Korean Nintendo Wii

[Ryan_in_Korea]

Hi everyone

Thank you for posting on this very informative thread.  I am living in Korea at the moment and would very much like to get myself a wii.  I have had a look around Yongsan and it seems easy enough to get a modded wii.  My problem is that the wii's menus will still be in Korean, even if it can play English games.  I would like to know from you guys if it is in any way possible to change it to English?  From reading this post I'm not entirely sure (some people seem to suggest it is, while others suggest that the Korean Wii is fundamentally different and therefore not open to the same hacks as the Japanese and American wii's).  Also, will it be easy enough to use, even if the menus are in Korean?

I am a bit of a newbie to all of this so any other suggestions related to purchasing a Korean wii would be greatly appreciated (e.g. what modchips are desirable and which are not).

Ryan_in_Korea

[Link]

Hi everyone

Thank you for posting on this very informative thread.  I am living in Korea at the moment and would very much like to get myself a wii.  I have had a look around Yongsan and it seems easy enough to get a modded wii.  My problem is that the wii's menus will still be in Korean, even if it can play English games.  I would like to know from you guys if it is in any way possible to change it to English?  From reading this post I'm not entirely sure (some people seem to suggest it is, while others suggest that the Korean Wii is fundamentally different and therefore not open to the same hacks as the Japanese and American wii's).  Also, will it be easy enough to use, even if the menus are in Korean?

I am a bit of a newbie to all of this so any other suggestions related to purchasing a Korean wii would be greatly appreciated (e.g. what modchips are desirable and which are not).

Ryan_in_Korea

There is no knowledge about how well AnyRegion Changer works on Korean Wiis. What we know: Korean Wiis are hardware wise completely identical with all other Wiis worldwide - that means they'd also be Gamecube compatible.

You would need to get a chipped Wii:
-Zelda Japanese
-run the twilight hack to install the HBC
-install IOS16 if you happen to already have the shop update
-set your Wii to a US/EU Wii with AnyRegion Changer (US: NTSC Wii, EU: PAL Wii - both know English)
-install the US/EU system menu and all related IOS as well as BC and MIOS files
--> Result: Now you own a US/EU Wii.. with support for English language. Technically you do not have a Korean Wii anymore the Wii's region is 100% decided by software! As you have proper US/EU software.. your Wii is technically no Korea Wii anymore.

Please note: after doing this you might have to set your modchip to EU/US using its config disc or via an upgrade.
Attention: Some modchips require soldering to set the region.

[kavid]

Hi everyone

Thank you for posting on this very informative thread.  I am living in Korea at the moment and would very much like to get myself a wii.  I have had a look around Yongsan and it seems easy enough to get a modded wii.  My problem is that the wii's menus will still be in Korean, even if it can play English games.  I would like to know from you guys if it is in any way possible to change it to English?  From reading this post I'm not entirely sure (some people seem to suggest it is, while others suggest that the Korean Wii is fundamentally different and therefore not open to the same hacks as the Japanese and American wii's).  Also, will it be easy enough to use, even if the menus are in Korean?

I am a bit of a newbie to all of this so any other suggestions related to purchasing a Korean wii would be greatly appreciated (e.g. what modchips are desirable and which are not).

Ryan_in_Korea

There is no knowledge about how well AnyRegion Changer works on Korean Wiis. What we know: Korean Wiis are hardware wise completely identical with all other Wiis worldwide - that means they'd also be Gamecube compatible.

You would need to get a chipped Wii:
-Zelda Japanese
-run the twilight hack to install the HBC
-install IOS16 if you happen to already have the shop update
-set your Wii to a US/EU Wii with AnyRegion Changer (US: NTSC Wii, EU: PAL Wii - both know English)
-install the US/EU system menu and all related IOS as well as BC and MIOS files
--> Result: Now you own a US/EU Wii.. with support for English language. Technically you do not have a Korean Wii anymore the Wii's region is 100% decided by software! As you have proper US/EU software.. your Wii is technically no Korea Wii anymore.

Please note: after doing this you might have to set your modchip to EU/US using its config disc or via an upgrade.
Attention: Some modchips require soldering to set the region.

Run Anyregion changer to show 9,7,24582,0,0 erro ,

[menyawga]

Hey Ryan_in_Korea, I also have a Korean Wii and am planning on changing it to US region.  However, I'm waiting for my chip to arrive.  Any luck in trying to change regions yet?

[Ryan_in_Korea]

Hi,

Let me just start off by saying that I am NOT an expert on any of this. 

Changing the Korean Wii to English seems to be a bit of a tricky process.  It is not the same as say changing a Japanese wii to English.  I do not understand the technical reasons for this.  From my research on the internet, until recently nobody has managed to change it.  I have, however, noticed that some places in Singapore are selling Korean wii's modified to US region.  So it is possible.  The closest thing that I have found to a guide on how to do it is this- http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?p=46042#post46042.  My technical know how is not amazing so I have not been brave enough to try it.  I am hoping that it will become more mainstream, at which point I will give it a go. 

I hope this helps you.

