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Twilight Hack returns to knock out Wii Menu 3.3
Nintendo talks a big talk, but has never invested heavily in actually protecting its systems from those nefarious homebrew junkies. While the Wii Menu 3.3 did slightly break the Twilight Hack, it didn't even bust up folks who already had the homebrew channel installed, and its protections against further hacks were minimal. Now the HackMii folks are back with Twilight Hack v0.1beta1, which bests Wii Menu 3.3, along with some other improvements for homebrew usage. We can't tell if this is incompetence or benevolence on Nintendo's part, or perhaps these hackers are just that good, but either way we're lovin' it JT-style.
Wii Menu 3.3 already hacked, patch forthcoming
Although the Wii Menu 3.3 update didn't undo the Twilight Hack for those who had already installed it, it did prevent new would-be homebrewers from getting their game on -- but like all attempts to outfox the hackers, it's fallen short, and in record time. According to hackmii, which figured out the workaround, the 3.3 update isn't exactly subtle in what it does to disable the hack -- quote the team, "We Are Not Impressed." No publicly-available patch is out yet, but give 'em time, they say they're working on it.[Via Hack A Day]
Wii Menu 3.3 update disables Twilight Hack for those who haven't already taken the plunge
Here's an odd one. We assumed Nintendo would be actively building software updates to kill off the Virtual Console-threatening homebrew that has been rapidly spreading to Wiis worldwide, but the Wii Menu 3.3's effect on hackers seems accidental at worst. The word on the street is that if you've already installed the homebrew channel onto your Wii, the 3.3 update will pose zero threat, but it patches up the Twilight Hack hole, meaning virgin consoles will have little hope for homebrew once they've updated to 3.3 -- until someone cracks it, of course. The update also lets you pull Miis from the Mii Plaza to the Mii Parade directly, a time for rejoicing, indeed. [Thanks, Sean]
Wii Warm Up: Photos
Do you mess around with the photo channel? Regularly? Or did you maybe try it a few times just for the novelty and then give up on it? We can't help but wonder if a few of you use it to show off pictures to several people at once; after all, it's often easier to gather around the Wii than around the computer.
Friday Video: Addicted to Mario Party
This is one of those really random videos that we just can't resist. YouTuber MammaMia19 can't stop playing Mario Party 8, and he wants you to know about it. He's also uploaded a ridiculous number of videos of the party game to YouTube, so after checking this one out, you can clock your own massive number of hours with Mario Party 8, just without, y'know, playing it.
