ShopWiki revolutionizes online shopping since it finds every store on the internet by crawling like Google.

Traditional shopping sites will only show you stores that have PAID for placement, and ShopWiki will give a shopper everything. For a shopper, this means they can find anything and everything for sale on the web at ShopWiki.com.

More products from more stores means better deals and savings. Just as an example you can use ShopWiki, to easily find XBox360 consoles, XBox360 games and XBox 360 accessories. I’ve had a chance to check out the site and I think its very easy to use and very well laid out.

This tutorial should work no matter which operating system you are on, however I am writing it with more emphasis on how to do it on a Mac, since there isn’t any software that will help with backing up original Wii Games on a Mac.

The best thing about this Guide is that if your Wii has a mod chip installed and you have an SD card and a home network, then you wont have to spend any money on any additional hardware. So on to the guide.

Prerequisites:

• Wii with a mod chip
• Wii with Version 3.2 ( If your version is higher then 3.2 then you must downgrade )
• Wii connected to your network
• A Mac connected to your network
• An SD Card ( Must be less then 2GB )

Required Software:

• WiiOSx Tool - A custom application I developed to aid the process and make life easy. WiiOSx Tool will format your SD Card to the proper specifications, prepare your SD card to install the Homebrew Channel, prepare your SD card to install custom IOS and the Wii HTTP server. Finally, WiiOSx will make it easy to download your ISO. Go ahead and download WiiOSx Tool, install and launch it and then proceed to Step 1.NOTE: Only works on OS X 10.5 ( Leopard ) 

 

Step 1: Preparing Your SD Card

The first thing we need to do is prepare the SD card. We will need to format the SD card with FAT16 and then add the necessary applications to it. To do this follow the steps below:

Formatting Your SD Card:

1. Launch WiiOSx Tool
2. Click the Format SD Card Tab
3. Select your SD Card from the Drop Down
4. Enter A New Name for your SD Card ( It can be the same name as the current card name )
5. Click Format SD Card

Preparing the SD Card for Homebrew Channel Installation:

If you already have the Homebrew Channel installed, you can skip this part and go on to Step 2

1. In WiiOSx Tool click on the BannerBomb Hack Tab
2. Select your SD Card from the Drop Down
3. Choose a version from the Drop Down ( Start with the first and work your way down until one of them works )
4. Make sure Erase Card is checked.
5. Click Make BannerBomb SD Card
6. Take the SD Card and put it into your Wii’s SD Card Slot
7. Press (Wii), Data Management, Channels, SD. It should either pop up Load boot.dol/elf? or freeze. If it freezes then repeat steps 1 through 5 and choose a different version.
8. Click Yes and Install Homebrew Channel

 

Step 2: Checking Your Wii’s Current Version

The first thing we need to do is check which menu version your Wii currently uses. To do this follow the steps below:

1. Turn on your Wii
2. On the bottom left hand corner of the Wii menu you should see the Wii Logo. Click on it
3. Then Click on Settings
4. On the top left corner of the screen you should see your version
5. If your version is higher then 3.2 then continue to Step 3.
6. If your version is 3.2 then continue to Step 5.

 

Step 3: Fixing Your Wii

This is a step you need to take if your version is above 3.2 before we begin, we need to prepare the SD Card with the necessary files. If you haven’t formatted your SD Card yet, then follow the beginning of the tutorial. If your SD card has been formatted already then all you need to do is as follows:

• Launch WiiOSx Tool
• Click on the Additional Apps Tab
• Select your SD Card from the Drop Down
• Make sure Erase Card is selected
• Then click on Add Applications
• Wait for it to finish and then insert your SD Card into the Wii’s SD Slot

Follow the steps below to Fix your Wii (This fix will enable WAD’s to run properly on your Wii)

