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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Homebrew Channel now functions on Wii U]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/"><img alt="Wii Homebrew Channel now functions on Wii U" data-src-height="353" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/12/homebrew.jpg" /></a></div>The <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/homebrew-channel">Wii Homebrew Channel</a>, which allows users to run unlicensed software on the Wii, is now available for the Wii U with some caveats. The news comes via <a href="http://hackmii.com/2012/12/hbc-release-for-a-new-wii-u/">Hackmii</a>, which notes that the latest release of the Homebrew Channel will work within the original Wii menu that the Wii U uses for backwards compatibility. The release does not, however, work within the Wii U menu itself, something the hacking community hopes to change in the future, no doubt.<br /><br />Naturally, tampering with consoles is something you do at your own risk (even if you're <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/19/report-wii-u-dies-if-power-cut-during-massive-firmware-update/">downloading official firmware updates</a>, apparently). That said, if anyone manages to get the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/18/smile-fatal-frame-4-fan-translation-available/"><em>Fatal Frame 4</em> translation</a> up and running, let us know.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/">Wii Homebrew Channel now functions on Wii U</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20398943/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-now-functions-on-wii-u/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>hacks</category><category>homebrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>mods</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii-u</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to play Xenoblade Chronicles if you live in America]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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We American RPG fans can do nothing but grit our teeth this week as we watch Europeans tear open their brand new copies of <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/xenoblade-chronicles"><em>Xenoblade Chronicles</em></a>, which Nintendo released for Wii in PAL territories today.<br />
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The Japanese role-playing game has received impressive critical acclaim in the European press, garnering a solid 91 on <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/xenoblade-chronicles">Metacritic</a>. This should be fantastic for everyone involved -- except Nintendo won't bring it to America.<br />
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Despite outcries from both fans and media -- and the Wii's dismal software lineup for 2011 -- Nintendo of America has remained stubborn, insisting that it has "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/nintendo-no-plans-to-localize-xenoblade-last-story-or-pando/">no plans</a>" to release Xenoblade in the United States. The same goes for<em> The Last Story</em> and <em>Pandora's Tower</em>, two other hardcore Wii titles that have both been lined up for Europe. By the way, we reached out to Nintendo of America once more, who had no comment as of publishing time.<br />
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<em>Xenoblade</em>, developed by the minds at Monolith Soft (also responsible for <em>Xenogears</em> and the <em>Xenosaga</em> trilogy), may join the ranks of <em>Mother 3</em>, <em>The Last Window</em> and <em>Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland</em> as a game that Nintendo refuses to bring here no matter what anyone says. But don't worry, Yanks. There are other options out there.<br />
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Since the game is available in English, all you have to do is get your hands on a European copy. Problem is, Nintendo region-locked the Wii. If you have an American Wii, you can only use it to play American games -- until you hack it.<br />
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It should be noted (and we can't stress this enough) that you should <em>not</em> use your hacked Wii to illegally download or pirate games. That said, we want everyone to be able to play fantastic games like <em>Xenoblade</em>, no matter where they live. So here's how you can import European Wii games and play them on your American Wii.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>How to play Xenoblade Chronicles if you live in America</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/">How to play Xenoblade Chronicles if you live in America</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20021896/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/19/how-to-play-xenoblade-chronicles-if-you-live-in-america/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>europe</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>importing</category><category>monolith-soft</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>xenoblade-chronicles</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Schreier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii System Menu updated to 3.5 in Korea]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/05/wii-system-menu-updated-to-3-5-in-korea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/05/wii-system-menu-updated-to-3-5-in-korea/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/05/wii-system-menu-updated-to-3-5-in-korea/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://wiibrew.org/wiki/System_Menu_3.5"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/wiikorea305092.jpg" class="imagepadding" /></a>A preview of what's on the way for the rest of the world: four months after <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/">3.4</a>, Nintendo has sent out Wii System Menu version 3.5 in Korea. The specific <em>feature</em> changes are as yet unknown, but in terms of security updates, it includes IOS254 code, which, like IOS9, blocks the use of the <a href="http://hackmii.com/2008/07/patchmii/">PatchMii</a> program (a custom update manager tool). <br /><br />The new menu apparently adds some kind of updates to the Shop Channel, and adds a "Region Select Channel," which the <a href="http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Talk:Title_database#Region_Select">Wiibrew wiki</a> suggests is nowhere near as exciting as it sounds.  