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Nintendo's Homebrew-Blocking Update Hacked
ElementC writes "Team Twiizers, the group behind almost all of the Wii Homebrew scene, has released an update to the Homebrew Channel (and installer) that allows for installation on a Wii with the most recent update installed. While the team still recommends against installing the Nintendo update, those who accidentally updated or purchase games that require the update are no longer left out to dry. This update to the Homebrew Channel also adds SDHC support, a feature Nintendo has not implemented in vanilla Wiis. The community has also created an app that updates just the Wii Shop Channel — allowing users to purchase Wiiware and Virtual Console games without losing their homebrew. It took the team only two days to get the fix out."
So the point of homebrew is to constantly emulate the same games you've played for years on your Windows PC, your Linux PC, your Mac, your XBox, your DS, et al (all of which, and more, if I am not mistaken, have the exact same ScummVM on it, which you have no doubt played hundreds of times already).
Not to mention the Wii port of the same ZSNES you've had on your Windows PC, your Linux PC, your Mac, your XBox, your DS, et al because you just gotta play Chrono Trigger for the eight hundredth time (the eight hundredth time is TEH BESTS!!!1!). Or the Genesis emulator. Or the NES, Master System, Turbografx, Game Boy, GBA, N64, et al emulators...
Oh, and maybe in ten years someone will make a new game or something. Console homebrew: Fostering freedom and innovation in video gaming!