Wii Internet Connection Reverse Engineered

AlexTheBeast writes "By packet sniffing his Wi-Fi connection, this hacker has already begun to dig into the internet interactions of the new Nintendo Wii. Basically, by using Firefox and after setting the user agent correctly, anybody can easily browse many WiiShop pages including the WiiShop main page and startup manual. More advanced connections including binary and virtual console downloads are currently in the works. Come join the project."

Comments

Already Locked Down

[A Brand of Fire]

Apparently Nintendo has caught wind of this and has already set up redirects to the Wii root website from these links.

Correction

[A Brand of Fire]

It seems that it redirects with links referred from other websites. After putting in the URL manually, I was able to view the pages. Pretty cool stuff.

Roms! \o/

[remembertomorrow]

Once the Virtual Arcade system has been worked out, someone will put up a custom server where you can download the games for 0 points. All you'll have to do is point wii.com (or whichever A/AAA records are needed) to their server.

It seems like this system will be hacked rather easily. :/

Welcome to the New Console Hack-fest

[SalaciousPucker]

Microsoft is really the only console maker that has ventured online in any substantial way. They locked down their hardware and sealed off the wild wild internet (no IE on the 360) for good reason.

I really think the Wii and/or the PS3 are going to be hacked to death. They have browsers, neither are experienced here and with Sony in particular, the whole thing seems kinda....rushed(?). I mean, with the media they are fine - people won't be burning blu-ray cheap enough soon enough. One click pirated downloads would be even worse though...it would be much easier. Given the cost & market for the PS3, a hack like this would be instant death for developer support.

DNS redirection

[AsnFkr]

Using DNS redirection you can get the Wii to any website you wish. Video

How to setup for this (simple way)

[zepo1a]

This is for FF 1.5 (yeah lame..haven't updated yet, I assume will work for 2.0)
type
about:config
in FF Address bar
right click in window. New->String
use
general.useragent.override
for preferemce name, click ok
use
Opera/9.00 (Nintendo Wii; U; ; 1038-58; Wii Shop Channel/1.0; en)
as string value. click OK. you should now be able to hit the site without a redirect to wii.com

Re:Bad smell

[MyDixieWrecked]

well, I've been playing with my wii so much, my arm is sore

in fact, all my muscles are stiff. I'm in such bad shape, my wii makes me stiff.

Re:It's actually a very good name.

[eln]

The Finns have a word for "bloody assrape"? I'm suddenly afraid to go to Finland.

Re:Bad smell

[inKubus]

I'm in such bad shape, my wii makes me stiff.

I can't decide if this is a Soviet Russia joke in disguise...