Until we find out for certain that this somehow blocks new installations of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/">Homebrew Channel</a>, or removes existing ones, we're going to refrain from panicking. And even in <em>that</em> case, we don't mind waiting a week or so for someone to fix it.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/05/wii-system-menu-updated-to-3-5-in-korea/">Wii System Menu updated to 3.5 in Korea</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wiibrew.org/wiki/System_Menu_3.5>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/05/wii-system-menu-updated-to-3-5-in-korea/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1480064/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/05/wii-system-menu-updated-to-3-5-in-korea/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3.5</category><category>homebrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>korea</category><category>system-menu</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Warm Up: Homebrewing]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/17/wii-warm-up-homebrewing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/17/wii-warm-up-homebrewing/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/17/wii-warm-up-homebrewing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii-warm-up/" rel="tag">Wii Warm Up</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/homebrew_channel_face_lg.png"  alt="" /><br /></div>
It's been awhile since we've talked about homebrew. How many of you are doing it? What are your favorite homebrew applications for the Wii? Do you enjoy the original homebrew games, or have you been using homebrew for something else? How many of you are enjoying homebrew on the Wii?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/17/wii-warm-up-homebrewing/">Wii Warm Up: Homebrewing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/17/wii-warm-up-homebrewing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1403280/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/17/wii-warm-up-homebrewing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Homebrew Channel turns 1.0]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-turns-1-0/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-turns-1-0/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-turns-1-0/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/hacks/" rel="tag">Hacks</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://hackmii.com/2008/12/the-homebrew-channel-now-with-less-beta/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/wiibrew-pic-490.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="left">Despite continuing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/">efforts</a> on Nintendo's part to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/new-wii-update-targets-modded-save-files-alters-user-agreement/">thwart</a> its installation, the Wii Homebrew Channel - which, as its name implies, enables the use of legal, homebrew games and apps on Wii - soldiers on, with development now hitting the version 1.0 milestone. <br /><br />The big 1.0 brings a slew of changes, updates, and fixes, including support for multiple Wiimotes, the Wiimote's power button, the Classic Controller, and Nunchuk. If you're curious about the Wii homebrew scene and want to try the channel out for yourself, check out <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/">this handy-dandy guide</a>.</div>
</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-turns-1-0/">Wii Homebrew Channel turns 1.0</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:50:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://hackmii.com/2008/12/the-homebrew-channel-now-with-less-beta/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-turns-1-0/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1397308/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/wii-homebrew-channel-turns-1-0/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>hacks</category><category>homebrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>Wii</category><category>wii-homebrew</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randy Nelson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebrew Channel goes 1.1 [update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://hackmii.com/2008/12/because-nobodys-perfect-hbc-101/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/homebrew_channel_face_lg.png" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
