Wii U hacked, Drive Authentication Reversed

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It looks like the Wii U has been broken apart by the WiiKey team.


WiiKey is a site that sells products with which you can use your Wii in ways that Nintendo doesn’t want. They have also found a way to bypass the Wii U’s defenses and have claimed that they have got a hack working.

Third-party developers won’t be pleased with this development, although, if it turns out to be true, Nintendo may sell more Wii U systems and gain a good install base.

Here’s what they’ve written on their site.

Yes, its real – we have now completely reversed the WiiU drive authentication, disk encryption, file system, and everything else needed for this next generation K3y. Stay tuned for updates!

Take this as a rumour, since unless people have officially confirmed it to be working, it’s still unverified for now. The team was responsible for releasing the first ever hack for the Wii back in 2007, so this could be as legit as it gets.

Update: We have the features of the device. It’s called the WiiKey U.

Play your Wii U and Wii games from any USB media!
Compatible with all Wii U models and regions
User friendly intuitive interface
No soldering required
Multi-language support
Supports most popular file systems, including EXT4/3/2, Max OS X, and NTFS
Powerful embedded Linux system
High-speed USB2 interface
Firmware and FPGA fully in-system updatable from USB media
Recovery mode – it is always possible to recover from a bad flash
Stylish USB remote with powered USB hub and charger function
Bulletproof high quality hardware (not manufactured in China!)

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WoobiePosted:

Sounds pretty darn cool in my opinion.

PoonPosted:

BFF Wii U has been a huge failure


since the beginning m8

JakesLobbies-Posted:

Wii U has been a huge failure

ToesPosted:

I guess its good that they will sell more consoles.

MrWIZEGAMERPosted:

Wii's are crap there always getting hacked & modded very easily, they need to make their systems more stronger its too weak at the moment. REP if you agree with me

toyheroesPosted:

Lol, it got hacked already? Not surprised. Very bad quality.

PoonPosted:

311 This may actually make me want a WiiU :P


you can do this with the Wii console also.

311Posted:

This may actually make me want a WiiU :P

AzarePosted:

Poor console, poor quality.

slapshot101Posted:

I-DA-KING Don't see what the point is if people can mod there wii?

Every console has people who find ways to use it in ways developers never wanted it to be used, They should just do what microsoft & sony dose & just ban the console

They shouldn't ban the console, people find ways around it and people before this couldn't mod anything more then game saves with a USB drive until this news.