Mario Kart Wii and Freeloader update: It works!

So, contrary to earlier reports, the Freeloader works fine with Mario Kart Wii after all. According to NCSX, turns out the US Wii system ironically needs the 3.1U firmware update from the Super Smash Bros Brawl disc, and then your free to play an import copy of Mario Kart Wii. I'm glad to see that the Freeloader wasn't destroyed so easily, and even happier to see that not even the best gaming blogs and a certain import site are infallible.

But still...to work after an update - wasn't that the one thing they said might make the Freeloader not function?