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Wii Homebrew Channel development shuts down over ‘stolen’ code

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The Homebrew Channel , a popular piece of software used on hacked Nintendo Wiis , has been archived.

Its maintainers are accusing the creators of "libogc," a toolkit HBC relies on, of stealing Nintendo -made and open-source code.

HBC is a central piece of the Wii homebrew community, serving as a launcher for non-Nintendo -approved software without needing to run an exploit.

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