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August/25/08

  • AnyRegion_Changer v1.1
    • AnyRegion Changer is an application which allows you to change various region and language settings on your Wii. It also allows you to install the System Menu of another region if you so desire.

A full description of this utility can be found in the README file.

  • Changelog

1.1:

  • Minor fix to sysconf lib (Should fix some -24578 errors)
  • Changed Identification Routines
  • Added System Menu Region detection
  • Added intro screen/extra warnings

Source http://wiibrew.org/wiki/AnyRegion_Changer

August/21/08

  • AnyRegion_Changer for Wii
    • This program will let you edit any and all of the region information on your Wii, and allow you to install System Menu 3.2 from any region if you so desire. The setting changes are the result of a setting change library I’ve been working on for a while called sysconf.c. The System Menu Installer uses patchmii as a simple base for web installations. It also uses some

IOS patches (by bushing/waninkoko) in the event that the system menu or IOS30 needs to be downgraded. The Setting changes have been tested again and again, and the worst you can do to your system is cause a semi-brick. The System Menu Installer is done in a way even safer than Waninkoko’s Downgrader, so there’s certainly no worries there.

Country Codes: A near-complete listing of country codes can be found at: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Country_Codes

Precautions:

Please take note of the following: -If setting.txt is corrupted for any reason, it is entirely possible that your Wii will no longer boot. -Be careful not to change Video mode to a mode unsupported by your display. -If you change your Country code, you will be unable to receive any pending gifts you have in the Wii Shop Channel. (The shop will also warn you of this) -If you set the EULA to Read, you may be accessing Nintendo Network Services illegally. You should only change this setting to “read” if you have actually read and accepted the EULA for the Country code you have set.

Source http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_apps/AnyRegion_Changer

August/13/08

  • libdi and the DVDX installer.
    • A very first full proof DVD player has been released for the Wii. It combines the functions of MplayerWii and is the first FULL media center for the Wii.
  • "As you all know, I’ve been working on libdi (or the DVD Access library) for a while now. We had some problems getting it out to release because of the difficulties we encountered while writing the second part of this topic. The DVDX installer instead will install a small, hidden, channel on your Wii that allows you to read DVDs on an unmodified system. It is not an installer for a patched IOS. You may however need one, depending on your system.

Usage of this package is fairly simple. Run the installer.dol found in the package, follow the onscreen instructions, and you’re done".

"Once you’ve done that, you can enjoy the splendor of mplayer. That what started out as a simple proof of concept has rapidly turned into a full-featured media player, under the nourishing hands of dhewg. The main aim of the mplayer project was to get DVDVideo going, but it also supports reading video files off the SD card". (Experimental).

"A patch for Wii64, the N64 emulator for the Wii, will also be available shortly. This patch will allow you to read games off a DVD".

Source http://hackmii.com/2008/08/libdi-and-the-dvdx-installer/#more-113

August/11/08

  • MenuLoader v0.5
  • Marcan has updated the MenuLoader to v0.5. This update should fix a few of the issues where region check was not working. It also disable updates to prevent bricks. Thanks Marcan and company
    • v0.5 notes: I added another patch to fix an extra region check. This is now part of the “disc region” option. I also added a patch to disable updates.

Source http://hackmii.com/2008/08/menuloader-04-test-version/#more-103

August/09/08

  • YaWnD : Yet Another Wii NAND Dumper v0.3
  • 1. SD wrote in the front or in a USB device.
  • 2. Use Wiimote.
  • 3. It can be used from the Homebrew Channel (HBC) and returns to it so clean.
  • 4. It uses the latest release of devkitPPC r15 and bookstores libOGC, which should be compatible with future updates of HBC.
  • 5. Allows dump normal or with data ECC error correction.
  • 6. Reports of what it does fill the screen without too.
  • INSTALL to run on Homebrew Channel:

1. Copy ‘apps’ folder and all its contents on SD root. 2. Run YaWnD from Homebrew Channel

Source http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_yawnd-v0-3-con-usb-sd-y-soporte-ecc_1040622


August/07/08

Marcan and Bushing of Team Twiizers have released MenuLoader v0.4 which essentially does the same thing as Crediar's HackInstaller, but doesn't change anything in the NAND flash. This means you must run this DOL each time you wish to use the features.

Features

  • Debug by USBGecko
  • RegionFree for Channels
  • RegionFree for discs
  • Remove the screen heatlhsafety (which appears at the launch of the Wii)
  • No music on screen
  • Installation on any version of System Menu

Download: http://gchack.free.fr/Wii/utils/MenuLoader/menuloader.rar

Source: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendomax.com&sl=fr&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

August/05/08

  • Bushing and Co. releases Open-Source Apploader, ISO template

- This application allows the user to run homebrew from a dvd disks. No this is not a softmod, this program only works on hardmodded wiis. This app also requires Gecko region free 3.2 or higher and Trucha Signer. The app is in ISO format, unfortunately, apparently both WiiScrubber and some versions of Trucha Signer have problems opening the ISO. As far as I know the ISO is valid (it certainly boots and works with our tools), so I’m going to assume that this is a bug in those applications that will need to be fixed.

  • A new version of Wii scrubber has also been released that I’m told works fine with this template. The old one had trouble detecting it as a Wii disc, as it used the DiscID’s first character which isn’t the more common “R” in this ISO. For future reference, the best way of distinguishing a Wii image from a Gamecube image is probably using the disc magic instead (this is what IOS uses).

Source http://hackmii.com/2008/08/open-source-apploader-iso-template/#respond

August/01/08

  • Well known hacker Waninkoko has released updated versions of his cIOS downgrader/DVD Dumper
  • cIOS DVD Dumper 1.2

- This application allows you to dump a GC/Wii DVD to a device (SD Gecko, Wii SD Slot, USB Mass Storage) or through network (WiFi) using the Custom IOS (IOS249).

  • cIOS Downgrader 1.1

- This application allows you to downgrade your Wii firmware to any available version. Also it allows you to change the Wii console region to match the new installed firmware region.

