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New Nintendo Wii ISO Backup Loader Reopens Videogame Backup Debates

By DrewWilson

With the release of a new tool that allows people to play backed up copies of games available on Nintendo Wii, some are suggesting that this is really little more than a gateway to piracy. There is word recently on TehSkeen that a software tool has been developed for the Nintendo Wii that allows gamers to play back-up copies of Nintendo Wii games. The claims were backed up by video that was reposted on YouTube: If one is skeptical about the mere screen capture of what is going on, a video of someone physically entering the disc into the system and doing the same thing (albeit, with a lower quality) is here: Additional information is available on TehSkeen. Here's a sample: It's time for another exclusive video from TehSkeen. This time our feature presentation is a demonstration of the work in progress Nintendo Wii Backup Loader coded by the infamous and often controversial hacking guru Waninkoko.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).