Now fire up your Wii and go to SD Card menu in the bottom left of the home/channel screen.

Copy the HackMii installer file, “installer.elf,” to the root of your SD card and rename it to “boot.elf”.

Unzip the Bannerbomb files to your SD card.

Create a folder named “private” on the root level of your SD card if there isn’t one already.

An SD card (FAT32 formatted) and Wi-Fi connection.

HackMii Installer v0.6 and Bannerbomb v2.

A Wii running the latest Wii System Menu 4.2 (of course, Wii Homebrew is possible on older versions, but the installation process is slightly different, so for the sake of this how-to, I will assume you have the newest update).

Warning: Proceed at your own risk! If you read the documentation included with the installers and use caution you will be enjoying the fruits of Wii Homebrew in no time, but be warned that if you do something silly there is always that tiny chance of “bricking” your Wii.

If you’re new to the game, here’s how to get it going. Emulation, DVD playback, and the ability to run Linux are all made possible by installing The Homebrew Channel.īig N plays a continuous cat-and-mouse game with Wii hackers, much like Apple does in the iPhone jailbreaking saga, but despite Nintendo's best efforts, the Wii Homebrew scene has matured, and the necessary software is easier to install than ever before. What started as a couple of curious hackers has become a huge community of developers and users looking to bring some amazing new features to the aging console.

So if you’re looking to breathe some new life into your Wii, consider getting into the homebrew scene. If it weren’t for Homebrew, then apart from the occasional first party franchise throwback such as Zelda, Super Smash Bros., or New Super Mario, there wouldn’t be much of a reason for me to pick up a nunchuk. After the excitement of the Wii’s “revolutionary” controller died down, a lot of us adult gamers began to realize Nintendo’s missteps on the console: The lack of mass storage, HD support, and DVD playback, and a scarce online community were all reasons my interest in the console began to dwindle.

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