Region-free Wii gaming courtesy of the Freeloader

by Steven Williamson on 29 February 2008, 11:21

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Now available for preorder

Datel has confirmed that Freeloader for Wii will be released on the 14th March, allowing UK gamers to play Japanese or US imported games on their console.

You know how it is, a game that you’ve been desperate to get your hands on gets a release in Japan or the US six months before us Brits get it, well if you’re happy to fork out £9.99 those days are over.

Datel ensure that by using the Freeloader“no modifications to your console are needed and your console’s warranty is kept intact.

Features

* Launch and play imported Wii games from any region
* No need to modify your console – keeps your warranty intact
* Add loads of new titles to your Wii collection, including games that may never be released in your region
* Play US and Japanese games on a PAL Wii
* Play PAL games on a US or Japanese Wii
* Fast and easy to use

You can pre-order the Freeloader from: Gameseek


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Posted by Workaholic - Fri 29 Feb 2008 22:17
The only question remains is when if at all, will Nintendo release a patch/update which disables the use of this? Just like they did with the Wii-free chip (I think it was called.)
Posted by finlay666 - Fri 29 Feb 2008 23:12
Well as a boot loader and not an actual hard mod or flash it should be ok, either way it's about time, the DS is region free and I know people that have bought us and uk versions of games due to region limitations on the online play

dont think the ps2 one was disabled later on with later revisions…but it wasnt updated that often due to less online usage
Posted by PenguinJim - Sat 01 Mar 2008 17:20
I ordered one of these the other day, GameSeek says it's out within a week. In my opinion, regional restrictions are flipping annoying and useless! I love the DS for being region-free, and was flabbergasted to see the Wii would be region-locked. Why not region-lock… wristwatches? And… ham? Absolute ******* ***** for region-locking any ******* thing, these ***** in suits have no ******* clue about ****** ***** **** and ****! :censored: And some people in this forum were wanting region-locked feature-lite Blu-Ray to win the HD disc war! :angst: Region-free shouldn't be a bonus, it should be standard!

Ummm… meandering back towards the topic, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (US version) for a tenner here: yay! (Well, it comes to about £13 delivered)

Also, using the Freeloader means we can play the bloody version of No More Heroes! :) (Also at Renchi for £25)
Posted by PenguinJim - Tue 11 Mar 2008 22:23
I got my Harvey Birdman yesterday, I got my Freeloader today, and they work! Hooray! :)