Nintendo Wii U Release Date And Price Revealed

[Arudo]

When you have a full time job in the real world and disposable income to spare, it's worth it. Hahaha.

[Arudo]

While this is interesting... I somehow doubt that Homebrew Channel and all our other fun little non-legit apps will get carried over...

http://kotaku.com/5961543/how-to-transfer-wii-data-to-a-wii-u-and-witness-the-worlds-cutest-progress-bar-ever

[goemon_guy]

Since it verifies the titles/licenses with your Wii Shop account, it won't transfer any homebrew, unfortunately.

I don't think I'll bother even transferring everything over, at the very least, before I get any input on how the transfer reacts to the HBC installed, etc.

Only time will tell how easily the Wii Mode will be cracked, though...

[Arudo]

Opened it up... put it together... and now I'm leaving it alone because it has to update itself. Which is silly.

Secondary Update:

I lucked out at the initial update only took ~1 hour for me instead of the OMGWTFBBQ long ass times that people who got the system earlier today suffered.

So far... it's fun I'll admit, but nothing jumps out at me yet.

[111]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RBQG8As7Rs

I have to say, I thought that the Smash Stack would be fixed on the Wii U as well.  Maybe they really can't fix it.  Apparently you can't install things like the Homebrew Channel (yet).  I would love it if the homebrew program Devolution was able to work on the Wii U eventually, and you could run all of your old GameCube games.  Of course, that depends on if tueidj ever plans to support it on the Wii U, and if HW_AHBPROT access is possible.  Nonetheless, I'm guessing that there is a very good chance that this will help hackers to understand how the Wii U works.  In addition...

http://wiiubrew.org/wiki/Main_Page

[Arudo]

Interesting...

[biolizard89]

Interesting...

https://twitter.com/crediar/statuses/271067104155951104

If I read it right, Crediar seems to have found an IOS exploit in Wii mode which exposes Wii mode keys.

[Bully@Wiiplaza]

SSBB ftw in two ways! Epic game and "unpatchable" unsigned code loading ;D

It seems to look good after all...
the video uploader even managed to load some homebrew using the old exploits which is awesome!
Gecko OS and back to hacking on the first day. Shouldn´t it work? Even if it´s just the Wii mode.
Crediar also had some success. Way to go O0

[James0x57]

Code use- maybe
hacking- not without gcn memory card ports.... right?

[Bully@Wiiplaza]

Yeah, hacking not.
Forgot that the memory card slot is gone...
sucks :'(

Everybody will be a noob hackee again ;D

[111]

Interesting...

https://twitter.com/crediar/statuses/271067104155951104

If I read it right, Crediar seems to have found an IOS exploit in Wii mode which exposes Wii mode keys.

From what I understand, and I could be wrong on this, the keys basically mean nothing.  The keys are the same keys that are from the Wii console, with the exception of the console keys.

However, IOS does not normally allow access to these keys without an IOS exploit (as you said).  Since there is a known IOS exploit on the Wii mode side of the Wii U (as this is proof of), it could allow users to do other things, like install unsigned/unofficial programs.  Of course, if that's the case, this would mean that they may be closer to having a way to install things like the Homebrew Channel.

Again, I could be wrong on all of that.

SSBB ftw in two ways! Epic game and "unpatchable" unsigned code loading ;D

It seems to look good after all...
the video uploader even managed to load some homebrew using the old exploits which is awesome!
Gecko OS and back to hacking on the first day. Shouldn´t it work? Even if it´s just the Wii mode.
Crediar also had some success. Way to go O0

According to this site, it appears that Indiana Pwns and Bathaxx work as well, with two other game exploits still untested.  Personally, it amazes me that Nintendo did not bother to try and block these on the Wii U.  Letterbomb has been fixed, however.

I would assume that Gecko OS would work, although I haven't seen a video of it being used on the Wii U yet...

[dcx2]

Code use- maybe
hacking- not without gcn memory card ports.... right?

Remember the SD Gecko?  It's possible that could happen again.

Although, IMO, the more likely thing to happen is a modified IOS that opens a port over wifi for doing hacks.

[GMO]

Is it a system or attachment like Sega 32X?

[Arudo]

It does have 4 USB ports...

[dcx2]

Four USB *host* ports, probably.  Very little hardware supports "USB On-The-Go" or USBOTG, which allows the port to be either a host or device.  USB is not really designed to share data between two hosts.  It wouldn't be impossible, just really awkward.