Wii Homebrew Sites Supporting Piracy ? - The Back Up Loader is Bad for Homebrew

[Eviltaco64]

I dont think that anyone here encourages piracy when they sell items that you can use to pirate. They want people to use it for good, not evil. Though there is a fair deal of hypocrisy as Baboon said, and homebrew is truly a gateway to piracy (and the fact that several things are widely supported on here if on PSP but those same types of things get locked if Wii-related).

Still, it's really all up to the homebrew user to save the scene. If they pirate, they cause companies to add security updates.

Lastly, if you're going to build a site for homebrew, that's fine. If you're going to promote and make money off of hacked consoles, that's fine too. But I wouldnt be suprised if there's some tool or application for piracy released. There's always one hacker out there able to ruin it for everyone (and when it's happened to so many consoles already).

Dont get me wrong though, I love the homebrew scene. If I had never discovered it, I probably would've had a PS2 and a Dreamcast and play them occasionally, and though I could criticize DCEmu and Wraggster in several areas, I do have to thank them for re-fueling my interest in video games.

[Shuichi]

Tired of everyone use the "2 cents" line what the hell does that even mean?

And on another note roms are piracy it doesn't matter of the systems are defunct the games were ripped and are being played for free.

[w4aqar]

Im afraid it has been leaked

*Think I'll try to delay the inevitable sh*t-storm by removing this link - souLLy*

[geise69]

I would like to apologize to souLLy for trolling. I like the DCEMU site and if I didn't I wouldn't be here. However I never liked the anti-piracy thing that goes on here when another site posts (just info) about a device that could be used for homebrew or piracy or whatever. It is no different. I go to Tehskeen all the time and to bash a site that just posts info no different than here is just wrong. I don't know why Wraggs has it out for Brakken but it's kinda sad, since I respect both of them. Anyways, internet drama aside I would again like to personally appologise to you souLLy.

[Baboon]

Good news for the admin on this site I guess... Waninkoko has just posted on his site "Congratulations! I don't care about who leaked Backup-Loader but now it's OFFICIALLY an abandoned project. Enjoy it. "... so doesnt like this is going any further now.

[DPyro]

Apparently he was using it to leverage a mod team to pay him, and never intended to release it.

[Darksaviour69]

Apparently he was using it to leverage a mod team to pay him, and never intended to release it.

If that was true, why have beta testers, and risk getting it leaked?

Also the knowledge of this has been about with coders in the wii scene, they just don't want to support piracy. But now someone has shown the way...

[DPyro]

Beats me, I don't know how his brain works...

[souLLy]

I would like to apologize to souLLy for trolling. I like the DCEMU site and if I didn't I wouldn't be here. However I never liked the anti-piracy thing that goes on here when another site posts (just info) about a device that could be used for homebrew or piracy or whatever. It is no different. I go to Tehskeen all the time and to bash a site that just posts info no different than here is just wrong. I don't know why Wraggs has it out for Brakken but it's kinda sad, since I respect both of them. Anyways, internet drama aside I would again like to personally appologise to you souLLy.

Hey it's no biggie, everyone's entitled to their opinion right?

I accept it's confusing sometimes with so many things that can be considered grey area, we have to make a call on it all, to keep things legal and respectable- and sometimes it's controversial. The DCEmu staff would like to think we keep things more respectable than most sites- but by all means call us out on it if you think we're being inconsistent.

The Wraggs/Brakken headbutting has a little more back story than that I believe but there's no need to bore everyone with site politics.

Good news for the admin on this site I guess... Waninkoko has just posted on his site "Congratulations! I don't care about who leaked Backup-Loader but now it's OFFICIALLY an abandoned project. Enjoy it. "... so doesnt like this is going any further now.

Wait so you think it's bad that something got ripped and distributed illegally? wow, irony

Also the knowledge of this has been about with coders in the wii scene, they just don't want to support piracy. But now someone has shown the way...

Exactly what I was thinking...

[Baboon]

Wait so you think it's bad that something got ripped and distributed illegally? wow, irony

Nah just though this would keep you guys happy seeing as this 'illegal software' has been stopped in its tracks early. ...oh and thanks for clearing up my previous posts questions regarding piracy of this site. ...not! lol

This guy should employ more trustworthy beta testers in the future.