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WiiMC (Wii Media Centre) is an open source media player for the Nintendo Wii. Tantric has released version 1.2.6 of his great open source media player fo the Wii, WiiMC. This update fixes Youtube and fixes stability issues and USB support issues available in 1.2.5. See below for full changelog. ...

WiiHacks Homebrew Community is a discussion forum for the Wii and homebrew games and applications as well as other gaming discussions. This app allows you to participate is the community from your iPhone or iPad as well as receive notifications of your subscribed forums and messages. Stay connected with the WiiHacks App.

What's New in Version 1.5.14

* Remove requirement for push notification user [requires forum add-on update]
* Sort by post time on "participated" tab in "Current"
* Bug fixes ...

A developer claiming to be from Ubisoft Milan has posted a batch of Wii U related information on an Italian message board. The developer believes that the price for Wii U will be between $350 – $450, and that the system will launch on November 23rd. Nintendo isn’t expected to reveal pricing or a release date until sometime after E3. ...

A mod based on Wiiflow R418 has been released by FIX94. Allowing the use of Dios Mio Lite (DML) to launch backups of GameCube games from an SD (HC). It is recommended to use d2x cIOS v8, the only theme that currently works is Starnight. DIOS MIOS Lite is GC games SD Loader. You will be able to launch GC games from SD using this mod. Keep checking this thread, it gets updated often with the newer releases. ...

This is a Configurable USB Loader mod by homebrew developer FIX94 which aims to integrate DIOS MIOS Lite (DML) to the loader. Hopefully, this good changes will soon be integrated to the official loader, similar to Wiiflow. DIOS MIOS Lite is GC games SD Loader. You will be able to launch GC games from SD using this mod. Keep checking this thread, it gets updated often with the newer releases. ...

Rumours have emerged online relating to the Wii U operating system, which is described as “huge” and “never seen before on a normal home system”. The source who claims to have knowledge of the OS states that Nintendo has reserved at least 512 MB of RAM for the operating system alone. Nintendo hasn’t shown of the system’s operating system, leaving only developers privy to such information. We should get a closer look at the user interface and the system’s capabilities in the next couple of weeks. ...

The great USB Loader GX has finally been updated to v3.0. USB Loader GX Version 3.0 introduces a new auto-update mechanism which is not compatible with old versions. (The old host is offline). If you are still using an old version of USB Loader GX, you need to update manually.

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FBZX is a ZX Spectrum emulator for FrameBuffer written by Sergio Costas and ported to Wii by Oibaf.

Features

The main features are:
Emulates acurately the Original 48Kspectrum (both issue 2 and issue 3), the classic 128K, the Amstrad Plus 2, the Amstrad Plus 2A and the Spanish 128K. This include screen, keyboard and sound (both speaker and AY-3-8912 chip).
Screen emulation is extremely accurate, so it can emulate border effects and even attribute effects.
Supports Z80 snapshots, both loading and saving, and loading .SNA snapshots.
Supports TAP (both read and write) and TZX (only read) tape files, supporting normal speed loading and fast speed loading. ...

Wilbrand is an exploit created by giantpune to replace Letterbomb. Wilbrand was created by giantpune and he has given ModMii the unique privilege of being the first to use and share Wilbrand.

What this Wilbrand GUI does is that it creates the exploit just by putting the Wii's MAC address, actual date, the System Menu the exploit will be used on, and the Wii's region. A folder called 'private' will be created in the Wilbrand GUI folder. ...

A mod based on Wiiflow R418 has been released by FIX94. Allowing the use of Dios Mio Lite (DML) to launch backups of GameCube games from an SD (HC). It is recommended to use d2x cIOS v8, the only theme that currently works is Starnight. DIOS MIOS Lite is GC games SD Loader. You will be able to launch GC games from SD using this mod. Keep checking this thread, it gets updated often with the newer releases. ...

This is a Configurable USB Loader mod by homebrew developer FIX94 which aims to integrate DIOS MIOS Lite (DML) to the loader. Hopefully, this good changes will soon be integrated to the official loader, similar to Wiiflow. DIOS MIOS Lite is GC games SD Loader. You will be able to launch GC games from SD using this mod. Keep checking this thread, it gets updated often with the newer releases. ...

Yabause Wii is the Wii version of Yabause, a Sega Saturn emulator, and is the first for Wii to emulate the complex processes of the Sega Saturn. The Wii port is not released officially. Some unofficial versions have been released. Note that the Wii port is in testable status, and won't be officially supported until a later date. You must not ask the Yabause Team about unofficial versions. ...

• Wilbrand exploit is now built properly even for those with Windows date settings not in mm/dd/yyyy format.

• Minor Changes.

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ErrorJack has released a Windows program that allows you to edit the Gamename and Game ID in ISO files, simply and fast!. The developer said more features will be added soon.

There are currently other programs that already does this, like Wii ISO Renamer, QtWitGUI but it never hurts to have an alternative. ...