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Nintendo Releases Wii 4.2 Firmware Update
on 30.09.2009 at 21:14
Posted by Shane Jury (Phoenixus) 
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Wii, 4.2, Firmware, Homebrew, Nintendo
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From Nintendo's Wii Message regarding the update, sent just a few hours ago to worldwide Wii units, 4.2 does some improvements behind the scenes. For legit console users, this seems to mean that older game disks are running a little better, though this has yet to be verified.
But for those of us using the popular installed Homebrew Channel, it's a very different tale. Firmware Update 4.2 completely REMOVES the Channel, and all known installations regarding it, including the region-free player, the USB Loader, and even the DVD Player.
Needless to say, the homebrew community will eventually find a way around this, but this is certainly the biggest attack on potential Piracy yet by Nintendo.
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It seems that the update is also adversely affecting Wii owners without Homebrew as well. Many users have reported their consoles completely bricking during the installation process of 4.2. Technically it is because if 'boot2', one of the wii's bootloaders, encounters any errors during its update, like a loss of internet connection for example, it completely freezes, and doesn't allow the menu to appear upon switch-on.
Of course, this is of no consequence to those of us that have updated already, but to everyone else, be careful. Nintendo should address this soon, or at least have a truckload of consoles to repair.
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I won't be installing this, since I use the Homebrew Channel now. If it gave me something significant I'd think about it, but it's just a basic update.
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I am interested to know what (if any) beneficial changes there are to those of us who don't do any sort of homebrew. Unfortunately it usually very hard to tell, if there are any at all.
From what I've seen on various Wii Homebrew sites, there were a lot of behind-the-scenes changes made to really disable the popular homebrew apps and software.
From what I've seen on various Wii Homebrew sites, there were a lot of behind-the-scenes changes made to really disable the popular homebrew apps and software.
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L28 Wiggler
I can understand Nintendo wanting to stop people being able to run iligal copys of games people put effort into, but there are so many other things its useful for its a real shame it not embrace it partly, or atleast reconise what wii owners WANT from their Wii, like a desent AVI playing media player or playing Lucus arts games like the original Monkey island with real point and click.
If Nintendo don't want people adding things they shouldnt to the console they bought and own, maybe Nintendo should actually add these kinds of features and not give people a reason to, desent media type support alone would make me not worry about loosing HBC for sure.
If Nintendo don't want people adding things they shouldnt to the console they bought and own, maybe Nintendo should actually add these kinds of features and not give people a reason to, desent media type support alone would make me not worry about loosing HBC for sure.
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welshwuff said:
or playing Lucus arts games like the original Monkey island with real point and click.
or playing Lucus arts games like the original Monkey island with real point and click.
This isn't a very good argument considering how many point and clicks are on Wii right now.
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349L28 Wiggler
That isn\'t the point, thats like saying Nintendo doesn\'t need Okami because it has Zelda, regardless being similar, its still a good game. The point is that lucas art games and similar were great fun and the originals are just as mind bogling now as then, they\'ve released the original (or a special edition version) on other consoles and steam, I\'m just saying those kinds of games would fit and sell on Virtual Console, specially when you can litterally point and click now. This is something homebrew channel can do with Scumm, but it seems a big missed opitunity to not make such a match made in heaven official somehow.
( Edited 29.09.2009 11:20 by welshwuff )
( Edited 29.09.2009 11:20 by welshwuff )
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My Homebrew Channel isn't actually working lately for some strange reason, but I do think I will get it to work again sometime so I'd best not update.
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I have the Homebrew channel, but hardly use it so I'm not too bothered, but that's awesome!
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Had a feeling nintendo were gonna try a stop the homebrew eventually, no way am I installing the update.
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Hahahah. Won't be installing. I like my imports, thanks.
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So, pretty much everyone here pirates games and hacks their Wii?
I'll install it as soon as I get home. I like supporting developers and actually acquire games in a legitimate manner...
I'll install it as soon as I get home. I like supporting developers and actually acquire games in a legitimate manner...
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EdEN said:
So, pretty much everyone here pirates games and hacks their Wii?
I'll install it as soon as I get home. I like supporting developers and actually acquire games in a legitimate manner...
So, pretty much everyone here pirates games and hacks their Wii?
I'll install it as soon as I get home. I like supporting developers and actually acquire games in a legitimate manner...
You don't get it do you? Noone here has said anything about "piracy". Piracy and hacking are not synonymous, and the Homebrew Channel helps people get more out of their Wii.
For example, people with HBC can play games from regions without having to buy another Wii. Having to buy a Japanese Wii to play a game like Fatal Frame 4 is daytime robbery. Then there's DVD playback, something which should have been included in the Wii from the start has been unlocked by hackers, for free.
