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Wii Hacked for Better Homebrew Games
arbourp writes to mention that hackers Michael Steil and Felix Domke have demonstrated a way to hack the Wii that makes running homebrew code much easier. "The hack advances the possibility of running homebrew code with access to full system resources on the device, not just programs that Nintendo has sanctioned. Such games might be developed to run from a DVD drive, at least in theory. No such games are available as yet and Nintendo may respond by attempting to revoke compromised encryption keys. However history shows such countermeasures are likely to ultimately prove futile."
Many times I've been thinking - why is it so important to break the latest console to work with your "insert-homebrew-here"? Is it because it's some hardware that most have been importing in to your homes? is it because of the "scene" or is it because you "can"?. Technically you can do ANYTHING with your pc - if anything is what you want to do. Heck...I've even been contemplating creating my own "emulation-scene hardware incorporating processors of every arcade console of the past just to make the ultimate-console ever, do you know why I didn't? Because I realized that may not be what you (or I) want. When you have broken the system security to release your own homebrew - then what? Challenge over? Are you feeding the masses what they want? really - what do YOU want to do with this console? Now realize this my friend - why not create your OWN hardware with your OWN challenges? Difficult? Nintendo bigger? better development of what? You CAN do this - you just have to be focuses on what excactly WHAT you want to do or what you want to achieve. I remember back in the days when I where hacking hardware such as the "Arcade hardware" like "return of the Jedi" or "Super Punch Out III" hardware from Nintendo....yes we're talking arcade-machine hardware here... to do what I wanted, for what audience then, eh? Myself - the elf! ;) Point is - whatever you end up doing - make sure you use that time you got - wisely - otherwise you're technically just wasting your time doing it!
What this world is coming to - is for you and me to decide.
Why do people bother with OS projects when they could invest their time in something useful like curing cancer?
It sounds like you should be buying a PS3 if that's what you want. It does virtually everything you want right now, except SMB shares. Instead it uses DNLA sharing for streaming although of course you can copy content to the PS3 or play it from a USB device if you want too.