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thatmariolover · 01-28-2007, 01:21 AM

No, not that Team Ninja.

The news is going on two days old, but for those who stick to the big Wii websites (such as IGN) this is probably new.

The Wii has officially been hacked with the Wiinja. Team Ninja is reporting the first successfully made modchip for the Wii. So far it allows you to play "backup" Wii and Gamecube games. It does not allow you to play import titles or hack the Wii Channels - and it's unclear if that's an upcoming feature that could be added with a firmware update or if it will require different hardware entirely.

Personally I'm not particularly interested, but I figured you guys wouldn't mind a gander. A backup only modchip seems to beg for pirate abuse. If there was a legitimate hack for full Wii channel manipulation, it would be an excellent step for the homebrew crowd. But I can't imagine this will be used for much other than theft.

http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/wiinja-m...nfo-50785.html
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/26/w...s-to-function/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libxIKSTS9A&eurl=
http://www.wiinja.com/

01-28-2007, 01:21 AM	#1
thatmariolover GameTavern Plumber thatmariolover is offline Location: Minnesota Now Playing: Posts: 2,556	Wii is Hacked by "Team Ninja" No, not that Team Ninja. The news is going on two days old, but for those who stick to the big Wii websites (such as IGN) this is probably new. The Wii has officially been hacked with the Wiinja. Team Ninja is reporting the first successfully made modchip for the Wii. So far it allows you to play "backup" Wii and Gamecube games. It does not allow you to play import titles or hack the Wii Channels - and it's unclear if that's an upcoming feature that could be added with a firmware update or if it will require different hardware entirely. Personally I'm not particularly interested, but I figured you guys wouldn't mind a gander. A backup only modchip seems to beg for pirate abuse. If there was a legitimate hack for full Wii channel manipulation, it would be an excellent step for the homebrew crowd. But I can't imagine this will be used for much other than theft. http://wii-news.dcemu.co.uk/wiinja-m...nfo-50785.html http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/26/w...s-to-function/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libxIKSTS9A&eurl= http://www.wiinja.com/ Last edited by thatmariolover : 01-28-2007 at 01:29 AM.