Nintendo revises Wii circuitry to block modchips

In a bid to block the recent upsurge of Wii modchips, Nintendo has changed the circuit layout of its next gen Wii videogame console. This according to DigiTimes.

Retail channels in Taiwan, however, warned that new modchips for the altered consoles may become available in less than a month. This is a logical conclusion as earlier attempts by pretty much every console maker to revise their consoles’ circuitry have resulted in newer generation modchips built specifically for the revised consoles.

According to DigiTimes, some Wii modders in Taiwan think that Nintendo could use ball grid array IC packaging in order to extend the time spent developing new modchips. DigiTimes’ source noted that the longer waiting time could “reduce the willingness of some users to modify the consoles.”

In a bid to block the recent upsurge of Wii modchips, Nintendo has changed the circuit layout of its next gen Wii videogame console. This according to DigiTimes.

Retail channels in Taiwan, however, warned that new modchips for the altered consoles may become available in less than a month. This is a logical conclusion as earlier attempts by pretty much every console maker to revise their consoles’ circuitry have resulted in newer generation modchips built specifically for the revised consoles.

According to DigiTimes, some Wii modders in Taiwan think that Nintendo could use ball grid array IC packaging in order to extend the time spent developing new modchips. DigiTimes’ source noted that the longer waiting time could “reduce the willingness of some users to modify the consoles.”