Official Nintendo Wii backup disc found?

Word has been flying around the internet about a disc someone found in there Wii when it was returned after being repaired. The disc is supposedly used to backup data from the Wii and access the Bios.

So far all that has been released are images of the disc. And pictures of the supposed disc running on the Wii.

The actual disc ISO has yet to be released. Due to WiiDev keeping it to themselves for the time being.

More on the subject at tehskeen.

[ThatArtGuy]

Major slip-up on that one.

Ooops is an understatement.

[NoxiousD]

i hope the iso comes out soon. You know nintendo is all over this sooner or later!!

[cooke15]

it will be on the torrents in no time ;)

[Sarick]

is it pink and have fish kissing each other? That's got to be the funniest company backup disk I've ever seen! It's a wacky art concept to show fish kissing on a technical product. If you think about it's saying love all over it.

I assume it backs up data to the USB or flash card. Maybe it transfers the Wii image to another Wii.

[Kakkoii]

My theory is..

Each worker at the repair place has there own disc they use to fix Wii's that are sent in.

So most likely the worker drew those fish on there, sort of a way to mark it as his/her disc. Personalize it :). Cause if you look at the fish, there clearly hand drawn.

I know i'd most likely do that so I wouldn't have my disc lost or switched with someone else's.

[mikeslemonade]

I'm excited for this. Everyone wins here no matter if you're wii hater or wii fanboy. Because nothing beats being able to play all the games.

[f7ss1]

whats so big about finding that disc?

[Kakkoii]

It's pretty much a key to the door of the Wii's Bios.

That's what's so big about it.

And also it will allow people with bricked consoles to backup there data and reformat. Un-bricking there Wii :). Since they voided there warrenty from having a modchip.

[Eamon]

Interesting...

[Skerj]

I know who did that felt like quite the fool after they realized it. Now we just need Sony to slip up so the RSX can be accessed via Linux.

[LinuxGuru]

That's my wet dream....

[jaja1434]

So few comments for such a high story. *shrug*

[Kakkoii]

Guess people are interested, but don't really have anything to say about it lol.

[cooke15]

i hope he makes copies!

[permutated]

Most of the people who own a Wii are casual gamers who haven't even heard of N4G or even IGN.

That's why there are so few comments.

Anyhow, it's good news I guess, however it's only good news to people who've voided their warranty or people who are trying to build an emulator.

[-EvoAnubis-]

Why in the hell is this hot news with only 15 comments (well, 16, if you count mine)?

[jaja1434]

I thinking it's because there is no possible why to start a "my system is better than yours" argument that most post boil down to.

[-EvoAnubis-]

That whole fanboy-ism thing really needs to stop. I thought we were all gamers, but as is sadly typical for humanity, some assclowns just have to find ways of dividing themselves.

[jaja1434]

Well in general it's just a cover for jealousy. "I want to play that game. But I can't because I have X system. So instead I'll insult it to make myself feel better"

So unless you can cure jealousy, then continue it will.

[Kakkoii]

Yeah. Many people like to jump on the hate this or that bandwagon also. They'll hate something just for the sake of hating it with other people.

I personally would love to have a PS3. But i'm to poor =/. Home and Gran Tourismo 5 make me drool out of my belly button lol.

[jaja1434]

Same here, except for your game of choice. I hate racing games. The only game I really want right now is HS and Uncharted and FF13 in the near future, MGS never has appealed to me. But I rest easy knowing one day the PS3 will be had for 100$ and by then I will have graduated collaged and have ample money to spare, so that I will not have to miss out of games that I can ill afford to have right now.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I just realized I'm ignored by 56 users!!!

WOOHOO!!!

[SlippyMadFrog]

Make that 57

[Mycococo]

has it been released on torrent sites yet?

what baffles me is with all the casual gamers owning this system that would be oblivious to the potential of that disc someone in the know just happened to luckily recieve it. amazing!

[Kwertie]

I'd like to get my hands on this just to fool around with my Wii, but the sad thing is, is that the first thing that goes through anyones mind is "Oh good, now we can pirate more". This is why the gaming industry sucks these days.

Also you will probably need a modified Wii to run this anyway once you burn the ISO.