Sven has been actively pursuing the worlds first USB Mass Storage Library for use with the Nintendo Wii. Last week he released a demo application that would read and display the directory contents from compatible FAT formatted USB hard drives. He has once again released a few demo applications which interact with your portable data sources. Here's part of an article he's posted on his personal blog.

"I'm currently working on USB mass storage support for the Wii and just wanted to give you an update of my current status.

I've released (again) two or three semi-public betas in #wiidev to be able to test the code with a few more devices and already fixed a few compatibility issues. Most storage devices seems to be working now and there are only a few that fail at the initialization that I still got to fix."

Read the entire post by clicking here.

Nuvalo strikes again! This time he's released a port of M.A.M.E for the Nintendo Wii. It's been built around Wii-Linux and features almost full speed game play for most ROM's, sound, controller support. No word on high score saving. You can find out more about the release and download it from the link below.

Discuss/Download: Here

Nonameno has stopped by our forums to release his ExistenzE Music Disk which is a compilation of Jochen Hippel Soundchip wrapped in a slick oldschool demo type application. It's been made using GRRLIB! Check this out! Groovy stuff!

More Info/Download/Discuss: Here

Team Infectus the creators of the Argon Nintendo Wii modification chip have released a new firmware for their line of SP1 Flash Argon chips. This new firmware allows you to install the chip using only 9 wires. Note that the update can only be performed on a chip that is currently installed in a Nintendo Wii and there are some timing bugs present on some chipsets when booting backups.

Source/Download: Here

Thanks to tracat for the news tip!

Densika has released a new side scrolling platformer game for the Sony PSP. Nicky II PSP is an adaptation of classic Amiga/DOS platformer by Microids which was also published on the Atari ST and PC EGA video game consoles. Make sure to visit the release source for more information along with a video.

"The sequel to Nicky Boom; this time Nicky must find out who has been removing ladders and blocking off caves in his homeland. The gameplay is essentially platform, with multi-directional maze-like levels. Beating the obstructions requires occasional brainwork – hidden ladders are easy enough to uncover, and there are lots of hidden sections to look for. The levels are colourful, and the game has a cute look making it appear suited to younger players. Mirrors are placed around the levels, which transport you to a random place."

Download: Here

Svpe has put online his before mentioned USB Mass Storage source code that was only released to members of #wiidev on IRC/EFNET.

Waninkoko has followed up his previous release of the Nintendo Wii Mii Extractor and released a Wii Installer. Using these two utilities you can export and import your Mii avatars to and from your Nintendo Wii's front SD card for editing and safe keeping purposes.

Download: Here

A staff member from a local modification outfit brought a Nintendo Wii into Nintendo's main Redmond, WA repair center and was given a letter of warning due to the fact the Nintendo Wii had been previously modified with a modchip.

Wiimodmaster brought a Nintendo Wii he claimed he purchased from eBay into Nintendo of America's headquarters for a repair job. The Wii in question had been previously modified with a modchip which was identified when Nintendo saw the damage the the DVD-ROM IC chip.

The chip had been cut down with a dremel to allow the modchip to be soldered onto IC legs which had been partially removed to prevent such chips to be soldered onto the Nintendo Wii.

When questioned about the problem Wiimodmaster claimed he purchased the Nintendo Wii from eBay and the Wii was fixed and he was given a letter of warning about the dangers and Nintendo's stance on installing a modchip into their next generation video game console.

Read More: Here

Bushing has released a utility for use with the Infectus multi-console modification chip that will allow you to flash your NAND backups back to your Nintendo Wii. Just in case you miss the point - you can now restore your Nintendo Wii's NAND to a previous backup therefor allowing you to "unbrick" your console (note: the backup has to be created before you brick your Wii).

"amoxiflash is a libusb-based program to use the Infectus 1/2 chip to program NAND flash chips. Source code included. It is still highly experimental and only supports a few Wii chips; it will eventually be enhanced to support most commonly available NAND Flash chips. You will also need to install the included libusb-win32 filter."

Download: Here