Once you've got your Wii opened up to homebrew apps, you've unlocked all kinds of potential, including emulators for old-school gaming consoles, different media players, and other utilities.

Besides the Homebrew Channel, all you'll need is an external USB 2.0 hard drive and freely available files listed in the tutorial.

Aroma is a work-in progress environment. Aroma adds support for Modules (which run in the background and improve functionality of the Wii U), Plugins (which can change and add new features to your Wii ...

For convenience, you can download Wii VC Launch directly on your console from the Homebrew App Store. Alternatively, download the latest release from the Releases page by clicking on WiiVCLaunch.wps.

According to Eurogamer, members of the hacker community all claim that the Homebrew Channel may one day work within the Wii U itself, sans the Wii mode shell, but that's still a bit of a ways off.

Breathe some new life into your aging Wii by hacking it for Homebrew! Emulation, DVD playback, and Linux are all possible with the Homebrew Channel, now more mature and easier to install than ever.

The hackers who created the Wii Homebrew Channel have made the channel functional on the Wii U, according to a post on the group’s website, HackMii.

A Wii U Homebrew Channel, of sorts, has been pulled together - it's not the first Wii U homebrew workaround by a long shot, but in its current form is certainly the most durable while functioning ...

The developers of the Wii Homebrew Channel have shut down the project, claiming the community is built on "lies and copyright infringement".