Yes, yes, these days the Wii isn't as useful as we'd hoped. As useful as it could be. Unless, that is, you're running the Homebrew channel. Here's how you install it.

For Wii, your console must be able to run homebrew. There are a few more prerequisites for getting your systems eligible to use the homebrew servers. Your Wii has to be homebrew-compatible.

If you're rocking a brand new Wii (or you updated your old Wii to the new 4.3 Wii OS) and you want to hack it for homebrew apps and game backups, check out this guide to using the Super Smash Bros ...

With the launch of the Wii U yesterday, we were wondering exactly how long it would take for this new console to be broken wide open allowing for the execution of homebrew code. Technically, it ...

Once you've got your Wii opened up to homebrew apps, you've unlocked all kinds of potential, including emulators for old-school gaming consoles, different media players, and other utilities.

It’s not the most elegant means to do so, but at least it gets the job done. The Wii Homebrew Channel has become an invaluable resource for many Wii owners. While some undoubtedly love the fact ...

The hackers who created the Wii Homebrew Channel have made the channel functional on the Wii U, according to a post on the group’s website, HackMii.

Thankfully, the Wii’s homebrew scene is fairly stable, and took only a few days to bounce back (mostly) intact after being temporarily shut down last week.

Despite continuing efforts on Nintendo's part to thwart its installation, the Wii Homebrew Channel – which, as its name implies, enables the use of legal, homebrew games and apps on Wii ...

Wii U has been opened up a little by hackers. The group responsible for the Wii Homebrew Channel hack have created a Wii U version. Check out the details below.

Fans of homebrew games are also going to hate the update, […] The latest firmware update for Wii is cracking down on unauthorized code, from region-free gaming to homebrew hacks.

Like the PlayStation Vita's PSP-based homebrew loader, this exploit is trapped in the sandbox of its original hardware, effectively blocking it from making the most of the Wii U's fancy internals.