Why dont you put Homebrew Channel on your Wii?

[Grey Acumen]

I'll put my two cents in


Wii updates DO NOT kill homebrew channel. Not a single Wii update has removed the homebrew channel yet. HOWEVER, what HAS happened is that the method for installing the homebrew channel has been blocked by various Wii updates.
If you already have the homebrew channel, you just wait a couple days before seeing whether it's worth updating or not. It's really not that hard, as I don't think the Wii even CAN update entirely on its own, you HAVE to confirm letting the update take place.

As far as Wii Shop channel is concerned, if you already have Wii homebrew, there's already a program you can run that will provide the Wii shop channel updates without the updates that block things.


The reason why I use it is to consolidate my emulators and roms. I can basically play all my games from NES, SNES, Sega, GB, GBC, GBA and eventually maybe N64 too, once the N64 emulator gets up to speed, I will literally only need that one single console to play every single past Nintendo game that I own.

Not only that, but the NES and SNES emulators are GOOD. you can use teh Wiimote to simulate the Wii Zapper,(it shows the reticule on screen) which means I can play the original duckhunt. Same for SNES games that use the superscope and mouse. (superscope works just about flawlessly, but the mouse needs a little work)

there's also Scummvm the point and click games like monkey island and pajama sam and the like. (don't diss pajama sam, that actually rocks pretty hard for the age group it targets)

Then of course there's also the media players, that let you use your SD card to play flv, avi, and whatever other files you want. I use my PS2 to handle DVDs, but the Wii handles all other media.

Quake Wii is incredible. I love how the controls and movement feel in that game FAR better than what I get with keyboard and mouse.

There's also various small scale Wii homebrew games, nothing really astounding just yet, but that will come with more time.