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The Wii system software is a set of updatable firmware versions and a software frontend on the Wii, a home video game console.Updates, which could be downloaded over the Internet or read from a game disc, allowed Nintendo to add additional features and software, as well as to patch security vulnerabilities used by users to load homebrew software.
Exploits typically allowed the install of the Homebrew Channel, an unofficial Wii channel which acted as a gateway to run unofficial Wii applications. A large homebrew community emerged for the Wii, leading to developments such as the Homebrew Channel, third-party games, media players, and the loading of Wii and GameCube game backups.
Custom firmware, also known as aftermarket firmware, is an unofficial new or modified version of firmware created by third parties on devices such as video game consoles, mobile phones, and various embedded device types to provide new features or to unlock hidden functionality.
Notable new features include the ability to display your games in a grid, the ability to update the Wii System Menu like on the desktop version of Dolphin, the ability to install WAD files to the Wii NAND and the ability to change disc while the emulator is running. [140]
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
The 14.0.0 update added the ability to download screenshots and videos to a PC via a USB cable or to a Mobile device via a webpage hosting the files generated by the Switch. Regardless of the amount of free space on the systems internal memory or microSD card there is a hard limit on the number of screenshots and videos that can be stored.
A common complaint from more advanced users is the complete lack of user-configurable options in the Wi-Fi USB Connector software and installer. Novice users see this as a much-welcomed advantage of the Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Connector over a traditional wireless router, but for those users who wish to use the device in a more complicated network ...
Additionally, the development of some emulators has contributed to improved resources for homebrew software development for certain consoles, such as was the case with VisualBoyAdvance, a Game Boy Advance emulator that was noted by author Casey O'Donnell as having contributed to the development of tools for the console that were seen as ...