<font color="red">Update:</font> Reader CJLopez turned us on to 1.01, which fixes some bugs from 1.0. Adjusted the source link to point to the newer version.<br /><br />That's right, folks. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/">The Homebrew Channel</a> has left the beta stages and become The Homebrew Channel 1.0. Actually, it's still kind of considered to be in beta, but, hey, we can all it 1.0! As for updating it, you can do it the hard way, by downloading the update <a href="http://hbc.hackmii.com/download/">here</a>, or you can simply update through your existing Homebrew Channel on your Wii. That is, if you didn't <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/">update your Wii to 3.4</a> yet. Of course, with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/">the new Twilight Hack</a>, it's not like it's much of a nuisance, anyway.<br /><br />Head past the break for the update notes.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Homebrew Channel goes 1.1 [update]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/">Homebrew Channel goes 1.1 [update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:37:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://hackmii.com/2008/12/because-nobodys-perfect-hbc-101/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1397206/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/10/homebrew-channel-goes-1-0/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>nintendo-wii-homebrew</category><category>twilight-hack</category><category>update</category><category>wii-homebrew</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It lives! The Twilight Hack returns]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><a href="http://hackmii.com/2008/11/rise-of-the-dead/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/twilight-hack-is-back.jpg" alt="" /></a>Occasionally, you do have to wonder why Nintendo bothers. In typical fashion, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/">latest Wii Menu update</a> (released only seven days ago) was designed to render the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/twilight-hack/">Twilight Hack</a> useless. Also in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/19/twilight-hack-protection-already-beaten/">typical</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/22/welcome-back-twilight-hack/">fashion</a>, it's already been beaten, proving yet again that you can't keep a good hack down.<br /><br />While some in the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/">homebrew</a> community predicted that the 3.4 update would sound the death knell for the Twilight Hack, Team Twiizers has now written and released new, Wii Menu 3.4-compatible code (though as usual, updating your Wii isn't recommended unless it's an absolute must).<br /><br /><a href="http://hackmii.com/2008/11/rise-of-the-dead/">HackMii</a> has a link to the new file and all necessary instructions, so let the brewing of homes recommence!<br /><br />
<div style="border-top: 1px solid; padding-top: 5px;"><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew"><em><img hspace="4" height="75" width="75" vspace="4" border="0" align="left" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/dvd-logo_thumbnail.png" alt="" /></em></a><em>The homebrew community is doing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/">nifty things</a> with the Wii. Have you learned <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/guide-to-watching-dvds-on-wii/974761/">how to play DVDs</a> on your console yet? Or read about the app that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/06/wii-menu-hack-now-available-to-adventurous-homebrewers/">lets you play games from other regions</a>? What about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/homebrewer-hacks-goldeneye-to-run-on-wii/">getting </a></em></em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/homebrewer-hacks-goldeneye-to-run-on-wii/">Goldeneye</a><em><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/homebrewer-hacks-goldeneye-to-run-on-wii/"> to run on Wii</a>? Alternatively, you could just use homebrew to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/04/homebrew-app-ocarina-makes-cheating-that-much-easier/">get your cheat on</a>. </em></em></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/">It lives! The Twilight Hack returns</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://hackmii.com/2008/11/rise-of-the-dead/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1381504/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/it-lives-the-twilight-hack-returns/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>system-update</category><category>twilight-hack</category><category>twilight-princess</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Greenhough]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo unleashes Wii Menu 3.4, updates ToS and removes save files]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/wii_system_update_11172008_lg.jpg" /><br /></div>
<span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/nintendo/Nintendo_updates_Wii_to_3_4_changes_ToS_and_save_files'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span> Nintendo is at it again, unleashing yet another Wii Menu Update which puts us at 3.4, as our glowing Wii just informed us. Aside from augmenting the Nintendo User Agreement, the new system update will also "check for and automatically remove" all "unauthorized modifications to save files." Guess what, homebrew fans? The party is <strike>over </strike><em><strike>forever</strike> </em>put on hold for the time being.<br /><br />This is basically all of the info we have right now, but we're sure <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew">the homebrew community</a> will step up soon with a response to this. You know how they hate it when Nintendo tries to stop them from running their<em> </em>'brew.<br /><br />Keep an eye on Wii Fanboy for more on this as it's made available.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/">Nintendo unleashes Wii Menu 3.4, updates ToS and removes save files</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1375172/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/nintendo-unleashes-wii-menu-3-4-updates-tos-and-removes-save-fi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>piracy</category><category>system-update</category><category>systemupdate</category><category>update</category><category>wii-menu</category><category>wii-menu-update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebrew Channel beta9 works with latest system update]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/homebrew-channel-beta9-works-with-latest-system-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/homebrew-channel-beta9-works-with-latest-system-update/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/homebrew-channel-beta9-works-with-latest-system-update/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://hackmii.com/2008/10/the-homebrew-channel-beta9/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/homebrew_channel_face_lg.png" /></a><br /></div>