Source http://wii.waninkoko.info/


July/30/08

  • The new version of wiiusej has been released : 0.12a. It adds the support of the guitar hero3 controller and the classic controller. Check it out at :[1]

July/30/08

  • Well known hacker Waninkoko has released a new tool called Wii Region Changer.
  • Wii Region changer v1.0

[Disclaimer]:

– THIS applications comes without any warranty, express or implied. 

  I have no responsibility for any harm IN debe a Wii console
  USE A non-appropriation of this software.

[DESCRIPTION]:

– It allows you to completely change the region 

  Your Wii console.

[Requirement]:

– Custom IOS v37 rev 03 or higher installed.

[How to use it]:

– Run the application and select the new region of the console.

[Kudo]:

– Bushing and all my testers.

Source http://wii.waninkoko.info/

July/30/08

  • Here's some news to pass time:

Look at some of the channels they have in Japan that we don't here in the U.S!

  • Link[2](Note: Already translated form Japanese)

July/27/08

  • DVD access for Homebrew coming soon…
    • DVD Access Library (no modchip required)
  • While Nintendo did reply to bushing’s open letter, he has not succeeded in establishing a conversation with an engineer about the issue. Furthermore, we have learned that they received and read at least two of the original three e-mails that were sent prior to the open letter, and decided not to reply (in fact, one of their replies was to one of the original e-mails, but only after the open letter was posted). Therefore, we can only conclude that they are not very interested in the issue.

As many of you may already know or have deduced, the bug in our open letter referred to a way of reading DVD-Rs (and Video DVDs) without the use of a modchip. Several people have investigated the bug independently, and they’ve gotten pretty close. However, we did discover an easier way of enabling this mode from homebrew, which, among other things, does not require any changes to IOS at all. This method is also relatively difficult to transform into some sort of backup loader.

Erant has been developing a library that uses this trick to enable DVD access for homebrew. We hope to release it this coming week, after a few details have been polished. svpe and dhewg have been working on a native mplayer port that uses this library to play back DVDs, which we hope to release as a proof-of-concept together with the library. We also have DVD-loading versions of snes9x and Genplus.

Non-modchip users will not need a custom IOS. Ironically, this method doesn’t work for users of some modchips. Therefore, these users will require a patched IOS using the well-known UnencryptedRead patch (the library will automatically use it if needed). We’ll try to release a somewhat more user-friendly version of patchmii dedicated to this task together with the library.

Source http://hackmii.com/2008/07/dvd-access-library-no-modchip-required/


July/26/08

  • Waninkoko releases cIOS downgrader & More

Well known Wii hacker, Waninkoko has released a cIOS downgrader and a few more tools to go along with it. Thanks for the hard work Waninkoko!

  • - Custom IOS37 rev 03 released! Also a new Uninstaller and a Firmware Downgrader have been released. No DVD exploit.
  • Custom IOS Uninstaller v1.1

- This application allows you to uninstall any Custom IOS installed in your Wii console.

  • Custom IOS Downgrader v1.0

- This application allows you to downgrade your Wii firmware to any available version.

    • [ REQUIRES ]:

- Custom IOS37 rev 03 or higher. - Internet connection.

  • Custom IOS37 rev 03

- This is a Custom IOS, an IOS modified to add some new features not available in the official IOS. This IOS has been made to be used ONLY with homebrew software. The Custom IOS installs as IOS249 and it does not modify any other IOS so it is secure to install.

    • [ REQUIRES ]:

- “IOS37-64-v2070.wad” original WAD file.

Source http://wii.waninkoko.info/

July/26/08

  • Softmod exploit found for Wii?
    • Waninkoko seems to have released the bug to a fellow hacker and they seemed to have cracked it.
  • The exploit is all about the Nintendo’s idiotness. If you look at the DVD commands taken from the Revolution SDK there’s 8E DVDLowEnableDVDVideo, that they forgot to remove. If you can modify IOS to use this funcion instead, this activates a special mode from the DVD to enable DVD-R reading (in this case, its purpose was enabling VIDEO DVD’s)

If you modify IOS to enable this (you need to do it in a special way), you could enable reading of DVD-R’s from homebrew and the DVD drive would read it.

About backup loading.. you have to work that out a bit first.

To read data once DVD-Video mode is activated, another special funcition is used, that is, a backup would use the normal function, not the dvd-video one, so you would have to hack a little more for the backups to load.

DVD_LowEnableVideo was programmed for a DVD player that they didn’t create, but they left it there. The thing is, activating DVD Video mode is not simple as it checks for the UID of the process that wants to activate it, it can only be activated if the UID is 0, depending if the mode is activated or not, a variable is set to 1 or 0.

Using another reading function which is very similar to DVD_LowUnencryptedRead you could read discs in dvd-video mode and read sectors in a normal way. The problem is that DVD games use DVD_LowRead; to read data from the game partition we need it to use the special reading function, ¿how? Hacking IOS (creating a backup-only IOS), patching-on-the-fly (difficult).

Sorce http://www.elotrolado.net/hilo_publicacion-del-bug-de-lecura-de-dvd-s_1065026

July/25/08

  • Even More NAND Flash Hax

ChipD is a lean, mean, solderin’ machine — I have some of these TSOP sockets, and they are really really hard to solder down to a PCB that you actually care about. Also, they tend to melt if you breathe on them — but maybe that’s just me. I really like the way he made that slick cutout panel for the socket. Link[3]

July/23/08

  • Nintendo issues new update

This is more like a 3.3v2. Its still shows 3.3 but it states that the only change included in this update is the photo channel. I would encourage people to be cautious when updating to this. Although it states that it only updates the photo channel AND Homebrew still works, it could also have blocked the bug that Bushing reported last week.

Most Recent Update

  • Photo Channel 1.1-a
    • An update was made available for the Wii console which provides behind-the-scenes support for a new service that has been released only in Japan.

