Wii U allegedly hacked, Nintendo addresses would-be pirates

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="copy post-body" dir="ltr" itemprop="text" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="DNP Nintendo addresses rumors of possible Wii U hack" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/wiiuhack1.jpg" /></div>While some people associate the word "jailbreaking" with prison riots or smartphone hacking, the most mainstream of cracking subcultures also takes on video game consoles. A mod chip developer known as WiiKey is now claiming to have reverse engineered the Wii U's disk encryption, making it possible to play "backed up" copies of games via a USB drive. The group says its "WiikeU" optical drive emulator is region free and compatible with all Wii U console models. So far the hacking brood has yet to furnish any proof of its claims, but Nintendo is very much aware of the situation.<br /> <blockquote>Nintendo is aware that a hacking group claims to have compromised Wii U security; however, we have no reports of illegal Wii U games nor unauthorized applications playable on the system while in Wii U mode. Nintendo continuously monitors all threats to its products' security and will use technology and will take the necessary legal steps to prevent the facilitation of piracy.<br /> </blockquote>If in fact the WiiKeU is real, Nintendo could potentially counter the exploit with a system software update. Should such a turn of events take place, we could very well be looking at a return bout of console makers versus hackers. In response to Nintendo's statement on this matter, WiiKey posted a quote from the company on its website followed by four cryptic lines of code.<br /> <strong>Update:</strong> In response to our inquiry, Nintendo offered us ... exactly the same boilerplate response it offered everyone else. Oh well! Can't blame us for trying.<br /> </div></div>

Wii U allegedly hacked, Nintendo addresses would-be pirates

While some people associate the word "jailbreaking" with prison riots or smartphone hacking, the most mainstream of cracking sub...

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