Got a Wii u a few months ago just for the homebrew scene. Basically unlocks every console before it and becomes a powerhouse, gives the system so much potential!
@@gus051 I just don't sell my old consoles or games anymore not worth the money. But might be 10/15 years down the line when it's a collector's item but even then I might keep it.
So either I'm doing something wrong, but how do I allow Nintendont to run on the Gamepad. It runs fine on Homebrew channel in Wii mode, But I can't seem to make it run through Haxchi. A little help?
I modded my Wii U Gamepad and put 3 tablets batteries. It's like I created a Godzilla. I used to stop playing when battery is in the red now I can't stop playing and this is driving me crazy
The Wii U is definitely a neat system, I loved it but am also aware of the flaws it had. I remember the first night getting it and thinking it would have been perfect if the console was the gamepad itself, which is essentially what they did with the Switch. I still need to mess with all the emulators out there for it but I recently had a spin at some Sm4sh mods for it, character swaps are hilarious and the tools to inject everything are quite easy to use as well.
I had the exact same thought. I racked my brain trying to think of how to covertly place the console in different places (bedroom, car, etc) to achieve what the Switch does natively.
hey mrmario ,my name is elevation i have a question is there a way you can ''Find a kernel exploit in the vita os'' or some how acquire there bootloader signature key and boot a modified vita os with encryption disabled. Write a linux framebuffer driver for the vita. Write a audio driver. Poll the button registers every 1ms. Compile the kernel. Compile android for arm. Copy all that to a memory card. Use the exploit to kexec the linux kernel from the vita kernel. to have android running on your vita without breaking its os. If You can please reply to me it will be cool to have a working android emulator or some other software to make it run.
I still do too I got mine on July 2015 for my birthday. I just need 8 more games to collect the top 25 games (the only ones worth collecting). I'll never sell it
I have haxchi and homebrew all installed but I don't see anywhere to play GameCube games just a weird block game and Pac man that's it what did I do wrong
Still playing Breath of the Wild, split screen Minecraft with my son and Smash Bros for lounge room fun. It's a great system, truly underrated and I'm glad I found your video because I'm really looking forward to jail breaking it!
I never realized the homebrew scene of the Wii U Wii U Wii DS Gamecube N64 SNES GBA/GBC/GB NES PSP MAME Sega Genesis All of these games on one system is absolutely amazing!
3DS is also great to hack because you can put GB/GBC, GBA, NES, and SNES games on it and hacking it is fairly simple using a flash cart which will usually cost around $10, plus you can put DS games into the flash cart making it a handheld system that plays pretty much all handheld Nintendo consoles it’s pretty neat. there’s apps out there too that let you easily put in custom themes straight from the custom themes website (just scan the QR code with your 3DS camera and you don’t even need to take out the SD card!), recording by sending footage through your router and straight to your computer so you can record gameplay without a capture card, and there’s an app for custom badges so you just drop some images into a folder and run it and it gives you badges for the home screen of the images
I wonder how it handles as a media player, I had some mvk/avi players on my Wii but it couldn't really keep up and would be very jerky and out of sync, it's possible the Wii-U would handle 1080p MVK with ease.
I actually do own a 3ds with CFW, and am a part of the modding community. The only issue I have is the lack of N64/PSX emulation. This is the exact reason why I'm picking up a psp very soon. Yeah, I can agree having the ability to scan QR codes easily to install software is really handy. I'm still looking at the switch homebrew currently, currently nothing is optimized, but due to the hardware of the switch, the emulation scene could be really good for the console. Plus the switch being a portable console, you could play Wii games on the go, which would be awesome.
Failure or not, the Wii U was awesome. I have a black 32 GB Deluxe Wii U console and it is awesome. I have Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition and the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8.
I've got the same one. The only native Wii U games I have are Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Yoshi's Wooly World, and Paper Mario Color Splash. However...it's the best way to play Wii games, and the Wii U virtual console is WAAAAAAAAAY better than the Wii one.
I have New Super Mario(bundled), Smash4, Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X(my favorite game of the system, masterpiece), Mario Kart 8, Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U, Wii Sports Club.
I love my Wii U. It was always the console of “quality over quantity” in my opinion. Every game for it I have is fantastic and I really wish it’d been more popular. And after watching this I’m gonna install the homebrew to get even more love out of it.
