DVD Wii mod incoming?

Posted by T3 Online on Mon 19 Feb 2007

Hackers claim they've created a chip to shoehorn a DVD player into the Wii's tiny frame.

Nintendo's working on a DVD-playing version of the Wii, but unless you live in Japan you're unlikely to wave a Wiimote anywhere near it. Never mind though, hackers have come to the rescue!

Resourceful chip fiends have cooked up a silicon workaround allowing DVD playback on Ninty's ice white wonderbox.

Dubbed the WiiXT, it's yet to be proven effective, reliable, or even legit, and is attracting cries of derision online.

Apparently it'll sell for around £30, and allow region-free DVD playback but some gamers reckon that's impossible with the console's current hardware.

Some say the Wii's drive can't read DVD discs, so a chip-based mod is impossible. Others say Nintendo have made the console spin discs the opposite direction to DVDs, rendering it immune to software trickery.

We'll be following the WiiXT's progress with interest. Stay tuned for more as soon as it's debunked as a fraud, or lauded as a Wii owner's best friend.