Currently
available, however the D2CKey is for D2C chip sets only and
has up to 31 wires to install. A better option is the
Wasabi V2,
which requires only between 5 and 9 wires to be soldered. A new
version for the D2C-2 chipset will be released soon
Supports direct
booting (without swapping) of Wii original and backup games from the
same region as well as allowing to play games from different NTSC
region on PAL, USA and JAP Wii and GC consoles.
Direct boot of
Gamecube original and backup games from the same region. Partial
region free support on Wii and GC original and backup games with
different video mode (i.e. PAL <-> USA <-> JAPAN)
Improved read settings
for recordable media. Allows you to play isos from DVD-R, DVD+R
DVD+-RW and for movies and GCOS you can use Dual-layer DVDs. True
stealth mode - Does not modify RAM, making it virtually undetectable
for the Wii Full command set emulation. Supports running GC games at
Wii disk speed improving the Load times for Game Cube titles.
GameCube Audio streaming Fix. Supports full-size DVD and DVD9 discs
for GC homebrew. Supports Nintendo Wii and GameCube multi game discs
Access control LEDs on the chip (but invisible when the case is
closed)
LED 1: disc access indicator. LED 2: data patching indicator Flashes
smoothly during disc insertion and detection
Lit when Wii backup is detected and Off when original Wii game disc
is detected.
D2CKey Review:
The latest Wii mod
chip and the only one at the moment that works on new Nintendo Wii
consoles with d2c chipset is called D2CKey. You will need d2c key to
play backup Wii games and GC isos. D2CKey mod chip is specially
designed for the D2C drives and as such it will NOT work on other
models of Wii. In a way that is good news because installing d2c mod
is not an easy feat. D2Ckey chip as you can see reacquires 28 wires
to be soldered on to the wii chipset. If you have an earlier version
of the Wii you should use WiiKey that comes from the same
development team and is easier to install and compatible with all
earlier chipsets (but it is NOT D2C compatible).
Currently the D2Ckey
home page claims that teh chip will not need any updates however the
ACTEL chip used in making this mod-chip is Flashable so in case
there will be a need to modify the D2Ckey firmware - it will be
possible. Installation diagrams for modding d2c are provided below.
D2CKey PROS
+ Finally a modchip for D2C Wii owners that works.
+ Region-Override and GameCube Audio Streaming Fix is auto activated
and does not require a setup DVD to be used.
+ Runs games burned on all kinds of DVD media - DVD-RW, DVD-R and
DVD+R.
+ Does not require GCOS to play Game Cube isos from other regions.
D2CKey CONS
- More complicated to install than previous Wii Mod-chips.