A new device has been developed to mod the Wii U’s hardware. So, what does that really mean for Nintendo going forward? The owners of the website had this to say after delivering the news today. “Yes, ...

In many ways, the Wii U was a flop. Passionate modders haven’t given up on the system, however. Instead, many have spent the the last two years breathing new life into the neglected console, hacking ...

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“Nintendont” is a homebrew app for the Wii U that allows gamers to play Gamecube games on the system. Backwards compatibility has become a bit of a point of contention among gamers this generation, ...

Update: Nintendo has said it is aware of the claims of the modding group, but that it has no reports of its hardware being circumvented to play pirated games. "Nintendo is aware that a hacking group ...

If you're a legacy fan of the original PlayStation, you know good and well that there's nothing quite like an internationally unlocked mod-chipped gaming console. That's what hackers have claimed to ...

A hacker group claims they have designed a modification chip that circumvents security measures on Nintendo's Wii U. In a post on the group's website – which Joystiq has decided against linking to – ...

Wiikey, the company that sells mod chips for the Nintendo Wii, said in an update on their website they have successfully reverse-engineered the Wii U drive authentication, disk encryption, file system ...

UPDATE: Nintendo has said that it is aware of the Wiikey group's attempts to hack Wii U security but believes the console's systems that block pirated games currently remain secure. "Nintendo is aware ...

In an effort to return the Wii U to profitability, Nintendo is attempting to modify the hardware so it can run smartphone applications, inside sources have told Japan Times (via GameSpot sister site ...

’ Sora to become a playable character in the series. While we might never see the character officially in the game, modders have made a new skin using Shulk as a base that lets you fight as the ...