The hackers behind the Wii Homebrew Channel have got it working on Wii U.

A post by dhewg, who contributed to the creation of the Wii Homebrew Channel, reveals a new version of the HBC that installs on both Nintendo consoles.

For now, it only works on the Wii mode within the Wii U, not in full Wii U mode. In essence, the HBC runs on Wii U just as it does on Wii.

dhewg suggested the Wii hacker community may be able to find their way into the full Wii U mode, and thus get HBC running there, but it seems they are nowhere near that - yet.

We can all try to hack the Wii U together from inside Wii mode, he said.

Nintendo won't be happy with this latest development. It maintains that the installation of the Homebrew Channel voids warranty as it is considered unauthorised software.

Last month a post from Wii and PS3 hacker Marcan, who contributed to the discovery of exploits for the original Wii as part of Team Twiizers, revealed firm figures on Wii U processor performance - suggesting the Wii U had been hacked.