Team Cyclops have done the unthinkable and have cracked the new protection which is found in the recent release of Super Mario Galaxy. This is an early BETA version of the upgrade that is currently in testing. This release does come with a warning that not all the features of the firmware have been included and a final version will be released in the near future. If you are going to attempt to run Mario on your PAL wii then please make sure you have updated your Wii firmware to the latest version via the internet else you could end up with a bricked Wii. I am sure you are all aware of the problems with running import games on your PAL wii by now anyway.
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We have a new firmware in beta-test (V3.6) that seems to run "protected" games fine. Be warned that not all the chip features/setups where tested yet, so if you want a firmware that has been completely tested, please wait a few more days.
IT IS HIGHLY SUGGESTED NEVER TO UPGRADE YOUR WII FIRMWARE FROM AN IMPORT GAME, AS IT COULD BREAK YOUR WII MENUS.
On a side note, the drive RAM could not be read from the Wii to perform checks. Anybody that says so is either ignorant, or lying to you on purpose.