Honestly for those who haven't tried the homebrew stuff, the only 3 benefits it has (other than pirating which is out right wrong) is watching DVD's (which I don't), playing imported games (which I don't) or booting games off of a HDD. My DVD drive is failing (quite obviously) and I got the HBC along with my external drive and now I can play games without having to hear a loud grinding noise.
Honestly, If I have to go back to no homebrew for New Super Mario Bros. I will. I'll also probably try to convince Nintendo to repair my system for free since I've bought so many games