The Freeloader was a godsent to Europeans when it was released earlier this year. The prospect of playing games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl before the rest of the world got bored of them was exciting. You can imagine how heartbroken many gamers were left when they discovered that their version 3.3 firmware upgrade had rendered the disc about as useful as a tiny frisbee. So what are the chances of an upgraded Freeloader eventually hitting the market? One N-Europe reader decided to actually ask that question, and lo and behold, he got a response:

Thank you for your recent enquiry unfortunately at this early stage we are not sure when, if ever, we will be able to release a new version of Freeloader that will run on consoles that have been updated with the v3.3 firmware. No refund is or exchange is available (outside of the terms and conditions of the returns policy offered by your point of purchase) since the Freeloader continues to be fully compatible with Wii firmware 3.2 and below.

Ouch. That’s a real shame. Though a Freeloader may not be necessary, anyway. There are homebrew apps that accomplish the same thing for free. But then again….

N-Europe
via WiiFanboy

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