will japanese wii games work on american wii games?

i heard it only works on wiis bought from the same region. well, i got mines on a navy establishment in japan and i am seriously getting heart attacks staring at the japanese smash bros brawl/X. my friend brought his japanese game to school to show me and well i am gonna die soon xD. could someone please tell me if it will work with my american wii?
but but but i wanna try to get as good as possible xD and i am i japan so i dont see why it would work. anyway, where do i get this "chip"?


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Nope. Sorry, but the Nintendo Wii, unlike the PS3, is not "region-free."

Unless you have a mod chip installed with "region detect" set to "disabled" you're out of luck. I've tried Japanese games on my U.S. Wii and I get an error message.

Before launch a Nintendo VP announced the Wii would be region-free but I guess they changed their minds at the last minute.

As mentioned above, a mod chip could allow your U.S. Wii to play Japanese region games. But there are legal implications and it may be more trouble than its worth.

We won't have to wait as long as the Europeans to get our hands on Super Smash Bros. Braw. It's confirmed release date for the U.S. is less than a month away!

March 9, 2008.

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The US release date for "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" for the Wii is set for March 9, 2008--less than a month away.

The Japanese version won't work unless you install a "modchip" in your Wii, which requires opening your console and soldering it in--which will automatically void your warranty and could result in "bricking" your console. What is meant by "bricking" is that your console will cease to function, rendering it as useless as a brick. This could happen as a result of incompatability with other Wii games, as well as improper soldering--you really need to know what you're doing before deciding on this course of action.

To learn more about "modchips" click on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wii_modchips

The legality of modchips is debatable, however they aren't actually ILLEGAL in the United States and many other countries. They are however illegal in the U.K.

I don't think it would be worth "chipping" your Wii just to get the Japanese version a month early.

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