Source http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/systemMenuFeatures.jsp#vers

July/23/08

  • Bushing releases “xyzzy”

Despite all the bashing and flaming that Bushing has received as of late. He still delivers when unexpected.. therefore he has released a tool that extracts keys from your own Wii

This program will do the following, automatically:

  • Download IOS11 from the Nintendo Update Server
  • Patch it to remove the MEM2 protection (so the PPC can access all 64MB of it)
  • Patch it to allow it to delete itself later using ES_DeleteTitle()
  • Find an unused IOS slot (counting downward from IOS255)
  • Install the hacked IOS11 there
  • Reboot into the hacked IOS
  • Copy the private key structure from the IOS address space into MEM1
  • Reboot back into a sane IOS
  • Delete the temporary, hacked IOS
  • Display the keys on screen
  • Try to write them to a file on the SD card — keys.txt
  • Pause for 60 seconds to allow you to copy the keys down using pen and paper,if necessary

Source http://hackmii.com/

July/21/08

  • Update
  • Nintendo Responds to Bushing?

Bushing recently updated his blog stating that a response has been made from Nintendo. Comments were protected during the conversion, but is now open for the community to view.

Update: A representative from Nintendo has contacted me (see comment below). The rest of you can stop emailing me now. Assuming Nintendo acts in good faith, I don’t expect to be writing much more about this until it’s resolved.

Source http://hackmii.com/2008/07/dear-nintendo/

July/18/08

  • Urgent News from Bushing and Co.
  • Bushing and company seemed to have found a backdoor for unmodded Wii’s to play backups.. Because Bushing is against piracy and all for Homebrew, he notified Nintendo regarding the backdoor exploit. Do you think he did the right thing? The wrong thing? Express your thoughts in the forum see link below for article

source http://hackmii.com/2008/07/dear-nintendo/#more-63

July/17/08

  • Custom Firmware (cIOS apps) by Waninkoko

Well known hacker Waninkoko updated his official site with nifty tools.. 1st ever CUSTOM Firmare (IOS) for the Wii… a custom IOS and a DVD dumper to the SD… which means many people start to dump their Wii games to an SD card.. but does the Wii support SDHC? GenPlus-GX has also been confirmed to read DVD-R’s on an unmodded console.. Does this mean that Softmods are coming soon…?

Please use at your own risk

  • cIOS uninstaller

- This application allows you to uninstall any Custom IOS installed in your Wii console.

  • Custom IOS Installer (v37 rev 02)

- This is a Custom IOS, an IOS modified to add some new features not available in the official IOS.

  • This IOS has been made to be used ONLY with homebrew software.

The Custom IOS installs as IOS249 and it does not modify any other IOS so it is secure to install.

  • IOS37-64-v2070.wad is required for this to work… PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR THE FILE HERE….
  • Wii DVD Dumper (Custom IOS) v1.0

- This application allows you to dump a GC/Wii DVD to a SD card using the Custom IOS (IOS249).

  • genplus-gx-dvd

- GenPlus-GX Genesis Emulator having roms capable of running on a DVD without the need of a modded console 

Source http://wii.waninkoko.info/

July/16/08

  • These ones look familiar! Is Nintendo actually getting ideas from Wiili.org?? pics.

July/14/08

  • Custom Firmware and Homebrew Channel Beta 9!

It’s official, a Custom Wii Firmware is in development. It may not be the feature packed firmware that you’re looking for, but it truly is a massive leap in the Wii Hacking Scene. Read the entire Interview here [4]

July/04/08

  • Updated documentation on the Wii Opera SDK preview release 3.0.

July/03/08

  • Version 1.4 of WiiRemoteJ is out, including support for the Balance Board. Download here.

June/21/08

  • Twilight Hack v0.1beta1 for FW 3.3

This new ver. of the Twilight Hack is compatible with ver. 3.3 of the Wii System Menu, using the workarounds explained in previous posts. Thanks to everyone on IRC who contributed to the search for the bugs, and to tmbinc and tehpola for finding the two bugs that make this possible.

Download it here. Head over to Wiibrew for more information and updates. See included README for install and usage instructions.

Enjoy! [5]

June/21/08

  • A new version of Wii-Linux has been released, but most claim that it is not working. Download here

June/16/08

  • An official update for the Wii menu has been released, the primary change being "Because unauthorized modifications to save files may impair game play[sic] or the Wii console, updating to Wii Menu version 3.3 will also check for and automatically remove such save files"
  • The update removes copies of the Twilight Hack and may fix the trucha signing bug. Updating is not recommended

June/13/08

  • An updated version of the Homebrew Channel (Beta 8) is now available. You can download it here(Mirror). If you have already installed the channel, it should update itself. The changelog is located here.

June/8/08

June/04/08

  • A new user with access to the FTS4BT software has been found! For more information contact TheDevilOnLine

June/01/08

  • WiiuseJ 0.12 is out. See : WiiuseJ . Added nunchuck support. Based now on Wiiuse 0.12 and plenty of other improvements.

May/24/08

  • The first official release, beta 7, of the Homebrew Channel is now available. It was released by 'The Homebrew Channel Team' (Homepage). It can be installed on an unmodified Wii using the Zelda Exploit. All you need is the Zelda Game DVD and a SD card.

May/14/08

  • Nuvalo has updated his port of MAME the Arcade Games Emulator for the Nintendo Wii. Release Thread

May/10/08

May/09/08

  • Nuvalo has released the first port of MAME the Arcade Games Emulator for the Nintendo Wii. Release Thread

May/01/08

  • Most of the advertising is gone for good.

April/29/08

April/22/08

  • Sorry for the missing plugins, they should be ready soon...

April/21/08

  • Couple of things on the wiki are broken after the software update, we are working to fix them. The forums seem to be working with no problems. Latest PhpBB patches where applied.
  • No need to use wiili.com any more, wiili.org is back on-line!
  • Now it looks like theres going to be a Wii remote for PC after all Hong Kong Electronics Fair: Wiimote-like controller for PC

April/20/08

  • You can access the new wiki at http://www.wiili.com an the forums at http://www.wiili.com/forum, while we finish changes and DNS update.
  • We are updating MediaWiki and the forums, sorry for the inconvenience, everything should be back online by this afternoon.

