Wii Menu Update 3.3 kills Twilight Hack [update 2]

by David Hinkle { Jun 16th 2008 at 10:25PM }

Well folks, looks like the party has come to an end. All of you enjoying your free Tetris are up the proverbial creek sans paddle. Your Wii should be glowing blue as you read this right now.

The latest update, which rolls the Wii Menu to 3.3, not only kills the Twilight Hack, but also allows you to move a Mii from the Mii Plaza into the Mii Parade directly, thanks to the addition of a handy new icon. You just drag and drop as you normally would.

But, let's get back to the real news here. Nintendo has finally gone ahead and sunk the U.S.S. Homebrew. We're anxious to see how the community is going to take this one.

Update: According to commenters, the update doesn't kill the Homebrew Channel (if it was already installed), so there's still something for you all to have fun with.

Update 2: Looks like Freeloader is affected by this new update, as well. Sad face.

[Thanks, Sonic_13!]

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Tags: systemupdate, tetris, twilight-hack, update, wii-menu, wii-menu-update

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Undead Priest @ Jun 16th 2008 10:30PM

It was only a matter of time.

zombie78 @ Jun 18th 2008 1:09PM

i need help do i have to beat twilight princess in order to use the twilight hack because it wont copy from my sd cardi have not beat the game.

Alvin @ Jun 16th 2008 10:30PM

does this include the hombrew channel?

Mr. Scolex @ Jun 16th 2008 10:41PM

Has some brave homebrewer soul updated yet? I need to know - does this ONLY disable the hack, or will it also fuck with the homebrew channel, installed wads, etc?

Dano @ Jun 16th 2008 10:44PM

Fife @ Jun 16th 2008 10:44PM

I just updated, and twilight hack is now gone. It's a good thing my wad installer and homebrew channels were already installed. To clarify: updating does not interfere with the homebrew channel or wad installer/uninstaller channels.

Iambob98 @ Jun 16th 2008 10:47PM

so even if the homebrew channel is on the system it will be okay?

Fife @ Jun 16th 2008 10:57PM

I just double checked everything. As long as the homebrew channel/wad installer channel was installed before the update, you're all set. The update doesn't interfere with any of the channels.

seetrapp @ Jun 16th 2008 11:02PM

Thanks.

Alvin @ Jun 16th 2008 10:50PM

well, i didnt download the channel nor the hack, so i dont have anything to complain about, oh yea, i do, the fact that we have another shitty update...."move a Mii from the Mii Plaza into the Mii Parade directly" wow, now i can move my Hitler Mii's into a parade...wow

xeleion @ Jun 16th 2008 10:57PM

Wait, but you don't HAVE to upgrade, right?

iambob98 @ Jun 16th 2008 10:58PM

no u never really have to its just "recomended"

Sonic_13 @ Jun 16th 2008 11:05PM

You're welcome Mr. Hinkle!

:P

Sonic_13 @ Jun 16th 2008 11:07PM

You will have to eventually update your firmware (assuming you keep buying new games). Firmware updates come not just from the internet, but also come on discs.

As soon as you try to play one of these discs, you will get your firmware updated.

iambob98 @ Jun 16th 2008 11:03PM

sweet thanks

Sonic_13 @ Jun 16th 2008 11:06PM

You're welcome Mr. Hinkle!

Anytime! :P

Navarr @ Jun 16th 2008 11:11PM

Hey, edit it and tell them it doesn't kill the homebrew channel! (If you already have it installed). The U.S.S. homebrew is not sunk yet!

Josh Lankford @ Jun 16th 2008 11:15PM

On the positive side of things, we can directly put our miis into the mii parade from the mii plaza!!!

I've been waiting FOREVER for this update!!! Bunnies and Fluffy things for EVERYONE!!! YAY!

Josh Lankford @ Jun 16th 2008 11:20PM

Actually...on the serious side of things...it says it removes the Twilight save file...can you put it back on afterward?

Josh Lankford @ Jun 16th 2008 11:23PM

Nevermind, I just read wiibrew.org ... it says they won't allow edited files either...

klepto88 @ Jun 16th 2008 11:26PM

then its a good thing ive got my wad install/uninstall channels in place already... though i wouldn't be surprised if they are somehow killed by another update sooner rather than later.

headsplit @ Jun 16th 2008 11:45PM

Does this also kill modified powersaves?

milan @ Jun 16th 2008 11:49PM

I bet nintendo purposely leaves out little features like this that should be there in the first place, so that they can fix these homebrew 'problems' in disguised updates. IT'S POSSIBLE!

CJLopez @ Jun 17th 2008 12:20AM

Well, good luck i have my homebrew, still, my wii is not glowing blue, jajajaja, seems like it is a little slow

still, there are some downgrade options around there also, I think

Subbie @ Jun 17th 2008 12:53AM

If they can delete the save from the nand memory, they can delete the homebrew channel too. Maybe they will have a signature for legit channels only in the future. They can probably ban your MAC address from WFC too.

