Wii Wii Hacked To Play DVD Backups

[Hitokiri]

Didn't see this posted, sorry if it is:

It's time for another exclusive video from TehSkeen. This time our feature presentation is a demonstration of the work in progress Nintendo Wii Backup Loader coded by the infamous and often controversial hacking guru Waninkoko. Yeah, read the first sentence again if you're at a loss for words.

The ISO Loader works like this. You create a legal backup of a game you own, convert the ISO file with a special program then burn it. After this, you copy over the ISO Loader to the Homebrew Channel and run it. It will boot the legal backup. Pretty simple. Oh, and no modchip is required. However, it does require you to have Waninkoko's Custom IOS installed.

This is a unprecedented moment in Nintendo Wii hacking history as is probably going to cause a massive movement in the scene. Too bad Nintendo didn't take Bushing's advice on blocking the method of doing this. Maybe they will now? Of course, this sort of thing isn't condoned by the "general" homebrew scene and when it's released will ultimately lead to some turmoil.

TehSkeen doesn't support piracy. We don't index releases, we don't spread torrents, we don't run contests to dump VC/Wiiware games. Heck, we don't host any tools to inject WAD files with. Waninkoko's motivation for creating the ISO Loader is unknown, but it is illegal and morally wrong to use it for booting illegal copies of games you don't own.

With that all said and done, what do you all think of this milestone in the Nintendo Wii scene? Do you support the project? Do you think it'll force Nintendo to take some sort of action against the "scene"? Oh, please keep out all of the "it's fake" BS in your replies. It's real. Period.

http://www.tehskeen.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=8876

 

[Makelith]

My friend modded my Wii to be able to do all that stuff. If i really wanted to i could make a bunch of burned games, but that is what the dreamcast is for. I'd rather just watch movies on it.

 

[Tymon]

If they get that to work in conjunction with, or combined with Freeloader (removes regional lock on the wii) I would cream my pants.

 

[Miros]

It's okay to talk but let's remember to not ask or link where to get some of these items.

 

[Xalioniaf]

I doubt you'd even need freeloader with this.
Not terribly legal, but terribly cool.