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Yep, I've never pirated a Wii game. But I have 4 Japanese GameCube games, a Japanese Wii game and 2 US Wii games. Of those games, only one has been released in Europe. If Nintendo didn't region-lock their home consoles (and I can't understand why they do, when the PS3 and even Nintendo's handhelds are region free), then I know I wouldn't have bothered hacking in the first place.
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And thanks to the Homebrew Channel I bought Super Smash Bros Brawl twice. >>
Of course if the Wii was region free like every other console on the market I would have almost 0 need for HBC.
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Of course if the Wii was region free like every other console on the market I would have almost 0 need for HBC.
One day I will be a real life anime.
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SuperLink said:
And thanks to the Homebrew Channel I bought Super Smash Bros Brawl twice. >>
And thanks to the Homebrew Channel I bought Super Smash Bros Brawl twice. >>
lol. I'm fine with my US version. I like my Pokémon without all caps, thanks.
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Funny thing is, Nintendo have had ages to block the Homebrew community like this, yet they only get round to it now. I think the main reason for action now is because the concept (and possible piracy as a result) wasn't widely known to the gaming public before, at least until these dumbasses blabbed 
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actually, it seems the homebrew community WON'T be able to go around it, as there are no longer any "holes" in the system.
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edracon said:
actually, it seems the homebrew community WON\'T be able to go around it, as there are no longer any \"holes\" in the system.
actually, it seems the homebrew community WON\'T be able to go around it, as there are no longer any \"holes\" in the system.
lol. Of course there are. There always are. I give the homebrew community 2 days.
In fact, homebrew can actually still be run on the Wii even after this update by using means other than the HBC.
( Edited 29.09.2009 23:31 by Ikana )
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As someone who had Homebrew for a while, I'd say it's actually very overrated.
The DVD player, I couldn't get it to work half the time (it would start playing the movie, and then randomly stop a few seconds in for some movies, and the ones that did play, if I touched anything on the remote at all, including pause/scene skip etc, it crashed and my Wii froze.) There are emulators and stuff, but nothing you can't do on a home computer. I never had a reason to use any backup loaders and I don't have any discs from outside of my region... so, I guess, unless you're under certain circumstances, Homebrew is useless. If you do run into these issues, though, Homebrew can be a real life saver.
I think, overall, Homebrew is more fun for hackers than it is for simple users.
I'll download this as soon as I get my Wii back from my brother's friend.
If that ever happens.
Lol.
The DVD player, I couldn't get it to work half the time (it would start playing the movie, and then randomly stop a few seconds in for some movies, and the ones that did play, if I touched anything on the remote at all, including pause/scene skip etc, it crashed and my Wii froze.) There are emulators and stuff, but nothing you can't do on a home computer. I never had a reason to use any backup loaders and I don't have any discs from outside of my region... so, I guess, unless you're under certain circumstances, Homebrew is useless. If you do run into these issues, though, Homebrew can be a real life saver.
I think, overall, Homebrew is more fun for hackers than it is for simple users.
I'll download this as soon as I get my Wii back from my brother's friend.
If that ever happens.
Lol.
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no, you cant, it's not allowed
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Ikana said:
lol. Of course there are. There always are. I give the homebrew community 2 days.
In fact, homebrew can actually still be run on the Wii even after this update by using means other than the HBC.
edracon said:
actually, it seems the homebrew community WON'T be able to go around it, as there are no longer any "holes" in the system.
actually, it seems the homebrew community WON'T be able to go around it, as there are no longer any "holes" in the system.
lol. Of course there are. There always are. I give the homebrew community 2 days.
In fact, homebrew can actually still be run on the Wii even after this update by using means other than the HBC.
you're right, they already found something that may be a new hole, but of course they have to work on it.
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My Wii is still on 3.2, man I'm behind.
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justonesp00lturn said:
I don't have any discs from outside of my region...
I don't have any discs from outside of my region...
Well then you're just not hardcore enough, ARE YOU?!
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Ikana said:
Well then you're just not hardcore enough, ARE YOU?!
justonesp00lturn said:
I don't have any discs from outside of my region...
I don't have any discs from outside of my region...
Well then you're just not hardcore enough, ARE YOU?!
I guess not, haha.
No, I just haven't really found any games from outside of the region that I needed to buy.
If you like fantasy horror fiction, please check out a short story I wrote, called "Hole."
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11676
It's completely free to download. If you enjoy it, please also check out a collection called "Dark Things." This one is $.99, but the first two stories are free.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/16611
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/11676
It's completely free to download. If you enjoy it, please also check out a collection called "Dark Things." This one is $.99, but the first two stories are free.
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/16611
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I'll update mine because I don't have any need for the Homebrew Channel or Wii mods (live in US). But I'm slightly scared of it bricking since I have never been able to get the internet to consistently work (Wii's too far away from the router).
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