homebrew

Nintendo is once again targeting piracy on the Wii. The platform holder announced today that they will soon be releasing version 4.3 of the Wii Menu, which is primarily designed to remove any homebrew channels from the system. "Because unauthorized channels or firmware may impair game play or...

Do any of you guys run any homebrew applications or games on your Wii? Before anyone gets the wrong idea, I'm talking strictly about applications and games made by homebrew developers and released totally free. I'm not talking about piracy or pirated games, just homebrew applications and/or...

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/27/japan-court-bans-sale-of-ds-homebrew-enabling-r4-flash-carts/ The Tokyo District Court placed an injunction on the Chinese cart manufacturers who make the R4 today, making it illegal to sell the cartridge in Japan. It has already disappeared from shops and...

...who here has utilized the Twilight Hack to run homebrew games on their Wii? I'd like to hear any stories or experiences regarding this. I'm thinking about doing it to my Wii next weekend once I get the supplies needed, so that I can check out the homebrew and emulation applications running on...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtggTg-qZIU&fmt=18 Someone did a homebrew pirated cart of putting the entire game of "Mega Man 7" from the SNES into 8-bit NES form...an amazing job!

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168272 Nintendo has apparently decided to tighten the reins on who gets do what with their Wii, clamping down on both homebrew Wii development and region-code unlocking with the latest Wii Firmware update, version 3.3. Owners of Datel's popular Wii...