Wii Update Help

[darren01274]

Hi I have a Wiikey but never updated my firmware or anything and my firmware is 2.2e I think, I wanted to play Metroid 3 and it asks me to update is it safe to update, and also can I update via wifi too.

It's a pal Wii and a Pal Game Original!

Cheers
Darren

[ultragoregrind]

Yes, it's safe to update. No need to worry about a brick with your pal game and pal console. You only need to be careful with games from outside your region :)

[darren01274]

Yes, it's safe to update. No need to worry about a brick with your pal game and pal console. You only need to be careful with games from outside your region :)

I read somewhere on the net that if you dont have latest firmware a wii could end up getting bricked, what about online updates are there safe to update as I have never updated the Wiikey either had no probs until now.

[showstopper]

I read somewhere on the net that if you dont have latest firmware a wii could end up getting bricked, what about online updates are there safe to update as I have never updated the Wiikey either had no probs until now.

Thats not true. You cannot brick a wii by not updating.

[darren01274]

Thats not true. You cannot brick a wii by not updating.

So by not updating and I updated from the game and wifi it wont brick?

Cheers
Darren

[darren01274]

Don't think I have the bottle to press update LOL, I took it of Wifi last week as it asked for a system update and read some posts that future wifi system updates might brick the Wii or stop the Wiikey working etc.

[manias]

Don't think I have the bottle to press update LOL, I took it of Wifi last week as it asked for a system update and read some posts that future wifi system updates might brick the Wii or stop the Wiikey working etc.

you don't have the.. bottle? using a translator there? :P
wifi system updates are SAFE as are game updates from your own region. MANY many many people with the wiikey are now on the very latest firmware (thru wifi or pal games @ pal wiis) including myself, just update.

[ultragoregrind]

Let's try another angle - by not updating the wii's firmware, you'll only be left out with more current games.

you wont be able to play mario galaxy, smash bros, or mario kart at your 2.x firmware....

[showstopper]

Safest way to update the wii firmware is by wifi.

[Jaysc]

i thought there was a time when nintendo released an update and everyone started paniking because it said it might brick the wii?

So Pal games are safe for PAL wii, it's just the other region games that will be a problem, gotcha.

[BladeX]

lately though they havnt been a problem i updated my pal wii with updates from smg, ssbb and metroid 3 NTSC all i got was extra channels but i got rid of them.

[manias]

i thought there was a time when nintendo released an update and everyone started paniking because it said it might brick the wii?

So Pal games are safe for PAL wii, it's just the other region games that will be a problem, gotcha.

panic was also other region updates not same.

[manias]

lately though they havnt been a problem i updated my pal wii with updates from smg, ssbb and metroid 3 NTSC all i got was extra channels but i got rid of them.

if you update an old firmware wii with those updates they will brick the same way. the closer you are @ firmware to the other region update the safer it is