News surfaced earlier today that the group “Wiikey” managed to hack into the Wii U system. Other than the ability to copy games, no major functionality was publicized – meaning you still can’t run homebrew, play titles from other regions, or use in-game cheats.
Rest assured that Nintendo is aware of the situation. However, the company still believes that the Wii U is in a stable position.
In a statement sent to Eurogamer, Nintendo said:
“Nintendo is aware that a hacking group claims to have compromised Wii U security. However, we have no reports of illegal Wii U games nor unauthorized applications playable on the system while in Wii U mode. Nintendo continuously monitors all threats to its products’ security and will use technology and will take the necessary legal steps to prevent the facilitation of piracy.”
Update: A similar poster obtained by IGN confirms that Call of Duty: Ghosts will release on November 5.
A double-sided Call of Duty: Ghosts poster has appeared, which may very well be a bonus for those who pre-order the game at GameStop.
One side shows a skull that looks a lot like the image coming together on the official Call of Duty site, while the other side features a shot of Ghosts’ apparent boxart.
Call of Duty: Ghosts leaks and clues continue to come together. An official announcement is due very, very soon.
Wiikey, the same group behind Wii’s first mod chip, has allegedly hacked the Wii U.
An announcement on Wiikey’s website reads:
“Yes, its real. We have now completely reversed the WiiU drive authentification, disk encryption, file system, and everything else needed for this next generation K3y. Stay tuned for updates!”
Tangible evidence of the hack has yet to surface. Additionally, assuming Wiikey was successful, the implications may not be as severe as you would initially think.
Currently, it’s also possible to play copied games. The hack doesn’t allow for homebrew, region-free gamings, or in-game cheats.
Nintendo will likely choose to address Wii U vulnerability concerns through future Wii U firmware updates.
Devil Survivor Overclocked is a hot commodity in Europe. Publisher Ghostlight shared an update on Twitter noting that stock is running low at the moment.
Ghostlight opted to release Devil Survivor Overclocked through its online store. Consumers can’t purchase the 3DS game at typical retail outlets.
Nyamyam is now an authorized Wii U developer. The studio’s first order of business? Bringing Tengami to the eShop.
After receiving an “overwhelmingly positive” response on Twitter when asked if fans would be interested in seeing Tengami on Wii U, the team started the process of making it happen. Development is expected to begin soon.
Last year we asked on Twitter whether you would like to see Tengami on the Wii U. The response was so overwhelmingly positive that we began the process of bringing Tengami on the Wii U to life. It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce Nyamyam is now an authorized Nintendo developer. On top of that Wii U dev kits arrived this morning and we are thrilled to be starting development soon.
Our sincerest gratitude goes out to everyone who encouraged us to pursue Tengami on the Wii U. It is because of your support that Tengami is coming to the Wii U. Thank you!
With the recent release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Capcom is shutting down the servers for the original game. Today, players will no longer be able to access Monster Hunter Tri’s online functionality.
Capcom announced back in January that it would be turning off the servers for the older Wii game. Although there still are some users who continue to revisit Tri, hopefully they’ll migrate on over to Ultimate in the future.
The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya recently published a tweet indicating that the game is intended to be more about fun than game length. Following his remark, the consensus seemed to be that the upcoming Wii U title would be a relatively short experience.
This isn’t necessarily so, according to producer Atsushi Inaba. Having worked with Kamiya on countless occasions, “game length is something I’ve never once worried about.” On the topic of fun, Inaba added that The Wonderful 101 “will be so much fun you are going to wear out your Wii U GamePad.”
Inaba also promises “plenty of news about the game in the days and weeks to come.”
You can find all of Inaba’s comments below.
