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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Snake on Sat 02/02/2008 20:41:52

Title: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: Snake on Sat 02/02/2008 20:41:52
Hey guys,

After the horrible experience with Datel's WiFi MAX (don't buy for Wii even though it says, "Perfect for Wii!!!1!!") I've returned it and now am trying to find the LAN adapter made by Nintendo themselves.

I can't for the life of me find it, not even on Nintendo.com. The only ones I can find are the third party versions and I am NOT going through that again.

Does someone know where I can find it?

Oh, and before I forget, does it come with an ethernet cable to connect to my modem or do I have to buy one seperately?


Thanks in advance,


--Snake
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: ManicMatt on Sat 02/02/2008 20:49:27
Hmm, where are you from again Snake?

What you're looking for is this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B000JMJZS2/ref=sr_1_olp_3?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1201985140&sr=8-3

WYSIWYG! So there's no extra cable as far as I know. I've never actually ordered it off my suppliers (for my shop), but had a second hand one come and go last year, and that had no cables, just what you see on Amazon.

That does strike me as a little expensive, I sold the used one for 11.99, so eh who knows.
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: LimpingFish on Sat 02/02/2008 20:50:17
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-10u-49-en-15-nintendo+lan-70-1mwk.html (E26.00, or £20.00).

Back ordered, so it should be in stock soon. Works fine, regardless of region, apparently.

http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/3354480/-/Product.html?searchstring=nintendo+lan&searchsource=0 (£17.99)

Temporarily out of stock also.:(
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: scotch on Sat 02/02/2008 21:05:34
My Datel LAN adapter (£15 from play) is perfectly fine, I've used it in a Wii and on PC for many months, and if you can't find a decently priced Nintendo one I'd say it's worth the risk. Are you sure the Datel Wifi thing was really their fault? Wifi dongles are pretty weak in general and all the Nintendo parts are rebranded generic ones anyway (the nintendo one was by Buffalo I think, and is no longer made). Ethernet is much less prone to messing up, and these things don't need any drivers since they go in the Wii.

If you want other options there are several compatible ones http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Wii_ethernet_adapter
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: Snake on Sat 02/02/2008 21:12:31
Thanks, guys!

I'm ordering from the US.

I just checked out BestBuy and they actually had one - and it's made by Nintendo! It says that it includes a 6' Patch Cable, is that what I need?


--Snake
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: scotch on Sat 02/02/2008 21:16:01
As long as it's long enough, yes.
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: SinSin on Sun 03/02/2008 15:42:54
My friend has a nintendo USB LAN adapter i can find out how much he wants for it if you want
Title: Re: Need help finding Nintendo's Wii LAN Adapter
Post by: BOYD1981 on Sun 03/02/2008 15:55:10
there are quite a few of them on ebay, official and un.