Once upon a time, in an American, dictator-ruled, city, I had a near-launch Wii. Before BootMii was released, I made a few stupid moves and thought I bricked my Wii. (I believe now that I could have recovered if I had patience.) I sent it to United Radio (Nintendo's authorized NY repair facility), as I was convinced I couldn't do anything to repair it. My replacement came with System Menu 3.3 (sans Oct. 23 Update) and boot1c (or, the f01e boot1). I was shocked, extremely happy, and extremely sad, for I could easily hack for homebrew. However, it also meant I am unable to install the beloved BootMii for brick protection.
And they all lived happily ever after.