The National Purchase Diary released their monthly sales report, with only 1,969,800 next generation consoles sold. The Nintendo Wii was in first at 714,000 sales, 36% of all sales that month. Nintendo DS sold 414,800, and the PSP sold 192,700. The Xbox 360 was fourth place this time, at 188,000. The PS3 ranked fifth with only 187,100, very much less than expected. Though many estimates for sales were off by large numbers, it was a good month for Nintendo and the Wii.

[source: qj.net]

A new Wii channel was released today, called the “Nintendo Channel”. This channel gives the user videos and information on games, as well as DS downloads and purchase links. This channel also gathers anonymous information on your settings and playing habits, and allows you to recommend titles and channels you’ve used for over an hour on your console. A WiiConnect24 message containing the necessary update was sent out today, and the channel is available for free download on the Wii Shop Channel.

The newest version of the Wiiscrubber has been released today.  The Wiiscrubber is an ISO compressor made for the Wii by Dack, a member on the popular forum site, www.GBAtemp.net. 

The changes with this version include more effectice and efficient compressions and some bug fixes.  The changelog is as follows:

New Stuff:

1. Smaller compressed sizes are possible

2. Allows the replacement of files on the ISO (Right click LOAD menu is now working)
3. Allows for replacement of files larger than the original file
4. Auto Trucha signs if a file is replaced

Bug fixes:
1. Another 32/64 bit error fixed means that an extra 100-200 Megs are saved from an image.
2. Few display errors corrected
3. Another 32/64 error meant some files could not be extracted correctly

Essentially, this was a bug fix release and will make using it a tad more professional.

Download: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?download=2336

For those of you using the Wiikey modchip, the newest update has just been released.

The main change to this firmware is that it fixes a bug that has to do with running Super Smash Bros. Brawl discs, but for a full list of changes:

Bug Fixes:

~Issue with SSBB disks not working has been fixed

~Patched config discs will not make the system inoperable

New Features:

~Update blocker: this prevents DVDs from loading updates onto your Wii from other regions

~Added Dev Mode: remaps the drive debug commands from 0xFx to 0×2x

Download: http://www.wiikey.cn/resources.html

(Make sure to download correct region)

A little bit dated, but only by five days, we bring you WiiPaint 1.0. It seems homebrew programs are coming out of the crawlspaces now. This is definitely a good thing to see. Many people are saying that the Wii's homebrew scene may eventually catch up to the PSP's homebrew scene in terms of the majority of people using and creating homebrew specifically on the Wii. That may be true, maybe not, but until we find out, you can thank Kontakatilu for this developing paint tool, WiiPaint 1.0. The source site is in Spanish, but that shouldn't stop you from understanding how to download it. You can translate the page if you have to.

Source: elotrolado

For those of you into Sega emulation on the Wii, the new emulator was released with a whole lot of changes:

- fixed VDP initial when loading save state: graphics fix in TMS9918 mode
- added port $3E emulation and full support for SMS BIOS 
- implemented SMS1 VDP "tilemap mirroring" bug: fix Y's status bar when in SMS1
- updated Z80 core  
- corrected PAL CPU clock value
- Updated FM Unit detection

- added full overscan emulation
- corrected Game Gear VDP handlers in SMS mode: fix colors in GG-MS mode
- improved Codemasters Mapper emulation
- added Korean Mapper emulation
- adjusted SMS color palette values

- added support for original video mode (240p/288p)
- added "Aspect" option to switch between Original  and Fit Screen display modes
- added "Xshift" & "Yshift" settings

- added "Border" option to enable/disable borders color emulation
- added "Palette" option to let you choose the Brightness level

- added Wii mode support

- added EURGB60 & PAL 50hz TV modes support
- added 480p rendering mode support in Wii mode (not supported by the PAL60 version, use the other one, even on PAL wii)

Download:

GameCube: smsplus-cube-080419.7z

Wii: smsplus-wii-080419.7z

Joyous news for all Wii-owning brewers, the Wii can run unsigned code without physical modification! The method, known as the "Twilight Hack", has been floating around the internet for a little while, so sorry if this is a little late. As the name implies, it requires a copy of "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess", as well as an SD card and a computer that you can write to an SD card from. It works through a stack buffer overflow, and is the only way that you can run homebrew without a modchip. Note that GC applications won't run through this method. 
The hack works with the following disc versions:
 RVL-RZDP-0A-0 JPN – working
Some minor problems reported e.g. Some greeny lines around the top area of the screen that appear with the penguin and if the TV type is set to 480i/p (60Hz or EDTV mode) the bottom is cut off

RVL-RZDE-0A-0 JPN – working
RVL-RZDE-0A-0 USA – working
RVL-RZDE-0A-2 USA – working
RVL-RZDJ-0A-0 JPN – not supported yet

The latest available version of the hack can be downloaded at: http://chaoshq.de/~crediar/twilight-hack-v0.1-alpha3a.zip

As always, read any included documentation, ask questions when necessary, and do this at your own risk!

Cheers, all []D^_^

Bringing Wiibrew Up to Speed

First up is YAOSM v 2.0 FINAL. Here's some info from the readme:

You can get ahold of this release at Wiinewz .

just click the picture for a bigger image. Thanks to Wiinewz for the picture.

You can get more information at the OpenWii site .

Unfortunately, this wonderful wonderful game has been delayed. The new release date is set for Sunday, March 9th.

Some good news though. Famitsu has given this game a perfect score, 40/40. You can check out some scans of the game at Neogaf.

Almost there… We have a release from Crediar, WiiTools v 0.1. With this tool you can extract and decrypt partitions from Wii isos.

Thanks to TehSkeen for this update. You can download it here .

Well, some of you may have experienced some problems over the past 24 hours on the brewology network. You can rest assured that everything has been taken care of. Thank you for your cooperation during this time. If you are experiencing any difficulties signing in, leave a comment on this posting with your username and we will look into the matter as soon as possible. Once again we thank you for keeping the brewology alive and kicking and the best site for all your console needs. Thanks and have a happy 2008.

Brewology Staff

Argon Programmer Coming Soon

You can find more information at the Infectus site.