Wii Homebrew Community “Built On Lies And Copyright Infringement”

The Homebrew Channel ceases development.

The Homebrew Channel, a means of running unofficial apps and games on the Wii, has ceased development after it was alleged that key figures in the homebrew development community stole code from both Nintendo and other open-source projects.

As is the case with much of the homebrew software for Wii, the Homebrew Channel relies on the libogc software library, which had previously been found to contain large portions of code “stolen directly from the Nintendo SDK or games using the Nintendo SDK.”

Read the full article on timeextension.com

The Homebrew Channel ceases development.

The Homebrew Channel, a means of running unofficial apps and games on the Wii, has ceased development after it was alleged that key figures in the homebrew development community stole code from both Nintendo and other open-source projects.

As is the case with much of the homebrew software for Wii, the Homebrew Channel relies on the libogc software library, which had previously been found to contain large portions of code “stolen directly from the Nintendo SDK or games using the Nintendo SDK.”

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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