Well, that was fast. That <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/">recent update</a> that wouldn't allow users to install the Homebrew Channel? It's been bested, as the Homebrew Channel beta9 has been released. Among working with the latest update, beta9 also brings the following fixes to the table:<br />
<ul>
    <li>Installer / updater now works with the October 23 update</li>
    <li>SDHC support</li>
    <li>REALLY fixed the memcard bug</li>
    <li>Installer now picks newest sane IOS, fixes some beta8 regressions</li>
    <li>Added a reload button (for SD card changes)</li>
    <li>Return to system menu skips warning</li>
    <li>Fixed some graphical glitches</li>
    <li>Saner XML load code</li>
    <li>Many fixes to underlying stuff in the newer libogc</li>
</ul>
[Via <a href="http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/27/060224">/.</a>]<br /><br />
<div style="border-top: 1px solid; padding-top: 5px;"><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew"><em><img hspace="4" height="75" border="0" align="left" width="75" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/08/dvd-logo_thumbnail.png" alt="" /></em></a><em>The homebrew community is doing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/">nifty things</a> with the Wii. Have you learned <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/guide-to-watching-dvds-on-wii/974761/">how to play DVDs</a> on your console yet? Or read about the app that <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/06/wii-menu-hack-now-available-to-adventurous-homebrewers/">lets you play games from other regions</a>? What about <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/homebrewer-hacks-goldeneye-to-run-on-wii/">getting </a></em></em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/homebrewer-hacks-goldeneye-to-run-on-wii/">Goldeneye</a><em><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/03/homebrewer-hacks-goldeneye-to-run-on-wii/"> to run on Wii</a>? Alternatively, you could just use homebrew to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/04/homebrew-app-ocarina-makes-cheating-that-much-easier/">get your cheat on</a>. </em></em></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/homebrew-channel-beta9-works-with-latest-system-update/">Homebrew Channel beta9 works with latest system update</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://hackmii.com/2008/10/the-homebrew-channel-beta9/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/homebrew-channel-beta9-works-with-latest-system-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1354165/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/homebrew-channel-beta9-works-with-latest-system-update/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta9</category><category>homebrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>system-update</category><category>systemupdate</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii update blocking homebrew installations]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/hacks/" rel="tag">Hacks</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_System_Updates#IOS51_.26_Updated_all_IOSes_except_IOS30.2C_IOS31_and_IOS37_.28these_were_already_updated.2C_see_below.29"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" alt="shot block" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/wii.homebrew.block.jpg" /></a></div>
Yesterday's seemingly inane Wii update, which neglected to bump up the system menu version a single decimal value (it remains at 3.3 -- the firmware has upgraded to IOS51, though), now appears to have an <em>actual </em>purpose. Forget the Shop Channel optimization tweaking. The update's more direct mission seems to be to block new installations of fakesigned applications -- most notably, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/">Homebrew Channel</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/13/dust-off-your-wii-its-time-to-watch-a-dvd/">DVDX</a>. But take note, if you've already got the Homebrew Channel or other unofficial apps up and running then apparently you won't notice the difference. Carry on.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/">Wii Fanboy</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/">Wii update blocking homebrew installations</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_System_Updates#IOS51_.26_Updated_all_IOSes_except_IOS30.2C_IOS31_and_IOS37_.28these_were_already_updated.2C_see_below.29>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1352039/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/24/wii-update-blocking-homebrew-installations/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dvdx-installer</category><category>homebrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>ios51</category><category>Wii</category><category>wii-update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Ransom-Wiley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New System Update may block Homebrew Channel [update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/10/shop1023.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
