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Nintendo Blocks Homebrew Installation

Posted by kdawson on from the see-how-long-that-lasts dept.

ElementC writes "Sometime yesterday Nintendo uploaded the latest Wii system update. This update quietly patches a few bugs that allowed the installation of both homebrew and warez apps. Currently installed apps such as the Homebrew Channel and the video DVD library, DVDX, are reportedly not affected. Those not installing this update are blocked out of the Wii Shop channel and in the future may be blocked out of certain games. Team Twiizers cracked the last update within about eight hours. They're already on the case. Readers familiar with the architecture of the Wii will find the list of currently discovered changes interesting."

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  1. Re:Homebrew Wii-ns again by Aphoxema · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know too much.

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    "Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
  2. Re:Homebrew Wii-ns again by idontgno · · Score: 5, Funny

    There is more, but you will

    ...press "Submit" prematurely, leaving the entire /crowd in the agony of suspense?

    Well played, well played.

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    Welcome to the Panopticon. Used to be a prison, now it's your home.
  3. Re:Homebrew Wii-ns again by KillerBob · · Score: 5, Funny

    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

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    If you believe everything you read, you'd better not read. - Japanese proverb
  4. Re:Homebrew Wii-ns again by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know too much.

    No, he just read the script to National Treasure 3: The Unix Bible

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    o0t!