Wii Backup Loader leaked onto the net -- welcome to pirating hell Nintendo

Wii Backup Loader leaked onto the net -- welcome to pirating hell Nintendo

by Thomas Ricker, posted Sep 19th 2008 at 5:11AM

It was bound to happen sooner or later, and now we're hearing that the infamous Wii Backup Loader -- the hacks that allow you to run "backup" Wii games without a modchip -- is out riding the 'net thanks to an overzealous beta tester. At this point, only the patient and hardcore should apply as the v0.1 loader is in a very (very) early beta and apparently still buggy. The rest of you should just wait for the final release assuming Waninkoko doesn't just throw up his hands in disgust and abandon the homebrew community already irritated by the introduction of warez.

[Thanks, David E. and Joey C.]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/19/nintendo-thwarting-wii-modders-with-epoxy-locked-chips-wii-back/

Nintendo thwarting Wii modders with epoxy-locked chips; Wii Backup Loader abandoned

by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 19th 2008 at 12:04PM

A double shot of bad news for the Wii hacking set today -- not only do new Wiis appear to have a modchip-proof layer of epoxy around the DVD-ROM IC chips, Waninkoko has abandoned the Wii Backup-Loader project. The modchip news isn't all that surprising -- Ninty's been fighting a losing battle against chip devs for a while now, and gluing things down with epoxy is a logical solution -- but Waninkoko quitting is a bit of a shock, since we just caught wind of the Wii Backup-Loader a few days ago. Apparently he's not happy that it was leaked this morning, so he's dropping it, but surely an outpouring of affection in comments will change his mind.

[Thanks, Linh T]

Chevy Volt hits the road, video style

Chevy Volt hits the road, video style

by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 20th 2008 at 8:36PM

The Chevy Volt had its big debut last week, and although the official pictures were far cooler than those leaked dudes-in-suits shots we saw a while ago, there's something about this slow-motion video of the all-electric-drive car in motion accompanied by some soaring Coldplay that pulls at our jaded heartstrings -- now if Chevy would just add in one of those fake engine sounds audio systems, we'd be in heaven.