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The USB Gecko is an amazing device for the Nintendo Wii which makes backing up your games directly to your PC as easy as 1-2-3. In the past an LG 8164B DVD-ROM drive was required to read these game discs and unfortunately these drives have since been discontinued making the USB Gecko a welcome alternative. Order the USB Gecko today from ConsoleSource.com for only $44.95.

Features:

• Upload and Execute files (DOL and Bin format) such as homebrew games, applications and emulators
• Backup and Restore game save files to and from the PC
• Remote Debugging capabilities, free open source libraries, and source code examples
• On board flash memory for storing data or firmwares
• .mp3 and .mod music player
• Play your games, freeze them at any point, take screenshots and save them to the PC
• Free updates and legal downloads forever!
• Support forum - Get free support from other users
• Works on all regions!

The D2Pro team has updated the D2Pro mod chip for Wii and it now installs with only 9 wires instead of the 15 previously required. The 9 wire D2Pro mod chip is available for purchase immediately for $59.95 at ConsoleSource.com.

XCM has just updated their popular first person shooter adapter for the Xbox 360. The XFPS Sniper Plus offers increased compatibility and accuracy over previous models. The XFPS Sniper Plus is available now for $94.95.

• Compatible with all Xbox 360™ games
• Compatible with all versions of Xbox 360™ consoles
• Compatible with new version of Xbox 360™ wired controller
• Can map all the 360 controller keys (include both analog sticks) to any key of the keyboard.
• Compatible with 95% of different kind of mouse and keyboard.
• High sensitivity, precision and smoothness
• Built in Turbo (Auto Fire) functionality. Independent Auto fire buttons: Eight customizable auto-fire buttons
• Can adjust the mouse sensitivity from 2 extra wheels with 16 levels of

adjustment for X and Y sensitivity to adapt perfectly to every mice.

• Connect PS2™ compatible controllers to your Xbox360™
• Compatible with PS2™ joypads, light guns, racing wheels, dancing mats & more

Team Xecuter has done consumers a huge favor by developing a solution to the “red ring of death” problem that plagues so many Xbox 360 consoles. Installation is a snap and the price can not be beat at only $11.99 per kit. Order the Xecuter RROD Red Ring Of Death Fix For Xbox 360 today at ConsoleSource.com

The all new iTouchDS NDS Lite Backup Unit is now available at ConsoleSource.com for only $34.95. We are also offering the iTouchDS in bundles with 1GB ($44.95), 2GB ($54.95), 4GB ($84.95), 6GB ($99.95) and 8GB ($124.95) MicroSD cards. This is our lowest priced and most featured packed NDS Slot 1 backup unit to date. Order now while quantities last.

The iTouchDS is a Slot 1 all-in-one backup unit for the Nintendo DS and DS Lite. The iTouchDS does not require any additional Passcard or Passme devices to operate. Fully compatible with MicroSD and MicroSDHC cards up to 32GB. Simply copy your ROMs or multimedia files onto a low cost, high capacity MicroSD or MicroSDHC card, insert the card into the the iTouchDS and now insert the iTouchDS into your DS or DS Lite and enjoy!

You can play MP3’s, read TXT books, and run your homebrew applications with ease. The iTouchDS team has made functionality their number one priority with this new generation of DS development. This simply is the best product currently available for the Nintendo DS.

iTouchds features a system which will allow you to create custom shortcuts pointing to any homebrews or games. These shortcuts will appear in the iFav menu from here you will be able to access, run and manage your shortcuts.

• Plug and play feature for it is easy to use.
• 100% Game compatibility.
• Automatically detect and generate game save file.
• Built in cheat engine.
• Fully customizable skin interface.
• Supports both the Micro SDHC and MicroSD. (Capacity over 4GB)
• Supports homebrew applications.
• Supports software reset function.
• Supports Multi-Language.
• Supports Download Play.
• Single-chip solution, highest level of stability & lowest power consumption.
• Support Multi-Language: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Thai Language.

ConsoleSource.com has just added updated its shipping options to include NEW lower rates and 100% track & traceable services. Every order destained for the United States ships via UPS, standard service for only $4.95 or express for only $19.95. Both services offer full tracking results and delivery at your door in as little as 1 day. International customers also enjoy the same low $4.95 shipping rate with delivery within an average of 4 business days.

