Hacking What can i do with my Wii in 2016 (OFW 4.2E)

[Abu_Senpai]

I just finally moved my Wii from my parents house to my own and I want to now what I can do with it? IN terms of Hacking and homebrew and roms and emulators etc....

I'm a total newb so what I'm trying to say is can anyone answer the questions below:

What emulators are available for the WII?
My current firmware Is 4.2E! is there any chance I could hack my wii in order to play free roms?
How hard is it to hack a wii?
IS my system firmware capable of being hacked?
Any guides omn installing software that can add cfw or hacks to my wii?

Thanks in advance

 

[Lacius]

Yes, you can softmod your Wii. Yes, you can play game backups. It is about as easy as using the forum search function.

 

[Abu_Senpai]

Yes, you can softmod your Wii. Yes, you can play game backups. It is about as easy as using the forum search function.

What is the difference between softmodding and hardmodding?

 

[Lacius]

Softmodding only involves an SD card and software. A hardmod requires that you actually take your Wii apart and make a tangible modification to your system.

 

[SwaGoat]

I found the process really easy after I setup the homebrew,you're quite much free to do what you want after installing the hbc.
What can be found in homebrew:
Many emulators for retro consoles,and yes you can play wii game backups,they're isos but I guess it's alright calling them roms.

Well,I don't know much about instructing so search through the forums,it really helps

 

[KaduPSE]

Well, bumping this again:

• You can add a decent media player for your Wii
• You can setup DLNA streaming
• You can run cheats and patches on any Wii game
• You can add themes to your system menu
• You can run some cool homebrew apps and games, like a physics simulator or a musical game

 

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