April/16/08

  • WiimoteCommander version 1.5 have been released. New features an enhanced audio controller window.

April/15/08

  • Nuke has released a Region Free Loader for your Commercial Wii Games, so now you dont need a freeloader or anything just this, in a nutshell this is the Holy Grail of Wii Homebrew releases. Download and More details

April/07/08

  • A new homebrew loader is released by hel_hibou. It replicates the Wii menu and allows you to select and load multiple ELF files from the SD Card slot. This Loader allows you to create custom names for your homebrew titles. Download at the official site (english translation)

April/03/08

  • New stable version 1.4 for WiimoteCommander. Manage up to 7 wiimotes (and extensions) on your PC under Linux, Windows and MAC.

April/02/08

  • Homebrew Channel Preview released! Grab it here: 12

April/01/08

  • Gameboy Emulator for Wii Released. Today sees the release of RIN Wiia new gameboy colour emulator for the Wii by Mr Mirakichi.

March/31/08

March/27/08

  • Version 0.7 of DarwiinRemote released. Now supports the Classic Controller.

March/22/08

  • There is according to Wiibrew a new Wii System Update (NOT the WiiWare update) that prevent the Trucha exploit. It is however not yet activated and need another update to be activated.

March/21/08

  • Last night, Nintendo sent out a Wii message notifying Wii users of a new firmware update. It seems that it's for the upcoming WiiWare titles coming out this May. this does not affect the recent Twilight Hack exploit, and you can still launch homebrew details in full here.

March/16/08

  • Bushing has released a video of the upcoming Wii Homebrew Channel, check it out in full here.

March/14/08

  • Twilight Hack alpha 3a was released, now with support for the front SD and FAT16. Checkout the walkthrough/tutorial video here: twilight hack

March/10/08

This is a Java API for wiimotes, made on top of Wiiuse C API using JNI.

March/02/08

  • Genesis Emulation arrives on Wii. Eke-Eke just posted this fantastic release and yes the first native Genesis/Megadrive emulator for the Wii and most importantly of all the world's first console based emulator to run Virtua Racing [6]

February/28/08

  • Region Free Wii Gaming Arrives. Wii-News have posted the scoop that Datels Wii Freeloader is about to be released and for all of us this is excellent news as region free Wii gaming finally arrives on the Nintendo Wii.

February/26/08

  • Major scene breakthrough. Trucha Signer lets you remove, add or alter the information on the Wii disk and then re-sign it with a valid electronic signature that the Wii will accept. The author is now working on support for VC-game and Wii channel. This should be a easy way to get Linux on a DVD that the Wii will accept. However Trucha Signer do not sign with the real Nintendo encryption key but is using a bug which is easy to fix, so do not update your Wii at the moment. (Should not be hard to avoid if you remove the update from the Wii disks before inserting them into the Wii.)

February/25/08

February/24/08

  • You can now convert Gamecube homebrews in .dol into .elf for the Zelda's hack with DolTool 3. Details (in french) here.

February/19/08

  • A WiiWare channel is coming on May 12th in North America. This may provide an official way to get Linux on the Wii. Details here.
  • DesktopMan has released a port of Tetris for the Nintendo Wii! You can run it with the newly released Twilight Hack 0.1 Alpha 2 on a Gamecube SD card adapter such as the SD Gecko. Details Here
  • Twilight Hack 0.1 Alpha 2 Released! Now possible to load native Wii homebrew!,Full Details Here

February/14/08

February/11/08

  • wiiuse v0.10 released. Updated API overview. New polling system similar to SDL, guitar hero 3 support, lots of bug fixes.

February/10/08

January/30/08

January/29/08

  • An interview with Bushing and it's Zelda exploit is available here.

January/28/08

January/27/08

January/24/08

  • WAB website down
  • Fake?: A First Sign of working Homebrew code has been posted here (url removed). Handle with care.

January/23/08

  • Segher advanced in creating dump/decode for Wii-Saves and a dol2elf program

Segher Boessenkool´s git

  • Wii backup disc 1.31 (service disk) information. There are rumors about another service disk of those "gayfish" but in yellow Source: Wiinewz

January/18/08

  • Sorry for the high latency, we just finished a full backup of the server, pages and DB. Just in case :).

January/17/08

  • WiiTools v0.1 Crediar has released the first set of tools to extract and decrypt Nintendo WII ISO images.
  • WiiED Wii Extract+Decrypt. This tool can ED all partitions, or the one you select, from a

encrypted Wii ISO.

  • WiiSO Wii ISO. This tool can extract all the games files, main.dol, apploader

and the fst.bin.

Source:TehSkeen

January/14/08

  • Some information on the wiidisc dvd format, partitions and region settings is now available.

January/05/08

January/03/08

  • Another nice Wiimote "hack" using the Microsoft WPF. It's from Cynergy Labs and i don't think, that they will release it.(for free and i also think, that they will develop it a bit more) On their official project site a demo is available.

December/31/07

December/29/07

  • There is an exclusive interview with the guy who discovered the exploit in the Wii over at TehSkeen! Apparently, Linux is on the way!
  • Full backup of the site and the DB completed.
  • Wiimote integration in X.Org Server in Linux. See MPX Project

December/28/07

  • Video of the hack now available here: wii homebrew.
  • Team (24C3 was able to start Homebrew in Wii-Mode. The Wii homebrew video [in English] is from a hackers event in Germany. It's mainly about the xbox 360, but at the end they speak about wii and show own Code injected in Lego Star Wars. More information: wii homebrew.

December/26/07

December/24/07

December/21/07

  • Wii Opera SDK Now Open to the Public. Please support our community with a Digg to this news.
  • Wii vr low cost Virtual reality with your Nintendo Wii.
  • The Wiikey site [7] has been down for several days now, showing only an Apache test page.

December/15/07

  • XWii v2.0 released. Allows you to map a wiimote, classic controller, and nunchuk to the keyboard and mouse in Linux for X-Windows.

