Datel's Wii Freeloader Is A Fake

[dlevere]

QJ.net saw a listing for a Nintendo Wii freeloader on Italian retail site YouToo and sparked hope for Wii owners planning to import games. However, this is not the “Wii Freeloader” they think it is, meaning it does not work with Wii games. Let’s look at the packaging of the box.





It says…

Freeloader on the Wii:

Both Action Replay for Gamecube and Freeloader work on a Wii in Gamecube mode…

Oh… so it’s Wii compatible and works with Gamecube games, which means it’s just a repackaged version of the Freeloader already out on the market.

Not convincing enough? There is also a huge stamp that says “Works WITH Wii” on the package, not for Nintendo Wii games.

[MIR]

It's a scam!!!!

[LiquidManZero]

Must be, that nobody's having any luck running code on a Wii, so they're stuck having to make shit up. This isn't even the first time Datel has done this with Wii, and by far not the first time they've tried dodgy stuff like this.

[Lazy Bastard]

Heh. Similar to re-releasing old movies and games similar to newly released ones, in an attempt to trick moms into buying the wrong one for their kids...

[LiquidManZero]

Thinking about it, they also chose a rather odd name for the disc. I mean, freeloader isn't usually a positive term.