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Wii Firmware Update 3.3 Blocks Freeloader
on 17.06.2008 at 11:10
Posted by Shane Jury (Phoenixus) 
Comments: 29 
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Wii, Nintendo, Homebrew, Freeloader, Mii
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Nintendo have issued the latest Firmware Update for Online Wii owners, and whilst the changes are minimum in number, they have profound effects.
The most well-known feature of the update is the ability to move your Mii creations from your regular 100-maximum storage to the Mii parade. Doing so deletes key features of your Mii, such as the name of its Creator and birthday details.
Behind the scenes though, the update has far more effect. According to GoNintendo, 3.3 is the one that kills the Wii Freeloader, the disc used to play import Wii games. Freeloader users had best be wary of this update.
The infamous Twilight Hack, a glitch in Zelda; Twilight Princess that allowed Homebrew to operate on the console, has also been blocked. Anyone with a Homebrew Channel already on their Wii will still be able to use it, but the primary method of obtaining the channel is now gone.
Have your say on this news below.
The most well-known feature of the update is the ability to move your Mii creations from your regular 100-maximum storage to the Mii parade. Doing so deletes key features of your Mii, such as the name of its Creator and birthday details.
Behind the scenes though, the update has far more effect. According to GoNintendo, 3.3 is the one that kills the Wii Freeloader, the disc used to play import Wii games. Freeloader users had best be wary of this update.
The infamous Twilight Hack, a glitch in Zelda; Twilight Princess that allowed Homebrew to operate on the console, has also been blocked. Anyone with a Homebrew Channel already on their Wii will still be able to use it, but the primary method of obtaining the channel is now gone.
Have your say on this news below.
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auroreon said:
Fear not! Region Free gaming is still possible with 3.3!
For those of you who don't know what the Twilight Hack is or how to use it... Twilight Hack
As long as you use the Twilight Hack to install the Homebrew Channel (here) BEFORE updating to 3.3, you will still be able to run homebrew when you update.
There is a homebrew application available called Gecko Region Free which functions just as the Freeloader and allows you to play import games!!!
However! the current version (1.5) of Gecko Region Free doesn't support Brawl... but the next version will and its coming out very soon.
Version 1.4 does support Brawl, but it doesn't work on the Homebrew Channel... so yea... useless.
Gecko Region Free is available here. Keep an eye on that link as 1.6 should be released soon.
EDIT: The new version won't be called 1.6, it will be called GeckoOS
Fear not! Region Free gaming is still possible with 3.3!
For those of you who don't know what the Twilight Hack is or how to use it... Twilight Hack
As long as you use the Twilight Hack to install the Homebrew Channel (here) BEFORE updating to 3.3, you will still be able to run homebrew when you update.
There is a homebrew application available called Gecko Region Free which functions just as the Freeloader and allows you to play import games!!!
However! the current version (1.5) of Gecko Region Free doesn't support Brawl... but the next version will and its coming out very soon.
Version 1.4 does support Brawl, but it doesn't work on the Homebrew Channel... so yea... useless.
Gecko Region Free is available here. Keep an eye on that link as 1.6 should be released soon.
EDIT: The new version won't be called 1.6, it will be called GeckoOS
Ooo, sounds good.
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hey guys guess what i found 
theres gonna be or there is a new version of the twilight hack that workes after downloading the 3.3 updates. even that i dont use this hack but i wanted to tell you all. and i have been reading it at Joystiq website.
theres gonna be or there is a new version of the twilight hack that workes after downloading the 3.3 updates. even that i dont use this hack but i wanted to tell you all. and i have been reading it at Joystiq website.
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