December/11/07

December/10/07

December/07/07

  • 3D IR Detection App. A little program written using cwiid which detects the 3d location of an IR source.

December/06/07

December/01/07

November/29/07

November/22/07

  • wiikey.cn is not reachable since yesterday, due to a technical misconfiguration. A quick whois lookup shows that the domain is still registered with Wii Key Technology.

November/13/07

  • Cool wiimote hack. Possible to be used as another kind of controller for some applications in wiili.

November/11/07

  • Nintendo has released a new channel called Check Mii Out. It's free to download from the shop channel.
  • The Check Mii Out Channel has finally reached Europe. In the German regions it's called "Mii Wettbewerbskanal" which has the meaning of "Mii competition channel".

November/09/07

November/07/07

  • A User of maxconsole has found a special Wii maintenance mode, which can be accessed in the initial health-warning screen. You have to hold down + and - and then press the A button. Perhaps this could be used to explore the Wii and find a way for homebrew! - added... Please DIGG this: http://digg.com/nintendo_wii/Wii_Maintenance_Mode

November/03/07

October/28/07

  • Super Mario Galaxy has been confirmed to detect current Drivechips. As theorized here on Wiili, detection is easily accomplished and something Nintendo could have done for a long time. More info here.

October/27/07

October/21/07

  • Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles is not coming to Germany due his USK rating! source: Nintendo.uk But it's possible, that it will be released in Austria or Swiz, so you can import it.
  • Guitar Hero 3 controller and it's application on Linux, Windows & OSX games.

October/19/07

  • We are moving to a new and faster server, just finished backing up the whole site and databases. The new server will be open to the most active members.
  • wiiuse v0.7 released. Updated API tutorial. Fixed Windows support. Added BlueSoleil support. Auto-detects bluetooth stack.

October/18/07

October/16/07

October/15/07

October/13/07

  • wiiuse v0.5 released. Updated API tutorial. Improved IR support now nearly identical to algorithm used by Wii to calculate cursor position.
  • USB Gecko Surfaces The USB Gecko is a small development kit that plugs directly into your Nintendo GameCube/Wii's memory card slot and allows for communication between your console and your computer.

October/10/07

  • Today, Nintendo released a Wii system update, raising it to version 3.1E/U/J! A message, that you get from Nintendo, says that you can now use a USB keyboard in the Wii menu and Internet channel! Also, Nintendo released updates for Everybody Votes channel and Internet channel on WiiWare.
  • SNK Playmore press release Neo-geo games released for the Virtual Console.

October/08/07

  • wiiuse v0.4 released. Updated API tutorial and example code. Now includes IR support that takes into account roll and sources that have gone out of scope to calculate a 'true' XY cursor position for you.

October/03/07

  • Total clone of the Wii from China: Vii, the cheaper, crappier Wii engadget.com. However, it's not known if it play Wii games

October/02/07

September/27/07

September/16/07

  • A user on the Nintendo Scence forums appears to have found the underlying cryptology behind Wii savedgames. This could be the first step to homebrew. Here is the link: [8].
  • On www.ecando.it Giancarlo "jean" Todone has released CWiiMote 0.3 (original v0.2 by Kevin Forbes). The library has been completely refactored, OOP style and information-hiding were improved; several high-level data handling added (such as analog-smoothing, button logic helpers...) including win32 threaded polling functions. Download library and demos archive including VTK interfacing demos.

September/13/07

September/10/07

September/9/07

August/30/07

August/28/07

  • WiiNews (Nintendo Wii Newsletter Subscription Service) relaunched. No working website yet, but they are accepting signups. Newsletters are not yet being sent out. You can sign up by adding "register@wiinews.gtaero.net" to your Wii's Address Book.

August/18/07

  • A DVD player for Wii was released by Team Symbiote supporting dual layer disks. You can download it here. It has been updated and repackaged with a Disc creator. You can download it Here.

August/15/07

  • Another update was just released. It fixes a problem that causes your Wii to lock up whenever you press Reset or press it on the Home menu while using the Internet Channel. It seems as if that is all.

August/13/07

  • An update has just been released by Nintendo. Installing it will fix the FLV bug and your Wii will no longer crash if you play the FLV crash video on Youtube. This does, however, hinder any possibility of homebrew through this exploit. The system software version is still 3.0x.
  • Remember me, the guy with the black Wii? I just wrote a tutorial in German, how to turn the front-light of the Wii permanently on! English will come soon! Check www.modfreax.de!

August/10/07

  • The Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Preview Channel has been released! It is available to download for free on the Wii Shop Channel. After launching it, you may watch four preview videos (it's not a demo).

August/8/07

  • PeterM has just now released the first beta of his port of Quake to the Gamecube and Nintendo Wii. More Information
  • PeterM, a respected coder in the PSP scene has today posted news on DCEmu's Wii-News site that the latest system update for the Nintendo Wii has stopped the SD Media Launcher from working. A sad moment when legal homebrew is attacked. More Information
  • Read why all current Wii drivechips can technically be detected (and firmware version 3.0 hence is not proven to be mod-safe yet) in the new chapter on Drivechip Detection.
  • Nintendo never announced it, but it looks like certain USB keyboards are working with the new 3.0 firmware. More Information

August/7/07

  • Wii firmware v3.0 was just released

July/31/07

  • The 2.0 beta version of GC Forth, the new programming language for Gamecube, will be released soon!
  • A new version (2.0.1b8) of Snes9xGx, the SNES emulator for Wii and Gamecube has been released.

July/24/07

  • FLV video cause Opera browser to crash. The video was made by Symantec and it works with the Final version of the opera browser. Symantec says that it provides another vulnerability for homebrew people to exploit, not that they don't expect homebrew to come from it.

July/20/07

  • After many months of waiting, Wiikey team updated their site with news about an RC1 firmware update that was supposedly "released" to a few beta testers. Despite that, they give no information of when it will be released to the public. Read their news here.

