Hacker Releases Wii U Homebrew Exploit Teaser

Will the latest Nintendo released console be the first next-generation console to be exploited by hackers? It seems like the end of the tunnel might be approaching faster than ever. Indeed, a few days after the Mario Kart 8 Map Hack videos released by some hackers, there is another hacker going by the name of "garyopa" that released a picture of a Wii U GamePad running unsigned code.

[R00bot]

o no nintendo am doom

Seriously, though, this is a flamebait article. These hackers found an exploit in the Wii U browser and managed to get a message to pop up in the browser, they're not anywhere close to making a homebrew channel yet. It's a browser exploit, that's all.

[Chrono]

Did you forget last gen? Not only homebrew was made, they made a fully working & fast Wii emulator for PC during Wii's best days.

[Th4Freak]

Uhmm, no. Its not a message in the browser, they're able to run unsigned code with it and it seems that its a kernel exploit.

So long story short, if this is actually true, the Wii U is the hackers bitch.

[Patrick_pk44]

This. These are the first steps into getting the Wii U exploited and when there is a kernel exploit, then we'll be able to pirate and play.

[R00bot]

If you look at the hacker's website, they themselves did state that they're not anywhere close to making a homebrew application (right now), but they are progressing towards it.

[eferreira]

That's how it all starts.

[MasterCornholio]

Dang that's pretty bad.

:(

I never like it when a system gets hacked.

[iceman600]

"We Do do not encourage piracy, we are only giving news"

Lol if that's not the biggest understatement i don't know what is. Just by posing this crap you are encouraging it idiots, and what exactly are normal people going to be able to do about it anyway???......people just keep getting dumber and dumber.

[Codewow]

If you own the game already it's technically legal. :D

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

And how many people will actually own all of the games they'll hack into their Wii U, if that comes to pass without patches?
....
Yeah, thought so. Minority figures.

[Codewow]

The amount of people risking their system for it is so small that the devs wouldn't even see a hit anyways.

[FlyingFoxy]

The only reason i'd want homebrew is to run emulators on the Wii U gamepad, should be pretty sweet with off TV play.

Plus, should be the first console to run Dreamcast games etc.. full speed, even though PC's been able to do that for like 7-8 years.

[Roccetarius]

Sounds great if an emu is in the works, so we'll be getting access to more games.

[wls1012]

lots of people that like to mod will buy one now, that's kinda good,maybe.

[LOL_WUT]

It would be but it just goes to show badly they mishandled this console as I'm sure these hackers would be able to add key features. ;)

[Sheed]

This isn't good, lol the Wii got raped by homebrews last gen almost as bad as PSP

[Activemessiah]

It's already backward compatible.. all you really need.

[star129]

First and foremost I am glad that hackers do this, it shows first that the console(s) true capabilitys(just look att OXBOX)

Second is that why should we have pay this ridiculus high price for games anyway, if they were to be costing you as much as a movie does=fine.

Third why on somethings green earth should I for example pay twice for a NES game that I own(TMNT II TAG) and cost a fortune to buy then(yes NINTENDO I am looking att you.)

Forth These wonderful homebrew makers does a more valid emulator feature then the developers themself.....Why?
Because they know what true gamers want. We want fanarts, tumbnails, muliple save states for each game, cheatcodes applying systems, synopsis of games, moving previes of the game, recording abilitys for Lets plays, soundtrack playing in background of each plus many, many more things.

Does the developers Xbox One, WiiU and Ps4 give us that NO and if they do it is because we demand it not the other way around.
All that nonsense of the machines not is backward compatible is just BS.

[LAWSON72]

"Second is that why should we have pay this ridiculus high price for games anyway, if they were to be costing you as much as a movie does=fine."

No one said you had to pay $60 for games. They drop in price or go on sale often shortly after launch. If you don't think that price justifies the purchase it does not mean it is okay to go out and download it for free, simply don't buy it or wait until a reasonable price.

That would be like saying I dont think this TV is $600 so I am going to steal it, considering you can simply not buy the unnecessary product but something cheaper or wait until something cheaper arrives.

If you live outside a unsupported territory with absurd pricing then I can see some sort of excuse to justify torrenting a game but that is it. Simply saying the value is not there so I am going to pirate it for free and thinking it is okay to do so I am more than happy to tell you your wrong.

Anyways if you are paying around $60 USD for a game how is it ridiculous. For starters a game lasts much longer than a $30 bluray and most people have bills that far exceed $60. Hell these days it seems hard to spend less than that when just grocery shopping. If $60 sounds outrageous perhaps you should look for better employment.

[star129]

Well I can see your points aswell I guess. But define stealing. Why should a console player pay more for the same game as the counterpart PC player would for the same game? I my opinion I have paid several game developers twice for some games. Then is is only fair that they pay me back.

And the over priceing era of Sega and Nintendo games I have absolute no restrictions on downloading roms. They have robbed us 30+ gamers far to long now, and still does in my opinion some cases. And some games you can only get nowadays on torrented sites. I am also sick and tired of people targeting us and say that we are stealing so much on torrented downloads, what did then the previously generation did with copying music with ease and the recording of tv-shows and movies back in 70, 80, 90´s haywire have not even come closed to be haveing the same conversation as todays coping of material have.

The movie, game and music distributers has them self to blame for this brodend and expansive torrenting when they atleast in sweden has tken so much for their products. This is a sort of payback to them in torrenting. Sure STEAM Uplay and Orgins and such has slowed the torrenting down I think. But it is not enough, not by far.
No the only thing to do is to let the consols free so they can perform at their best. Second lower the price for crying out loud.

Third make developers by law to release games that 90% bugfree before releaseing it, also 100% playful to the end of the game.

[ChickeyCantor]

"Second is that why should we have pay this ridiculus high price for games anyway, if they were to be costing you as much as a movie does=fine. "

GIBBE FREE GEMS PLOS.

[iceman600]

There is no such game that's worth $60, and all your doing in making the companies that are stealing from you richer.

[jjb1981]

What's a wii U?