Sunday, October 16, 2011

A Summarized Overview Of The Benefits To Softmod Wii Consoles

By Jeff Spider


There are a lot of benefits to softmod Wii consoles: you will be able to download and make use of the hundreds of feature-and function-rich open-source titles available online, play video and audio content on your console, enjoy fantastic loading speeds by backing up your current game collection - the list could carry on for pages. A softmod will have you picking up that remote and nunchuk with more enthusiasm than ever.

The Nintendo Wii's reasonable price tag, novel approach, ease of use and, most notably, unique control system ensured that it was a massive market success - it is still the most popular TV gaming system. Many critics have had to admit that it is the most accessible of the third-generation consoles, with a huge portion of its user-base consisting of first-time and casual gamers.

More expensive rivals PlayStation and XBox have recently released their own motion control systems, with much hype leading to the Christmas 2010 season, in a bid to cash in on the casual market. Despite the usual gift-buying frenzy that is the festive season, the Wii remains at the top of the heap in terms of user base - Sony and Microsoft's offerings are great systems, but quite pricy in such a dodgy economic climate.

The addition of accessories like the highly successful balance board a short time ago also appealed to regular and casual gamers alike, who by this point were looking to use the Wii for more than just gaming - personal fitness titles that took advantage of the motion control system, for instance. This added a whole new dimension of fun to the console in a way that only new features can.

And that highlights the first benefit of doing a softmod on your Wii: You will be able to download tons of open-source software that is both free and legal. The Homebrew Channel utility will help you turn your Wii to any purpose you can think of - use it to play your audio and video media, as a whiteboard, as a source of new workout material, even as to make sure your surfaces are level. Gaming is not the only area that will benefit from a softmod.

Because the softmod process allows you to run software from an external hard drive or SD card, you will also be adding vital space to the system's admittedly limited memory. Backing up your expensive store-bought games means saving your disc (and disc drive) from physical wear and tear - and has the added benefit of dramatically speeding up loading times.

If your country does not have a Wii online store, leaving you bereft of third-party developed software (WiiWare), a softmod would be especially useful for you since without it you would be missing out on many features that people in other, store-enabled countries are cashing in on.

There are so many media players to download (practically every codec and file type is supported) - you can turn your Wii into a media center for your home entertainment easily. And if you would still like to see your media collection as CD and DVD boxes proudly displayed on your shelves, install a mod that will unlock your disc drive and allow it to play optical media too.

The process is relatively easy if you are following a good guide, and the benefits to softmod Wii consoles are multifold: from whimsical uses (like the one that lets your kids doodle away using the remote as a crayon) to useful academic, productivity, lifestyle and household applications.




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