<font color="red">Update 2:</font> "View Compatible Controllers" is now a separate link in the details of each game listing in the Shop Channel. Also, we've corrected the Japanese version number. It's 3.3 everywhere, up from the last update ... 3.3.<br /><font color="red"><br />Update:</font> Reader John writes in and points us to <a href="http://www.wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_System_Updates">Wiibrew</a>, who is reporting this update kills The Homebrew Channel, as well as the Mplayer that makes DVD play possible. If you've already followed <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/guide-to-watching-dvds-on-wii/974761/">our guide for playing DVDs</a> and installed The Homebrew Channel, then you're fine. <br /><br />Chances are, your Wii may have told you this already -- either through the friendly blue light or a message that pops up when you load the Wii Shop Channel. But in case it hasn't, Nintendo has sent out a new Wii firmware update. In <a href="http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/23/nintendo-preps-for-dsi-launch-with-shopping-channel-update/">Japan</a>, the software is <strike>up to 3.4</strike> still <a href="http://www.inside-games.jp/news/318/31868.html">3.3</a>. The Shop Channel is down for maintenance as well, as all references to Wii Points are changed to "Nintendo Points" and various other pre-DSi maintenance is done. But in America and Europe, not much seems to have changed.<br /><br />This <a href="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339752">NeoGAF thread</a> is tracking the potential changes -- most notably that some people are now unable to install the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/">Homebrew Channel</a>. People with pre-existing installations are fine, but it's possible that this new update has blocked the ability to install homebrew. There <em>was</em> a fairly ominous message in the update description about deleting altered saves! Of course, these reports could turn out to be in error.<br /><br />Other reported effects include improved Shop Channel loading speed, possibly reorganized item listings, and nothing.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/">New System Update may block Homebrew Channel [update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:51:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1350479/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/new-system-update-may-block-homebrew-channel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>update</category><category>wii-shop-channel</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Menu hacked to pieces]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/wii-menu-hacked-to-pieces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/wii-menu-hacked-to-pieces/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/wii-menu-hacked-to-pieces/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HZY2XSWc2F0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HZY2XSWc2F0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center><br /><a href="http://nintendowiifanboy.com/category/homebrew">Homebrewer </a>Crediar has recorded a video of a truly epic series of Wii Menu hacks that pretty much bust the system open. All kinds of hacks are on display, both cosmetic and substantial.<br /><br />Most notably, Crediar has opened up the system not just to discs from every region, but channels (which suggests Virtual Console games), and, according to the text included with the video at DCEmu, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/GameCube/">GameCube</a> games as well. The Wii's "rescue menu" (used to boot diagnostic discs, apparently) can now be used to boot all discs. And then, for fun, the health warning and the background music were disabled. Now <em>that's</em> just showing off.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/wii-menu-hacked-to-pieces/">Wii Menu hacked to pieces</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:40:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.dcemu.co.uk/wii-systemmenu-hacks-130095.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/wii-menu-hacked-to-pieces/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1276082/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/05/wii-menu-hacked-to-pieces/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>channels</category><category>gamecube</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>wii-menu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii homebrew made dead simple]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://wii.brewology.com/index.php?page=newsPage&amp;id=686"><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/wiibrew072807.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
If you've been too scared to try Wii <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew">homebrew</a> in the past, you'll be interested in this latest project, which is sort of ... meta-homebrew. The Wii Pack Generator holds your hand through the process of downloading homebrew, making it as simple as clicking on some check buttons and unzipping a file. <br /><br />The Wii Pack Generator allows you to choose the programs you'd like to install from a list, and then generates a self-extracting archive containing the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/twilight-hack-now-supports-sd-loading/">Twilight Hack</a> file, the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/">Homebrew Channel</a> installer, and the programs of your choice. All you have to do is extract it onto an SD card!<br /><br />The most complicated part of this whole thing is figuring out who the participants are. This is a project of wiibrew.com, <em>not</em> the well-known <a href="http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Main_Page">wiibrew.org</a> that runs the Wii homebrew wiki.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/">Wii homebrew made dead simple</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wii.brewology.com/index.php?page=newsPage&amp;id=686>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1268230/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/28/wii-homebrew-made-dead-simple/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>twilight-hack</category><category>wii-pack-generator</category><category>wiibrew</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the easiest Wii homebrew guides you'll find]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/hacks/" rel="tag">Hacks</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii/" rel="tag">Nintendo Wii</a></p><div align="center"><img src="file:///Users/Blogspace/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><a href="http://wiihd.fortunz.com/news:062408-wiihds-homebrew-guide"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/wiibrew-pic-490.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
