I just realized that Nintendo didn't potentially brick 50 million consoles. Nintendo's saving grace for once is that most users don't connect their Wii's to the internet.
Mejilan said:
I think it's reasonable. They can very easily tell if a console's been modified.
If it's bricked, but was never tampered with, they'll fix it for you for free, regardless of the state of the warranty.
And if it's bricked by Nintendo's tampering with the boot2, but you installed HBC purely to play imports, then you're screwed, regardless of the state of the warranty.
Nintendo pre-assumes that you're a pirate, before they even look at your system. If they find indisputable proof that you're NOT a pirate, then they'll repair it for free. It should be that anyone can send it in to be repaired for free (all warranties should be extended for bricks, since Nintendo is
certainly potentially the cause), but if they happen to find the slightest proof that you're a pirate, it voids the offer. It's effectively the same thing, but different.
Dambrosi said:
So, just to recap.
I have a hacked Wii with the latest HBC, DVDX and BootMii set to IOS. If I wanted to take the chance and update to 4.2 (not that I would, until I had assurances that the danger of bricking was minimal), I'd have to remove all of those apps to do it "safely", and then reinstall them later, right? Or am I OK right now?
My Wii's NAND and everything else is safely backed up, btw.
There is NO REASON for you to update to 4.2. All 4.2 does is remove your hacks, and risk destroying your system. Nintendo closed their store to anyone who doesn't agree to the update (ha ha, they won't be allowed to pay money for ROMs anymore, that'll show those pirates who's boss), but if you have homebrew, you can regain access the store, through methods mentioned earlier in the thread.