Piracy Sadly Hits the Virtual Console

[Unicron2k]

Sure enough, Piracy is a big thing in europe, because a new game lies on about 100 to 110 USD, and i have resorted to piracy a few times because of REALLY slow/late european releases(note: NEVER a console game, only PC games), but to pirate something like this i bound to make Nintendo take action, and patch up the security holes. So far, all the security holes i can remember, is based on the Twillight hack.

Let's hope waninkoko doesn't develop this any further.
And Big N: why not unlock your console to allow the community to develop to?(I know your'e watching us!)

[Mr.Guy]

Well I can and cant blame europe for most of the crap support and terrible rate of games being released from Nintendo, Sony, ect...

[idapimp]

more people know about torrents than they do emulators and console hacking. this hurts nintendo more by opening the piracy to a broader audience. fortunately i dont have much guilt either way because i own most the games i emulate. i just dont like blowing in cartridges anymore. and unfortunately nintendo will not unlock the console and endorse community developement because not only is it a financial threat, but it also opens the entire spectrum of people who play wii and who have internet who arent the brightest and want to try homebrew to bricking their wii by downloading malicious code. if nintendo endorses the homebrew on the console then idiots will try to hold nintendo responsible for damages.

[vicious1988]

I experimented with the VC files before the Twilight Hack came along. The furthest I ever got was downloading the unpatched data (no Wii auth key).

Its sucks that this was discovered and subsequently released. VC isn't something I feared as much as executing ISO files, but that won't be far behind. I hope Nintendo can find a way to patch it without disrupting real homebrew development.

[Mr.Guy]

I hate to say this but can someone link me a download link? I like to screw around with the source a little.

[DimensionT]

I hate to say this but can someone link me a download link? I like to screw around with the source a little.

Yeah, that's why you want it. Of course...

The article says that Nintendo will probably fix this by updating the old IOS? That's ****ing great. When I heard about this before, I was thinking they'd just update the security in the downloadable crap... But updating the old IOS will break the Twilight hack, no? Maybe it's just homebrew channels I'm thinking of that use the IOS.

Seriously, I knew this would happen, and I knew what Nintendo would do in the long run. How the hell could I know this and not "Waninkoko"? He probably knew, and just didn't give a $#@! if you ask me.

Completely pointless.

[splodger15]

I knew it would come one day thats what half of the pirates who owned a Wii wanted the VC and the Wii hacked

[Mr.Guy]

Yeah, that's why you want it. Of course...

The article says that Nintendo will probably fix this by updating the old IOS? That's ****ing great. When I heard about this before, I was thinking they'd just update the security in the downloadable crap... But updating the old IOS will break the Twilight hack, no? Maybe it's just homebrew channels I'm thinking of that use the IOS.

Seriously, I knew this would happen, and I knew what Nintendo would do in the long run. How the hell could I know this and not "Waninkoko"? He probably knew, and just didn't give a $#@! if you ask me.

Completely pointless.

NO! Really thats all want to do with this. I mean the Big N is going to probably fix it so I want to get my 2 cent in on this before its terminated. I never have and never will pirate things like Wii games and VC games
(unless you count emulation). It's pretty worthless anyways because of the emulators. I'm against this just as much as you! I simple want to...I dunno mess with the source a little. I really really hope this get fixed and quick! I support Nintendo :thumbup:

[Echizen]

I own a wii but I haven't bought any VC titles yet.
I'm very interested to buy a collection of VC titles in the future.
If I have to buy me a new wii someday and bought many titles so far, do I have to pay for all titles again?

[Mr.Guy]

I own a wii but I haven't bought any VC titles yet.
I'm very interested to buy a collection of VC titles in the future.
If I have to buy me a new wii someday and bought many titles so far, do I have to pay for all titles again?

Yes but you really shouldn't have to buy a new Wii, meaning you shouldn't use up all of the space that N gives you but it happens. If you do fill up the Wii with VC games then you should probably resort to emulators via the Twilight Hack. Heck you should probably use it now. But still buy a few VC games here and there, that way it still helps the Big N.