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Wii U per console Nintendo keys cracked by Donald_Trump
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It's already possible since months
Nah, dude. We have been able to run unsigned code since 5.3.2, that meaning retail and eShop games, injections to VC emulators, and general homebrew. Nintendo last updated the firmware of the Wii U on January of this year... they simply don't care anymore. There's no need for doom and gloom here. If anything, this could be the spark that finally ignites the Wii U homebrew scene. Look at what happened with the Vita and HENkaku.
... as I said, nah.
The Abominable Snowman
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Hopefully with this, it'll be safer to go online with a hacked wiiu and ease of game installs will be more similar to 3DS.
The Wii being wide open for years didn't stop Skyward Sword's release.
B-B-Bomba!
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Fuckin' Trump ...
Bjoern the Smexy
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The Wii was hacked and cracked sooooo quickly, that didn't stop games like Super Mario Galaxy, Zelda Skyward Sword or Metroid Prime Trilogy from appearing on it.
This must be a joke post.
Of course it was a joke...didnt expect serious responses to that post.
Homebrew has been possible for months now. Provided that Nintendo remains uninterested in overhauling the Wii U's security, what this provides is a permanent homebrew solution.
Horsemama1956
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Using shitty SD Cards. People are waiting for the USB ports to open up as well as actual homebrew besides the few apps released a year ago. Once it's full unlocked hopefully there is the amount of apps the original Wii has and than some.
Gaiaknight
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personally im waiting for the day i can install the 2 physical wii u games i have to my hdd like you could do on wii full hdd access is what people want the most.
Well, the Wii U already got cracked for piracy long ago , só this pretty much just great news for homebrew.
I assume this means the whole door was busted open?
I know games were earlier this year, so I figure the big hook now is DLC and maybe Amiibo triggers have not been circumvented, so you can use homebrew and the like to activate this stuff. If not, is it just the same as before, but on a larger scale?
I know games were earlier this year, so I figure the big hook now is DLC and maybe Amiibo triggers have not been circumvented, so you can use homebrew and the like to activate this stuff. If not, is it just the same as before, but on a larger scale?
GiantBombGamer
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My understanding was something like this could be made to trick the eShop into thinking you owned licenses/downloads for games that you didn't really purchase and then redownload them because it thinks you already bought them.
... I think that was the theoretical thinking somewhere on the WiiU or 3DS scene I forget which one.
... I think that was the theoretical thinking somewhere on the WiiU or 3DS scene I forget which one.
MiamiWesker
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All I know is that the cracked Wii allowed me to play the e3 demo of Skyward Sword months before the games release. Any chance that will happen with Breath of the Wild.
KojiKnight
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That 'E3' demo was a display demo used at gamestops that someone dumped that just happened to be the same or similar build. I don't know if Nintendo plans on doing the same thing, but I wouldn't count on it.
At the moment, nothing. But having your OTP will enable you to install something like the 3DS's A9HL and a CFW, once someone develops them. Team SALT is doing exactly that, so we can wait and see how it all unfolds.
Also, we already have Smash 4 mods...
The Wii U is in a similar state to the Vita: no permanent CFW solution yet. But unlike the Vita, the Wii U had already been cracked wide open. We just need someone (Team SALT) to finalize and release their tools
TheDinoman
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Dude what? No.
The hacking scene is so incredibly small and niche for Wii U. Stopping a world wide release of a game out of fear of this <~1% player base is ridiculous.
LightningXCE
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USB HDD access, here we come.
Wishmaster92
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Yes finally the illuminati is HACKED!
You have to download the file (iosu.elf) to your PC. Then move it to your SD card, under wii u/apps/iosu.elf. Then run it with the Hombrew Launcher. It may take some times before it properly paints the keys, though. You'll have to force-reset your console, since the ELF crashes it.
Unless you're really interested by this stuff, it won't do you any good, though. It doesn't even dump the OTP to a file (yet).
That's what I want
Something like USB loader GX where I can pick from everything jukebox style
At the moment, nothing. But having your OTP will enable you to install something like the 3DS's A9HL and a CFW, once someone develops them. Team SALT is doing exactly that, so we can wait and see how it all unfolds.
Also, we already have Smash 4 mods...
The Wii U is in a similar state to the Vita: no permanent CFW solution yet. But unlike the Vita, the Wii U had already been cracked wide open. We just need someone (Team SALT) to finalize and release their tools
So then should I do this now for cool shit that will come down the line? honestly if it gets the homebrew community going I'm all for it.
Oh my fucking god how did I not know about this!?
Up to you. At this point the only real advice is don't update the firmware. Current one supports Wii U homebrew launcher.
amdb00mer
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HAHA! I'm an idiot. For some reason I read the OP as needing to download it through the wii u browser.
spindashing
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WiiU has Homebrew, does not have emulatos and can play pirated games.
What you might see as emulators is Virtual Console injects, changing the game inside a virtual console emulator.
What you can't do now that with full nand access you will be able to do : Stuff like Nintendont (play gamecube games) without the need for vWii hacking, loader for both wii and wiiu games at the same time, actual emulators (like Retroarch, to play stuff like CPS2, Mame and even some PS1/Saturn/Dreamcast), using internet on pirated games (so basicaly a game like Mario Maker is useless now), easy region free right of the disc without enterning anything, installing custom channels (including easy offline access to homebrew channel), custom themes for the wiiu menu and other stuff
I can't deny that ISOs loading encourages pirating of said ISOs, but I personally have been looking forward to ripping some of my Gamecube and Wii games without hurdles or concerns of updates breaking things.
It didn't help the vita so...
So, as someone who doesn't really understand how all this works, this could in theory make putting Nintendont on a WiiU easier (as well as the GC games themselves)? I've wanted to try it, but I'm worried the console will get bricked or I'll break something. If this simplifies things, that would be grand.
We still don't know how it will work, but chances are it will have the same brick chance of vWii or Wii homebrew.
Which is VERY low, only if you do anything wrong.
jediyoshi
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I'd assume the current way to install it is the already the safest and easiest way to do it since it's already contained within vWii. I don't think I've read one horror story about it before.
EVA UNIT 01
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