I'm Going to Cry...The Sims 3 Broke My Wii...

[jkid101094]

Updating doesn't brick hacked Wiis, it just removes the homebrew, which you can easily put back on.

And if the last time you updated was 3 years ago, then you may not have downloaded the latest update. The last update was on September 7, 2010.

It's possible that it can. I've done it fine with Homebrew before, but I'd still rather not take the risk.

I'm on firmware 4.3 which I'm 100% certain is the latest version.

[Elija2]

It's possible that it can. I've done it fine with Homebrew before, but I'd still rather not take the risk.

I'm on firmware 4.3 which I'm 100% certain is the latest version.

According to Wikipedia there were two 4.3 updates, though they weren't released too far apart. Might as well try.

If worst comes to worst and your Wii can't read any disks, you could always just pirate your games from here on out and play them through an external hard drive.

[jkid101094]

If worst comes to worst and your Wii can't read any disks, you could always just pirate your games from here on out and play them through an external hard drive.

We're planning on taking it to a console repair shop (yes, they exist). If the guys there can't fix it then, as you said, I'm going to ha ve to use ISOs.

[Hakudamashi]

What's this about playing ISOs on the Wii?

[Elija2]

What's this about playing ISOs on the Wii?

Hack your Wii, get an external hard drive, put games on it, plug it into your Wii, play without discs.

[Hakudamashi]

Hack your Wii, get an external hard drive, put games on it, plug it into your Wii, play without discs.

Can't be a flash drive?

[Elija2]

Can't be a flash drive?

Any USB drive will work.

[jkid101094]

I've explained to mom what I think the problem is. I've explained the USB Loader to her. I've tried to find places that will repair consoles.

She's convinced that just owning and installing Homebrew is pirating (even though I'm not even using it for ISOs) and is convinced that the only solution is to buy me another Wii that can actually read disks.

So now I'm going to have two Wiis hooked up at most times. At least they can share cords...?

What I don't understand is where her logic comes from. My biggest SD card is 4GB which is two short of being able to fit Brawl. She's says that she's going to let me keep my old Wii for hacking but what does she expect me to hack if I can't play my games? I told her to just buy me an SD card and save us $70 but she isn't listening.

...Heh...first world problems, eh?

[Hakudamashi]

Typical women, finding excuses to spend more money >.>