How I Got to Play Homebrew Games on my Nintendo Wii

Unlocking your Wii so that you can play imported, backup and homebrew games is a challenging and dangerous business. Typically, you have to install a special device in your Wii, known as a "modchip," in order to unlock your Wii.

Unfortunately, the process of opening your Wii and installing the chip will void your warranty. I can tell you from personal experience with the Playstation 2 that folks like you and I that aren't experts at electronics really ought to stay away from this kind of method for unlocking your Wii.

Fortunately, there is another way to unlock your Nintendo Wii. Recently, I came across The Wii Homebrew Installer. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical at first. It sounded too good to be true.

Then I realized: information about running homebrew applications on the Nintendo Wii was all over the Internet! People have been doing this all over.

So, I dropped the $30 on the Wii Homebrew Installer ebook. In less than an hour, I'd configured it and was able to download homebrew Wii applications.

Now, a little bit of advice. Make sure the method you're using to unlock the Wii is compatible with your current System update. Trying to unlock your Wii with the wrong System update can lock your system. I did have this happen once, so be really careful.

Good luck, and let me know how it works out for you!