I found out another method of getting free dev code, not sure if somebody already posted this but it might help some people.
Now, this requires you to have a school email so if you don't have one or your home-schooled you are out of luck, and not all school emails work.
1. Google "azure...
although i ended up accidentally changing my nand with no way of going back bc i didn't know you needed a gamecube controller to restore it (i have a wii minus/1.1, which doesn't have gamecube controller support)
and if i find the sd card i have my NAND backed up on, i can not only restore the NAND if i solder the right part in, but i can also put my NAND on dolphin, then i can play dolphin online, like PMEX Remix or MKWii Riibalanced