Remember that Wii Backup Loader I chatted you up about last week, that would "swing open" the doors of piracy for the not so clever yo-ho-ho's that hadn't hacked their own consoles months ago? Apparently I shouldn't have told you about it, as it seems I ruined the surprise. From the developer's site:
"Congratulations! I don't care about who leaked Backup-Loader but now it's OFFICIALLY an abandoned project. Enjoy it."
Oh no! We talked about news on the internet! I feel bad now, I really do. Since this guy was the only one to create this particular method, there's only one major hole for Nintendo to patch and it would leave future hackers in the dirt as to where to begin when it comes to this method. Oh well, I guess you'll just have to buy official Nintendo products or invent your own method. I hate the idea of Reggie using my money to get meatier, but what can I do.
[Thanks, Pew!]
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11:23 AM on 09.19.2008
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Prolly a good thing, too. Stuff like this was responsible for killing the Dreamcast back in the day.
A beta tester leaked his code to the web! Thats why he stopped.
Well, now you don't get to have any presents! And Santa is dead! And I hate you! And Michael Bay is making the Voltron movie!
You know, his software for PIRATING?
Pot calling the kettle black there mister.
Methinks this wasn't going to be freeware, or he wouldn't have thrown his toys out the pram so hard. It will be now someone else has the code...
The Wii dying is a bad thing?
That picture is perfect too
...WAIT.....
WAIT!!!!
Someone stole a program from this guy and the SOLE purpose and existance of that program is to steal and copy games?
Holy cow I now have Hemochromatosis from all that irony.
FUCKING LAWL this guy is a little cry baby.
If something that I've invested about $600 worth between the system, accessories, and games dies, then yes. Yes, it's a bad thing.
It isn't a matter of pride or something getting stolen. By relesing the code the beta tester pretty much told Nintendo how he's going to do it, so continuing is pointless.
Are you sure this sort of killed the Dreamcast and not, say, a lack of sales and 3rd party support, possibly related to a nonexistent sales campaign? I don't mean that sarcastically, I'm genuinely curious.
And by "might", I mean definitely.
Ask her about her R4.
If you want it, buy it. If you play alot of games, gamefly is what $20 a month? In 3 months you pay the equivalent of an untaxed release game but probably played more 4-5 games worth $50-$60 in that period of time thus you win.
I think I'm gonna overdose on pirate here...