Wii update provides minor menu changes, could brick modded consoles

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It’s that time again folks — the moment when you’re rushing out of the house, but you make the oh-so-wise decision to head in even later rather than leaving that glowing Wii unattended. Today, Wii owners in Europe, Japan, and the US can download a shiny new firmware update, which institutes a new digital clock on the main menu, a few “aesthetic changes to the Wii Shop,” an updated Forecast Channel window, a “Today’s Accomplishments” note on the message board, and a made over Wii Shop that “changes the way Virtual Console games are ordered.” Also of note, some users are reporting that a message appears before updating that states: “If your Wii console has an unauthorized technical modification, this upgrade could cause interoperability of your console.” Of course, this shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the Big N’s crackdown on modders, but in our single attempt of updating a Wii not left on standby, the aforementioned statement did not appear. So go on, head on down and get to updatin’ (if you’re not chipped, that is), and do let us know how your experience goes.

[Via The Wolf Web]

 

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