Wasabi modchip to work on all Wii's

[bandit]

The Wasabi team has announced that their new modchip for the Nintendo Wii will be the first modchip to work on all Wii's (DMS, D2A, D2B, D2C). They claim that installation will be the easiest to install and only requires 9 wires for D2C drive.

Wasabi is not your typical Wii drivechip. Apart from all the usual features you'd expect from any good chip (including a working built-in GC audiofix), it sets new standards on many points:

• It's the first chip that works on all drives, from DMS to latest D2C drives (including GC2-D1A).
• It's the first D2C compatible chip that is upgradable from DVD.
• It's the easiest chip to install on D2C: only 9 wires, only 3 of them connected to a pin/via.
• It's the easiest chip to install on DMS and D2B as well: No need to use a dremel or super-glue with "cut-pin" drives, and there's no pin/via to solder even with the latest D2B boards.
• It's the first D2C compatible chip that is as clean as DMS/D2B drivechips: full control over the drive's firmware, no physical patching on the lines while the games are running. That means perfect stability, more control, and no stress on the drive's components.
• Best of all, it's the first chip to include a decent amount of flash memory (128KB) for firmware and data storage.

Technical Specifications

• Direct boot of Wii and Gamecube original, import, and backup discs
• Supports all chipset versions: DMS, D2A, D2B and D2C (including D1A)
• Supports all regions, configurable via jumpers
• Fully upgradable from DVD (no external programmer required)
• Only 5 wires on DMS, D2A, D2B
• Only 9 wires on D2C (only 3 of them soldered to pin/via)
• Very easy installation on "cut-pin" drives
• On-board flash (128KB)
• Integrated Audiostreaming fix for GC games
• Excellent media compatibility (supports DL media)
• Works with SMG and SSBB
• Flash recovery mode
• Two LED for easy installation troubleshooting
• Full firmware control even on D2C chipset
• Drivecode symmetry between all chipset versions
• Compatible with all GC and Wii homebrew programs
• No extra wires required for region override
• No external switch required

The first batch of Wasabi will be shipped to retailers on the second week of March.

Source: Wasabi

[acn010]

looks interesting indeed... but im scared still

[eatnooM]

They did the number of wires and name wrong for Argon, they've used the amount of wires if you (foolishly) soldered all 4 of the wires for region-free capability, of which you're only supposed to solder one specific to the region of your Wii.

Still looks a hell of a lot better even when accounting for that though

Oh, and apparently the Infectus, the first, less stripped-down D2C-able chip by the same people who did Argon, has 512KB of flash and the programmer built in. That and it's compatible with more than just the Wii.

[jangarolf]

I was just about to purchase one of these chips complete with the wii-clip for easy installation when I read this on http://www.ozmodchips.com/

"This product is temporarily disabled. Wasabi is a great chip but it seems as though there is some kind of bug in the code that stops the wasabi from working on particular drives. If it works, then it works....but the issue is we won't be able to get it working for all customers. Please don't email us asking when this will be enabled again, it will be back when the modchip is ready!"

Anyone have any news views on this..?

Cheers
Kangarolf