New Wii update targets modded save files, alters user agreement

Yup, SD transfer speeds are way up. It took me 30 seconds to transfer World of Goo, which is 320 blocks and the biggest WW/VC game I have.

In other news:

"We may without notifying you, download updates, patches, upgrades and similar software to your Wii Console and may disable unauthorized or illegal software placed on your Wii Console to ensure that your Wii Console is operating properly and efficiently, comply with applicable laws, assist law enforcement, protect us and our customers, or prevent the use and distribution of software obtained through improper channels."

Don't know if that was always there, but it's certainly there now.

You know as Nintendo fans we had to put up a lot with Nintendo over the years usually in regards to them doing something really cool/almost amazing but then failing to go only a couple steps farther to really make something shine. Which to some degree I can understand because they are a business and are prone to cut corners were the can. I don't like it, but I understand it.

Then in recent years we've seen a dramatic loss of attention towards the core gamers. And again I understand that they are finding a lot of money in the casual market, so the core gamer is no longer their highest priority. I understand why they would do that. It sucks, but I understand

But it's things like this that I have real trouble understanding. Sure, I understand it so far as they are trying to stop piracy and malicious software from getting on their system; but I bet they've missing out on all sorts of profit by not giving us more legitimate updates that really should've happened a long time ago. I'm thinking mainly Hard Drive support. Or even the SD card update they have already announced, but for reasons beyond me, aren't going to implement until Spring '09. Why?

There are all sorts of Virtual Console and WiiWare games that I would love to try and are cheep enough where I will say to myself, "Why not?" But I have one problem: storage. I don't want to go through the games I've already downloaded and ask myself which one I want to play the least now. And these games that I would like to try are small enough and unknown enough for me to just figure it's not worth it at all.

I would love to try the ArtStyle games which are $6 and there are three of them last I checked. You're missing out on at least $18, Nintendo.

I would love to continue on with the rest of the Strong Bad games. I played the first and there are currently three more at $10 each. You're costing yourselves and Telltale at least $30, Nintendo.

I would love to try Lost Winds, the original Gunstar Heroes, Shining Force I & II, the Neutopia games, and Ys Books I & II. Which all together is a potential $50 or so from me.

And I can't be the only one who loses interest due to these pointless obstacles. Obstacles that are easily fixed, but haven't been fixed due to reasons beyond me. And instead of having these obstacles (that prevent me from giving money to Nintendo) removed, they give us these update that have absolutely Zero relevance to the majority of their customers.

And frankly, if Nintendo waits too long to solve this, something else will be out there that I will rather spend my money on. The only way that they can get me to buy every game that I have some interest in is by facilitating my tendency to impulse buy which is currently impeded by the inconvenience of memory management. Because frankly, I don't need to play any of those games and it's just not worth it to me to try to figure out which game I want to play least now to make room for games I might want to try, but don't know how long they will last on me.



Ok, so that was a rant.

Not having a Twilight hacked Wii(if you have a Wii) is like not getting a keyboard when you get a PC. It's very easy to do and good for you machine.

O those damned typos!

Can I ask when did I ever agree to the wii user agreement? WTF, I seriously dont think that we ever accepted this agreement

Ps. The homebrew channel is the best thing on the wii, so screw them. I wont be updating for awhile :)
Ocarnia cheat system + Brawl/mario kart codes = the best part of wii

By the way I just saw Joes essay of a post lol
That proabably took him 30 minutes and nobody read it through lmao!

As an Australian resident with a non-hacked Wii, i am tempted to get into the Homebrew channel for that SD program to make your Wii Region Free. I'm worried about Mad World being banned.