Nintendo WII fitted with ARGON chip

At last I've joined the WII revolution.

But it was a long haul - firstly, I wanted a WII fitted with ARGON chip for playing of backups.

Secondly, I wanted a WII that was compatible with the NTSC downloads I was getting. Sadly, you need an NTSC or American WII. That mean $$$$ to import.

OK, so once I'd shelled out £300 for an NTSC WII, on with the ARGON chip. That cost me a further £35 and fitting by a friend for £50. It's a tricky job, only the best solder-master techs should be used. We actually found soldering to the bottom of the board was easier than onto the pins.

OK, we're in for £385. Plus an additional controller brought the grand total to £410....! Considering a standard WII is £180 I found this to be a helluva chunk to pay.

But here's the good bit...

All the WII backups work. A lot of them are crap right enough, and almost a crime to charge £30-50 for.

Now for the next good bit - Gamecube backups play also! Having missed around 5 years of gamecube games, this is a great bonus.

So far the best game is Mario Strikers Charged. Just wicked. And I'm just downloading the latest Defender game for the Gamecube also. Groovey!