Nintendo Wii Freeloader - Quickly And Easily Play Your Gamecube

Any hard core gamers knows that many of the best games - or at
least the most unique games, come right out of Japan. Most of
these games never see the light of day in the United States or
Europe and gamers are left wanting and drooling for games
they'll never have the chance to play. At least that was the
case with the Gamecube and now also with the Nintendo Wii. Then
along came a little disc called the Freeloader, that allowed any
Gamecube to play any Japanese game with ease, with no mod chip
required and no need to open your console.

Why do I mention Gamecube and Wii playing import games? Simply
because the Nintendo Wii is also compatible with every single
Gamecube Game, including the FreeLoader disc. Because the
Nintendo Wii can boot Gamecube Discs / games, you can also load
the Freeloader and finally take advantage of all of the great
Import games on the market. The Nintendo Wii Freeloader is a
disc, that allows any Wii owner to play import Gamecube games
without a mod chip. As you may have guessed, the Freeloader was
not actually manufactured for the Nintendo Wii, but was instead
a product that has been out for several years (with various
updates) for the Nintendo Gamecube. Since the Wii can play
Gamecube games and is backwards compatible, it will also load
the FreeLoader on any Wii console allowing you to play any
region Gamecube game with ease.

Now, if this were just any kind of disc, I wouldn't write a
review on it. And often times, when I talk about import games,
people ask me why I would want to play games that are all in
Japanese and can't be played anyway. Or ask me what the big
deal is with these games from Japan. The fact of the matter is,
over 60% of Japanese import games can be played with no problem.

I'm a big fan or racing games and some of the BEST racing games
for Gamecube have only been released in Japan. The same would
go for first person shooters. But more than that, some of the
games are just so very unique, so well designed, that you must
try them. You'll immediately become an import game fan once you
do.

Regardless of the genre of games you like. By being able to
play import games, you're actually expanding your software
library, or at least the available selection by thousands of
additional games. Many of these games you won't hear about at
your local Blockbuster, or in magazine. But online review sites
like IGN.com or GameSpot.com have entire sections devoted to
import games and import gaming, because there are a tremendous
amount of great games available.

This brings us back to the Freeloader. The Freeloader was
developed by Datel as a means to cut out the need for installing
a mod chip in your Gamecube console to have access, and the
ability to play these games. Before the Freeloader, you would
need to install a Gamecube Mod Chip like the Xeno Gamecube or
the Viper Gamecube chip to play your import and personally
backed up games. While the Freeloader won't let you play backup
games, it will effortlessly allow you to play Import games from
any region on any Gamecube.

I want to also say that this is NOT an article to promote the
Freeloader as the next best thing since sliced The Legend Of
Zelda for the Gamecube or Nintendo Wii. If you're not into
Japanese games, or import games in general, and have no interest
in them, then the Freeloader is not for you. It doesn't offer
any extras or advantages for any Nintendo Wii or Gamecube owner
who is happy to just play the offering of games available in
their own country. Its sole purpose is to allow gamers like
myself, and tens of thousands of others, to enable the playing
of Import games. While I am stressing just Japanese games in
this article as they are my own personal favorite. European
gamers can also play the latest games released only in the USA
on their PAL Gamecube or Nintendo Wii systems as well. Gamecube
import games are not just from Japan. If you're a fan or Rally
racing games, many of the best games in that genre are released
in the UK and Europe.

Just how do you use the Gamecube Freeloader on the Nintendo
Wii? First of all, think of it as a Nintendo Wii Freeloader.
Insert the disc into your Nintendo Wii just as you would your
Gamecube, and then select it from your Wii Dashboard. It'll
load up, and you'll be greeted by the Freeloader main menu,
where you'll have several selections. While it isn't loaded
with features that'll blow you away - that is exactly the reason
it's so easy to use. I suppose there aren't really a slew of
features you could pack in to software that is intended to do
just one thing - play import video games. We can thank the
simplicity and ease of use due to the few options it has.

The Freeloader is easy to use, both on the Gamecube and the
Nintendo Wii console. You simply put the disc in the Gamecube
or your Nintendo Wii, wait for it to load and then pick the map
representing the region you want to play. You'll then have to
eject the disc from your Nintendo Wii, or open the Gamecube lid,
and take out the Freeloader, put in the game you want to play
and it will just load for you. It couldn't get any easier
really.

In closing, the Freeloader for the Gamecube or Nintendo Wii is
meant to do one thing, and one thing only. It does it with ease
and work perfectly each and every time. It's not intended to do
anything else. Comparing it to other software or add ons for
either the Gamecube or the Nintendo Wii would be pointless. If
you want to start getting the latest import games without having
to wait until the hit the local market - if they ever do at all,
then the Freeloader is the easiest and cheapest way to get you
started.

About the Author: Steven Fields is a Video Game and Game
Accessory reviewer. The Freeloader is a quick and easy to way
to play Import games on your Gamecube or Nintendo Wii system.
Find out more about the Freeloader and read the usage
instructions online at
http://www.modchipnow.com/gamecube-freeloader-p-162.html

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