TinyLoad 0.2 released by marcan

TinyLoad is a simple original Wii game launcher. You run it, it launches whatever's inserted into the drive. Simple. It ignores game regions, so it's region-free. It won't install updates. It won't load burned copies. There are no controls or settings.

The user interface shows two things: progress, and error status. A white bar across the bottom of the screen shows the current (rough) progress. If an error is detected, a portion of the top of the screen will turn red. It will then attempt to launch The Homebrew Channel (only applies to recent versions with the JODI Title ID). If this fails then it will simply hang.

If the launcher freezes with the progress bar visible and no red error box, then you've probably hit a bug. Try the debug version if you have a USB Gecko.

If it freezes with a black screen after the progress bar has reached its endpoint and disappeared, then the game itself is freezing.

I obviously have only tested this with a few games. Chances are it doesn't work with every Wii game out there.

The debug version requires a USB Gecko and shows debug messages over it.

Why?
Because:

System Menu 4.2 forever broke region free via modchips
I have a USA Wii which I regularly use with EUR games
Gecko OS is somewhat annoying and recent versions are unstable (for me anyway)
I refuse to perform retarded firmware mods.
I autoboot HBC via BootMii-boot2 and using the System Menu takes longer anyway.
I also think that low-level apps that tightly hug the hardware are very educational, so why not. And hey, the code is pretty short, so you ought to be able to read it completely and learn how all this crazy Wii stuff actually works :-)

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CustomizeMii 2.0 released by Leathl

CustomizeMii is a custom channel creator for the Wii.
The .NET Framework 2.0 is required to run this application!

A mono version is available which runs under Linux / Mac OS X (Requires the mono framework to be installed!)

Thanks to icefire / Xuzz for the basic idea of this Application!

And No: This has nothing to do with piracy! It's for creating custom Channels for your Homebrew Apps (like the Homebrew Channel).

Changelog
Version 2.0
Added BNS conversion (Mono and Stereo, with and without loop)
Fixed MP3 conversion (some files didn't convert)
Lz77 checkbox is now ticked by default
Removed Lz77 compression of sound.bin as most sounds will get bigger
Added ability to insert DOLs from any channel WAD
Added ability to re-add the interal DOL (To switch the NAND Loader)
Added ability to extract the contents, DOL, sound and all images
Added displaying of approx. blocks to the success-message
Deleted some functions of the complex forwarder as they weren't working properly
Some bugfixes and improvements

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Newly released today:



features
Immerse yourself in James Cameron’s world. Peer deep into the heart of Pandora and see James Cameron’s universe, from your own perspective
Engage in a massive conflict between two worlds. Fight for you cause; RDA or Na’vi. Customize more than 60 RDA and Na’vi weapons, combined. Choose your skills: 20 for each clan. Drive all of the vehicles and ride the animals. Expand the battleground in online multiplayer
Develop your character and acquire new skills Create your very own character and acquire skills as you progress through the game

description
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game is the official video game based on the highly anticipated film James Cameron’s Avatar. The video game will take you deep into the heart of Pandora, an alien planet that is beyond imagination. Gamers will encounter the Na’vi, Pandora’s indigenous people and discover other life forms the likes of which have never been seen in the world of video games before. When conflict erupts between the RDA Corporation, a space-faring consortium in search of valuable resources, and the Na’vi, gamers will find themselves thrust into a fight for the heart of a planet and the fate of a civilization.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-3g1j.html ...

Newly released today:



track listing
Van Halen:
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
And The Cradle Will Rock
Atomic Punk
Beautiful Girls
Cathedral (Solo)
Dance The Night Away
Eruption (Solo)
Everybody Wants Some!!
Feel Your Love Tonight
Hang ‘Em High
Hear About It Later
Hot For Teacher
I’m The One
Ice Cream Man
Jamie’s Cryin’
Jump
Little Guitars
Loss Of Control
Mean Street
Panama
Pretty Woman
Romeo Delight
Runnin’ With The Devil
So This Is Love?
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Spanish Fly
Unchained
You Really Got

Me Guest Acts:
Alter Bridge – Come To Life
Billy Idol – White Wedding
Blink-182 – First Date
The Clash – Safe European Home
Deep Purple – Space Truckin’
Foo Fighters – Best Of You
Foreigner – Double Vision
Fountains of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
Jimmy Eat World – Pain
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache
Lenny Kravitz – Rock And Roll Is Dead
Queen – I Want It All
Queens of the Stone Age – Sick, Sick, Sick
Tenacious D – Master Exploder
The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life
Weezer – Dope Nose
Yellowcard – The Takedown

description
Guitar Hero is back and you get to rock with the ultimate party band, Van Halen! Experience the hot licks and scissor kicks that made Van Halen the legends they are today. 25 epic Van Halen tracks, three scorching Eddie Van Halen signature solos, and 19 guest acts give fans the most comprehensive arena rock set list to date.

With over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Van Halen is one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Led by Eddie Van Halen’s revolutionary guitar playing and David Lee Roth’s unique brand of showmanship, the band has cemented their place in the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame since they dropped their self-titled album in 1978. Van Halen is one of only five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-3ekn.html ...

