Nintendo Wii Source Code and Schematics Leak, Could Spawn a Clone Industry

btarunr · May 6, 2020

Software source-code and hardware schematics of the feverishly popular Nintendo Wii console leaked to the web. These include detailed Verilog design files, firmware, PCB- and chip designs, and practically everything else needed for a small company with qualified embedded systems engineers, to recreate a fully-functional Wii clone. Nintendo consoles have, in the past, sparked many clone revolutions, the most famous of which has been the NES clone and bootleg cartridge cottage industry that spread video gaming to markets that Nintendo had no presence in. The leak apparently originated when servers of BroadOn, a company Nintendo contracted during the development of Wii, were hacked.

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Th3pwn3r · May 6, 2020

I highly doubt this was an accident. That aside, the Wii isn't something spectacular in terms of hardware and/or design. Aren't these things outdated horribly anyways?

demian_vi · May 6, 2020

Th3pwn3r said:
I highly doubt this was an accident. That aside, the Wii isn't something spectacular in terms of hardware and/or design. Aren't these things outdated horribly anyways?

this will cause an attack of the clones on aliexpress

windwhirl · May 6, 2020

Th3pwn3r said:
I highly doubt this was an accident. That aside, the Wii isn't something spectacular in terms of hardware and/or design. Aren't these things outdated horribly anyways?

Does it matter? Clones of really old SEGA or Nintendo consoles, like the Genesis or the NES/Famicom have been seen for sale well into the 2000s...

And then you have Nintendo themselves re-releasing the NES as the NES Classic Edition, just a few years ago, and selling a cool 3.6 million units. Not bad for a packaged emulator of a console originally released in 1983 while also being limited to just a handful of 30 games...

maxitaxi96 · May 6, 2020

I saw some vids about wii logicboard-trimmings on youtube. Really intresting stuff! With this leak i'd say there will be new portable wii clones with a homebrew OS available some time around, if nintendo doesn't shut it down. I know that would be unrealistic, but i'd dig it

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Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Odyssey
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700x
Motherboard	MSI MEG X570 UNIFY
Cooling	EKWB EK-MLC Phoenix 240
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport AT 3200MHz 32GB
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 5700XT 8 GB
Storage	ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1TBx2
Display(s)	LG 32GK850F-B
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass
Power Supply	SeaSonic PRIME 650W Gold

System Name	System V
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Motherboard	ASRock X670E Pro Rs
Cooling	Deepcool AK620 // a bunch of 120 mm Xigmatek 1500 RPM fans (2 ins, 3 outs)
Memory	2x16GB Kingston 6400MT CL32
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8 GB
Storage	SHFS37A240G / DT01ACA200 / ST10000VN0008 / ST8000VN004 / SA400S37960G / SNV21000G / NM620 2TB
Display(s)	LG 22MP55 IPS Display
Case	NZXT Source 210
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G430 Headset
Power Supply	XPG Core Reactor 750 W
Software	Whatever build of Windows 11 is being served in Canary channel at the time.

Processor	Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	MSI B450M Gaming Plus
Cooling	EK Supremacy EVO, Bykski N-GV1080TIG1-X (Gigabyte 1080TI Turbo) [280mm front, 240mm top, 120mm back]
Memory	16GiB 3600Mhz CL16 Patriot Viper
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Storage	4TiB Seagate Baracuda + 256 GiB Samsung 970 Evo Plus (StoreMI) & 500GiB Intenso SSD
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Case	CoolerMaster NR600
Power Supply	Seagate Focus Plus 650 Watt GOLD
Mouse	Sharkoon SHARK Force
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Nintendo Wii Source Code and Schematics Leak, Could Spawn a Clone Industry

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