New Wii Terms of Service Vexes Hackers

[King Zarthius]

New Wii Terms of Service Vexes Hackers

As you can see in the screenshot at right, it looks like Nintendo is going to be cracking down on homebrew development in a big way. This adjustment to the terms of service will allow Nintendo to not only remove full channels from the Wii memory, this could also put your saved games in jeopardy. No word yet on if this will result in your [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Twilight [COLOR=blue ! important]Princess[/color][/color][/color] saved game getting pooched.

In further terms of service updates, Nintendo changed the terms of services on their website to reflect the new found ability to modify/update the Wii's [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]firmware[/color][/color] without the user's permission or notification.

Before:

"To ensure that your [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]Wii [COLOR=blue ! important]Console[/color][/color][/color] is operating properly and efficiently, we may download updates, patches, upgrades and similar software to your Wii Console. In addition, we may disable unauthorized or illegal software that has been placed on your Wii Console without notifying you where necessary, in order to comply with applicable laws, assist law enforcement, protect us and our customers, and prevent the use and distribution of software obtained through improper channels."

After:

"We may without notifying you, download updates, patches, upgrades and similar software to your Wii Console and may disable unauthorized or illegal software placed on your Wii Console to ensure that your Wii Console is operating properly and efficiently, comply with applicable laws, assist law enforcement, protect us and our customers, or prevent the use and distribution of [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]software[/color][/color] obtained through improper channels."

It is starting to look like Nintendo is taking a step down a very slippery slope. Hopefully some of the more tech savvy users have realized the changes that have been made and choose to take a stand against it. Though I have not hacked my Wii, I have this thing against Big Brother telling me what to do, so I guess this means that my Wii is now WiFi disabled.

[Fyree the Spirit God]

yeah..
well i'm mad at BOTH those who Modded/hacked their Wiis, and used Homebrew...
AND mad at Nintendo for playing the "bully" in this.

They're just mad at gamers for NOT playing their games the way they were "originally intended" to be played.

[King Zarthius]

Originally Posted by Fyree the Spirit God

yeah..
well i'm mad at BOTH those who Modded/hacked their Wiis, and used Homebrew...
AND mad at Nintendo for playing the "bully" in this.

They're just mad at gamers for NOT playing their games the way they were "originally intended" to be played.

Yeah, its total crap... But it was bound to happen..

[Ace Zelpyer]

And watch as Nintendo start to put random crap on our wiils and have that bright blue light come on in the night as you're trying to sleep. ~.~

[Fyree the Spirit God]

i'm too affected by the string of updates since last August(the Update that nulled using the old GC Action replay)...
All proceeding updates have pretty much screwed ANY chance of me DL'ing saves to my SD card for Wii games off of codejunkies.com
and Nintendo needs to get over themselves

[Ace Zelpyer]

Originally Posted by Fyree the Spirit God

i'm too affected by the string of updates since last August(the Update that nulled using the old GC Action replay)...
All proceeding updates have pretty much screwed ANY chance of me DL'ing saves to my SD card for Wii games off of codejunkies.com
and Nintendo needs to get over themselves

As long as the money keeps coming in for them, it won't happen soon. >.>

[wii]

so can they still remove stuff even though we didnt update?

[Fyree the Spirit God]

well they're not getting money from System Updates--they're free--
but yeah, as long as Nintendo is making the consoles, games, etc, and they have others making stuff, they WONT stop.
I dont want them to stop making quality products, I just wish they'd give it a rest for a while with the "bullying"

[Kamachi]

Good thing the BootMii thing is coming out.

[FrankForce]

Good....I am glad that they are doing this. It is unfortunate for the true "homebrewers" that are only doing that but come one, we all know that over 50% of them are hackers and other illegal crap. Hackers ruin the online gaming experience just look at the PSP. So I say good to Nintendo for doing something about it. And don't go start a forum war cuz it's just my opinion that's all.

[Cloud Strife]

Just a bullshit scam to save them more money. But oh.. big trouble for them! They are destroying the others, and making a crapload of money.. but they must have MORE!!! Cheap nintendo.