yes but a normal Wii with homebrew does too so this isn't an advantage.
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For people who have a hacked Wii U: What can a hacked Wii U do that a hacked Wii can't?
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yes but a normal Wii with homebrew does too so this isn't an advantage.
I'll have to try out Nintendont. I was reading a guide on it and it says that you should use an 8GB card to install HomeBrew or smaller. Then once installed, you can use a larger card. Is this true?
If so, I can see the advantage of permanently putting the hack in place via the DS game so you don't have to deal with the swapping of SD/ SDHC cards.
Which games are you looking to try? I never heard of this so I looked it up. I see that there are a few games on this system. I'm familiar with Mario Kart Arcade GP but which of the other games would you say are worth playing?
The big three Triforce games are Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 & F-Zero AX.
The Mario Kart games are interesting. I played a lot of GP 2 while abroad around 10 years ago. Also played a lot of GP DX in Japan(but that's a lot more modern and isn't a Triforce game). Of course, F-Zera AX is a class game.
Other games include Virtua Striker 2002 & Virtua Striker 4. Good arcade football/soccer games.
Yes it will let me power it on. I haven't tried loading homebrew browser because I was afraid it might not let me do what I wanted to. I saw savemii and it looked promising.
I also wanted to transfer the purchased games.
I think you mean 480p and component cables. Yes, being able to use HDMI instead of component cables is a big plus.
I think when you login to your new console, you bring up eShop and then re-download your games to the new system. Have you tried that?
This is untrue. The hack uses a FAT32 formated SD card which can be 1TB and higher if I recall correctly. It is accessed any time you use Mocha, with all homebrew and software on the card. I would recommend this, as Haxchi is unnecessary, risky, comes with a cost and possibly obsolete once the eShop closes for good.
Nintendont in particular can access the games from the SD directly (and I think it's not compatible with an external hard drive).
Use this and you'll be fine:
Pretty sure Nintendo still had NNID being locked to the console fuckery going on with 3DS/WiiU - so you have to contact their CS and hope that they would delete the link to your old system.
But its been a while...maybe im wrong and they fixed in the post Switch years.
Good point. I think you're correct. I think Tech Support is pretty good about this. Especially if you send a screen shot or something of the error that you're getting. I do agree that we should be entitled to play our games and not have to resolve to this.
Yeah I haven't taken out my Wii u in a long time, but that was 100% the best part back in the day.same with the Wii, I was able to rip my games and just put them away and never have to think about it. Felt like the damn future at the time lol.
The only thing that prevents me from hacking my WiiU is the lack of QOL improvements that interest me - like turning off the gamepad, or replacing the Wara Wara plaza with...anything else. I like both the gamepad and the plaza, but I don't want to use the Gamepad for every game (you can only turn off the screen) and the Wara Wara plaza has been dead for years.
I was actually wondering if I could have just the wii hacked and keep the Wii u legit, so I can play multiplayer without fear.
No, the Wii can output in 240p! This is used for homebrew 8/16 bit emulators and I think some VC emulators use this mode as well.
No, I mean 240p. Native resolution (sometimes) for emulating old consoles
You think they might do this today still? I could try giving them a call.
After that I guess I could then copy my saves from one to another using savemii.
Depends on where you live but you can def. shoot your shot a their customer service with your account information.
Probably wanna do this as early as possible with Holidays coming up though.
Ah, so that's why the game is leading the VC eshop charts!
So, outside of the things that the Wii can do...
DS games, as well as DS games with hacks, like playing Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass with NORMAL controls.
Playing Wii-U games with hacks! It's fun to play BOTW without fuming at the durability system, and also, playing as Linkle.
Playing n64 games in a much better resolution is nice, I have Mario 64 on there, running at 60FPS, with a widescreen hack.
DS games, as well as DS games with hacks, like playing Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass with NORMAL controls.
Playing Wii-U games with hacks! It's fun to play BOTW without fuming at the durability system, and also, playing as Linkle.
Playing n64 games in a much better resolution is nice, I have Mario 64 on there, running at 60FPS, with a widescreen hack.
