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M$1 January 06, 2009 04:07 AM

Are there risks to hacking my Wii to run homebrew, using the Twilight Hack or the new Homebrew Channel?

Can I brick my Wii, the way you can brick your PSP? If so, what fixes are there or is it irreparable?
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rocknrolla rocknrolla
 
 January 06, 2009 07:59 AM
There are always risks when running third party software on a machine, especially when you are modifying the machine.
This being said, i have just recently installed the homebrew channel on my wii, and I am very satisfied with my new dvd player :)

As far as mods go, this is very low risk, and as long as you follow instructions, there should be very little risk in running homebrew apps on your wii.

Here's the guide that I used, which worked perfectly. Follow it and you will be fine.
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http://lifehacker.com/400581/hack-your-wii-for-homebrew-apps-and-dvd-playba...

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tqdomains tqdomains
 
February 06, 2009 01:32 AM
A few updates have been made since lifehacker published that tutorial. The Twilight hack is much easier to install now. Here's a more up-2-date tutorial for the Twilight Hack:

http://www.wiilovemario.com/Backup-your-orginal-Wii-games-and-play-backups-instead

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clarusvisu... clarusvisu...
 
January 06, 2009 04:13 AM
Absolutely, Wiis can become bricked. See my source for some information on the different kinds of 'bricking' a Wii can experience, as well as advice on how to prevent it from happening.
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http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Brick/


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greg d greg d
 
January 06, 2009 04:38 PM
Dude, don't hack your Wii if they put out an update you run a strong chance of getting bricked. Maybe not now but later. If it get's bricked you're screwed. What kind of app do you want to add? Play games on your Wii.

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nathaniel ... nathaniel ...
 
January 06, 2009 07:29 PM
I've added the Homebrew channel, it's very safe for this sort of thing. There is theoretically a possibility of it getting bricked, but what greg d says will not happen. Future updates will not brick the Wii just because you ran the Twilight Hack. Nintendo would be stupid to kill about an eighth of the Wiis out there in an attempt to stop the homebrew community.

All future updates may do is momentarily stop people from using the Twilight Hack for about a week until they find out how to reimplement it, but it won't destroy the system retroactively.

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winmaster winmaster
 
January 09, 2009 12:17 AM
I think the Twilight Hack is pretty safe, but the risk is always present, especially if you run an update on your Wii System Menu. Also, hacking your Wii will completely destroy its warranty if it still has one.

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