By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo - Wii U Hacked by WiiKey Team, All New Features Detailed

noname2200 on 30 April 2013
orniletter said:
I hope they can just update their firmware to prevent a Wii like situation all over again...piracy is never good !

Nintendo's already implemented the greatest anti-pirate measure on every Wii U, though.

#lolnogamez



Around the Network
sethnintendo on 30 April 2013
KylieDog said:
Now WiiU just needs some games to pirate.



How about you get off your butt and homebrew some?



ethomaz on 30 April 2013
KHlover said:

"A modchip doesn't magically make the console able to run custom code (e.g. a GC or PS2 emulator), it just tricks the existing system software into running the code it can already load from a different place (i.e. it can ONLY run "legit", signed games, and it will ONLY run them if the system menu would have loaded them anyway i.e. they have to be from the correct region). "

No they can't do "everything they wants", IF this is legit they still only can play backups. Bad enough as it is, but still with Region Lock and no true Homebrew. Also, the Xbox360 also was "hacked" pretty fast and piracy didn't phase it very much. The fact that you'll have to pay (likely relatively much) money for it will turn many people off.


The first hack are always like that... after that more guys have access to there resources and more exploit are being opened... Nintendo will try to fix they but it is a hard word.

I think run Homebrews is a matter of time.

Tachikoma on 30 April 2013
KHlover said:
ethomaz said:
Expected.

The Wii U was already hacked before the release but the guys needs to work in the reverse reverse engineering to decode the "language" talked inside the system... 5 months of work and now they can do everything they wants.

I expected some update to run Blu-Ray movies soon in the Wii U driver.

"A modchip doesn't magically make the console able to run custom code (e.g. a GC or PS2 emulator), it just tricks the existing system software into running the code it can already load from a different place (i.e. it can ONLY run "legit", signed games, and it will ONLY run them if the system menu would have loaded them anyway i.e. they have to be from the correct region). "

No they can't do "everything they wants", IF this is legit they still only can play backups. Bad enough as it is, but still with Region Lock and no true Homebrew. Also, the Xbox360 also was "hacked" pretty fast and piracy didn't phase it very much. The fact that you'll have to pay (likely relatively much) money for it will turn many people off.

if they decrypt the filesystem they can re-encrypt modified data, its only a matter of time before a softmod and further system access is gained, assuming the wiiu doesnt have multi layer security but i very much doubt it does.

I'd peg june-july for a softmod or unsigned code to be running



ethomaz on 30 April 2013
osed125 said:

Source? I know about rumors of people hacking the 3DS, with a public release by mid or end of this year. I'm pretty sure R4 doesn't work with the 3DS.


I'm not really sure... I just watched videos showing the 3DS playing ROM copies... in any case my company block most of the hack site so I can't look for sources now

Around the Network
sethnintendo on 30 April 2013
Tachikoma said:
byebye console attach rates, even if theres a boost in console sales it'll be to buyers who have no intent on paying for a retail game, end result: same poor game sales, or worse from people tired of waiting for games deciding theyll no longer pay for it as a result, every day wiiu gets more and more like the dreamcast and gamecube.



Wii was hacked to shit yet they dominate with their 1st party sales. According to you that would make Microsoft and Sony 1st party sales look even worse considering the Wii was the most simple to hack.



irstupid on 30 April 2013
osed125 said:
ethomaz said:
Soundwave said:

How is it that they still haven't hacked the 3DS though? That surprises me. I think the PS4 will be hacked pretty easily too. 720 may be not so much because they're pushing the always online thing it seems.

I think 3DS was hacked late 2012... it play ROMs (illegal copies) already with the hack.

Source? I know about rumors of people hacking the 3DS, with a public release by mid or end of this year. I'm pretty sure R4 doesn't work with the 3DS.

The 3DS was hacked before its release pretty sure.
BUT the hack was just a hack that let you play DS games, not 3DS.  So it's like who cares.  I'm sure anyone who wuld hack their 3DS to play DS games already had a hacked DS anyway.



osed125 on 30 April 2013
ethomaz said:
osed125 said:

Is a proprietary disc drive, It can only play Wii U and Wii disc. For you to play Blue Ray discs on the Wii U will require to completely change the disc drive, and that will result in not being able to play Wii U games (unless you download them).

It is not... it is not a proprietary hardware... it is a proprietary software... the filesystem used in the Blu-ray discs... Wii U uses a standard Blu-ray driver but the firmware just permit read the proprietary format created by Nintendo.

Hack can change anything related a software... so they can make the Bly-ray driver read BD Movies.

According to this, the Wii U disc drive is a custom made drive based on the Blue Ray platform. I don't know if the Wii U uses Blue Ray drives, but if it does then yes, playing Blue Ray will be completely possible on the Wii U. Haven't found an article saying the Wii U uses Blue Ray drives (only that is based on Blue Ray), haven't really tried hard though.



Nintendo and PC gamer

KHlover on 30 April 2013
ethomaz said:
KHlover said:

"A modchip doesn't magically make the console able to run custom code (e.g. a GC or PS2 emulator), it just tricks the existing system software into running the code it can already load from a different place (i.e. it can ONLY run "legit", signed games, and it will ONLY run them if the system menu would have loaded them anyway i.e. they have to be from the correct region). "

No they can't do "everything they wants", IF this is legit they still only can play backups. Bad enough as it is, but still with Region Lock and no true Homebrew. Also, the Xbox360 also was "hacked" pretty fast and piracy didn't phase it very much. The fact that you'll have to pay (likely relatively much) money for it will turn many people off.

The first hack are always like that... after that more guys have access to there resources and more exploit are being opened... Nintendo will try to fix they but it is a hard word.

I think run Homebrews is a matter of time.

First modchip - Feb 2007

Twilight Hack - June 2008 (aka beginning of commonly used homebrew) Source

The Twilight hack used bugs in a system update btw. and had nothing to do with the modchip. It still might be quite a long time until something similar is aviable to the public ( I am aware that Marcan&co. already hacked it, but they won't release it to the public).

Oh well, we'll see how it turns out. So far piracy hasn't really hurt a single system besides the PSP, I hope for the best.



Some useful VGChartz tweaks

Member of the "An Unbiased Review" Database team

Tachikoma on 30 April 2013
sethnintendo said:
Tachikoma said:
byebye console attach rates, even if theres a boost in console sales it'll be to buyers who have no intent on paying for a retail game, end result: same poor game sales, or worse from people tired of waiting for games deciding theyll no longer pay for it as a result, every day wiiu gets more and more like the dreamcast and gamecube.



Wii was hacked to shit yet they dominate with their 1st party sales. According to you that would make Microsoft and Sony 1st party sales look even worse considering the Wii was the most simple to hack.

the wii was selling well with plenty of games prior to being hacked, piracy impacted sales dramatically however, the difference in sales of mario titles early on and later on in life was just a few million despite global sales of the system doubling, right now sales of the wiiu are lacking and games few and far between, the wii sold immensely on the motion control gimmick that paid off, the wiiu has no such trick up its sleve because most interested in using a tablet to game on are buying actual tablets, piracy at this point in the consoles life is a very bad thing.

youre welcome to bury your head in the sand and think that the wiiu is just like the wii sndnothing like the gc though, just dont get your hopes up too much, as its a long way down to fall