<![CDATA[Gizmodo: wii piracy]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: wii piracy]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/wiipiracy http://gizmodo.com/tag/wiipiracy <![CDATA[New Wii Backup Loader Opens Gateway to All-Out Piracy]]> It's the Holy Grail of Wii piracy—load DVD game backups without any sort of hardware modification. And it's just been demonstrated in a very legit-looking video.

The Wii Backup Loader is a simple program that runs from the Wii Homebrew Channel and can load specially modified ISOs from the DVD drive. The hack is still considered a work in progress, and the public will need access to both the new ISO loader and new ISO converter/modifier before the trick can be duplicated. But consider the Wii hacked and keep your ear to the ground for an official release. [Story and Video at tehskeen]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5049885&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Special Dongle De-Bricks Dead Wiis, Loads Any Homebrew]]> Internally, Nintendo uses a tool called a "Waikiki adapter" to boot Nintendo Wiis in recovery mode—bricked or not. Now one modder has apparently duplicated the device, a simple flash drive that fits in the GameCube memory port of the Wii, and set a demonstration to some righteous 80s guitar riffs. If commercialized, not only could such a device make homebrew a whole lot less risky—it could usher in a whole new era of Wii piracy as you can load any code you want from this recovery menu...which would be horrible and awful and evil, of course. [via tehskeen]

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