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How to Make Wii Homebrew

The Nintendo Wii is a popular game console with many fans who wish it could do things not sanctioned by Nintendo. This has led to modifying the Wii so as to run "homebrew" programs created by users. Modifying the Wii will not damage it and will enhance your use of the game console. The process to homebrew the Wii can be done by anyone willing to make the effort in return for greater control over the console.

Things You'll Need

Zelda:Twilight Princess for the Wii
1 gigabyte SD memory card
SD memory card reader
Windows-based computer

Instructions

- 1
  Attach the SD card reader to the Windows-based computer's USB port. Put the SD memory card into the card reader.
  
  Go to the Twilight Hack web site and download and decompress the program to the desktop. Copy the "private" directory of the Twilight Hack to the SD card by going to "start">"MyComputer">"Devices" and dragging the file to the icon of the SD card there.
  
  Go to the Homebrew Channel web site and download and decompress the program to the desktop. Copy the "private" directory of the Twilight Hack to the SD card by going to "start">"MyComputer">"Devices" and dragging the file to the icon of the SD card there.
- 2
  Click on the icon of the SD drive and create a folder by right-clicking. Name the folder "apps".
  
  Go to the Homebrew Browser web site and download and decompress the program to the desktop. Copy the "homebrew_browser" directory and all of its contents to the SD card's "apps" folder.
  
  Click on the icon of the SD card in "Devices" and eject it. Remove the USB connector of the memory card reader from the USB port of the computer. Take out the SD card from the memory card reader.
- 3
  Turn on the Wii and put the Zelda: Twilight Princess game disc into it. Play for a few minutes and save a game file. Exit the game back to the Home menu.
- 4
  Put the SD card into the Wii's memory slot. Go to the Data Management interface and delete the Twilight Princess game saved file that you just made. Copy the Twilight Hack save file from the SD card into the Wii. Use TwilightHack0 if the Twilight Princess disc has a printed number ending in OA-0. Use TwilightHack2 if the Twilight Princess disc has a printed number ending in OA-2.
- 5
  Run the Twilight Princess game. Select the TwilightHack saved file that you copied over. Walk backward in the game after it has loaded. This will start up the Homebrew Channel loader.
  
  Follow the direction screens that are presented until the Wii is ready to locate and load in homebrew programs.

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