Meh, I sold my Wii U already. You really don't need a Wii U if your PC can run CEMU...basically eats all Wii U games for breakfast. Not sure why people still mod consoles when PCs can do all that modding consoles can and more without it being frowned upon and all that.
I have an Basic 8GB WiiU ( Italy Prices are too HIGH ) since launch. And I still love this system. Thanks MVG to help me discovered a new lot of stuff I can do with my WiiU
I think it is hilarious that Brain Age probably has hundreds of thousands of sales purely due to people hacking their Wii-U as 99% of the tutorials on jail-breaking the Wii-U say to buy this game. LOL
top selling game on the Wii U for months and months on end for a reason LOL there’s other apps that work but that’s the cheapest one so might as well go for it. Sudoku works similarly on the 3DS being a really good game to use to hack it (which is also a great system to hack by letting you put GB/A and S/NES games on ur home screen and being able to play them on a handheld like that)
For those who are worried about the recent 5.53 firmware upgrade to the Wii-U don't be. It didnt effect the exploit for installing haxchi you can still do it using MVG's method. For European/EU people you will have to reinstall haxchi in order for it to work again.
@@croixtucker1757 only wii shop will be closed. Wii U's eshop is the same as switch's and 3ds's, so it wont be closed for like idk maybe 8 years at least?
Also almost nearly all things from wii shop were backed up and you can download them from internet (ofc not legally). There are literally collections of entire shop worth hundreds of gigabytes on forums.
Thank you for this video. I hacked my Wii U years ago, and yes it is the definite system. Emulators run well, NES, SNES, N64, Megadrive, MAME... Like you say this console opens doors, a huge library of games. SNES and NES wii compatible pads can also be connected for a full retro feeling, making a link to the past!
If you get an adapter for your Switch, you can connect Wiimotes to it and use those gamepads as well, for future reference. I play Shovel Knight exclusively on my Wii U with the NES/SNES pads, it's amazing.
My biggest concern is there any risk with digital games bought through the e-shop and does it prevent you from purchasing games on the e-shop? I.e. does Nintendo recognize modded device similarly to the switch and prevent any activity on their servers.
I was going to mention that, too. xD Replace that one with Pikmin 3! Still hoping for a Switch port of that one... And maybe also Star Fox Zero without the forced motion controls.
I sold my Wii U when I was at University because.. well... students be poor! I am so tempted to reinvest, I miss it! Especially now I know all this. Great video!
Great video - the Wii U is an incredibly underrated all-in-one homebrew system nowadays. One thing about Wii64 - enabling framebuffer textures fixes a lot of issues and as the Wii U is running at an unlocked CPU speed, it doesn't have an issue (in terms of performance), and with the recent Wii64-RICE (which is still experimental, so it's not perfect) N64 on Wii U is honestly very good. Don't forget about the fact that Wii games, with a WiiVC injection, can be played with gamepad controls too - it emulates a Wii Classic Controller - so it is definitely a preferable way to play! Speaking of forgetting, I also forgot about PPSSPP on Wii U until now, so thanks for that. The Wii U is definitely one of those overlooked systems which is worth any console hacker's time.
Wii hope that U prepared a nice comfy seat for this video, because it’s gonna be a great one! Wii U is a legendary console. Never forget it, as long and anyone who reads this lives.
You didn't even go over one of the best aspects of doing this imo. You can inject your own Wii and Gamecube games into the Wii U's memory, and store them on a Wii U formatted drive. I find this particularly useful since I want to keep all of my installed Wii U games bundled together with the Wii/GC games. Quick edit: If you wanna know what tool I used, search "TeconMoon's Wii VC injector", you'll find it there on a GBATemp post. It does both GC and Wii injects.
Keep in mind, there's still an aspect of "legality" to all this. He explicitly mentioned his import Fatal Frame game. Injecting the games to a drive is the most optimal, but there are cases where people have a library of games and don't mind picking them out of the bunch.