If you've been waiting for someone to hold your hand through the Wii homebrew process, the folks at <a href="http://wiihd.fortunz.com/news:062408-wiihds-homebrew-guide">WiiHD</a> have created the perfect guide for you, complete with step-by-step instructions, a downloadable starter kit with everything you need, and a video (embedded after the break) that shows you the process from installation, all the way to a trial version of <em>Quake I</em>. It doesn't get much easier than this.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/wiihds-homebrew-guide-hacking-doesnt-get-much-easier-than-thi/">Engadget</a>]<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>One of the easiest Wii homebrew guides you'll find</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/">One of the easiest Wii homebrew guides you'll find</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wiihd.fortunz.com/news:062408-wiihds-homebrew-guide>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1238061/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/27/one-of-the-easiest-wii-homebrew-guides-youll-find/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>hombrew</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>nintendo</category><category>quake</category><category>Wii</category><category>wiibrew</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii homebrew guide: go from zero to Quake in no time]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/wii-homebrew-guide-go-from-zero-to-quake-in-no-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/wii-homebrew-guide-go-from-zero-to-quake-in-no-time/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/wii-homebrew-guide-go-from-zero-to-quake-in-no-time/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://wiihd.fortunz.com/news:062408-wiihds-homebrew-guide"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/hbc062608.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
As of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/22/welcome-back-twilight-hack/">right now</a>, homebrewers have the upper hand against Nintendo, and it is possible to run <a href="http://nintendowiifanboy.com/category/homebrew">whatever you feel like</a> running on the Wii you own -- even on a recently updated Wii. Now would be a good time to go try some of the stuff that people have come up with. But maybe you feel like you don't know where to start, or don't have whatever technical skills are required to make Wii <a href="http://wiihd.fortunz.com/news:062108-wii-quake"><em>Quake</em></a> happen.<br /><br />Much like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/24/homebrew-week-the-recapping/">we did</a> on DS Fanboy for homebrew on that system, WiiHD has created a step-by-step guide to Wii homebrew, starting with the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/14/twilight-hack-now-supports-sd-loading/">Twilight Hack</a>. Follow these instructions, and you'll have the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/">Homebrew Channel</a>, ready and waiting to run your programs. If <em>following three pages of instructions</em> is too much for your fast-paced lifestyle, they've even put together a Starter Kit containing all the software you'll need, including the Twilight Hack and Homebrew Channel files, <em>Quake,</em> and an Amstrad emulator with public-domain games.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/wiihds-homebrew-guide-hacking-doesnt-get-much-easier-than-thi/">Engadget</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/wii-homebrew-guide-go-from-zero-to-quake-in-no-time/">Wii homebrew guide: go from zero to Quake in no time</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wiihd.fortunz.com/news:062408-wiihds-homebrew-guide>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/wii-homebrew-guide-go-from-zero-to-quake-in-no-time/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1236368/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/26/wii-homebrew-guide-go-from-zero-to-quake-in-no-time/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>homebrew-guide</category><category>quake</category><category>twilight-hack</category><category>wiibrew</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wii Warm Up: Homebrew]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/wii-warm-up-homebrew/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/wii-warm-up-homebrew/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/wii-warm-up-homebrew/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/wii-warm-up/" rel="tag">Wii Warm Up</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/06/howdoi052308.jpg"  alt="" />Having just gone through <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/24/homebrew-week-the-recapping/">Homebrew Week</a> over at DS Fanboy, we thought it might be a good time to ask our Wii audience: do <em>you</em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/">homebrew</a>? Have you considered dabbling in any of the Wii's community-driven content? Note that we're not talking about piracy here, considering we're clearly big supports of gaming companies (look what we do all day!), but we're big fans of armchair developers. Are you?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/wii-warm-up-homebrew/">Wii Warm Up: Homebrew</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/wii-warm-up-homebrew/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1212222/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/wii-warm-up-homebrew/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>community</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alisha Karabinus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebrew Channel Beta releases to the public]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ji2imug_bc&amp;hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ji2imug_bc&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></div>
