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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 – ...

“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, ...

While portable gaming devices have long been in existence, the Nintendo Switch sparked the imagination of many makers and modders. While some of those have resorted to replicating the experience using ...

Recent graduate just trying to start conversations about video games. Can often be caught playing Halo when he really should be working on his backlog. With the launch of Super Mario 64 DS in 2004, it ...

If you were hoping to pick up a Wii U this November while living in the Americas or Europe and then import some of Japanese exclusives planned to release for the system after December, you're fresh ...

The developers of 4XM, a mod previously known as Super Smash Bros. Melee HD, are trying to recreate the beloved gameplay of Super Smash Bros. for GameCube in its Wii U sequel. This week, 4XM’s ...