Hackers Claim Homebrew Channel Will Work On Wii U

<p>The hacking group behind the Homebrew Channel on the original Wii console has claimed that it has now created an update which allows the free application loader to work on the Wii U&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Writing on <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;hackmii&period;com&sol;2012&sol;12&sol;hbc-release-for-a-new-wii-u&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">HackMii<&sol;a>&comma; user &&num;8220&semi;dhewg&&num;8221&semi; stated&comma; &&num;8220&semi;We have a new release with a new version of The Homebrew Channel&semi; this will install on both Wii consoles&comma; and inside the virtual Wii sandbox inside the Wii U&period; The currently used IOS exploit is courtesy of tueidj&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Please note that this is not running in full Wii U mode&semi; running this on a Wii U will probably work just like on a Wii&period; Also&comma; due to technical limitations of the virtual Wii mode&comma; BootMii will not work on a Wii U&period; If we are able to resolve this&comma; we will make a new release with BootMii support&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This news comes not long after a hacker published the alleged Wii U CPU and GPU specs on their personal Twitter account back in November&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Via&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;computerandvideogames&period;com&sol;382927&sol;hackers-update-wii-homebrew-channel-to-work-on-wii-u&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">CVG<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;