Snapshot King
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Anybody know if existing Wii USB loaders currently work in Wii mode? It'd be great for me not having to drag out my discs every time. Also being able to play my Xenoblade copy (PAL) on WiiU.
People will do "other" things with a hacked Wii U and cover it in the cloak of "YAY Region free!"............
Play DVDs?
Can you elaborate?
I chuckle every time I read "yes! now I will be able to play my backups of games I totally own!", yeah right...
Can't Nintendo permaban your Nintendo Network account with this Wii exploit? Couldn't they scan the Wii if you connected to any of their services? Even the Wii Shop channel needs a Nintendo Network account in Wii mode.
I imagine it WOULD be easier though, because the Wii U's in some ways a much more evolved Wii rather than a completely foreign architecture and set up. Still, I imagine results would be unreliable and we'd be better off with a proper port job that took the care of ensuring games ran as well as they did on the Wii, but in HD.Doable or possible doesn't imply that it will ever actually happen -- and it's fair to say it won't. Uprendering is in the realm of software emulation, which is to say dolphin-emu on your computer and that's it. Too much time/effort to pull it off, and too little incentive to do so. I mean, consider: the reason dolphin-emu requires crazy clockspeeds is that it's an inherently hobbyist project. With more effort, it could run on lesser hardware, like, for example, the WiiU. But that extra effort isn't going to manifest itself, because if Nintendo didn't find it worthwhile enough to spend money on, who is?
That said, Wii games look preeeeetty good via WiiU on my HDTV. Outputs at 1080p, upscaling is solid. About a million times better than my TV's upscaler, that's for sure.
There really is a thrill to having all or at least many of your games always there ready to be loaded up. It's part of the appeal of the VC and Steam actually, and possibly part of why DD's as popular of an option as it is.I chuckle every time I read "yes! now I will be able to play my backups of games I totally own!", yeah right...
So what do you think they're going to do instead?I chuckle every time I read "yes! now I will be able to play my backups of games I totally own!", yeah right...
I chuckle every time I read "yes! now I will be able to play my backups of games I totally own!", yeah right...
Region freeAs awesome as hacks are, they often bring on more harm than good. Not sure how I feel about it.
I guess you can say bye bye 3rd party support.
thanks hackers for wanting to play region locked games!
Region free
Easy transfers
Usb loading.
Ill take it
Exactly. They'll gladly look down on people and mock them but they don't even have the courage to be straightforward. Pretty sad.Why not just start pointing fingers instead of being passive aggressive?
People will do "other" things with a hacked Wii U and cover it in the cloak of "YAY Region free!"............
The Wii mode is completely separate from the Wii U... how could they "scan" for anything? Nintendo didn't have that kind of thing set up for the Wii, it's highly unlikely they have anything like that set up for the Wii U.
It's absolutely possible/likely on a game by game basis, yeah. We're just not going to get a one size fits all solution.They've stated they plan to release GameCube games on the Wii U via Virtual Console right? If so, that means it can emulate gamecube games (likely due to sharing the same underlying architecture). I would be happy just to see atleast GameCube games emulated, unconverted to 1080p and also simultaneously displayed on the tablet controller.
What exactly are we able to do with the HBC on Wii U at this current time? Emulators hopefully?
Region free is not some trivial feature. Have you ever wanted to play a region locked game that you know will never ever come to your country? You wouldn't understand the feeling unless you've been in the situation where your mouse cursor was hovering over "buy" for a $300 console that you already own just from a different country just to play 2 games, then you ultimately decide not to because it's financially irresponsible and the international shipping costs almost as much as the console itself. Then you look at one of the region locked games you already bought impulsively n anticipation of getting the console and weep. Rinse and repeat every few months.I've missed out on why this makes a console so awesome. Several people seems to be really happy that PSP's and DS's have been cracked, and allows "homebrews".
Is it because you can run older console and PC games/emulate anything your portable can handle, and there are no region locks? While that is cool, the hype for this sort of thing seems to indicate more awesome stuff..
Anyone want to inform me?
Did anyone in this thread even say this? Most people just want to circumvent the damn region lock. Believe me, it's no fun living in a country where many interesting games see a release a year later or not at all.I chuckle every time I read "yes! now I will be able to play my backups of games I totally own!", yeah right...
Nintendo managed to scare away 3rd parties all by themselves. There is no one else to blame than them.
I can't load any of them, which is why Wiimode HB kinda sucks right now...mostly good for roms and whatnot. Also channel forwarders don't work either yet.Anybody know if existing Wii USB loaders currently work in Wii mode? It'd be great for me not having to drag out my discs every time. Also being able to play my Xenoblade copy (PAL) on WiiU.
Roger thatWhat exactly are we able to do with the HBC on Wii U at this current time? Emulators hopefully?
Did anyone in this thread even say this? Most people just want to circumvent the damn region lock. Believe me, it's no fun living in a country where many interesting games see a release a year later or not at all.
I can't load any of them, which is why Wiimode HB kinda sucks right now...mostly good for roms and whatnot. Also channel forwarders don't work either yet.
It can also be generated from a encryption key. Or from a short word (password). But both don't make much sense to me in this situation
if this thing gets hacked now, there is no way it can survive an entire generation. nintendo would have to release another system before 2015.
Hmmm
there's not much we CAN do but wait and see. Gosh I hope Nintendo doesn't react violently...
Hmmm
there's not much we CAN do but wait and see. Gosh I hope Nintendo doesn't react violently...
Great idea. Who wants warranty for a 350$ expensive console anyway?If your game situation is that bad, why purchase a local console at all?
yeah they might put out a 9gb patch and force us all to download it
Hmmm
there's not much we CAN do but wait and see. Gosh I hope Nintendo doesn't react violently...
Hmmm
there's not much we CAN do but wait and see. Gosh I hope Nintendo doesn't react violently...
alright
stupid question alert, code red:
so what does "SHA-1 hash of the key" mean exactly???
alright
stupid question alert, code red:
so what does "SHA-1 hash of the key" mean exactly???
alright
stupid question alert, code red:
so what does "SHA-1 hash of the key" mean exactly???
It's a form of encryption, a "relatively" weak one (though still strong if implemented correctly). This is compared to the AES which if implemented correctly is more or less unbreakable. I doubt SHA-1 was used for anything system critical, but if Nintendo used it for something that could open the way for further hacks...
Could this mean region free gaming sooner than we think