Nintendo Wii MEGATHREAD!

[Doubledealer]

What do you gotta do to get the Homebrew Channel and are there any risks of compromising your console?

First of all you will need a Wii compatible SD card that's no larger than 2GB (I recommend getting a 2GB Sandisk from Big W for sub-$20).

I hadn't updated my Wii in AGES so I was able to do the Homebrew Channel install via the Twilight hack. I followed the now pretty outdated guide found here: http://palgn.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=33300 and had to use various other forums to figure what to do with the newer files you need to d/l from the links provided in the guide. If you need any help with this method let me know. As far as I'm aware there's not really anything you can do when installing the Homebrew Channel that's going to brick your console, and once it's installed you can update the Wii to the current version without fear of the channel being erased (for now at least).

As long as you don't tinker with WAD files (which I believe tamper with the Wii system settings and are mainly used for naughty reasons anyway) you should be fine.

If your Wii has been updated recently it's apparently a bit trickier and you have to use the 'bannerbomb' method. Don't really know much about this one sorry.

[i_amtrunks]

I got a mate who is a real IT nerd to homebrew my Wii, so I am not really up on the whole process, but it was relatively simple to do.

I mostly use it for copied games, but you can use it to get Wiiware and stuff as well.

Been playing lots of multiplayer Sports Resort, Swordplay showdown is clever, the more you rush, the easier you get beat. Table Tennis is killing me, I cannot compete with the champ, but kill everyone else!
100 pin bowling is ace, all real-life bowling should be 100 pin bowling.

[piratescratch]

Been playing lots of multiplayer Sports Resort, Swordplay showdown is clever, the more you rush, the easier you get beat. Table Tennis is killing me, I cannot compete with the champ, but kill everyone else!
100 pin bowling is ace, all real-life bowling should be 100 pin bowling.

Still can't get that magical secret strike for 100 pin bowling. I just can't get the ball all the way down to the end on top of the gutter guard.

[blackie]

What do you gotta do to get the Homebrew Channel and are there any risks of compromising your console?

do yours, then come over and do mine XD

[i_amtrunks]

Still can't get that magical secret strike for 100 pin bowling. I just can't get the ball all the way down to the end on top of the gutter guard.

Is that what is meant to happen??? No pin standing took a few turns, kept botching the final frame.

I think I have a new challenge for next weekend. (finding all 80 places on the Island Flyover is driving me insane, I am only missing 4)

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Good source for Homebrew I have found is
Wiibrew.

You can hack up to update 4.1 (using Banner bomb) as far as I know. The twilight hack has been superceded now, but works with older firmware.
Easy peasy Homebew installation here

I just Bought Okami for the Wii. Nice! I have it for Ps2 and love it more than a man should love a game, so the chance of playing it in widescreen and with lovel 480 p was too hard to resist. They have softened the paper effect on the background a lot though. Had to import it from UK as no-where in Australia seems to have it (well Perth anyway, not suprised there!). I read an interview with Capcom and they said they won't make a sequel as the first game didn't sell well enough. Probably coz they didn't distribute it much and no-one can get their hands on the bloody thing....

[OrionPax]

I recently got a friend to mod my wii. it is now AMAZING!

The wii could now load games from a hard drive connected via usb and also rip them from original disks into the hard drive.

This is going to keep me busy for quite a while...

[i_amtrunks]

I recently got a friend to mod my wii. it is now AMAZING!

The wii could now load games from a hard drive connected via usb and also rip them from original disks into the hard drive.

This is going to keep me busy for quite a while...

its a great system, but make sure you continually update the USB loader software. I advise buying sports resort, as having it USB/Gamma load means you have to watch the intro wiimote video every time.

[OrionPax]

I read an interview with Capcom and they said they won't make a sequel as the first game didn't sell well enough. Probably coz they didn't distribute it much and no-one can get their hands on the bloody thing....

Good news! Capcom is making an Okami sequel for the DS called Okamiden. The trailer looks sweet.

http://au.ds.ign.com/articles/102/1020328p1.html

The new wolfie is so cute!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Good news! Capcom is making an Okami sequel for the DS called Okamiden. The trailer looks sweet.

http://au.ds.ign.com/articles/102/1020328p1.html

The new wolfie is so cute!

HUZZAH! I though a DS version of Okami would be awesome. Chibiterasu, LOL! I am so excietd I think I am going to wet myself....

Capcom Japan's site, havent't checked US yet.