12月28日
回国前在yamada电器闲逛时发现从来就写着売り切り的Wii今天居然有货!一时冲动就买了...
带回国后,打算拿去哪个游戏店破解一下。去之前习惯性地在网上查了一下最新的动态,没想越看越起劲,一看就一下午,原来学问还不少。发现要想知道最新的,最有用的,最专业的信息还是得看国外的网站,虽然看起来痛苦点。
DMS/D2A/D2B时代
简单来说,Wii的破解都需要拆机加装芯片,早期(大概07年10前)的机型使用的是DMS/D2A/D2B的chipset,针对这种机型的破解芯片有10多种,国内用最多的是Wiikey。搞笑的是这芯片也有original和clone版,正版的大概200RMB,克隆的大概只要20RMB...差距巨大啊。
如果不知道自己的机器是使用哪个chipset,可以通过序列号到WiiTracker查查。
1.上图为正版Wiikey和克隆版的比较;
2.上图为Wiikey安装方法,连线只需五根。
D2C时代
现在的机型使用的是D2C的chipset,能使用的破解芯片只有三种,D2ckey,InFeCtus,ARGON。
D2ckey是11月左右推出的,兼容性,反破解能力都要比Wiikey等前一代的强,不过它需要连接差大概30根线!难度和风险都要大不少,芯片价格300RMB。
1.左上为芯片的放大图
2.右上为普通的芯片安装方法(飞线)
3.左下为使用FlexPCB来安装芯片,方便许多!
InFeCtus/ARGON其实是一家,使用一样的代码。号称拥有D2Ckey的所用功能,而且只需连接13根线,还updatable,不过需要额外的programmer(但网上有人询问过D2Ckey的人员关于升级的事,其回复是:在技术上是可以升级的,不过需要等到D2Ckey被反破解后才可能会发布升级)。业界都给予ARGON很大的希望,不过由于产能关系,第一批只有3000片,售价39美元(好贵啊,都是抄起来的),12月27日才发货。要普及到国内,而且价格要降下来,我猜还要等2个月吧。
ARGON的线明显少了许多(13根);
白色的排线是用于连接Programmer的。
针对两种机型的破解芯片比较:
D2B-chipset:
- Easy install modchips (5/6 wires)
- Relative cheap chips
- Very large offer modchips (10 different chips)
- DVD update system possible
- Relative easy detectable by Nintendo (by the use of RAM memory)
- Gamecube / Wii games support
D2C-chipset:
- Difficult install (13/31 wires)
- Slightly more expensive chips
- Limited offer (3 chips availible)
- Updates only possible by (external) programmer
- Harder to detect by Nintendo (uses no Wii RAM memory)
- Gamecube / Wii games support
针对D2C机型的破解芯片比较:
D2Ckey (http://www.d2ckey.com)
The D2Ckey is the first chip that managed to play backups and regionfree games for the D2C Wii's. The developers from Wiikey have managed to integrate the Wiikey functions into this chip. The D2Ckey will be updatable, but only when the chip will finally be detected. This means that it will takes some months to come up with a solution after the chipis recognized by the Wii, however the possiblity to update is there. All you have to do is buy the chip, solder it with 31 (!!) wires into your Wii and play.
+ Positive results in gametests
+ From the Wiikey developers
+ No Nintendo safety has detected this chip
+ High availability in webshops
+ Updatable in the future by USB programmer (confirmed by email from D2Ckey-team)
- No USB updater, and no update info will be availible untill neseccery
- Higher price compared to D2B chips
- 31 wires to solder
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WiInfectus (http://www.infectus.biz)
The WiInfectus chip is a microcontroller that can be programmed. It can be integrated in every console, the only thing you need is firmware that support the modding of that console. The firmware for modding the D2C Wii is coming december 2007 and needs to be programmed with a special programmer kit.
+ Usable for multiple consoles (360/PS3/Wii)
+ Program own software
+ Updatable software
+ Integrated programmer for updating software
- Not D2C compatible yet, firmware coming this month
- Why would you buy an expensive chip that can mod 5 consoles?
- Relative expensive
- No hugh availibility
- No test results yet
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Argon (http://www.infectus.biz)
The Argon comes from the same team as the previous mentioned WiInfectus chip. It can be considered as the light edition of that chip which is specialized for the D2C Wii. You have to buy a programmer kit to program updates for the chip. The chip has only 13 solder point compared to the 31 of D2CKey
+ Updatable software
+ Some sort of WiInfectus-light-edition, specialized for D2C Wii's
+ Same price as the D2Ckey
+ Only 13 wires to solder
- Need to buy JTAG-USB cable/programmer to program it
- No programmer availible untill updates are neseccery
- Only 4000 pieces availible this year
- No test results yet