1. Update your Wii to the latest version. 
2. Using “The Homebrew Channel”, open “WAD Manager”.
3. Press “A” on the Wii Remote once. The Wii should detect a SD Card. Press “A” again to see a list of WADs on the SD Card. Use the “D-Pad” to select “IOS16-64-v257-prod.wad”. Press “+” to install the WAD. Once installed, press the “Home” button, to restart you Wii.
4. Using “The Homebrew Channel”, open “Custom Manager”. Using the same method as in “Step 3″, install the “cIOS_Fix.wad”. Once installed, press the “Home” button, to restart you Wii.
5. Using the ‘Homebrew Channel’, open ‘IOS Downgrader’. Just follow the instructions on the screen and wait until it finishes installing the necessary IOSs.
6. Using “The Homebrew Channel”, open “Install Shop IOS51″. Use the “D-Pad” to select “Yes”, and install “IOS51″, by pressing “A”. Use the “D-Pad” to select “Yes”, and install the IOS Patch, by pressing “A”. Use the “D-Pad” to select “No”, and DO NOT install the “Wii Shop Channel”.
7. Using the ‘Homebrew Channel’, open ‘WAD Manager ’. Install ‘WAD MANAGER 1.3’. 
8. The Wii is now able to install WADs and Homebrew Apps should work properly now. 

 

Step 4: Downgrading Your Wii To 3.2

1. Using “The Homebrew Channel”, open “Firmware Downgrader”.
2. Press the ‘A’ button on the Wii Remote. You should be presented with a list of different firmware versions. Select and press ‘A’ on one of the following:
   - 3.2J = Japan Firmware
   - 3.2U = American Firmware
   - 3.2E = Europe Firmware
3. Press the “Home” button on the Wii Remote to restart the Wii. 
4. Using “The Homebrew Channel”, open “Install Shop IOS51″.
5. Use the “D-Pad” to select “Yes”, and install “IOS51″, by pressing “A”. Use the “D-Pad” to select “Yes”, and install the IOS Patch, by pressing “A”. Use the “D-Pad” to select “Yes”, and install the “Wii Shop Channel”
6. Using “The Homebrew Channel”, open “Mii Channel Updater”.
7. Use the “D-Pad” to select “Yes”, and install “Updated Mii Channel”, by pressing “A”.
8. You are now on the Wii Firmware 3.2X and can use the Mii Channel and Shop Channel. 

 

Step 5: Installing cIOS249

1. Start the Homebrew Channel
2.  Launch the Custom IOS249 Installer. 
3. It should only take a few seconds before the IOS is installed.

 

Step 6: Starting The HTTPD Server

1. Start the Homebrew Channel
2. Launch the WiiHTTP Dumper
3. Once it loads, it will connect to your network, and display the IP address of the Wii.
4. Insert the Wii Game that you want to backup!

 

Step 7: Downloading Your ISO

1. Launch WiiOSx Tool
2. Click on the ISO Tab
3. Type the Wii IP Address that is displayed from the HTTPD server into the Wii IP Address box
4. Click on Save ISO To, to select a location to save your ISO to.
5. Select the type of ISO you are creating, the choices are do-wii-sl.iso (Wii Single Layer Disc), do-wii-dl.iso (Wii Dual Layer Disc), do-gamecube.gcm (Game Cube Disc).
6. Click Save ISO, the process can take anywhere from 1.5 to 5 hrs. depending on your connection speed.

 

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So, here’s what you do, from the Main Menu go to Extras and then go to the Skin Manager. Towards the bottom you should see Pre-Order Code. On the XBOX 360 it’s Y it may be different for the PS3, PC, and Mac.

Once you click on Pre-Order Code you’ll be presented with another screen to type in the code. The code to type in is:

525858542

This code will enable 2 additional skins, the original Prince skin from Prince of Persia: Sands Of Time and a new outfit for Princess Elika.

I’ve tested this code on the XBOX 360 if anyone has tried this code on any other system please leave a comment to let the readers know if it works on other systems as well.