I actually liked the stylus controls. Even played Super Mario 64 DS using stylus controls. Still, it's nice that the Wii U offers an option for normal controls.
I like the Picross series and have been playing on the Switch. Definitely prefer stylus controls since it's easier to count and to fill in lots of blocks.
So you have to choose between mod support or higher FPS when choosing Wii U vs. Switch BOTW?
Well if you ask me, I dont think mods do much for BOTW. Also, you can play the game on PC if you have a good rig, the framerate is supposed to be good, and the mods also work there.
I personally played the game on WiiU first and Switch later and I am happy with my experience on the WiiU. I dont think the framerate is bad. But it depends of people, some people will disagree with me, I am not arguing.
The mods are a novelty, but nothing amazing. The framerate is decent. Up to you really.
I just realized that part of my confusion is that there is **NO** sleep mode on the WiiU. Anytime I push the power button it goes off or perhaps it might do standby. That means you have to execute the browser hack anytime you walk away from a game session.
The Switch suspend/resume is probably the best feature it has. Also, the WiiU is so sluggish in comparison to the Switch.
I do have the Home Brew Launcher installed as a channel but I don't know how I did that if I don't have Haxchi installed. Not sure what I did to the system back in 2016. I don't see any signs of a DS game installed. Only GB/GBA and Wii U titles.
I just got my Wii U back up and running, replaced the faulty external HD and redownloaded all my games.
Would love to install homebrew and load all my Wii and Wii U discs onto the HD, and was wondering if you can also make all the VC and WiiWare software currently available in Wii mode accessible via the top level Wii U menu? Also, do I lose the software on the SD card when using it for the hack?
I do have a Wario Ware DS game purchased from the Eshop, do I lose access to it if I use it for the exploit?
I've been playing a few light gun games regularly, and don't want to risk the chance of bricking the system if I'm not going to get much benefit.
Would love to install homebrew and load all my Wii and Wii U discs onto the HD, and was wondering if you can also make all the VC and WiiWare software currently available in Wii mode accessible via the top level Wii U menu? Also, do I lose the software on the SD card when using it for the hack?
I do have a Wario Ware DS game purchased from the Eshop, do I lose access to it if I use it for the exploit?
I've been playing a few light gun games regularly, and don't want to risk the chance of bricking the system if I'm not going to get much benefit.
I prefer the original Wii for emulation, since I can hook it up to a CRT with nice, authentic looking 240p output over component cables. I haven't found a good reason to hack my Wii U yet.
Yup.
Yup.
I am not sure whether there's a better thread to ask this, but I have been on Haxchi since 4-5 years ago at least and haven't touched my Wii U in a while.
I want to upgrade to Coldboot Haxchi so I need to know if I can just continue from where I am right now with some additional steps, or if I should first uninstall Haxchi and start over so that I end up with CBHC.
I am asking to make sure that I avoid bricking my console etc so if anyone can help it would be great.
I want to upgrade to Coldboot Haxchi so I need to know if I can just continue from where I am right now with some additional steps, or if I should first uninstall Haxchi and start over so that I end up with CBHC.
I am asking to make sure that I avoid bricking my console etc so if anyone can help it would be great.
Going from memory here, but I think you need to patch the Wii side just like you would on a regular Wii.
Just did it, you were right--everything's running smooth now, thanks!
No, everything can be installed to the system menu with one hard drive for storage.
I don't think so. Possibly if you connect via USB and run an app every time you want to use it. However, you can use the SNES Classic controllers on Wii U and IMO they are better than the 8bitdo controllers anyway.
Wii U and Wii games can be stored on the same drive without injecting the Wii games on the Wii U side?
You need to install them on the Wii U side as WUP packages with a HDD formatted by your Wii U. If you're trying to just drop Wii ISOs onto your Wii U HDD, then no, that isn't possible.
That method had less compatibility but lets you play games from the gamepad, right?
I wish I knew this before I sold my Wii. I love my Wii u but having the Wii hooked up to a CRT to be play VC and emulators was pretty awesome.
It essentially has 100% compatibility with Wii and Gamecube games using that method, unless it's a game that uses unconventional hardware like Odama or Four Swords Adventures.