Wii Homebrew Update

It had been a while since I had checked out the Wii homebrew scene, so I took a look this weekend. I was surprised to learn that all kinds of progress has happened recently, including the Homebrew Channel (which rocks), Wii remote support, and a few other things. Check out the videos and additional details after the jump.

To start off, I just have to talk about the Homebrew Channel. Wiibrew.org has been down for a few days, which concerned me, but it came up recently and when it did I was incredibly surprised. It seems they released a new version on the 24th of May. I just about crapped my pants when I saw the video of it in action. Check it out for yourself:



The features the Homebrew Channel introduces are amazing, including network updates, loading homebrew from a channel easily accessed from the wii system menu, and of course, the ability to run the Twilight Hack only once in order to install the channel. All application added after that are simply placed on a specified directory on your SD card, and you're good to go.

Of course, the strides made with the twilight hack have been very impressive as well. Wii Remote support and SD card support being the two that have impressed me the most. Highlight of the project was definitely playing Sam and Max on my Wii using the Wii Remote. I just about died, it was so awesome. Classic Adventure Game Heaven!