As many of you probably already know the latest update for the Wii was a full on attack to remove homebrew from the system. What the update did was install a whole bunch of new IOS (they’re like operating systems inside one big operating system) and update the boot sector of the Wii by flashing the systems nand. Which is dangerous since it can cause a brick if it isn’t done right.
Nintendo, however, released their update with what the homebrew community are saying was a “buggy boot2 updating code” which caused some updates to fail during the process. During the flashing of the nand. This unfortunately hurt consumers who did not have homebrew installed on their Wii causing their system to stop working or malfunction. While Infendo doesn’t condone the use of homebrew for piracy, we are just warning you so you can be weary of this potentially damaging update.
While Nintendo has no qualms about fixing your Wii if it’s been borked by this update. If Nintendo judges your console to be modified by homebrew or has a doubt about it not being pure. You’ll have to pay a fee to have your Wii Fixed which is around the 100$ range if not more.
Good Job Nintendo. Good Job.
[Thanks for the Tip Kale]
Noooooooooo!
When I ran the update, my Wii got hung up for a long time right at the beginning and I started to panic a little, but it made it through the process alright.
I updated this the other night. I actually started the update then went upstairs and forgot about it. When I came back down a few hours later, it was done, and it worked fine. I have no idea if it got hung up at all during the update, but I have had no problems with it since doing the update.
I hope all the hackers get screwed man. Because of them, i can't even enjoy some of my favorite games anymore. My first conduit match online was a hacked one and i dont even play the game anymore.
In related news, Homebrew Channel is up and running on System Menu 4.2 as of yesterday. Nice try, Nintendo.
Guess I'll have to wait till the next update before turning my Wii back on…..can't even remember the last time I actually played it…. but I definitely need to get Muramasa.
Kale you can turn your Wii on just decline the update. If you are afraid of Nintendo auto updating you can disable WiiConnect24, which usually overheats the Wii anyway.
Could Nintendo be purposely trying to damage homebrew modified Wii's? Hmmm it would be a good way to make money, although they are going to have some angry customers with innocent Wii's.
On a different note, some homebrew apps are good ideas, even the ones that let you play backup copies of games. From what I've heard if you own a game you are legally allowed to have a backup copy of it, which I think is a good idea. Chances are adults won't easily break a disc, but children on the other hand find a way to break everything. So I see no problem in being able to play a copy of a broken game that you own (if it is legal of course).
Aside from that there are some nice homebrew apps out, such as the white board, being able to backup your saves and your miis, a few original games, etc.
There has to be some middle ground where console companies can allow everyday people to create legal homebrew apps but at the same time fight the good fight of stopping illegal actions (or at least winning the war against it).
They made a workaround already? That stinks. Guess im the only one who gets depressed checking best track times in mariokart wii and seeing some guy with a time of 10 seconds on my favorite track. And facing pepole in pokemon who have teams of shiny mews and lugias 🙁
@Attilio. It is legal to have a backup of a game you already own. It's just a shame that all these hackers don't want to support the developers that make these fine games. Developers gotta eat too! Plus when people just hack a game onto their console that reduces the chances for a really cool sequel. Imagine if Mario Galaxy was hacked by 3/4 of the people who actually bought the game. that's a huge chunk of change that Nintendo loses. Therefore, based on the fact that the game didn't sell well because of hackers, Nintendo wouldn't do a Mario Galaxy 2. Alot of companies base their decisions on unit sales for a specific game.
However, i do like the idea of some apps being there for fun. Plus people can create their own games that they might not be able to pitch to a publisher because it's too much a risk. Instead, the person can distribute it free through homebrew and then maybe a company will take notice of the game's popularity.
Eitherway, I hate piraters of games. It makes the industry suffer as a whole.
Updated, no problems here.
@Lance
I know what you mean. Maybe sometime in the future when games can simply be downloaded to your console for a cheaper price their will be less pirating going on. I guess we just have to deal with it until then.
"Maybe sometime in the future when games can simply be downloaded to your console for a cheaper price their will be less pirating going on."
Like they actually would lower the price. They eliminate shipping and physical product, they'll just charge the same price or even higher, because they'll have no used game market to keep them in check.
@Lance
I don't think the word "hack" means what you think it means.
updated…went all the way then got a connection error, updated again and it went along fine. today i was playing godzilla unleashed and i dontknow if it was because of the explosion of light and colors filling the screen but at the very instant i won a match against 3 other monsters, it decided to restart and i was back to the wii menu all of a sudden. started the game back up and it continued on to the next match as if it went on without a hitch. and yes my wii is pure. jus thought it was strnge and maybe cuz of the update?
Well, personally I don't mind the replacement of cIOS's with stub IOS's, (cIOS's are most used mostly for pirating games), I do take issue that Nintendo is removing the homebrew channel, the Wii's ability to read non-Wii DVDs, and is updating boot2 (which removes an app known as bootmii that can be used to backup and restore the Wii in the case of a brick). Plus, seeing as how there's only risk involved with this update, I find it begs the question of why update at all? Nintendo included NOTHING in the patch except methods to block homebrew. What's in it for the regular user besides the chance of a bricked Wii?
Also, the irony is, despite all the work that Nintendo put into this, almost every change they included has already been circumvented (bannerbomb now works, the Wii can now read DVDs again, bootmii is back, and the Homebrew Channel is back. Again.)
I think it is pretty ridiculous to overwrite cIOS to be honest. Sure it might make it harder for some to pirate games, but if a person REALLY wants to be able to do that with ease, they'll get a modchip anyway which were not affected at all by this update.
@Jeff
Some PC games can be bought online and downloaded to your PC at a lower price than what you would pay for it in stores.
@ synt4x
True, but I think this was mainly aimed at those too cheap to shell-out for a modchip (cheap as they are (and NO I do NOT have one)).
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@ Attillo
That pretty much only applies to Steam (well there are a few other vendors that do similar thing). Besides I think what Jeff was referring to was a digital only era in which there is no more physical media (in which case, I believe Jeff would be right). These direct download services offer better prices because they have to compete with retail that sells the physical media.
Meaningless homebrew/hacker trolling.
How many people have experienced bricked consoles? Until I meet one person in real life, or hear of at least 5 online, who had their legit Wii bricked because of this update I'm considering this sensationalist hype.
Of course that doesn't stop every website from reporting on this news as if it were a serious issue without having any proof… gotta say, I expected better from you guys.
I only put the Wii online to buy a game. No updates for me.
I'm too scared to update… But I still really wanna download Altered Beast! I'm stuck! UGH!!
@ gojiguy
You know, there IS a homebrew app that lets you update/use the Wii Shop channel without updating. Hold tight and I'll see if I can find it.
Ok, it's called WiiSCU (System Channel Updater). I'm not yet certain if it works with 4.2 yet, but it's worth a gander.
🙁 Stupid Nintendo! 🙁
Well I have purchased every single game I have ever played and I own 52 games. I did buy some used games from gamestop but never anyplace else I purchased my system new from Frys. I had never heard the term home brew until today and still do not quite understand what it is, I simply want my 5 year old to have a good game system. I got the update and now my wii does not work all disks get read error, this is ridiculous, isn't against consumer laws to have an update that damages innocent peoples systems