Jun 19
Nintendo’s latest menu update hates homebrew
So earlier this afternoon I noticed that tell-tale blue glow around my Wii’s disc drive and thought to myself, “wowwee! I bet Nintendo has another spiffy update to tell me about!” Well, it was only after I finished updating my Wii that I learned what the update really was. Apparently the only added functionality was that I, “can now move a Mii from the Mii Plaza to the Mii Parade in the Mii Channel.” Whoop-de-fucking-doo, Nintendo! Of course, this truly awesome new functionality comes at a cost: apparently I will never be able to download the Wii Homebrew channel now (though apparently the update doesn’t affect this channel if it’s already installed), nor will I be able to use a Freeloader to play out-of-region Wii titles. While this might not be a big deal for those of us in America, people in regions that have to wait for ages for big-name titles to come out (like Australia) have plenty of reason to be pissed. Moreover, the popular Twilight Hack has been nixed.
Dick move, Nintendo. Dick move.
[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]
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Hah. Sneaky.