Topic: Wii U - e3 is over... now what?

[Kairon]

Why pirate games when I can pay for them legally?

[tendoboy1984]

Why pirate games when I can pay for them legally?

Well yeah, but why else do people hack their game systems? Sure they use them for "homebrew", but a majority hack them to use the exploits so they can download ROMs.

[TJ Spyke]

Why pirate games when I can pay for them legally?

Well yeah, but what other reason do people hack their game systems? Sure they use them for "homebrew", but a majority hack them to use the exploits so they can download ROMs.

When I had the Homebrew Channel, I used it for an editor to Animal Crossing: City Folk so I could do stuff like plant flowers anywhere I want (and revive dead ones), re-arrange my town, give me the fossils, etc. Some people play the home-made New Super Mario Bros. Wii levels that Gui talked about on Radio Free Nintendo, etc. It's also a way to play import games on your Wii.

[NWR_insanolord]

I've had homebrew on my Wii for years, and I've never used it for piracy. I've screwed around with little homebrew games, but mainly used it for imports and to play DKCR with a Classic Controller.

[BranDonk Kong]

I use WiiMC on my Wii for my kids' movies, and I install the games to a USB hard drive so my kids don't ruin the discs (and because I'm too lazy to get up and eject them).

I've just started programming classes, so soon I hope to start making my own Wii (and Android, Xbox 360, and PS3) programs. I love Nintendo, but I hope the WiiU is hacked as easily at the Wii, because there could be some amazing, amazing stuff for that console. I do hope that if the console is hacked, that you cannot go online with it, however, and even if it blocks you from playing actual games, that would be fine too.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Why pirate games when I can pay for them legally?

Well yeah, but why else do people hack their game systems? Sure they use them for "homebrew", but a majority hack them to use the exploits so they can download ROMs.

It's this type of thinking that gives "hacking" a bad name. Be thankful that this community is willing to educate you so that you know the difference and purpose of hacking/homebrewing vs pirating.

You may have to do one in order to do the other, but that doesn't make the first one bad, nor is that it's only or even intended purpose.

[Oblivion]

Sorry to be "that guy" but I mainly use the homebrew channel to play ROMs, and to hack my games.

[oohhboy]

Don't be a ShyGuy Oblivion. 

[tendoboy1984]

Sorry to be "that guy" but I mainly use the homebrew channel to play ROMs, and to hack my games.

Cool story bro. Why not pay for your games legally? That's akin to driving off with a car while you're test-driving it.

[Oblivion]

Sorry to be "that guy" but I mainly use the homebrew channel to play ROMs, and to hack my games.

Cool story bro. Why not pay for your games legally? That's akin to driving off with a car while you're test-driving it.

Actually, it's not. I'm not getting into this argument.

[Chozo Ghost]

Where are the mods when you need them? I thought NOT discussing piracy was one of the few rules this forum cared about.

[Oblivion]

Well, he wasn't asking, he assumed that most people use homebrew for ROMs, which is untrue. All I did was admit that I pirate old games with homebrew. I didn't say how I did it, what games I pirate, but only that I admit to being one of "those guys".

[Louieturkey]

So those of you who want to hack your game systems, are you planning on downloading ROMs and pirated games?

Nope, never even thought about it.  There's infinitely more to homebrew than pirated games.

[oohhboy]

Sorry to be "that guy" but I mainly use the homebrew channel to play ROMs, and to hack my games.

Cool story bro. Why not pay for your games legally? That's akin to driving off with a car while you're test-driving it.

Oh God, not a car analogy.

[nickmitch]

It's not as bad as the "robbing the elderly" analogy.

[oohhboy]

[nickmitch]

+1

[ShyGuy]

Don't be a ShyGuy Oblivion. 

I won't take this from weeaboo!

[oohhboy]

Don't be a ShyGuy Oblivion. 

I won't take this from weeaboo!

Ok, fine, don't be a Tendoboy Oblivion.

[Oblivion]

Ok, fine, don't be a Tendoboy Oblivion.

Thats the worst thing you can say to a guy!

[Chozo Ghost]

Why just a guy? I don't think girls would want to be a Tendoboy either.

[Sarail]

Interesting. I wonder where this photo was taken. Image courtesy of Non-specific Action Figure's Facebook account.

[bustin98]

Looks like it could be the Gamestop Managers meeting? Seems to be quite a bit of just random people, each with the same box.

[Chozo Ghost]

The hands look like the hands of children, so I kinda doubt they are Managers of any kind.

[Kairon]

I've read elsewhere that those are pics from the twitter accounts of Ubisoft's FragDoll reps setting up at a convention?