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wiibrew.org - 11/18/2008
System Menu 3.4
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From WiiBrew As of November 17, 2008, Nintendo is sending notices to the Wii Message Board announcing the availability of Wii Menu 3.4. The announcement lists these changes: Two other changes have been noted : Update appears to include IOS50 (used by menu) and IOS254 (a copy of IOS9, to block ...

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Gizmodo:  Newest System Menu 3.4 Wii Update Kills Homebrew Again [Wii Homebrew]

Tech Ticker:  Nintendo updates Wii firmware to 3.4

forbes.com - 11/19/2008
Nintendo's Community Roots
— forbes.com — The latest battleground in the console wars, to hear Microsoft and Sony tell it, is community. Both companies are making major pushes this year to get players to interact beyond the game. While Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ) readies "Home," ... (more) Nintendo's Community Roots

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play-asia.com - 11/18/2008
Buy Hori Classic Controller (Light Blue) (Nintendo Wii) - Order Now!
— play-asia.com — all Fighting (video game) Party (video game) Action (dvd/vcd) Folk (dvd/vcd) Pinball (video game) Action (video game) Gambling (video game) Platform (video game) Action Adventure (video game) Gambling (dvd/vcd) Pop (music cd) Adult (dvd/vcd) Ghost ... (more) Buy Hori Classic Controller (Light Blue) (Nintendo Wii)  ...

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Wii Theremin - Star Trek Theme (video)
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youtube.com - 11/20/2008
Wii Theremin - Star Trek Theme (video)
— youtube.com — Homemade Wiimote-powered Theremin. The technology links a Wiimote controller, infrared LED gloves and a Roland JV-1080 synthesizer to create Theremin-like so... (more) Wii Theremin - Star Trek Theme (video)

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Newest System Menu 3.4 Wii Update Kills Homebrew Again [Wii Homebrew]
Gizmodo — Hey, Nintendo—what's going on here? After a good year or so looking the other way on Wii homebrew (for the most part), now we've got two fairly serious brew-killing updates in the last month? Word from the folks at Wiibrew.org is that the latest update, System Menu 3.4, is apparently a doozy when it comes to ruining the homebrew party. New features include USB keyboard support in the Mii channel, enhanced parental controls, and that's where the fun stops: the update also apparently deletes the Homebrew Channel and any other unofficial channels ...

Nintendo updates Wii firmware to 3.4
Tech Ticker — ... the homebrew channel. As Wiibrew points out, Nintendo has closed the Twilight Hack which means new users interested in homebrew won’t be able to install it. The Twilight Hack was used on unmodded Wiis to install the Homebrew channel. Users will already installed HBC need not worry as the Homebrew channel is unaffected. As a safe recommendation to all homebrewers: Do not update your system until the homebrew team finds out a solution to exploit this firmware. [Via Wiibrew]

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