Hacking Wii-U Bootrom dumped

[raulpica]

Looks like the WiiU might finally get some sales boost (I still have to get one, this might be a nice incentive)

 

[Terenigma]

Think Nintendo secretly tipped off someone to give them this to get people excited and sell more wii-u's? I read the post and how they say this cant be patched by Nintendo coz of how it's done but what if that isnt true? If nintendo could indeed patch this or fix it then this could be a great way to generate more interest in the system and then be like "ah ha, gotcha!"

 

[Arras]

Think Nintendo secretly tipped off someone to give them this to get people excited and sell more wii-u's? I read the post and how they say this cant be patched by Nintendo coz of how it's done but what if that isnt true? If nintendo could indeed patch this or fix it then this could be a great way to generate more interest in the system and then be like "ah ha, gotcha!"

The conspiracy theories aside, selling systems to users who will just pirate games (which is 95% of the users interested in this at the very least) is not really useful as they profit mostly from software, not hardware sales.

 

[Terenigma]

The conspiracy theories aside, selling systems to users who will just pirate games (which is 95% of the users interested in this at the very least) is not really useful as they profit mostly from software, not hardware sales.

True enough but what if it worked like this:
Watch wii-u get hacked -> Lots of wii-u's get sold thinking its a solid investment like the DS -> Nintendo wait 2months then patch it -> People have a normal wii-u -> Mario kart 8 gets released.

I admit, im in the "conspiracy theorist" group but desperate times call for desperate measures. I truely wouldnt put it past Nintendo to do something like this lol.

 

[Arras]

True enough but what if it worked like this:
Watch wii-u get hacked -> Lots of wii-u's get sold thinking its a solid investment like the DS -> Nintendo wait 2months then patch it -> People have a normal wii-u -> Mario kart 8 gets released.

I admit, im in the "conspiracy theorist" group but desperate times call for desperate measures. I truely wouldnt put it past Nintendo to do something like this lol.

What would happen
-> Very little wii us get sold bexause everyone overestimates the amount of people that want this -> Nintendo patches it -> People don't update and still manage to play Mario Kart 8

 

[trumpet-205]

Pirates become pirates for a reason. They simply won't go out and buy games if exploit is patched.

Furthermore, if pirates buy Wii U because of a known exploit, do you really think majority of them are stupid enough to accept updated firmware to block patch?

Lastly, Nintendo profits from software sales, there is absolutely no reason for them to promote piracy. Plus nobody said anything about this bootrom opening the possibility of backup launcher. If anything this bootroom is encrypted, useless till decrypted.

 

[the-green]

this is awesome !!! yes !!

 

[loco365]

I will no longer be updating my Wii U as I would like to use this hack when it becomes public.

 

[MopSec]

I will no longer be updating my Wii U as I would like to use this hack when it becomes public.

As stated before, Nintendo won't be able to patch this with a firmware update

 

[loco365]

As stated before, Nintendo won't be able to patch this with a firmware update

Missed that, but awesome! It's like Smash Stack all over again.

 

[Arras]

As stated before, Nintendo won't be able to patch this with a firmware update

The same was said about 3.55(?) on the PS3 and we all know how that ended. (I realize this works very differently, but just saying )

 

[3bbb7]

nice work. I'm looking forward to seeing what this brings

 

[c4p0]

So very happy today was a good day

 

[gamefan5]

Missed that, but awesome! It's like Smash Stack all over again.

Project M for ssb4 anyone? :3
Seriously tho, that is AWESOME!

 

[OriginalHamster]

...They match Failoverflows

Nice!

 

[linuxares]

Congrats and excellent work!

This year is actually the year I plan to get a WiiU (even before this news since Mario Kart etc.)

 

[metroid maniac]

Is this encrypted?
Because it's pretty much useless if it is.

 

[Marionumber1]

Is this encrypted?
Because it's pretty much useless if it is.

No, the Boot ROM is always plaintext.

 

[Thomas83Lin]

Is this from the same people as before? hope it doesn't turn out like it did last time
http://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-u-brew-coming-soon.359179/

 

[metroid maniac]

No, the Boot ROM is always plaintext.

Ah, makes sense if it's the very first thing executed.