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*Staff edit*
We have a post on the frontpage but we might as well note it here as well

*This will NOT allow homebrew, emulators, unpurchased games/DLC from the online shop, games from another region, custom menus/dashboards or hacked games to function owing to the way it works. With a further hack it might happen but that would be a further hack and not this.

*In all probability online activities will still function with this device. Cheating will probably not happen directly with this/because of this device.

*How easily Nintendo can block it depends upon how well Nintendo have secured their system and to a lesser extent how well the Wiikey team have made the device; read the main pitfalls are fairly obvious and have been tackled on other systems that use similar techniques and the device is a full linux system with programmable chips so basically the ball is in Nintendo's court. What happens with new games and updates to games is a different matter again and less clear cut.
*/staff edit*

The Wiikey website was updated with this:

[2013.05.01]
Yes, its real - we have now completely reversed the WiiU drive authentification, disk encryption, file system, and everything else needed for this next generation K3y. Stay tuned for updates!

WiikeÜ

Wiikey U is the first and only optical drive emulator that allows you to play all your WiiU games from any USB media!

* Play your WiiU and Wii games from any USB media!
* Compatible with all WiiU models and regionsD
* User friendly intuitive interface
* No soldering required
* Multi-language support
* Supports most popular file systems, including EXT4/3/2, Max OS X, and NTFS
* Powerful embedded Linux system
* High-speed USB2 interface
* Firmware and FPGA fully in-system updatable from USB media
* Recovery mode - it is always possible to recover from a bad flash
* Stylish USB remote with powered USB hub and charger function
* Bulletproof high quality hardware (not manufactured in China!)


UPDATES:

The admin of x3key forum confirmed its made by their team: http://k3yforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11113

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

Scene release group 'Venom' have released the first WiiU game dump:

Venom said:
______ /\__________________________ __________ __/\ _______
.____\ \/ / _ / _ \/ _ \/ \/ /
| \ // / / / / / // \/ / _
| \ / _______/ / // _/ / / // rtx/
| VENOM \\ /\__________/_____/_____/\____\_____/______/_____/ /art
: \ /
`-------- \ / --> Proudly Presents: The Avengers - Battle for Earth (EUR)
\/

Publisher.....: Ubisoft Platform......: Nintendo WiiU
Developer.....: Ubisoft Origin........: Europe
Release Date..: May 2013 Size/Format...: *.ISO (WUOD)

-- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------->

Wow, things are starting to heaten up, eh?

We think a teensy bit of disc image header is cute and courageous.. but
here at VENOM we go for GOLD!

Today we give you the first full WiiU disc image! Nothing more to add, enjoy.

For the curious tinkerers, if you EVENTUALLY want to play this disc image
by whatever means, you will probably need this AES key:

->> 027c9557648a1a999aa7848319bb5ef2 <<-

P.S. Where are the sleeping giants who broke this console back in december?


-- Greetings -------------------------------------------------------------->

. LEGACY . CAPITAL . RISING SUN . DUAL CREW SHINING . ECHELON . MODE7 .
.KALISTO . MENACE . TRIFORCE . JESUS . SUXXORS . F4CG .
. COMPLEX . DUPLEX . MONEY . ESPRiT iSO .
__
------------------------------------ \/ ----------------------------------->

"The Playmakers"


Sources:
http://wiikey.com/news/
http://wiikey.com/products/
 

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if it's true DAT
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I hope to god this is fake. But if it's true, Nintendo would be wise to patch this up as quick as possible while their install base is still relatively small.
 

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how? only real way I see of blocking odde is a new hardware rev
It depends on how the Wii U was designed. It's possible all they need to do is patch a code vulnerability.

Anyway, I just finished writing my argument against hacking the Wii U on another website. I don't feel like repeating it, and it doesn't take into light the WiiKeU. However, the central argument is piracy, so it does apply.
 

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Hopefully this means someone can reverse engineer wiikey work and make it a softmod but I still think it far too early for this as there nothing to pirate and I wonder if this will allow you to play other region games from USB.
 

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hmm my comment didn't get posted

it's annoying
the date is a day early tho
hopefully it's just crap as we would of seen dumps before anything of a hack went live

If they had no external help from warez groups on doing this, there's no reason for them to leak dumps (yet).
 

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If they had no external help from warez groups on doing this, there's no reason for them to leak dumps (yet).

true, but dumps would still be recorded on the scene, but there's Not a single thing
it could indeed be just 1 team and everything is kept to themselves, but dump data is normally quite public, same as the 3DS games and firmware dumps.
 

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