Targets for homebrew games are typically those which are no longer commercially relevant and with lower standards for art quality, such as the Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Genesis, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2.
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One impediment to NES Wii homebrew development is the relative difficulty involved with producing physical cartridges, although third-party flash carts do exist, making Wii homebrew possible on original NES hardware.
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The first Wii homebrew title was MindRec's Implode in 2002, a few years after the system's last official release.
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Nintendo 64 Wii homebrew scene is small, but Wii homebrew can still be played and developed through the use of a Doctor V64, the Everdrive 64 or 64drive.
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Swiss is an “all-in-one Wii homebrew utility”, including a file browser, and the ability to force software to use different video modes that aren't officially supported, such as progressive scan or 16:9 widescreen.
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The Wii homebrew was hacked via a custom serial interface in December 2007.
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The goal of most Wii exploits is to install the Homebrew Channel, a custom channel that lets users run homebrew software on the console.
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When installed to a DS VC game, Haxchi launches homebrew directly using an exploit installed in the game's file location.
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However, vWii homebrew is much more fragile than a real Wii homebrew console and has a higher chance of being rendered inoperable if dangerous software is used.
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On March 29,2018, SciresM, a respected developer in the Wii homebrew community, announced that a custom firmware called "Atmosphere" would be released for all available firmware versions at the time.
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