Datel Freeloader (Wii)

Handy item

I have bought a Freeloader for our Wii US console before and needed a replacement. Unfortuneatly, the picture of the Freeloader case on Amazon.co.uk is not complete. It is missing whether the Freeloader is used for Euro or US consoles straight across the center of the case. So, I have now a Freeloader for a Euro Wii console that is unusable. I have since found the proper Freeloader for roughly the same price on a different website, CodeJunkies. Bummed out...

Be warned - this was originally marketed by Datel/Codejunkies as playing all import Wii or Gamecube games. I have now found out that there are multiple Gamecube games that won't work - Datel may have updated their website, but they're doing nothing to appease their upset customers or specify which games will or won't work.By all accounts I've seen no complaints for Wii games (yet - and there's still a chance Nintendo could update the Wii Firmware to block it), it's only some Gamecube games - such as Mega Man Anniversary Collection.

My Wii is version 3.2. Freeloader works with 2 out of 3 games I bought in US. It does not work with "Obscure", no way to launch it. So, if you are purchasing Freeloader with the purpose to play Obscure simply don't do that.

When inserting the mini disc into the Wii the machine just says there is an error and will not work. A complete waste of money.

I got this so I could play my American import of "No More Heroes" for my wii.It works perfectly, I highly recommend if you want games in Europe waaaaay before their release date, the games and postage are usually cheaper too.This does NOT affect your wii at all. But it will not work with online games such as Super Smash Brothers Brawl because if you get the US version you cannot connect to the US servers. But for games like No More Heroes and Manhunt 2 it is ideal, plus it is only £10!

I bought my freeloader with a copy of Smash Bros, and with a couple of stern warnings from my local games shop. He suggested that I would need to run the freeloader twice for this game and also accept the update from the disc (he also hinted that older consoles would not play smash bros as the lense has a problem reading duel layer discs (nintendo america/japan are giving their customers the opertunity to send their wii's back to them for the lenses to be cleaned (which should solve the problem)). Anyway the freeloader works fine (for now- just watch for a firmware update from nintendo that might stop it- I cant see them doing this though as they are making money from this).

This product doesn't work do not buy it, I bought this item to play an American wii game that I bought from amazonUSA but the disc isn't the proper size of a cd it's very small and when I inserted it into my wii console nothing happened a wast of money there should be one that has a full sized disc that works?Alan Reid

Nachdem ich mich entschlossen hatte , mir einen Freeloader samt Super Smash brothers Brawl zu kaufen , entschied ich mich für diesen Freeloader. Die Handhabung ist sehr einfach und funktioniert einwandfrei,das einzigste Problem ist , dass z.b. Amerikanischen Spiele wie SSBB nicht mit Pal sondern mit NTSC laufen.Mein Fernseher unterstützt leider nur Pal , weswegen das Spiel schwarzweiß läuft , was aber nichts mit der Funktion des Freeloaders zu tun hat.Zur Behebung dieses Problems braucht man einfach einen NTSC to PAL Converter.Ich hätte nicht gedacht , dass es so einfach ist , ausländische Spiele auf meiner Konsole zuhause zu spielen.

ダウングレードをしないと使えないことが判明。ほとんどのwiiでは使えないのでは？ある意味がわからない商品でした。

Seems like the freeloader doesn't work on the latest version of the nintendo wii (bought in France)This review only concerns the item, amazon did a great job for shipping, as usual!

sa marche pas du tout a pas acheter.

it is Europe Wii only and I don't have a Wii like that so I'm stuck with it