Garst @ Jun 17th 2008 1:02AM

I wasn't too interest in the whole "Homebrew" thing, and never tried to hard to install it. So when it never worked, I didn't care much. But out of curiousity, couldn't someone post the file for the Homebrew channel and install it that way? You know, instead of the Twillight Princess hack?

stinkbug @ Jun 17th 2008 1:15AM

No.

gusto @ Jun 17th 2008 1:26AM

anyone with a modded wii update yet?

not that i would ever mod my wii.

Good_Bytes @ Jun 17th 2008 2:03AM

I never hacked my Wii or modded it... but man... updating my Wii JUST for that stupid feature... I really don't feel like it.

AshStampede @ Jun 17th 2008 3:12AM

what about freeloader play back, that still working?

Infneon @ Jun 17th 2008 4:18AM

Just updated foolishly....

Update kills the Datel Freeloader too....

No more US Brawls for me :(

Alexandre @ Jun 17th 2008 6:42AM

There's some info from the Spanish scene that they found a way to make the Twilight Hack functional again. Stay tuned.

Tabion @ Jun 17th 2008 7:34AM

Damnit Nintendo! We paid for our Wiis, now let us do with them as we please!

Maattp @ Jun 17th 2008 7:45AM

The update kills the freeloader!!!??? OMG NINTENDO how can you do this???(not that this effects me), so now every1 who bought a freeloader and import games have wasted their money. Thanks nintendo. DS homebrew scene is better anyway >.>

Jeff @ Jun 17th 2008 8:00AM

So if I have the Homebrew channel installed and the wad installer is on the SD card (I dont have the channel) Will it not work or will I have to install the wad channel its self? Please help.

snkngshps @ Jun 17th 2008 8:17AM

I can verify that this does not affect the homebrew channel, mine works perfectly. Also, here is a quote from the creator of the homebrew channel's blog:

"Congrats to tmbinc and tehpola for finding a combination of two bugs in the code that Nintendo added that — when combined — allow us to fool their check into ignoring the TP hack. More info will be forthcoming — I still wouldn’t rush to update my system, anyway." (www.hackmii.com)

So looks like the TP hack is safe for now.

racecar @ Jun 17th 2008 10:06AM

I think the most interesting thing that's going to come of this is now knowing how Nintendo intends to attack the TP hack. A lot of people were curious about whether or not it was even possible in the first place. The fact that they didn't sweep out the channel in this bug is symptomatic of one of two things: 1) they're rushing or 2) with their current code setup, they were only able to find one solution that didn't require a major coding overhaul.

The downside now for Nintendo is that they'll have to come up with completely different ways to wipe the hack/channel or this will end up just like iPhone jailbreaking (read: Apple locks them down; hacker community has a fix same day). This will be interesting to watch over the next few months.

sn1per @ Jun 17th 2008 11:20AM

Nintendo isn't rushing fixes; rather, they're taking their time in testing, to make sure they don't brick consoles. Analysis of the update shows that the update was finalized March 6th, well before the HBC was released. I'm sure Nintendo has either completed, or is close to completing an update which will remove unauthorized channels, they're just gonna take their time testing to make sure they don't get sued for bricking Wiis.

Also, they've already found out how Nintendo killed the TP hack. The new system menu checks all TP save files for evidence of tampering, and deletes saves that are hacked. I think all it would take to get around this is to find another game with a user-input field which could be over-stuffed to cause a buffer overrun.

Werekill @ Jun 17th 2008 10:22AM

Oh god... does it uninstall homebrew-installed virtual console games?

Rollins @ Jun 17th 2008 11:10AM

Well I guess this means its time for me to ignore all future nintendo updates. Seriously this is the most useless update ever too. At least include something worthwhile like a browser with functioning flash or something... anything other than a Mii update. I moved my Mii channel along with my Picture channel to the final page because they are absolutely useless.

CJLopez @ Jun 17th 2008 11:29AM

The Mii update is just a way of Nintendo to mask the direct hit they are making to the TP.

Still, i put my money that on this week there will be a new hack to run homebrew without the homebrew channel

nintendo1889 @ Jun 17th 2008 12:00PM

This doesn't effect me that much, if I want to go homebrewn, I'd rather risk the gamecube instead. Less chance of screwing something up. Either that or choose not to update the wii.

Ex @ Jun 17th 2008 12:23PM

I'm glad Nintendo has done this and cant wait for them to block the homebrew channel. Then the homebrew developers can find a way to get this working for everybody and not just hose who own Zelda. I'm not going to buy a game i wont play on just to play tetris!

CalcProgrammer1 @ Jun 17th 2008 12:33PM

Definitely NOT UPDATING! If Nintendo is going to pull this nonsense, then I'm just simply not updating. I'd rather have a console that I can run my own code on (seeing as it is MY property, I own the hardware). As long as I'm not running emulators or copied software, what is hurting Nintendo from people running Linux and Wii MP3 players? Those are two things that people want but Nintendo would never make. With homebrew, we may finally get a Media Center channel, but with Nintendo...probably NEVER! Way to go, Nintendo, you just turned your device that could have become a powerful media portal, living room computer, and gaming device back into a plain old gaming device. Have fun blocking future hacks, and have fun convincing your customers to install this nonsense.