All orders shipping to Canada now ship for only $4.95 via Canada Post Xpresspost 1-3 day service. SHOP NOW

There is now a more affordable option to purchasing expensive Memory Stick Pro DUO media in the form of a MicroSD To Memory Stick Pro DUO Adapter. This adapter converts inexpensive MicroSD and MicroSDHC cards up to 8GB into Memory Stick Pro DUO media which is then compatible with devices such as the Sony PSP, PDAs ,digital cameras and cellphones.

ConsoleSource.com is now offering brand new Wii DVD-ROM drives pre-modified with the new D2Pro Mod Chip. These pre-modified drives are compatible with every Wii console on the market. All you have to do is simply open up your console, swap drives, and you have a modded Wii.

Order now for only $244.95.

The follow up to the hugely successfully D2CKey Wii Mod Chip will begin shipping next week and will be known as the D2Pro Wii Mod Chip. The D2Pro requires a 15 wire installation which is half that of the D2CKey. The D2Pro also supports all D2C chipset versions including D1A.

For further information regarding the D2Pro check out the manufacturer’s website at D2Pro.com.

ConsoleSource.com has received a limited number of Rock Band Special Edition For PS3 and Rock Band Special Edition For Xbox 360. These bundles are nearly impossible to find in stock at any other retailer at this time.

Rock Band gives players the chance to rock in the shoes of the biggest guitarists, bassists, drummers and singers of all time - as a solo superstar or as part of a hard rocking band. Includes Game, Wired Guitar, Drums & Mic

• Rock Band delivers the most authentic music game ever by challenging rockers to master lead guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.
• Built on unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers.
• The music featured in Rock Band spans all genres of rock and includes many master recordings from legendary artists.
• Includes Game, Guitar, Drums & Mic.

We have just received a limited number of refurbished Wii DVD-ROM drives with the D2B chipset and regular stock of brand new D2C replacement drives. The Replacement D2B Wii DVD-ROM Drive is available for $199.95. The Replacement D2C Wii DVD-ROM Drive is available for $139.95.

Talismoon has just released their second iteration of the popular Whisper replacement fans for Xbox 360. The Talismoon Xbox 360 Whisper Max Fan incorporates ball bearing construction, multiple color LED lighting system and a NITRO switch which boosts the fan’s performance thereby reducing the Xbox 360 CPU temperature as low as 110F. Installation is simple and the Whisper Max fan is compatible with both the Xbox 360 Elite and the original Xbox 360.

The Talismoon Xbox 360 Whisper Max is available from ConsoleSource.com for only $24.95. BUY NOW

The hottest product to hit the PS2 in years has just arrived. The Memor32 Advanced USB Memory Card from the Memor32 Team is set to revolutionize the way you use your PS2. Unlike standard memory cards, the Memor32 will allow gamers to load and unload save games to and from the PC for use with the PS2. It’s compatibility is up there with the best, with over 1500 games tested and working perfectly.

Order the Memor32 Advanced USB Memory Card today from ConsoleSource.com for only $69.95.

Specifications:

• 100% MagicGate compatible powerful 32MB memory card
• Compatible with all PS2 and PSTwo systems worldwide
• Integrated USB connector
• Load and unload saves games to and from the PC for use with the console via software
• Unrivalled compatibility, over 1500 games tested and save compatible
• Perfectly plug and play device
• Two years in development

The successor to the popular M3 DS Simply has arrived at ConsoleSource.com. The M3 Team have again come through with in a big way with the all NEW M3 DS Real. Besides sporting a new UI (user interface) the M3 DS Real also supports the new MicroSDHC standard allowing you to use 4GB and 8GB MicroSDHC cards.

Supplies are limited going into the holiday season so order now if you want to own the hottest NDS Lite development & multimedia extension product on the market today. Order the M3 DS Real from ConsoleSource.com for as low as $49.95.

Features:

