[quote name='Pookymeister']Im thinking it might have something to do with some hack they safeguarded against in newer versions.[/quote]
Couldn't be something stupid like what version of freeloader works, could it?
Anyway, I suppose unless you connect it to the Internet, you could skate with the original firmware. But then, wouldn't this person want a "launch wii that's never been connected to the internet"?