiiZii prototype installed. It can connect an external SATA drive and features a tiny bit on onboard storage so that the chip's firmware can be updated as needed. With the use of the WiiZii+drive, you can load mass amounts of ISO and homebrew files quickly. In fact, I daresay that with a large enough drive, you could load far more content than is actually worth playing on the Wii. [Maxconsole]

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PspKicks316 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2009, 03:57:37 PM »

OMG that's awesome

Jumbo · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2009, 05:07:17 PM »

Oh dang! That will pwn hard. I guess modding my wii has to start soon. Been holding off for a while

Tri-edge · « **Reply #3 on:** January 16, 2009, 06:13:50 PM »

this is what I have been waiting for

blackburn · « **Reply #4 on:** January 16, 2009, 06:57:05 PM »

i wonder if mod chips will still work with this attached.....

Tri-edge · « **Reply #5 on:** January 16, 2009, 07:23:55 PM »

Quote from: blackburn on January 16, 2009, 06:57:05 PM

i wonder if mod chips will still work with this attached.....

this would already enable what modchips do

Skullmaster · « **Reply #6 on:** January 16, 2009, 08:53:48 PM »

awwww.... I just want to use my usb HDD....

blackburn · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2009, 12:35:16 AM »

Quote from: Tri-edge on January 16, 2009, 07:23:55 PM

this would already enable what modchips do

how, all it does is allow external SATA drives to be attached, it doesnt allow"back ups" to be run through disks (someone correct me if im wrong

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Tri-edge · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2009, 12:52:44 AM »

Quote from: blackburn on January 17, 2009, 12:35:16 AM

how, all it does is allow external SATA drives to be attached, it doesnt allow"back ups" to be run through disks (someone correct me if im wrong )

it says modchip functionality in the picture...

Alien_X · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2009, 02:19:05 AM »

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2009, 06:31:15 AM »

Quote from: Alien_X on January 17, 2009, 02:19:05 AM

fake

After re-reading it, I think I might have to agree with Alien on this one.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2009, 08:08:20 AM »

crap, i just sold my wii yesterday!

oh well, the only game a really played was super mario bros XD

but that is awsome

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:02:55 AM »

Quote from: SN!P3R on January 17, 2009, 08:08:20 AM

crap, i just sold my wii yesterday!

oh well, the only game a really played was super mario bros XD

but that is awsome

Lawl, no smb on wii. Only Brawl and Galaxy. Unless you're talking vc...

Every last word in that rhymed. WEIRD.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #13 on:** January 17, 2009, 09:31:43 AM »

well yeah virtual console. IMO the new mario games are retarded. I like teh old-skool mario,

ryan0 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 17, 2009, 01:28:02 PM »

seems fake as fudge,interfacing a hdd through the disk drive?

Tri-edge · « **Reply #15 on:** January 17, 2009, 05:31:11 PM »

Quote from: ryan0 on January 17, 2009, 01:28:02 PM

seems fake as fudge,interfacing a hdd through the disk drive?

actually I think all the disk drive connection is for is to replicate the modchip functions. And from there this special modchip lets you hook up a hard drive somehow.

blackburn · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2009, 04:49:02 PM »

yeah im pretty sure this is fake, theres NO OTHER information on this... the only thing ive seen close to this is FlatMii

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2009, 07:55:25 PM »

Way to bump a dead useless topic...hahaha. What's flatmii?

blackburn · « **Reply #18 on:** February 15, 2009, 08:34:26 AM »

http://www.ozmodchips.com/flatmii-wii-dvd-drive-emulator-iso-loader-modchip-p-199.html

but theres no way in hell i would buy one at that price!!! the Wiikey2 is good enough for me

pinoyballa · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2009, 04:32:16 PM »

Yeah ok, 104 is wayy too much for that thing. Wiikey is fine for me also =p, maybe I'll consider when they find a way to make it work with a usb HDD

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