If you have been playing games in a computer or some other platforms, you would have noticed that passion and interest disappear gradually after sometime, when you have virtually memorized the games. For instance, when you play car races, the road stretches are the same over and over again every time you play, so you get to remember each hazard and turn. When you already know all the turns to take when, interest weakens and enthusiasm wanes. Even modifications to the car condition can only be what are part of the race settings and you may yearn for the means to configure them to your liking.

How Homebrew helps

Then there is Homebrew. It is a way by which one can use the Wii console and its hardware, software, and accessories to execute programs outside what Nintendo anticipated. They may include playing from the past computer games or self-made and proprietary ones, running DVDs, and a few others are just some options. Others consist of the ability to back up the settings and save it in another medium so you can restore them should anything go wrong. Best of all is, naturally, that the Homebrew system is free to use anytime you want. So maybe you should know how to apply it.

The hacking of Wii

Hacking means someone intrudes a computer program or system without informing or getting the owner’s approval. The movies popularized hacking, where the story often centered on hackers unlawfully entering then damaging computer-controlled defense systems, causing beyond repair damage to the country and government. But since you have bought the Wii system, to be precise you also are the owner of the software or operating program, so there is no hacking done if you do alter it or use it for other purposes. Yet still, it is not what the producer planned, so it is still hacking, though not the evil kind.

The Wii was first hacked by a program named Twilight Hack which used an odd part of the game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The hacking opened the console for playing other games not originally from Nintendo. Updates from Nintendo however quickly plugged this up so Twilight Hack all of a sudden was useless. Lately, however, a new hacking system, called Bannerbomb, came into the scene. The Bannerbomb hacks the Wii program via Wii’s own operating system, so that it may be more difficult to patch the hole.

How it is done

Initially, the HackMii should be downloaded and together with the Bannerbomb placed in an SD card. Put the card in the Wii console and you have the Homebrew channel appearing in the main menu. Then you can copy the games one by one by way of a card reader, or use the Homebrew Browser for automatic installation. Load the applications into the folder /apps, and you’re ready to go and use it for particular applications you may want.

Just one thing: Don’t consent to Nintendo update your console software or you will need to do it from the very beginning.