Ryan

[Link]

I was checking the video.. this is what they did:

1. You need a hardware modified Wii. So get yourself a pre-modified DVD drive and connect it (like they did) or get yourself a modchip to solder on or put in if it comes with a WiiClip.
2. You need Mario Kart NTSC-U (Backup or Original does not matter, not brickblocked).. install the update from Mario Kart.. this will already give you the US weather and news channel and it'll install important IOS files on your system so that future things work! Installing the update will take some time!
3. Your Wii will restart - it is still 3.3K! You will see weather and news channels - now remove Mario Kart and insert Legend of Zelda  which you'll also require (it seems the NTSC-J version was used)..  start Zelda, create a savegame and exit.
4. Go into the Savegame menu and delete the Zelda savegame - now use a Twilight Hack savegame coming from SD card amnd copy it onto your Wii flash - in case of 3.3K use TP Hack 0.1 beta - the inserted SD card should be prepared to have the Homebrew channel installer as boot.dol
5. Start Zelda again - talk to the gui.. and the HBC installer will start!
6. Install the Homebrew channel, reboot and enter it.
7. You'll require the following applications and files on your SD card (those are probaby shipped in the IOS and cIOS WAD packages):
-CIOS16-64-v257-prod.wad
-CIOS36-64-v1042-rev7.wad (Waninkoko's custom IOS)
-IOS11, IOS12, IOS 13, IOS 14, IOS 15, IOS 17, IOS 20, IOS 21, IOS 22, IOS 28, IOS 30, IOS 31, IOS 33, IOS 34, IOS 35, IOS 36, IOS 37, IOS 38, IOS 53, IOS 55, IOS 9 (failed installing in the video)
-Channel File Manager from Cashman
8. Load Channel File Manager
-install all IOS and cIOS WADs
9. If some IOS files didn't succeed installing - don't panic.. reboot your Wii and repeat step 9 just install IOS in opposite order.
-install all remaing IOS and cIOS WADs
Your Wii has now practically all IOS files a 3.3v2 US Wii has
10. Reboot again
11. Load AnyRegion Changer 1.1b
-Set Language Setting to English
-Console Area to USA
-Game Region to USA
-Country Code to 49 (USA)
-System Menu Region to USA
-Save settings!
-Select "Exit to homebrew channel"
12. Reboot to System Menu
13. You'll notice your Wii is semi-bricked... you can't enter the menus!
14. Run AnyRegion Changer 1.1 (tona, normal edition)
-Select "Install System Menu 3.2"
-accept with "Yes"
-PatchMii will start automatically downloading IOS35 and the SystemMenu
--> this will take some time do not cancel!
15. Reboot your Wii - its software now is 100% US!

Some modchips will now require setting them to US region! The wii region is solly decided via software, as your software now is US software you technically have a US Wii now - the only differences to a US Wii are:
-your external serial number (LKM whatever)
-your internal serial number (LUXXXXXX)
other than that! You're a US user now ^^

[Igglyboo]

the only differences to a US Wii are:
-your external serial number (LKM whatever)
-your internal serial number (LUXXXXXX)
other than that! You're a US user now ^^

Don't the korean wii's have different keys?

[Link]

The keys are stored in IOS41 and IOS45 - if you'd install these on a US/EU/JP Wii you'd have them

[kavid]

[tomharrison]

hi everyone
sorry for my bad english.
i've a korean wii too .
i've read the posts and iwas doing what LINK says .
i bought a Mario Kart US and installed the update of this game . the news and weather channel are coming to the channels .
and firmware is still 3.3K. but my console is still not running Zelda Twilight for the twilight hack .
everyone know what should i do ???
HELP PLEASE
thank you

[tomharrison]

anyone here ????????
HEEEEEEEEEEEELP

[Link]

hi everyone
sorry for my bad english.
i've a korean wii too .
i've read the posts and iwas doing what LINK says .
i bought a Mario Kart US and installed the update of this game . the news and weather channel are coming to the channels .
and firmware is still 3.3K. but my console is still not running Zelda Twilight for the twilight hack .
everyone know what should i do ???
HELP PLEASE
thank you

Which Zelda version do you try to use? We're talking about the Japanese version, aren't we? I haven't tested but following the statements users did here it will only work using the Japanese version, not the North American/NTSC-US or the European/PAL version!

[tomharrison]

i've a usa Zelda . and i've changed the region of this game with "WIU"  Application to Japanese and the game still not work ...
is there any link of this game that users here used it ?, then i can download the Corect Version of zelda ???
i was searched the internet but not found Japanese Zelda ...

[tomharrison]

where are you people ???? a gamer is dying hereeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Link]

i've a usa Zelda . and i've changed the region of this game with "WIU"  Application to Japanese and the game still not work ...
is there any link of this game that users here used it ?, then i can download the Corect Version of zelda ???
i was searched the internet but not found Japanese Zelda ...

You shouldn't change the region.. that does not change the game: You need the actual Japanese region version of the game.. the orignal Japanese version.. not some Patched-to-Japanese version!