NinARM1

A year ago, a teenage boy came home carrying a Wii console, a SD card and a stack of bootleg games. He was excited. It's his first home console and probably his last. Things were looking great in the beginning but he was soon bored of the games.

A month later, back in Canada, he found out about holes inside the Wii system. How simple exploits can be used to modify the system firmware, and perform tasks not originally intended by the system. The lack of security in Nintendo's online service is also surprising to him. The "anonymous" nature of Nintendo WFC provided room for altering software coding while connected online.

From that point on, he went by the name NinARM1. Wherever NinARM1 goes, massive chaos and destruction follows. He gathered tons of fans and haters as he moved on, ruining the experience for anyone who crossed his path. At one point, he was even accused of working for Nintendo. Of course, there are also other sore losers after they get all bummed out.

Altering the game while connected online does come with consequences. NinARM1 has been banned off Nintendo WFC at least 6 times for different reasons. That didn't stop anyone though. Not even Nintendo employees knew how the system worked. No doubt, they should really learn about how Sony and Microsoft manages their online network.

It's been a year. The once-fabled NinARM1 will withdraw from the scene forever. The virtual world is never a good place to stay, it doesn't matter how much points you have or how many people you've pissed off. Only things in real life matters.

I am NinARM1, and I'm now off to do my AP math package. (School starting soon?)
More work, less play.