• 100% Game compatibility, supports clean ROM’s - works on any DS.
• Extreme simple to use: just drag and drop files to the M3 Cart .. ..Standard FAT system.
• Supports the Micro SDHC specification, allowing for high capacity memory cards 4GB, 8GB
• Fully AR Cheat Code compatible engine
• A Ready-Made Cheat Code database file is available for download (English, Chinese, Japanese)
• Support reading individual cheat code file too. (xml, cht, dht)
• Special Game features can be enabled during game playing: (such as: SlowMotion mode)
• Software reset function
• Automatically detect game save type. (No need to provide save type database file.)
• Excellent homebrew support. DLDI auto-patcher.
• Upgradeable system. No size limitation of Flash rom.
• Robust and skinnable GUI.
• Built in PassMe (NO need to use with any boot cart/passcard etc. Support booting Slot1-NDS, Slot2-GBA, Slot2-NDS etc…)
• DirectBoot: Support directly booting games or applications.
• Supports Slot-2 expansions card. (Rumble, Ram , Browser memory and GBA Game card etc.)
• Includes a fully touch screen and button control operating system /GUI Menu.
• NDS-GBA Linkage works fine.
• Build-in “Media-Ex” application + “Moonshell “ media player.
• Support playing MP3 ,OGG music and DPG /DSM / GBM movies
• Super E-book function , support Word/ Txt file directly .
• Super picture viewer function , support *.BMP, *.JPG, *.GIF, *.PNG directly.
• Built in PDA (Worldwide Time ,Memo , Note ,Phone book ,Calculator.)
• Supports Multi-Language France, Germany, Italian, Netherlands, Portuguese, Spanish
• Supports DS sleep mode.
• Brightness adjustment within GUI.

A Mod Chip solution known as the D2CKey has arrived for the “unmodable” Nintendo Wii consoles with the D2C chipset but the installation is not for the faint of heart. You need to be prepared to solder 30 wires and 2 jumpers to be up and running with the D2CKey. The Official D2CKey is available now from ConsoleSource.com for $59.95.

Specs:

The first Wii mod chip to be released with support for the previously un-touchable D2C chipset. Sporting a high speed Actel FPGA running at 350 MHz, this chip is capable of what is known as Intelligent Code Modification(ICM). With ICM this device monitors the Wii’s internal communication and patches it when necessary to enable you to unlock the Wii’s full potential. With the use of these tools the D2CKey modchip sports the following features:

• Compatible with DVD+-R, DVD+-RW and Dual-layer DVD (movies and GCOS)
• Direct boot of Wii original and backup games from the same region
• Direct boot of Gamecube original and backup games from the same region
• Direct boot of different NTSC region Wii and GC games on USA and JAP consoles
• Partial region free support on Wii and GC original and backup games with different videomode (ie PAL<->USA, JAPAN)
• Improved read settings for recordable media
• Supports running GC games at Wii disk speed
• GC Audiostreaming Fix
• Supports full-size DVD and DVD9 discs for GC homebrew
• Supports GC multigame discs
• Supports Wii and GC multidisc games
• Does not modify RAM, making it virtually undetectable for the Wii
• Full command set emulation

In the constant effort to get control of the high core temperatures plaguing the Xbox 360 the XCM Team have just added the Core Cooler for Xbox 360 to their product lineup. These high-speed fans are available in RED, GREEN and WHITE and according to the specs will reduce your Xbox 360’s core temperature by up to 5 degrees Celsius.

Bricked PSP? No problem. Datel’s new PSP Battery TOOL promises to unbrick your PSP and downgrade your PSP firmware all via a hard-coded TOOL feature in this 1800mah PSP battery which puts your PSP into service mode. Once your unbricking activities are complete the PSP Battery TOOL functions as an extra/replacement 1800mah PSP battery.

Customers have been asking for it for months and finally it has arrived. The new Talismoon DVD gate allows you to change the color of your Wii DVD drive slot to red or green and installation is a snap and won’t void your warranty. This product is the perfect compliment to the many customer Wii cases available on the market today.

Available NOW in RED and GREEN for only $9.99 at ConsoleSource.com

Talismoon has just delivered 8 new colored replacement cases for Nintendo Wii. The new colors include Pink Geisha (metallic pink), Stealth Assassin (crystal clear), Green Tanto (metallic green), Red Ronin (metallic red), Black Katana (solid black), Blue Bushido (metallic blue), Sapphire Nodashi (crystal blue) and Silver Shuriken (metallic silver).

The cases boast special features such as a rear access panel, the ability to change the color of the DVD slot lights and removable doors. Order today for only $39.95 at ConsoleSource.com.

ConsoleSource.com has just added the EZ-FLASH V MicroSD Slot-1 NDS Solution to our NDS flash card offerings. The EZ-FLASH V is a low cost NDS backup unit ($39.95) which matches feature for feature more expensive units such as the M3 DS Simply and the R4DS

EZ-Flash 5 features an advanced PDA like interface and easy to use software. To this day, across the world, EZ-Flash Cartridges are being chosen over the competition for their reliability, performance, and ease of use. The EZ-Flash 5 Slot-1 solution is based on mature Slot-1 technology, so there is no need to use a Passkey device, or patch your files. More than that, EZ-Flash 5’s multimedia functions turns your system into a multimedia powerhouse.