Joe Gent usb helper still works just fine just look up how to fix it there’s some good Reddit threads that can help FreeShop 3DS/USB Helper 3DS on the other hand is completely dead ever since a few weeks ago because nintendo themselves actually cut off its access on their servers so now we need to wait for people to find another way to crack it which might not even happen
You can use the gamecube classic controller for gamecube games/wii or the gamepad. Pretty sure you can use the gamecube adapter for official original gamecube controllers. It is all a bit confusing
Wii U is a Swiss Army knife for recording stuff. It can run any Wii software, including homebrew emulators and USB Loaders, and can run it’s own homebrew, meaning it can basically emulate ANY older system and output it through HDMI.
This is amazing! I love the fact that you can have the whole Nintendo cataologue up to the WiiU present on one Machine. To me, retro gaming is a big part of my gaming interest, and being able to collect all my Nintendo games on one console is fantastic to be honest. I haven't tried this hack yet, but it will allow for the console to never really become a dust collector in my home. I just hope that the bongos work with the GC-adapter with Nintendont. DK Jungle Beat is just sooooo much fun.
Love it. I'm a big fan of the WiiU. The poor marketing and clunky hardware kept people from an amazing game library. As far as exclusives go, it blew the competition out of the water. One thing you didn't mention is using it as a streaming box. Sure, everything does Netflix nowadays, but nothing handles those services like the WiiU. The second screen lets you navigate while you're watching, and on some services gives you access to additional details about what you're watching.
None17555 I didn't know the Netflix app on the Wii U could do that. It seems super convenient, that way you don't have to exit out of what you're watching. Also I love learning new info on things!
Yeah that's cool but my phone can do that so really not a selling point for me. I still love the idea of having a ton of games at my finger tips. I just don't know how to get the games onto the Wii U. Guess I should start by home brewing my Wii U.
Of course! The wii u is a great system with great games and plenty of games that's ACTUALLY replayable. Like I truly love the wii u and will forever go down in history as one of nintendo's top best consoles
I also like how in Wii Mode the Gamepad has its own built-in sensor bar, so you can play Wii games off the TV and even in another room. Or if you even wanted, you could make the Gamepad as your wireless sensor bar while playing on the TV. :)
@@randomrob3715 Yeah. However, the Gamepad must be turned on for it to work. Basically, you'll need to see the Wii Gameplay on it. It's especially useful when wanting to play Prime Trilogy in another room.
@@psnb1069 The Wii U doesn't have the best of range with Gamepad distance, so what I usually do is just bring the Wii U Console closer plugging it into another room. As long as the console receives power, that's all you really need.
I know it's almost two years old, but there's a better N64 emulator for the Wii/Wii U called Not64, it's based on Wii64 (uses same interface) but I've noticed a lot smoother and faster gameplay of N64 games on it.
literally been through your entire channel and watched 90% of videos...homebrew,modding,flashbacks etc this is my kind of stuff my man,thumbs up all videos and sharing where possible .....respect to ya M.V.G
I'm a teacher and almost all of my students have a wii u. They want a switch, but not many do. I think for younger kids the wii u will have great memories, as it does for anybody who bought it.
|| Co-Kane || Yea, the Switch is still about $200, so most stick with the Wii U. The number of Switches is increasing, but it's still the main console among my students. Nobody talks about the PS4, which surprised me, but it's probably more of a big kids console as my students are in primary school. I know quite a few teachers in high school and I asked them and it seems about the same. These are just word of mouth stats, so take it for what it is, but I think it's interesting.
@@dpc4548 what region are you in? Because I am one of 2 people I have ever known personally that own one. I know lots that have a switch now, but nobody(figuratively speaking) here in the us bought a wiiu.
@@granolatimes7185 Japan. I know different regions are different, but it's still interesting to see the popularity of different consoles in different areas and demographics. The vita still has more games released and outsells the ps4, for example.
Bought a Wii U at launch. I was not disappointed. Yes the library of games was not staggering, but, Nintendo had some excellent games that gen. I’m gonna have to mod this, if for no other reason because I can. (Like most retro consoles.) Very informative video, as always!
I was dissapointed that it didn't perform well (as far as just sales) because I would have eventually bought one, i might re-consider buying one if I can find a cheap one.
Great video, I too loved the Wii U. It was underrated imo. I have yet to install homebrew on my Wii U but after watching this video I'm seriously considering it.
Nintendo thought power didn't help because the n64 and gamecube both failed. Despite the fact that it was their arrogance on what kind of physical media to use.
