Hmmm... So I've just been looking around at the softmods and weighing up the pro's and cons.

It sounds like modchips are pretty straightforward going i.e. once installed, no need to worry

- Is it true with softmods, it dramatically slows down the drive speed?
- I understand the failure / brick rate on softmods is quite high compared to modchips (or is this only people who cant follow instructions?)
- Does softmod allow transparent booting of backup games (e.g backups load like originals)

The wii is mainly for my daughter and a family entertainment console.  If I was soley using it I wouldn't mind tinkering here and there, however I need it to be as simple and as reliable as possible for my little girl.

Thanks once again, it is appreciated

(BTW Is my menu / serial ok for softmodding anyway?)