Posted July 16, 2009 I personally wish that they made these mandatory upgrades just to boot your Wii (if it's connected to the internet) and then used them to really crack down on any piracy and any cheating etc online. I do to, the problem is, that would also cripple legit reasons to use HBC. No more Freeloader, no more homebrew games (actually there was only really one good one anyway). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 Ah, makes sense. Hadn't heard of any glitching problems with Resort! Is that the same as the issue mr_bogus mentions with having to rewatch the Motion+ tutorial?Yeah, that's the one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 If we're lucky, perhaps it'll fix some of the glitches in The Conduit's online as-well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 is there any way to stop the wii updating when you insert a new nintendogame? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 Is there a link to this new Nintendo Channel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 Bannerbomb makes Wii hacking accessible for all Not only can you put the HBC onto any Wii now (apart from LUX serial machines as far as I'm aware) but this obviously opens the floodgates for further system exploitation. Because of the numbers of Wii owners (including more casual gamers than ever before) it would be interesting to see what percentage of owners have installed the HBC. Perhaps it won't be as bad as thought? Mind you, I see more and more kids with R4 cards in their DS's these days so who knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 To be honest, I wish Nintendo would get off their high horse and embrace the homebrew community, if they cooperated with the homebrew scene instead of sticking up brick walls all the time, exploits would be quickly patched and the pirates would be left in the dark. I recall reading a blog where someone found a huge exploit in the wii system memory and contacted Nintendo regarding it, what did Nintendo do? Nothing, a few month later and a pirate discovered that same exploit and now the pirates are having themselves a party. I have the homebrew channel installed myself and really enjoy region free gaming, homebrew games and the media capabilities it brings. <3 ScummVM (Yes that's an emulator, yes I have the original games to go along with it) Maybe I sound a little edgy but sometimes people make it sound like using homebrew is no worse than being a pirate, which it certainly isn't, in the end of the day companies still get my money from me buying their games, my wii has extra functionality, it doesn't impend that. *end rant* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 The Homebrew Channel shows what the Wii can do. It also shows how lazy Nintendo are as they could easily make a media player channel, as MP3's and video work really well using the Homebrew Channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 The Homebrew Channel shows what the Wii can do.It also shows how lazy Nintendo are as they could easily make a media player channel, as MP3's and video work really well using the Homebrew Channel. They probably just don't want to pay the licensing costs to support certain formats. is there any way to stop the wii updating when you insert a new nintendogame? Besides not playing the game, I don't think there is. Perhaps there's an HBC way around it. Did you try launching it through the region free thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 16, 2009 well I haven't tried anything yet.. just curious is all although i'll look for a way around it .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) is there any way to stop the wii updating when you insert a new nintendogame? Preloader allows you to auto-skip updates, as well as providing some failsafes to allow you to get into the homebrew channel and reinstall stuff if you manage to corrupt your system menu. Waninkoko's already released a new version of his system updater which allows you to update to 4.1 without losing any homebrew functionality. Edited July 17, 2009 by BlueStar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 17, 2009 ...cooperated with the homebrew scene instead of sticking up brick walls......have the homebrew channel installed myself and really enjoy region free gaming, homebrew games and the media capabilities it brings... ...people make it sound like using homebrew is no worse than being a pirate... Most true words spoken on this thread - agree with everything you said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 17, 2009 Firmware broke my Wii, and then my soul shit dude what happened? Bannerbomb makes Wii hacking accessible for all Not only can you put the HBC onto any Wii now (apart from LUX serial machines as far as I'm aware) but this obviously opens the floodgates for further system exploitation. Didn't the Twilight Hack already do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 17, 2009 shit dude what happened? Didn't the Twilight Hack already do that? Not on system menu 4.0. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 18, 2009 Not on system menu 4.0. I know that, what I meant was Twilight had already "opened up" the wii before Bannerbomb, most people who are well into their homebrew would have likely not updated to 4.0... most may have even still been working on 3.2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 18, 2009 This opens it up though to people who haven't installed it yet, as-well as those who really wanted the SD card support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 19, 2009 Updated to 4.1 yesterday, homebrew channel still intact & SD card support seems faster now (I'd not done an official update since 3.2!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 19, 2009 Just updated and everything working fine, also notieced if you insert an SD card while on the Wii Menu here's a "ping" sound... when was that added? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 19, 2009 Just updated and everything working fine, also notieced if you insert an SD card while on the Wii Menu here's a "ping" sound... when was that added? Before the 4.1 update at least. I noticed it recently as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 19, 2009 Just updated and everything working fine, also notieced if you insert an SD card while on the Wii Menu here's a "ping" sound... when was that added? *goes off to check* ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 19, 2009 The 'ping' was introduced on 4.0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 20, 2009 Snazzy, I gather the Nintendo Channel update won't be the next firmware update and will be released separately. Or will it? Great, now I'm starting to wonder what the 5.0 update will include. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
