[Rumor] WiikeÜ ?

[ieatpixels]

I knew you guys would freak out.
The thing is though, all devs already disown the Wii U.
They've had years to make games for it, yet there aren't any unique ones apart from Zombie U. (which turned out to be bad.)

IMO, the Wii U is already so dead that this modchip can't make much of a difference.

Anyway this is the first step towards homebrew. and we all know homebrew on the Wii U could be amazing.

I'm sure Nintendo will still finish off the 3D Mario, HD Zelda, HD Mario Kart, HD Yoshi's Story & Smash Bros games. Maybe that will bring more devs to the platform.
but for now, there's no wind in the Wii U's sails to be taken.

 

[terminal_illness]

And the award for Most Ironic Statement goes to... terminal_illness!

i guess it was lol. i just dont like when people try to belittle others to make themselves feel better. while my comments were ignorant indeed, i stand by what i said. sometimes ignorance is the only language the ignorant understand/respond to.


back on topic, wii key u... too early indeed, while i am a pirate and always want free shid, (i can admit it unlike most of you) i do feel like its far too early and this release may prevent developers from producing decent wii u games. i will however be buying one regardless.

 

[Carnivean]

Well now I'm more interested in a Wii U. Maybe I can justify actually importing a US region one for its massively inflated price with one of these.

 

[SnAQ]

Nooooo, I want games for my WiiU

 

[mysticwaterfall]

Everybody complaining seems to forget that the general public a) doesn't even know these things exist and b) is scared to death to take apart their console. Outside of gbatemp is a very big place, I ve had countless people be amazed at flashcarts and the like.

As far as sales go, the DS is arguably the easiest system to pirate ever yet still had 15 games sell over 5 million copies with NSMB selling 30 million. Similar story on the Wii.

Shovelware goes wherever popularity is, it has nothing to do with piracy. It has everything to do with making a quick buck.

 

[DinohScene]

Lol.
Ninty will detect the drivekey and they block it again and again and again.

However, with the Xkey and the 3key, it's possible that it also runs on a Linux kernel so it might be quite real.
Now begins the game of cat and mouse for Ninty.

 

[Foxi4]

Assuming that the console will stop getting games all of a sudden because a modchip was released is silly - history showed us time and time again that the determining factor here are hardware sales. "Pirates" are in the great minority - there's infinitely more genuine users than there are pirates. Thing is, the console doesn't sell which is why it does not interest developers.

 

[trumpet-205]

Loving the "easy to patch" train going on here. I'll have you all know ODEs aren't new. The PS3 has one, as does the Xbox 360. They've been out for a while, and still haven't been patched. Sony, as well as Microsoft are really on the ball with updates against piracy. (More than the Wii is that is.)

Not saying it's going to be patched, or that it isn't. But either way I wouldn't say it's an easy thing to do. This thing literally emulates the disc being in the disc drive. No other modifications.

It IS easy to patch most ODE. One thing they all have in common is allowing you to select which game to load inside the system menu (software mode). For example WODE allows you to select games in WODE channel. In theory only ODE that offers hardware method of selecting games is patch-proof. Example includes WODE, 3k3y, X360key, etc that have small LED monitor outside.

Some examples of which ODE can be permanently blocked in update since they lack ways to load game outside of system menu, Wasabi 360 and upcoming Cobra ODE.

 

[Walker D]

This could kick Wii U's butt when he is down :/
..let's see how it unfolds...

 

[JoostinOnline]

well believe it or not man, thats not what you said... and unless you say you are joking, comments like that are unwanted and NOT FUNNY.

I thought the made it pretty obvious that I was joking.

regardless of how many countries you have lived in, its never okay to rip on someones beloved homeland. Most normal, level headed adults dont rip on america because we arent rude or have an elitist attitude.

It doesn't bother most people. It certainly doesn't bother me. I LOVE jokes about America! If you can't laugh at yourself (or your country), then you need to lighten up in my opinion.

and i do recognize the irony. as stated afterwards. i still stand by what i said. based purely on my experiences with you. stereotyping? yes i did. trashing you? no. just trying to bring your horrible elitist jokes into realities light.

They are self-deprecating jokes more than anything. I'm playing on a stereotype.

you are a smart guy who has alot of great ideas and your modding knowledge is top knotch.

Well I think that's an exaggeration. Not trying to be modest, there is a TON I don't know. My experience is squashed by just about any developer.

@jalaneme If I offended you, I am sorry. I was just teasing you (and actually playing the stereotypical "WE ARE AWESOME" American as self-depreciative humor), and didn't mean to insult you or whatever country you live in. I didn't even check where it was, I just read that you were somewhere outside the US.

I can't promise I won't forget (I'm a pretty forgetful person) or slip up, but I'll try to limit my jokes to friends who know I don't mean anything by it.

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Anyway, back on topic.

 

[Maxternal]

Too much off topic
internet fighting is pointless
If you feel someone's trolling, do not feed the troll.
Otherwise, still, just drop it, ignore it, assume it's a joke, don't get defensive, move on
Thank you

*moves on*

So, about that Wii U key ...

 

[JoostinOnline]

So far, it seems most people (including myself) are upset about this because they believe it will damage the already weak 3rd party support.

 

[beta4attack]

Nintendo just commented on this:
"Nintendo is aware that a hacking group claims to have compromised Wii U security. However, we have no reports of illegal Wii U games nor unauthorized applications playable on the system while in Wii U mode. Nintendo continuously monitors all threats to its products' security and will use technology and will take the necessary legal steps to prevent the facilitation of piracy."

 

[Maxternal]

Nintendo ->

<- WiiKey

Spoiler: Or is it ...

WiiKey ->

<- Ninty

 

[JoostinOnline]

Nintendo just commented on this:
"Nintendo is aware that a hacking group claims to have compromised Wii U security. However, we have no reports of illegal Wii U games nor unauthorized applications playable on the system while in Wii U mode. Nintendo continuously monitors all threats to its products' security and will use technology and will take the necessary legal steps to prevent the facilitation of piracy."

Link?

 

[Foxi4]

Nintendo just commented on this:
"Nintendo is aware that a hacking group claims to have compromised Wii U security. However, we have no reports of illegal Wii U games nor unauthorized applications playable on the system while in Wii U mode. Nintendo continuously monitors all threats to its products' security and will use technology and will take the necessary legal steps to prevent the facilitation of piracy."

That's cute. Except with an ODE, Nintendo can monitor whatever they feel like and they'll never know any better because it's unrecognizable and undetectable console-side if done well.

 

[Maxternal]

It's interesting that such a statement was not made (to my knowledge) about Fail0verflow's work.

 

[beta4attack]

Link?

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...ims-to-have-hacked-wii-u-to-play-copied-games

 

[Devin]

It IS easy to patch most ODE. One thing they all have in common is allowing you to select which game to load inside the system menu (software mode). For example WODE allows you to select games in WODE channel. In theory only ODE that offers hardware method of selecting games is patch-proof. Example includes WODE, 3k3y, X360key, etc that have small LED monitor outside.

Some examples of which ODE can be permanently blocked in update since they lack ways to load game outside of system menu, Wasabi 360 and upcoming Cobra ODE.

All meaning some? I haven't heard anything about the Cobra ODE's method of game selection. And considering this is made by the same people who made the 3k3y and X360Key it's a safe bet it'll also include an external means of game selection.

Wasabi 360 was pretty bad IMO. eSata only. (Unless you buy the adapter.) As well as only software based game selection.

 

[the_randomizer]

I can't wait to use a program that doesn't exist! Think of the possibilities!