I was going to hard mine mine d2c2 key with clip once my warranty was over, but saw a video on you tube on how to do the zelda hack. I did not think it would work, but I rented the game and did it anyhow. It was easy and works great, and since I don't care about firmware upgrades or online play as much as others it works great for me. I even turned my wifi off just cause I have no need for it really. I can now play my backups and did not have to break the seal on my Wii. So I would say Softmod is the way to go. It's free, it don't violate your warranty, and most anyone with half a brain can do it. I also got all of the wads ( channels, virtual console games ect)I also have emulators to play Atari, Nes, Snes, Sega, Dvd's, ect. So much fun.