July/17/07

July/15/07

July/14/07

  • A security bulletin released 4 days ago by Adobe, tells us that the Flash Player used by the Internet Channel can be exploited to execute arbitrary code because of an input validation error in flash. This might be a opening for hackers to create some kind of homebrew launcher, and Nintendo has to pay to get a unaffected version of the Flash player from Adobe. This means that this security hole might not be patched as fast as the last one.

June/29/07

June/28/07

  • CWiid 0.6.00_rc2 released - much improved IR tracker, library renamed to libcwiid (naming conflicts) and rewritten, Python interface, Python plugins.

June/27/07

June/26/07

June/23/07

  • Remember the news about Yoshihiro's Playstation 1 emulator source code posted on April/06/07? Well, zodttd of DCEmu forums is apparently willing to take it on.

June/19/07

  • emu_kidid is looking for experienced coders to start the first Nintendo 64 emulator for Wii/Gamecube! Details and where to apply here.

June/13/07

  • Just finished backing up the complete DB and all important files. We are upgrading to the latest mediawiki and forums.
  • I'm on vacation for a week from my teaching job, so I can work on WiiLi.org! Please post in the discussion page on things that need to be done, suggestions and improvements for the site. I'a already working on many that were due long time ago. Sorry for the delays but time is really short for me now. Wiili 13:16, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
  • New (Glovepie) script website open. HERE

June/12/07

  • Under attack by spam bots, new captcha system installed. Thanks for everyone helping roll back changes made by the spammers. Special thanks to Henke for his continous help on our community.

June/10/07

  • There are only two months left to submit entries for DCEmu's first Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Gamecube Homebrew Coding Contest. Full Details Here.

June/11/07

June/09/07

June/07/07

June/05/07

  • WiiD, the new easy to install and easy to upgrade Wii mod chip has been reviewed!

June/01/07

  • WiiFree is an open source modchip that required you to load your own code onto a PIC 12F629/675/683. In order to load the code, you would need to purchase a programmer as well as the PIC chip. Now there is an easier way to install and upgrade WiiFree. WiiFree Easy Connect

May/31/07

  • After a period of downtime, Wiiflex has come back online.
  • WiiSwf is back online! Check it out! Now with a real host, and an actual domain name! TONS OF FLASH GAMES! (MORE TO BE UPLOADED!) (wiiswf.com)

May/30/07

  • Roger Levy is developing a game-writing system for Gamecube/Wii codenamed, "GC Forth". Check out its official blog.

May/29/07

May/28/07

  • From our forums: "Ok guys. It's doubtful that a new version of GlovePIE will ever be released, so I think it's time to build an open source alternative."Openpie.
  • Wii-Swf is having hosting problems, the host is being dumb and trying to steal my traffic. Don't worry! We still have all the files and will be getting a better host and actual domain name soon!! Stay tuned!
  • Permament Light Mod, here is a Picture, which shows you how to do the permanent light, like in the Black Wii Video. Sorry, it's in german. English will come soon!
  • Project Black Wii, this is the making of my Black Wii with Chiip modded. Enjoy!

May/26/07

  • Thank you for all the initial contributions, make sure to visit the Wii Linux bounty page. As noted by some members this bounty can set a new record for this kind of projects. The higher the bounty gets, the closer we get Linux running on the Nintendo Wii, so make sure to ChipIn (works fine with PayPal).
  • Wii-Swf, Tons of wii compatible flash games!!

May/25/07

  • WIIC Modchip Review
  • WiiMoveU site's section with Wiimote Scripts has been updated. Now there are scripts for Zoom Player (updated) and CDisplay. There is also a beta (still simple) script only for mouse control. You can find more here

May/23/07

May/22/07

  • Plasma Pong Script 0.1 created by Sam Braidley (Wii Script).
  • Wiipaint - A new painting program based on Wiim has been released by a group of Software Engineering students at Auckland University. They are looking for developers to participate in their opensource initiative.

May/21/07

  • We started our bounty! You can read more about it and contribute with ideas at the Wii Linux bounty page.

May/20/07

  • In their usual manner Wiikey team have not released the firmware update according to their ETA. They updated their site with an "apology" to their dissapointed customers. Despite that, they now do not provide any detail of when and if an update will ever be released. Read their news post here.

May/19/07

  • New project with GlovePIE Scripts for Wii is now open to public. Aim of this project is full use of Wiimote's accessories and active use of the Sensor Bar. First script, for Zoom Player, is available. WoW and mouse scripts are coming soon.

May/18/07

  • Wii Script 2.0 is in development.
  • WindoWii Scripts Creator Beta 0.4.41

You want to create a script yourself ? Here is the solution : a simple program for beginners. No programming is required. Windowii / Wii-pc scripts

May/17/07

  • Datel, creators of the much-loved Action Replay, have released an interesting new enhancement called the Wii Drive Doctor. While reviews like this one make some really joyous claims about homebrew (Writing data to drive memory?! Injecting code?!?), skeptics realists in the modding community have pointed out that it's probably a regular serial mod, like the WAB Modcheap, with a USB converter and a fancy frontend.

May/14/07

  • We need to find some one to take care of the Wii Linux bounty and give the money to the winner, Please help by editing the Wii Linux bounty page and selecting who will be responsible for receiving and giving the bounty.

May/12/07

  • Wii-PC Script : The resurection ! Wii-PC Scripts is coming back with new scripts, new skin and a new name : WindoWii Wii-PC Scripts Windowii

May/10/07

  • Easy and short guide on how to make a Nintendo Wiimote work with Ubuntu Feisty, KDE OpenSuSE 10.2 and 10.3 Alpha 4. Enjoy! Ubuntu Wiimote.

May/08/07

  • Wiikey team updated their site with an estimated time of arrival of 1 week for their long awaited and much delayed firmware update. Now they promise an around 15 May release.

