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Nintendo thwarting Wii modders with epoxy-locked chips; Wii Backup Loader abandoned 
Engadget | by Nilay Patel | Thu, Sep 18
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A double shot of bad news for the Wii hacking set today -- not only do new Wiis appear to have a modchip-proof layer of epoxy around the DVD-ROM IC chips, Waninkoko has abandoned the Wii Backup-Loader project. The modchip news isn't all that surprising -- Ninty's been fighting a losing battl...
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