To begin with, the Wii drive is but a laser disc playback unit not unlike the standard DVD player. The sin is embedded in the OEM firmware which locks out regular DVD’s by disabling the Wii console from accepting them. Don’t just take that; go unlock it. You paid for it and it’s yours.

It’s really a simple task to get your Wii DVD but there’s no room for error. You can actually learn how to unlock Wii to play DVD with information commonly available on the Net but be warned that any false move detected by the manufacturer will get your Wii bricked or its warranty blown. If you’re not up to going it yourself, you can turn to the Pro’s, of course. There’s a ton of them at your disposal on the Net.

You’ll get more goodies that just learning how to play DVD on Wii. Backing up discs, playing retro and region-restricted games, special homebrews and just about any applications to make the Wii sing and dance that your imagination can come up with will be what you can fetch with any decent Wii Homebrew Installer package these days.

Unlocking the Wii is about mastering the resident firmware safely without being cornered. It is also an ongoing affair as Nintendo unsurprisingly does not endorse modification of any kind or order on the console. As mentioned, any system detected by their so-called software upgrades to have been tampered with will be bricked along with its warranty agreement going out the window.

That’s why in enabling Wii DVD playback, backtrack must be possible with no evidence or footprint of modification. Hardware modification is thus ruled out as it’s just not possible to cover the tracks with that approach. ‘Softmod’, as it is known, is the way to go. It’s clean, nifty and with the right package will comfortably keep up with whatever software upgrades, changes, tricks or challenges thrown at you by them. One of the best in the game is Homebrew Installer. Try it and delight in the justice served. Furthermore, you’ll save money and space by doing away with the plain DVD player. C,mon!