System Menu 4.2 caused quite a bit of grief not only for the Wii homebrew community but to the general Wii populace as well. While we haven't heard anything from Nintendo yet about the latter, we do have good news for the homebrew fans out there: a new version of Bannerbomb has been released.

Download: Bannerbomb Alpha v2

Team Twiizers is back to release a new update of HackMii Installer, a handy homebrew utility that is capable of installing the latest update of the Homebrew Channel, BootMii public beta 4, and DVDX v2 on any version of the Nintendo Wii's system menu. The latest update is set to counter the recently release Wii System Menu Update 4.2.


Download: HackMii installer v0.5

Heads up to the Wii homebrew community! Nintendo has released a new system menu update for the Nintendo Wii, and by the look of things, this one's not gonna be pretty.

Le gasp! QuickJump QuickPeek is back? Huzzah! After a short hiatus, QuickPeek is back in action, giving a recap of the biggest video game and homebrew news every week.

And what's the biggest news this week? Go to the full article for this edition of QJ QuickPeek!

Wiigator shares his homebrew app creation to the Wii homebrew community, the Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma. It's an app that allows you to play your Wii backups on your non-modded Wii.


Download: Backup Launcher 0.3 gamma

Those of you who were excited about the Wii Loader project that Waninkoko was working on will be greatly disappointed. A recent announcement posted on the developer's site stated that the homebrew application has officially been abandoned. You can read the dev's reason behind this move by reading our full article on it.

Over the past few months, homebrew development on the Nintendo Wii has literally made some leaps and bounds. Developer Waninkoko once again astounds the homebrew community with the latest work in progress to help turn the console into a virtual hacker's paradise. Watch the new Wii ISO Loader in action after the jump.

Developer Erant at Hackmii have announced that the DVD access library they've been working on, called libdi, is now available for developers to try out on the Nintendo Wii. But before you go downloading, you must know that this release can't be run on all consoles without a hitch. Get to the full story for more on libdi and the included DVDX installer.

Download: libdi and DVDX Installer
Download: Patchmii

August is a month full of events. And that's with or without a Large Hadron Collider accidentally ending the world. For one, there's Square Enix's DKS3713 event that just recently concluded - lots of news there - and guess what? A chance to win 300 bucks in our very own PSP homebrew contest! QuickPeek 58 is about to roll in with a band of merry Warriors and a mutant-pig!

There's a really cool new entry to the Wii homebrew community">homebrew community. Revolution Engine 0.1 public release is created by technik and it's an engine where you can create your own 3D games! We told you it's cool! The cogs of Wii homebrew sure are fired up today.


Download: Revolution Engine 0.1 public release