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Wii update 4.2 may brick your console. Is it worth it?
From /. games:
Now, Nintendo has pushed a boot2 update to all Wii users, and the results are what was expected: users are reporting bricks after installing 4.2 on unmodified consoles. Nintendo is currently attempting to censor posts and remove references to homebrew. It is worth noting that the new boot2 does not attempt to block anything or offer any additional protection or functionality. Its sole purpose is to simply replace current versions which may or may not have been modified with BootMii. Another interesting tidbit is that Nintendo is not believed to have any method to repair this kind of brick at a factory, short of replacing the entire motherboard."
So in their haste to combat those .01% Wii users (my guesstimate of homebrew users), they are releasing code that could brick a Wii AND they may not have anyway other than sending in the system to get it fixed?
Why is it all right for regular users to suffer to combat a very small percentage of the users that do things with their console that Nintendo doesn’t approve of? We all know, even Nintendo knows, that you can’t stop piracy/homebrew/etc with mere software updates. The pirates are crafty and will just release a new version of their software. So why does Nintendo spend so much time working against them, at the expense of their bigger customer base?
I don’t know. I hope Nintendo knows. Because this is irresponsible at best.
What Would Matt Do: Wonder why Nintendo is so headstrong to get pirates when they represent such a small part of their console owners… I mean, I know companies don’t like it when people steal their shit. That’s a given. But is this course worth it? What next, Nintendo will start releasing updates that make your promise you’re not a pirate before you use console? Because that’s about how effective these updates are, except regular paying customers are also being hit with the flack.
Jaffe says smart things!
(the original statement from Nintendo for anyone that missed it)
I know, it’s not his normal forte, but unless he was drunk (which I guess is possible at 4:35pm when he posted), he’s saying smart things while sober now. I’m not real sure how to take that. I think I’ll roll with his angry self and agree completely with his statements on Nintendo:
a- arrogance at a level that should make Nintendo- if this statement reflects the core of the company- very ashamed.
b- a marketing person who has no real clue about games and thinks she’s being cute and coy by dissing the ‘geeks’ cause she thinks the mainstream loves them now….if this is the case, she really needs someone to sit her down and explain to her which side her fucking toast has been buttered on for years and will eventually get back to being buttered on….
It’s a ludicrious thing to say. Even if Nintendo as a whole believes it to be true, why would you tell the hardcore to fuck off? Definitely not the brightest thing they’ve ever done. Maybe they accidently copied one of Sony’s plays from the book of The Customer Is Stupid And We Hates Them™.
What Would Matt Do: To be fair to Jaffe, I don’t always disagree with him, I just think he’s a bit of a dick. At least that’s how he comes across in the game media. Maybe he’s really sunshine and love in person. Maybe.
(edit: added missing link to Jaffe’s blog. urk)