The Universal Scientific Laws of Wii Homebrew or Hacking

There are a lot of interesting Wii modifications out there to perform in the name of Wii homebrew and Wii hacking. There are countless guides to achieving these modifications available to you by simply googling for them. However, how many of these guides are entirely accurate? And how many of these modifications should actually be performed?

This post will present to you a list of proven scientific truths to follow when performing any modification to your Wii. In fact, most of these truths or laws will even apply to hacking other video game consoles and even performing software modifications to your computer you're reading this on.

The less you do, the better off you will be

 Practically every guide out there contains loads of unnecessary steps of supplementary modifications to perform to achieve your goal. Almost always, at least half of the steps in any guide do not need to be performed to achieve your primary target. Always keep your eye on the prize and question whether or not everything you do is absolutely necessary. If you do too many unnecessary things, you are likely going to end up bricking your Wii.

Never, ever, ever, downgrade anything

All Wii homebrew and Wii hacking can be done on any Wii irregardless of the Wii's firmware. There is never a reason to downgrade your Wii. In fact, if you downgrade on a newer Wii, you will brick your Wii. So why risk doing something that is never necessary?

Have a credible reference on hand at all times

Any time you are doing something to your Wii, you should have someone or something to refer to for help at all times. Generally, experienced people and thorough references can bail you out of any predicament and walk you through any intimidating situation. Credible references are WiiBrew and Tehskeen. Credible people are myself, the people at the WiiBrew Forums, the fine folks at my forums, and the gentlemen at the tehskeen forums.  

Never let one person force you to do something

Its your Wii, you can do whatever the hell you want with it. If you don't trust someone or you don't like the advice someone gives you, get a second opinion. This is your Wii that you spent hard-earned money on, so be sure to take as much of your time you want before you do anything.

I truly hope this post will help you in making decisions while modifying your Wii. If you have any suggestions of content to add to this post, please leave a comment below. Also, please feel free to follow my twitter.