TL;DR: The Homebrew Channel, essential for running custom Wii software, has ceased development due to potential copyright infringement involving stolen Nintendo SDK and RTEMS code within its core ...

Back in 2010, Ninteno's waggle-riffic wonder would occasionally pulsate with a charming blue glow: update me, it said, I have hackers to fight. Although its efforts were quickly circumvented by ...

No more than two weeks after Nintendo released a Wii system update purging the Homebrew Channel, as well as other unsanctioned system hacks, from Wiis around the world, a fix has already been made ...

Click to viewYou've hacked your Wii to run homebrew apps and play back DVDs without any difficult hardware hacking and now you want to dive into more of your homebrew ...

The app will not play commercial or pirated 3DS ROMs. For the most part, Nintendo has done a good job of protecting its latest handheld from rampant piracy and other unsavory activities. However, ...

When it comes to console hacks and mods, there are plenty of grey areas and debates over ethical practices. Those aspects may come to the test soon on 3DS, if the coding efforts of Twitter user ...

The hackers who created the Wii Homebrew Channel have made the channel functional on the Wii U, according to a post on the group's website, HackMii. The newest version of the Homebrew Channel (HBC) ...

We've already seen some rudimentary Wii homebrew channel support, but this latest video released by homebrew developer Bushing steps things up considerably, with it turning what was once a curiosity ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Yes, yes, these days the Wii isn't as useful as we'd hoped. As useful as it could be. Unless, that is, you're running the Homebrew channel. Here's how ...

Nintendo has always been very wary about allowing independent and homebrew developers making games for their consoles, and the 3DS is no exception. It’s locked down, and a few 3DS and console hackers ...

Had enough Nintendo homebrew action yet? We haven’t either. Especially not now that the doors to the homebrew scene have been blown open by The Homebrew Channel. Up to this point, the only way you ...