May 27, 2007 by Patrick Quek
Filed under Gaming
If you are clueless of what your Japanese Nintendo Wii menus or manuals are saying, this pdf version of a Wii menu-walkthrough will help you to set up your Wii, WiFi and buying vintage games from the Wii Shop. Pretty neat stuff.
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Thanks for the walkthrough, it’s very useful. A friend of mine imported a Japanese Wii, and this is just the thing.
@Mike:
No problemo. Credit goes to Goonfather (the compiler).
Thanks a lot man, that was really helpful. Since I imported one for myself, I only know from the menu how to play the game and nothing else.
Thanks alot for this, you are an absolute life savour – just got a wii in hong kong, came back today and set it up and almost had a heart attack when it was in japenese (strange, considering i bought it in china).
However, is there anyway i can change the language to english perminatly? Such as a DVD or software that will do it? Also can i play EU games?
I have a japanese wii that plays american games.
So Can I play the games online with my wii??
thanks !
Not a problem but your Wii shop is updated with Japanese Virtual console games.
i have just brought a jap wii how do change it to english and can i play english games anyone help PLEASE
@Dave. Sorry mate, I don’t think you can! All the menus are in Japanese and cannot be changed on the Japanese console, as far as i can tell all the games will be 100% in Japanese too. Sucks!
Anyone knows a translation for the Japanese Wii Fit?
thanks exactly what i needed
ooops and, i wonder how i can download and install opera for wii on japanese wii? can somebody help?
i have a jap version wii console. can i put english game into it and play?
Super information. Thanks a lot.
is there not a language option on the jap wii?
coz i really need it in english
and also how the can you get wii points. and can mine play eu/uk games because mine says NTSC to PAL and PAL to NTSC and i dont know what the hell that means!!!
thanks so much
My uncle bought a wii from hong kong and paid more than in uk.He was told it was a ’special english version’. He got conned as it is in japenese!! At least now i can navigate. Just gotta hope our game plays in english!
I brought a wii console from Japan. It can not play english “wii play”. After loading the disk, it failed to load the software. Can anyone help? Super thanks!!!
Thanks this is great stuff. I have a wii from Hong Kong and I have tried to play english games and no such luck. Although the man who sold it us told us it would! I kno u cant change the language on the wii but if I brought japanese version of a game can u change the language on them? What have otheres done that have a japanese wii?
Im afraid u can’t change the language in the games but a Jap Wii has its advantages of gettin faster VC titles than the US. You can most English Wii games except Super Mario Galaxy for now.
can any body help me i have a jap nintendo wii and i can not change the language can any body who has done it or any body who knows how to do it please tell me how they done it
thanks
scott
scott, you can’t change the language of the console.
Hi figured out that some games play in english e.g. endless ocean and raymans raving rabbids. However Big brain academy will not work on your japanese wii.
I have got your pdf translation file but can I can the Japanese language into Enlgish. Or is there anything I can do to solve this issue?
Please advise if this is possible.
many thank trilock domah
What english games can run on the japanese wii? Any suggestions?
Magaret
Most of the english games can run on Jap Wii. But I can’t run Super Mario Galaxy for now.
Anyone know how to guide me through the Wii menu so I can download the DS download station on my Japanese Wii?
Patrick, if JAP wiis can play most uk games on it how come my wiisports doesnt work? is it because it is PAL and a JAP wii is NTCS?
umar
I use a Jap version of Wii Sports for my Jap Wii, I never try out the UK version before cause it’s pretty hard to find a Wii Sports game (English) here.
I have Japanese wii from China. It’s moded, and is able to play both english and japanese games. The games are of course pirated. I have yet to try proper games on my console, but I suspect it won’t be able to-which is not a problem for me.
hey tony,
the guy i bought the wii off said mines was also chipped… how can you tell? and also where can you get pirate games? can you download them off the net?
Hi all, thanks for the menu translate most helpfull, have new question tho. Gonna sound dumb but here go’s, i cant access the virtual wii channel and am having difficulty taking my wii online. Any help would be greatly apreciated
How do you set up a chipped Jap Wii? I got one and have plugged it in, it works, all language in Japanese though. When I put in disc it appears where it should in top left of Wii screen, but then won’t seem to load. I saw it work before I bought it. any clues?? thanks.
im looking to buy a jap wii but im nt quite sure after all the comments you guys made im english and i want jap games but it need to read the game to know whats going on so could someone please help me.
i STRONGLY advise you do NOT buy a jap wii. to tell u the truth im regretting my purchase.
Do all English games work in the jap wii?I´m not sure if i should buy the j´p version…Can anybody help
we can play raymans rabbids 2 and mario and sonic at the olympics on out jap wii but not big brain academy.
Does anyone know why super mario galaxy UK version doesn’t wok on a Jap Wii, when other games do? Patrick, any clues? thanks
Hi,
Recently came home with a jap wii. Had a heart attack! Also got from the guy in Hong Kong a disk called “Free Loader for Nintendo WII”. For use with Japanese consoles. When you insert this disk before putting in English games it plays the English games perfectly. Have only tested Wii Sports and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games so far.
I bought my nintendo in japan and have the wiisports game in japanese, can somebody PLEASE send me the english translations for this game, (kirwan.l@daikin.ie)
I also bought a Wii in HK without knowing it is the Jap version. Can’t seem to let it work using the disk it came with. The disk is a DVD-R which means its not original. I also bought a Wii Play English which doesn’t work. What could be wrong?
The games only started working on my Wii when I had gotten the screen of the tv back to the main Wii screen (with lots of boxes to choose from). Then when I put in the Free Loader disk funny horizontal lines come across the screen and go back twice. Then I take this disk out and the English games work. ALT you may have to buy a proper FreeLoader disk, mine specifies on the front that it is “for use with japanese Consoles”. Check out the web for where to get it or just try to see that you are in your Wii main screen before you try the disk. Mine didn’t work until I was at that screen.
Thanks Jo. I’ll try this and send feedback.
just buy in american titles the strong pound means you get 2 for price of 1 and yey! the language is english and they play on jap wii.
my uncle buy a wii in japanese version. is there any corversion for japanese to english.so is there any software or chip .so please give me so early as possible.
um does the japanese wii work in california?
plz answer
ive just bought a jap wii from HK and got it chipped. i tried it in hk it worked but will it work in the UK?
dudes dont worry its just a menu
they sell the jap ones here in china so you can play the copied games i just bought one yesterday and blew up the power adapter stupid idiot i am lol
but when i tested it in the shop all the games had english like super paper mario and so on wii sports wasnt in english :( but who cares you payed a fraction of the price stop winging
i have brought new jap ver wii n it can play all the wii games….. the retailer say my console alreade modfy.. the japan menu don bother me
Hi,
The japanese version comes with a 110v adapter. make sure to use a converter if your house power supply is 210+v.
Hi, i own a japanese wii console and recently got a US wii fit version. I am unable to use the wii fit bec i need to update or change the calendar settings of the wii jap console to current calendar settings. But when i click on the wrench icon for wii settings a page comes out saying that i need to log on to opera for help menu. Is there any simple way for me to be able to change the calendar settings? thanks ;-)