EZ-Flash V is the result of the EZ-Flash Teams’s experience and expertise from the GBA era. The EZ-Flash Team has never given up to technology difficulties in the 4 years, and they have always pushed themselves on creating wonderful solutions for gamers. With highly secured quality assurance, active improvements on defects, and respect to the user opinions is what the EZ-Flash team have provided to satisfy gamers across the world.

• 1:1 original card size
• Side loading MicroSD
• Uses MicroSD (Trans Flash) as external storage.
• Direct boot, don’t need another passkey or flashme.
• EZ5 also can be used as passkey.
• Moonshell integrated bootloader, directly watch DPG movies, listen to MP3’s, and read eBooks.
• Bootloader can be full customized. You can change skins and functions, and bootloader source code almost fully opened.
• Dual read mode: CLEAN and HYBRID. CLEAN means just drag the ROM to card and play. HYBRID means EZ5 supports the modified rom for further/advanced features such as softreset and cheat, it also provides improved compatibility such as boosting the read speed - so no slowdown even if you have a low speed MicroSD card.
• Perfect FAT system support, automatically generates save files. multi save function also available.
• Uses hardware flashchip for saves - never lose your save. Loader is upgradeable
• Homebrew support, IO lib will be released on launch

Maxconsole.net has posted the first ever pics of the new VAST PS2/Two ModChip which also happens to be a memory card with USB connectivity. We have never seen anything easier than the VAST to use. No soldering, no disassembly, no problems. To use the Vast you do nothing more than plug the VAST into the PS2/Two memory card slot and start up the console.

The new product is a 100% MagicGate compatible 32MB PS2 memory card which works on all un-modded PS2/Two systems in the same fashion a memory card does. Using the supplied software, it will be possible to upload and download files via a USB Connection which is built into the 32MB memory of the memory card product.

Again, upon insertion of the pictured memory card, the PS2/Two will become fully unlocked allowing you to enhance your gaming experience with unlocked saved, additional operating systems, emulators, media and other related homebrew goodness. We were also told that full specifications and a website will be unveiled relatively soon.

Source: Maxconsole.net

Gamepark Holdings has announced it will be shipping a new version of its GP2X handheld console called the GP2X F-200. The F-200 specs are very similar to the existing GP2X, utilizing the same dual core ARM920T processor, 64MB of on-board RAM and SD card support. The differences between the F-200 and the GP2X come in the form of a new 320 x 240 QVGA touchscreen display complete with stylus and a redesigned gamepad.

Team Cyclops has released firmware version 3.5 for the CycloWiz Mod Chip for Wii. Version 3.5 of the CycloWiz firmware fixes dual layer DVD support. While CycloWiz has always supported dual layer DVDs version 3.0 of the firmware broke that functionality which is now fixed in version 3.5. Installation instructions are available in the support section of their website.

In addition to a new firmware they’ve also released a new tool called the Dual Layer DVD Test Tool that can be used with any Wii Mod Chip to detect it’s dual layer disc compatibility. Since all Wii games are shipped on single layer discs the laser assembly is not tuned properly to read dual layer DVDs even if the firmware supports it. This tool will allow you to test whether or not your Wii is capable of reading Dual Layer DVD discs.

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• CycloWiz Upgrade 3.5 for NTSC-USA consoles
• CycloWiz Upgrade 3.5 for NTSC-JAP consoles
• CycloWiz Upgrade 3.5 for PAL consoles
• CycloWiz Dual Layer Test

ConsoleSource.com has just introduced the CycloDS Evolution and 4GB MicroSDHC card combination for only $124.99. This combination will provide you with 32Gb of interchangeable storage space for you NDS ROMs, homebrew applications and multimedia files.

The CycloDS Evolution from Team Cyclops is the only Slot-1 NDS backup unit available to date which is compatible with the all new higher capacity MicroSDHC media format.

For a limited time ConsoleSource.com is offering replacement Hitachi / LG DVD drives for Xbox 360 for only $59.95. These drives are brand new replacement DVD-ROM drives for Xbox 360 by Hitachi-LG, model GDR-3120L. This drive is model number X800475-011 and ROM version 0047DJ.