Wiican modchip... sounds like a Nintendo trademark

Posted Apr 1, 2007 at 10:07PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Wii Tags: modchip
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The Wiican modchip. Also known as TWICE the violation to Nintendo. - Image 1 


No, this isn't a Sega-does/Nintendon't spoof. PsPimP points us to the Dutch-based PsxShop.com, which is offering a new product called the Wiican modchip (yep, the Wii puns continue). Product "not at present on stock," the site says, but the Wiican offers the following:
  • Supports all version of Wii currently available on the market
  • Enhanced Media compatibility
  • Region free without disc swapping
  • Direct boot of Wii and GC original and backups
  • Supports D2B chipsets
  • Supports multi-disc games for both Wii and Gamecube
  • Stealth mode
What's probably interesting is that the Wiican's name almost looks like a trademark Nintendo registered: WiiCan. Now, in the written word, it's easy enough to differentiate between Wiican and WiiCan, but spoken might be another thing entirely. Yeah, first it's a modchip, and it sounds like a trademark Nintendo's trying to register. If you want to find out more, Read link is below.

 
 
 

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by PsPimP - ichiro51zr@yahoo.com_ _ - 2007-04-02 00:30
» WiiWin

This was found by yours truly. This mod chip looks so cool but almost all wii mod chips are the same so unless you are in belgium or deutchland then this isn't a must buy. If you have a cyclowiz then sell it to get this. I hate the cheap cyclo.

by WiiMods - 2007-04-02 08:28
» Another generic with nothing to offer

This is just another generic chip with the same or fewer features than all the rest of the chips already have. The functionality is already on the free opensource chips.

by shhhhhhhhh - 2007-04-02 10:44
» uuuuuuuuut uppppp

this is my claim to fame.



email me at if you know whether the wiirez is solderless.

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