Wii Modding/Homebrew Topic!

happyfacesofdylan

musicROCKS013 wrote:
Isn’t homebrew illegal?

As @zedthehedgehog said, homebrewing itself is not illegal. Nintendo is very strict with homebrew. On the Wii, your warranty is void (If you brick it, they won't repair it), and on newer consoles, you can actually get banned from using online features, unfortunately. They also have tried quite a few times to remove homebrew (Such as the Bannerbomb patch and Twilight Hack patch).

Though homebrew is not illegal, piracy IS ALWAYS ILLEGAL.
Piracy includes watching downloaded copyrighted movies on a Wii and downloading copyrighted video games and emulating them (i.e played SMB on Fceugx). Making a copy of your disc game (i.e by using CleanRip or USB Loader GX) is not illegal.

I would not worry about your warranty being void. I don't think the warranties are even active anymore. Besides, as long as you install BootMii as Boot2 or Prilloader and a NAND backup. you're pretty well safe from bricks. Just don't download ROMs from the internet. Make archive copies of games you own. You can also download unlicensed ROMs and Homebrew Games, legally. There are a few good ones.
Need more info?
Visit wiibrew.org

Have fun homebrewing your Wii!
-happyfacesofdylan

Last edited by happyfacesofdylan (May 24, 2022 20:21:31)

happyfacesofdylan

I hate when this happens

https://gbatemp.net/attachments/47754/

zedthehedgehog

happyfacesofdylan wrote:
I hate when this happens
https://gbatemp.net/attachments/47754/

ew a crash

happyfacesofdylan

jbthepig wrote:
I'm thinking about adding homebrew to my Wii.

Random Question: Does Scratch work with the Internet Channel?

I tested it. I posted the photos here: click here

zedthehedgehog

oh yeah it's been the 2 year anniversary of this thread

5 days late

jbthepig

happyfacesofdylan wrote:
jbthepig wrote:
I'm thinking about adding homebrew to my Wii.

Random Question: Does Scratch work with the Internet Channel?
I tested it. I posted the photos here: click here

Interesting… Thanks, though.

happyfacesofdylan

zedthehedgehog wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
I hate when this happens
https://gbatemp.net/attachments/47754/
ew a crash

Yeah. For some reason when you have a classic controller plugged into the remote and you open a USB loader, it does this. The first time this happened I got so worried that I had bricked my wii. nah.

PizzaPizza72

Is there a SpongeBob theme for the Wii?

zedthehedgehog

PizzaPizza72 wrote:
Is there a SpongeBob theme for the Wii?

I think I saw one somewhere online a while back.

happyfacesofdylan

My classic controller broke, so I can't play 64 games…

jbthepig

happyfacesofdylan wrote:
My classic controller broke, so I can't play 64 games…

At least you have the N64 games.

PizzaPizza72

TheNintendoFan2020 wrote:
These were so cool

image from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAD3tTEXfSg&list=PLDjVZKdq9vBqVXMxdpBzuD_ZE0WE0ZMaX&index=17

Oh my goodness a SpongeBob theme!!!!! :O

zedthehedgehog

jbthepig wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
My classic controller broke, so I can't play 64 games…

At least you have the N64 games.

It's easy to get the n64 games back thanks to NUS downloader and wad installers on homebrew.

PizzaPizza72

zedthehedgehog wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
I hate when this happens
https://gbatemp.net/attachments/47754/
ew a crash

I'm not trying to offend you, zedthehedgehog, but I really like the words “ew a crash”. They are very funny.

PizzaPizza72

musicROCKS013 wrote:
Isn’t homebrew illegal?

As zedthehedgehog said, it voids your warranty, but you won't get thrown in jail for it.
But you CAN get thrown in jail for piracy (basically downloading music or games or shows for free).

jbthepig

zedthehedgehog wrote:
jbthepig wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
My classic controller broke, so I can't play 64 games…

At least you have the N64 games.
It's easy to get the n64 games back thanks to NUS downloader and wad installers on homebrew.

Read this:

PizzaPizza72 wrote:
musicROCKS013 wrote:
Isn’t homebrew illegal?
As zedthehedgehog said, it voids your warranty, but you won't get thrown in jail for it.
But you CAN get thrown in jail for piracy (basically downloading music or games or shows for free).

I'm not going to pirate any games.

Last edited by jbthepig (June 25, 2022 22:48:29)

happyfacesofdylan

jbthepig wrote:
zedthehedgehog wrote:
jbthepig wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
My classic controller broke, so I can't play 64 games…

At least you have the N64 games.
It's easy to get the n64 games back thanks to NUS downloader and wad installers on homebrew.
Read this:
PizzaPizza72 wrote:
musicROCKS013 wrote:
Isn’t homebrew illegal?
As zedthehedgehog said, it voids your warranty, but you won't get thrown in jail for it.
But you CAN get thrown in jail for piracy (basically downloading music or games or shows for free).
I'm not going to pirate any games.

Meh. I get it. These were on the Wii when I got them. Though it is illegal, it's really the only way to preserve their history. I mean, they can;t be downloaded anymore anyway, and as much as I don't endorse piracy, it really is the only way to do that.

jbthepig

happyfacesofdylan wrote:
Meh. I get it. These were on the Wii when I got them.

And that's what I mean by at least you have them.

happyfacesofdylan wrote:
Though it is illegal, it's really the only way to preserve their history. I mean, they cant be downloaded anymore anyway

While I do agree with efforts to archive software, I don't agree with pirating games with the sole intention (or even intention in general) of playing them. Pirating is illegal.

Last edited by jbthepig (June 26, 2022 23:05:04)

zedthehedgehog

jbthepig wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
Meh. I get it. These were on the Wii when I got them.
And that's what I mean by at least you have them.
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
Though it is illegal, it's really the only way to preserve their history. I mean, they cant be downloaded anymore anyway
While I do agree with efforts to archive software, I don't agree with pirating games with the sole intention (or even intention in general) of playing them. Pirating is illegal.

quickly closes dolphin

happyfacesofdylan

zedthehedgehog wrote:
jbthepig wrote:
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
Meh. I get it. These were on the Wii when I got them.
And that's what I mean by at least you have them.
happyfacesofdylan wrote:
Though it is illegal, it's really the only way to preserve their history. I mean, they cant be downloaded anymore anyway
While I do agree with efforts to archive software, I don't agree with pirating games with the sole intention (or even intention in general) of playing them. Pirating is illegal.
quickly closes dolphin

Haha love that! I don't have dolphin, I just use the wii

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