May/07/07

May/06/07

  • Remote Buddy 1.0 RC2 released (for Mac OS® X). The new version supports the IR mouse mode of the Wiimotes (requiring only a single IR lightsource!), introduces a virtual onscreen keyboard, can highlight the mouse cursor position, adds support for multiple Wiimotes, system wake up via the Wiimote, an IR sensor display and loads of other new features, enhancements and bugfixes. Compatible with PowerPC™ and Intel® powered Macs alike. A video showing the Wiimote in action with Remote Buddy is now also available on the Remote Buddy website.
  • DCEmu via its Wii-News and Gamecube Emulation Sites are proud to present the first Dual Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Gamecube Coding Competition. This Coding Competition will hopefully ignite a mass of interest for creating homebrew and emulators on the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo Gamecube. Full Details at the announcement thread on Wii News.

May/05/07

  • WAB is still hard at work trying to crack the Wii. They've adopted a plan to keep the RAM powered after the unit has been shut off, so that whatever was in memory before the power was cut will stay there to be examined.

May/04/07

  • bsdmoted-0.4.0 released bsdmoted intends to help FreeBSD users use Wii remote as mouse on FreeBSD. In this version, it does not conflict with bthidd. You can use + and - button to adjust movement speed.

May/02/07

  • WAB are not giving up! After finding the NAND flash memory was encrypted, their new cunning plan is to dump the contents of the RAM. No results yet, but there is a picture showing a painful amount of soldering.

Apr/29/07

  • Wiikey team clarifies the situation for their, much desirable by the public, firmware update. Read what they have to say here.

Apr/27/07

Apr/26/07

  • Nintendo has released another new wrist strap with a different look than the previous two versions.
  • New way for a quicker way to surf the web on your Wii. Open DNS for Wii here are the instructions to get it. Wii Version

Apr/25/07

  • We have scheduled a maintenance window for the following: 2:00 am - 3:00 am EST 4/27/07 (Friday Morning).
  • tic-WiiPC v3.31 The most powerful Media Remote just got better. Now you can zoom in windows for easier use from a distance. Even if you don't have a wiimote try it out. Run the exe and ctrl+NumpadPlus/Minus zoom on the fly in windows. Also notifies on wiimote connection and when changing mode!
  • Piranha will release a LightningGun extension for the wiimote <link>
  • bsdmoted-0.3.0 released bsdmoted intends to help FreeBSD users use Wii remote as mouse on FreeBSD. In this version, it is able to change movement method and make simple calibration when setting movement method.

Apr/24/07

Apr/23/07

Apr/22/07

  • bsdmoted-0.2.0 is released bsdmoted intends to help FreeBSD users use Wii remote as mouse on FreeBSD. In this version, IR sensor is set as default mouse movement and works very well. However, changing default settings is not available yet, so users can not use tilting motion as mouse movement, which was done in version 0.1.0. Changing default settings will be available in next version.

Apr/20/07

Apr/17/07

Apr/16/07

  • Short video demonstrating a soon-to-be released open source virtual guitar strumming project using the Wii Remote. (Current prototype uses both Linux and OS X at once, but there will be independent Linux and OS X releases soon.)

Apr/15/07


Apr/13/07

  • tic-WiiPC v3.13 released! Application to seamlessly turn your computer into a Media Centre. You no longer have to connect from your PC, you can now connect from your Wiimote! Allows browsing through Windows and GUI to edit the script to open custom folders and applications. Has a powerful Firefox Mode, and has a Text Mode allowing quick typing from your Wiimote without an onscreen keyboard!
  • RefiX put a blue led in his Nunchuk !

Apr/12/07

  • There's a new Open Source software that enables you to play your Wii remote+Nunchuk like drum sticks (amongst other things): The Wiinstrument. It outputs MIDI and needs a Mac (A Linux port is in development).
  • First Opera Bug: Go on this page and click while loading on 'Season 11'. The whole Wii Firmware will shut down. Hopefully a way to Wii Linux! (European Wii; Germany)
  • Nintendo launch a new update, Adds Internet Channel Support, Notified via WiiMail from Nintendo.
  • Rodolfo Portillo has released a port of ScummVM for the Nintendo Gamecube/Wii. ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the game. ScummVM for GC/Wii
  • Short video: using a Wiimote to control an electric car. (another one)


Apr/10/07

  • WiiFlash allows you to control your Flash games and applications with the revolutionary Wiimote. It supports multiple Wiimotes, IR bar and Nunchuk and integrates very well with Papervision3D. Youtube SourceCode
  • Chromed replacement case for Nintendo Wii, the I-CASE reviewed

Apr/06/07

  • Rumor: New colored Wiimotes and Nunchuks coming 29th June 2007 info
  • eSOL Co., Ltd. has been selected to provide thier PrFILE2 FAT file system and PrUSB/Host USB host stack for Wii Click Here
  • Wiikey team has released 1.2 version of their setup disk. They also aknowledged for the first time the audiostreaming bug on several gamecube games (their chip was advertised from the begining with a "built-in audio fix"). Also a new promise was made for an upcoming firmware update. You can download the new wiikey setup disk here
  • Yoshihiro over at DCEmu has released the source code to his port of the Playstation Emulator for the Nintendo Wii, the project needs extra work but a lot of the groundwork has already been done. GCSX Release Thread

Apr/03/07

  • Wii-PC Scripts is not dead! A new script is in the course of programming to play GTA San Andreas. Wii-PC Scripts

Apr/01/07

  • Max Moser has published a paper, about using a ordinary bluetooth dongle, as a fully capable bluetooth sniffer. This would enable a much easier way of WiiMote sniffing.

Mar/31/07

  • Pat Glynn has released the public beta for his Half-Life 2 Wiimote mod. This allows users of Half-Life 2 for the PC to use a Wiimote and Nunchuk to control the game. For more information, go to his website and check it out. Please note that you must have a sensor bar above or below your monitor for it to work correctly.

Mar/30/07

  • WiiKey is compatible with the new motherboard revisions using quicksolder and one additional wire, read the news on their page. Update: Cyclowiz also is compatible.
  • WiiLi appears in PCGamer. The article was about Glovepie and the Wii Remote. Wiili was called something along the lines of the ultimate Wii hacker's site.

Mar/28/07

  • Clones seems to be a serious problem for the WiiKey team. Despite that, they have yet to release the new configuration disk as promised in previous week.

