Nintendo Wii Hacked to run backup disks, homebrew code
In addition to being rather elusive, the Nintendo Wii has also proven to be relatively hack proof. The little console that could has resisted most attempts at homebrew alteration, and has stymied those that have tried to rig it up to access remote discs. The long road of sorrow and failure, however, may soon be over. An enterprising hacker has figured out how to dump the Wii into a special recovery mode, allowing it to access backup discs and run homebrew code. The process is a bit unclear at the moment, but appears to involve the use of a special modified GameCube memory card. Impressed? We sure are, though we’ll have to wait until we can get our hands on the hack to pass further judgement.
It looks like the recovery mode is only good for fixing “certain bricked consoles” — so much for that.
These little nerds are busy.
While it might have resisted “homebrew” alteration – access remote disks, run linux, etc… it has always been relatively easy to get it to run backup disks.