Newly released today:



track listing
Van Halen:
Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
And The Cradle Will Rock
Atomic Punk
Beautiful Girls
Cathedral (Solo)
Dance The Night Away
Eruption (Solo)
Everybody Wants Some!!
Feel Your Love Tonight
Hang ‘Em High
Hear About It Later
Hot For Teacher
I’m The One
Ice Cream Man
Jamie’s Cryin’
Jump
Little Guitars
Loss Of Control
Mean Street
Panama
Pretty Woman
Romeo Delight
Runnin’ With The Devil
So This Is Love?
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Spanish Fly
Unchained
You Really Got

Me Guest Acts:
Alter Bridge – Come To Life
Billy Idol – White Wedding
Blink-182 – First Date
The Clash – Safe European Home
Deep Purple – Space Truckin’
Foo Fighters – Best Of You
Foreigner – Double Vision
Fountains of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
Jimmy Eat World – Pain
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Killswitch Engage – The End Of Heartache
Lenny Kravitz – Rock And Roll Is Dead
Queen – I Want It All
Queens of the Stone Age – Sick, Sick, Sick
Tenacious D – Master Exploder
The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life
Weezer – Dope Nose
Yellowcard – The Takedown

description
Guitar Hero is back and you get to rock with the ultimate party band, Van Halen! Experience the hot licks and scissor kicks that made Van Halen the legends they are today. 25 epic Van Halen tracks, three scorching Eddie Van Halen signature solos, and 19 guest acts give fans the most comprehensive arena rock set list to date.

With over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Van Halen is one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Led by Eddie Van Halen’s revolutionary guitar playing and David Lee Roth’s unique brand of showmanship, the band has cemented their place in the Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame since they dropped their self-titled album in 1978. Van Halen is one of only five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States.

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n Japan (like in many places in the world!), there is a strong culture of selling back used games and hardware.

Japan especially is quite good about keeping instruction manuals and boxes in pristine shape as many who purchase gaming goodies do so with intent to sell back in the future.

For retailer TSUTAYA, the Xbox 360 does not appear to be part of that future.

A "wanted" list for the Japanese retailer lists the Wii, PS3, DS, PSP, PS2 and the Xbox 360. Then there is the dreaded asterisk that notes, "We are not buying Xbox 360 consoles". It should be noted that TSUTAYA is not buying back Xbox 360 consoles from customers hoping to sell their used machines and that there is no reason to believe that TSUTAYA will stop carrying the hardware.

http://kotaku.com/5431926/japanese-r...back-xbox-360s ...

The long (long!) awaited Pandora gaming handheld is inching closer and closer to reality, with all but a few i's and t's left to dot and cross (respectively). It's so close to ready, in fact, that personnel from the device's production team invited a mere mortal (also known as a forum member) to their homes in order to test out and tinker with a pre-production model. Naturally, his hands-on experience was nothing short of glowing -- but really, we wouldn't expect anything less from a devout forum member who clearly digs even the idea of having a Pandora to hold and snuggle with. There's no denying the awesomeness that awaits you in the video past the break, though, and if the unit really does handle everything as smoothly as it does Super Mario 64, we're all in for a treat.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/22/n...wn-playing-su/ ...

Publisher preparing to revitalise long-running survival horror series with innovative upcoming Wii release
Konami has described its upcoming title Silent Hill: Shattered Memories as a landmark entry in the survival horror series.
The game is due for release on Wii, PS2 and PSP on February 5th, making it the publisher’s first major release of 2010.
Early reviews for Shattered Memories have been very positive, supporting Konami’s claims that this will continue the success of the long-running horror series.
Product manager Martine Saunders told MCV: “The Silent Hill series is one of Konami’s many jewels in its crown, and Shattered Memories is by far the most important advance in the series to date.
“Silent Hill is a strong series with excellent recognition. The review scores from the US version are universally high, and the groundswell of opinion from UK press has also been unanimously positive.”

Konami is putting its full marketing weight behind Shattered Memories, hoping that the expected positive reviews will raise awareness of the game’s arrival in the same way the US press did.
The publisher is preparing a strong in-store presence for the game and is in discussions with its movie partners about potential horror tie-ins.
Shattered Memories is based largely on the original Silent Hill but Saunders is keen to stress that the game is much more than a simple port, thanks to some interesting new features added by UK developer Climax.
“The key to the game is that it changes constantly,” she explained. “While the game shares certain plot similarities with the original PSone title, Shattered Memories is an incredible new take on it.
“The game is constantly monitoring the way the user plays the game and responds to situations, and duly adapts to their decisions.
“This ‘psyche profiling’ means that characters and situations will differ depending on how the user reacts.
“Two different people playing the game will not experience the same reactions as each other, while other smaller differences will play out as the title continues.”

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/36949/Shat...elease-to-date ...

Several A-list celebrities will be getting an extra Christmas present this year, courtesy of Nordic Games. The fledgling publisher has teamed up with Premier PR’s celebrity seeding department to continue promoting its popular Wii karaoke title We Sing.
Copies have already been sent to Kylie Minogue, Katie Price, Leona Lewis and the members of Girls Aloud.
“It makes sense for celebrities to see how we use their material in our games,” said Nordic sales and marketing director Nik Blower (pictured). “And for their fans to know they are involved with We Sing.”

The full list of celebrities includes Pixie Lott, Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, Kimberly Walsh, Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, Alesha Dixon, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Natalie Imbruglia.

http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/296...mas-gift-lists ...