Mar/27/07

  • Nintendo has altered the circuit layout of new versions of the Wii in order to block the increasing use of modchips. Click here for more info.
  • Wii Script has released a new script click here for info.
  • New Internet Browser Details.

Mar/26/07

Mar/25/07

  • GamersCast's Wii Disc Slot Illumination Service (formerly known as Wii Glow) has now fixed most of issues in its design, and is now known under a new name. Now, this service is known as "Shining Wii". To turn on your wii's disc slot send a message from your wii to shiningwii@gmail.com. Troubleshooting information for Shining Wii can be viewed at: GamersCastPodCast.com/shiningwii

Mar/24/07

  • WiiToMidi 0.6 is released. The Wii Remote to MIDI app for OS X now supports the nunchuk joystick and multiple Wii Remotes, among other things.
  • Yoshihiro has released a new version of the Snes emulator for the Nintendo Wii/Gamecube, more details and download at Wii News

Mar/23/07

Mar/22/07

Mar/20/07

Mar/19/07

  • CWiid 0.5.02
  • Sega Master System emulator for the Nintendo Gamecube and Wii has been updated with a new binary release, more details.

Mar/17/07

  • ParserFunctions Installed, sorry for the delay; security is always a concern. Backups are strong.
  • Fluffman has coded a much better iTunes script. Check it out here!

Mar/16/07

  • NeoGeoCD emulator for the Nintendo Gamecube and Wii has been updated with a new released and a load of new features, more details and Download at this site.

Mar/13/07

  • Kako adds another gyro to the Wii remote via expansion-port. Be sure to also check out the Numpad attachment, the tricked out USB AA Batteries they have in Japan, as well as his other cool stuff.
  • DickyDick1969 released a new verison of PiMPStreamer which supports PS3 and Wii! PiMPStreamer was origonally designed for PSP, it is a simple video streaming program for your PC!
  • Want to play NTSC Gamecube imports on a PAL Wii? This site reckons you can.

Mar/12/07

  • Please keep in mind that this news page is solely intended for news articles only, not for flaming, spam or advertisements!
  • NO MORE FREE WII LINKS. Doing so will result in a 1 month ban. Second time is infinite banning from the server.

Mar/11/07

  • OpenWii, an independant group of developers have put together a firmware in pure C for AVR and PIC microcontroller based modchips. Amazing work and 100% open source.

Mar/09/07

  • Gamecube Emulator updates for Nintendo Wii, New Genesis emulator and Sourcecode only Master System emulator.
  • WiiLi server Maintenance Window: 1:00 am - 4:00 am EST 3/10/07 (Saturday Morning).
  • Cheapest Wii Modchip soon to be on the maket! Priced at £10 but still has all the features of a normal modchip!

Mar/08/07

Mar/07/07

  • WiiMux updates and announcements concerning Wiibuntu, WMD, and other bits of information. See here.


Mar/06/07

  • GamersCast is now offering a new service similar to "Wii Light" as reported a few days ago, except their service is called "Wii Glow". With Wii Glow you can turn on the blue light on your Wii whenever you want to! The only difference between the two is, with Wii Glow there is no limit for how often the light can be turned on! To go to the page for Wii Glow, Click here
  • A Japanese website has posted what appears to be an analysis and working home built reconstruction of the Wiimote's IR sensor and peripheral port. Here is a babelfish translation of it, and here is the original untranslated page.

Mar/04/07

  • David Hawley has put up some information on how to change the pants color of a Mii to gold or blue using a hex editor. There are some caveats. Altering the pants color of a Mii will change its' status to 'Special' or 'Foreign', thus creating restrictions on it. The gold and blue color changes do not show during game play.
  • The newsletter Wiiflex has released a new service called WiiLight. It's an on-demand service that turns on your Wii disc light when you want it to. However, current limitations only allow one requset every four days, though they are working on removing that limit.

Mar/01/07

  • The WiiFree ModChip Release v1.1 is out to correct a mistake in the install pics. WiiFree supports all current chipsets but is not feature rich; it only allows the running of backups.
  • EBGames is now listing a yet-to-be-released Wii Action Replay disc. There is still nothing about this product on Datel's website nor is there a list of features to be found. This is similar to the earlier reported and now mysteriously vanished entry on Best Buy's Website, however there are some notable differences. The EBGames entry has a release date and a box shot while the Best Buy entry had only what appeared to be a Datel product ID.

Feb/28/07


Feb/27/07

  • A few days ago GamersCast reported that FCC Wii Remotes were now being branded with an FCC ID on the left side, and presented a few documents about it. Well, now they have made a new post, this time with documents from the PAL Wii Remote, seen here
  • Wiisic lets you setup a small Server to play mp3s from your PC at your Nintendo Wii by using the Wii Browser.
  • Video of the Wii playing backups with no modchip via a LPT cable soldered to the Wii's DVD drive.
  • Wiinja releases a upgradeable modchip, Wiinja Deluxe! Check It Out!
  • User 'dolqube' has found a disc swapping vulnerability which has been confirmed by other users. The method involves quick and precise timing, and takes a bit of practice. The trick was first discovered and confirmed for PAL consoles to finally get the *proper* older Action Replay discs working, but is also claimed to be useful on NTSC units. 'dolqube' claims this will lead to interesting things through an overflow that occurs when trying the trick with Wii games, and it already allows for the booting of GC imports. A video of the trick being used to run AR to get to use SDLoad on a PAL Wii can be found here.
  • wiiPC v.2.41 Use Glovepie and a few other small applications to attempt to allow complete control of your PC

Feb/26/07

Feb/24/07

  • Check out Chiip, a free build-your-own-3-Euro-Wii-modchip that will be open source soon.

Feb/23/07

  • The hacking group known as 'WAB' has released a program allowing backups on the Wii. The open source program makes use of a cable connecting a PC to a Wii, supports the latest D2B chips, and runs on both Linux and Windows. The release was in response to a similar release by rival group 'SYNDiCATE' which made use of stolen Wiinja code.

Feb/22/07

Feb/21/07