This weekend saw the release of the "semi-official" <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/homebrew-channel/">Homebrew Channel</a>, created by hard-working members of the Wii's homebrew community. The release, which is <a href="http://hbc.hackmii.com./">available to the public</a>, lets you run homebrew on your console without having to perform the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/twilight-hack">Twilight Hack</a>. Also, you're no longer restricted to a ten-minute demo.<br /><br />The release comes with a few applications, like <em>Tetris</em>, a Nintendo 64 Emulator, Wii Linux, ScummVM, and Gecko Region Free. Just remember: keep it legal, kids.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/">Homebrew Channel Beta releases to the public</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 25 May 2008 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://hbc.hackmii.com./>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1205587/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/25/homebrew-channel-beta-releases-to-the-public/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Candace Savino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homebrew Channel released ironically]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/02/homebrew-channel-released-ironically/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/02/homebrew-channel-released-ironically/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/02/homebrew-channel-released-ironically/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Homebrew_Channel"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/04/channel040208.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Team Twiizers have released a publically available version of the "<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/">Wii Homebrew Channel</a>," which installs a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/11/twilight-hack-teases-homebrew/">Twilight Hack</a>-enabled software loader as a channel on the Wii Menu. You still need to perform the Twilight Hack once in order to get the Homebrew Channel software into the menu in the first place, but after that, you're free from <em>Twilight Princess.</em> This is a <em>totally</em> huge step toward simple, everyday homebrew on the Wii!<br /><em><br /></em>At least, it will be, eventually. Unfortunately, the version that has been released is a ten-minute demo. After the allotted time, the software stops working and cannot be reinstalled. So much for unrestricted access to the Wii hardware.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/wii-homebrew-channel-released-102031.html">DCEmu</a>; thanks, craig!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/02/homebrew-channel-released-ironically/">Homebrew Channel released ironically</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Homebrew_Channel>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/02/homebrew-channel-released-ironically/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1156356/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/02/homebrew-channel-released-ironically/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>team-twiizers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Must See TV: Homebrew Channel]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/homebrew/" rel="tag">Homebrew</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/channels/" rel="tag">Channels</a></p><center><embed width="400" height="345" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" wmode="transparent" src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/1160910/wii_homebrew_channel.swf"></embed></center><br />It takes almost two minutes to get to the "good stuff" in this video, so, while you wait for that to play, here's a quick summary of what you're watching -- Team Twiizers, the group behind the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/11/twilight-hack-teases-homebrew/">Twilight Hack</a> that allows users to run their own code on an <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/modchip">unmodded</a> Wii, have developed a way to expand on that exploit and install a "Homebrew Channel" onto the Wii Menu.<br /><br />The channel doesn't do much yet, but just seeing that it's possible has us excited about other possible applications in our near future! Of course, that's assuming Nintendo doesn't put out some sort of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/update">firmware update</a> that blocks the exploit, killing homebrew progress before anyone has a chance to release a "Pirated Games Channel."<br /><br />[Thanks, Craig!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/">Must See TV: Homebrew Channel</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/wii-homebrew-channel-video-97840.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1141868/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/17/must-see-tv-homebrew-channel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>homebrew-channel</category><category>team-twiizers</category><category>twilight-hack</category><category>twilight-princess</category><category>wiibrew</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Caoili]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>