Well...they do care about specs. Nintendo simply has always refused to ‘give’ hardware away at cost or at their own loss. They always uses leftover or legacy cpu technology that’s already few years old upon launch. As long as the games are fun, it doesn’t matter to me!
My kids loved the Wii U. I have forbidden my wife to sell it as I know they will want to come back to it as adults and I can see them and the games becoming quite rare and expensive when they are older due to so few units being sold.
Beauty of the Wii/WiiU is they were designed for non gamers, we've kept our Wii for years because of all the party games such as Just Dance. WiiU is backwards compatible so it's an easy choice to buy one.
Yeah same I bought one last February to play smah, Mario kart and breath of the wild for a fraction of the price I would have to pay for a switch and other games
Splatoon 2 is a lot more balanced and has more weapon types and much fairer specials as well as the DLC which is better than the main story mode of both games combined tbh. Splatoon 1 is great but if you have 2 there’s no real reason to play 1 much anymore
Man, I just love that Jogeir Liljedahl Amiga Tracker music. :) Thanks for inspiring me to mod my WiiU. To be honest, hacking is so far from piracy in my opinion. To me, it's all about practicality and being able to play all my favorite retro nintendo games on Nintendo hardware. Hacks like these allow us to do that, and will breath life and longevity into an already "dead" console. I will continue to buy retro game rereleases/collections as I always have. I just wish that Nintendo offered legal ways of acquiring ROMs.
I've bought 5 of these in the last 3 months. Once I discovered that it can play GC and Wii games natively and older/portable Nintendo consoles through emulation, I realized that this is an ultimate Nintendo console, you can have all your Nintendo games in one place. Once I started looking for one, I was shocked how cheap they are and kept buying them until ended up having 5, then I said enough :) I think the ultimate Nintendo collection is Wii U + New 3DS XL + Switch. I love all of them, each of them is unique and incredible in it's own way. Just wish N went with a 3d screen on Switch as well.
@@abaev Yes, I'm tempted to buy another one as well, purely for emulation and GC and Wii games on my CRT, since it also has a 480p RGB output. I've since soft modded mine and loaded it up with loads of emulators for classic systems.
I bought a maxplay adapter for wii u. It's the best thing ever. It allows for a 12volt battery to power the WiiU. If you have a big battery from a e-scooter or a car battery for camping you can get many hours of gameplay on the go. There are people paying hundreds of dollars to have a portable gamecube system when all you need is a WiiU and a maxplay. Never thought there would be a way to play Wii Sports outdoors on a camping trip without a TV!
Lol, all the retards hitting thumbs up, I bet none of you actually played Sonic Shuffle. Plus you're all Mario drones so I should expect any common sense out of you.
I think it's a real shame it's a cool little console, but he's probably right about it being poor marketing, they should have sold it as a 'new console' not a 'HD version of something you already have' , I bet that's what turned a lot of people off of getting one.
Give it a few years and there'll be loads of videos about great stuff on the Wii U. A fair few games have been ported onto the Switch so those games must have had at least some merit to begin with.
I'm still playing the Wii u I just wanna say thank you, Most of my grand memories on Minecraft, Splatoon, and Super Mario, were played on the Wii U I miss all my friends on Miiverse, I was disconnected when all my friends left, every weekend I'd play with my friends, but sadly everyone has moved onto The Switch When I'm old and gray I'm gonna tell my kids about the Wii U (if I have kids lol) Anyways, thank you for visiting the Wii U (I know this was made in August 2018 lol)
First time viewer here, saw this in my youtube feed randomly. Thanks for not pussing out and actually talking about emulators in this day and age, otherwise likely never would have heard of this.
He actually focuses on console modding. He is also actually an og XBOX modder himself, and in my opinion, he legitimately shows me how my "shitty" consoles are good.
Mario Maker, MHGU3, and literally the best eShop among all of nintendos eShops. Dont get me wrong its dead compared to other consoles. But trust me theres plenty of good games you can go download on the eShop that Im sure you're not even aware of. Pokemon, Megaman (Battle Network Series), Metroid, Golden Sun, etc. And honestly you can VERY EASILY find a Wii U online or at a local game shop for around 70$. I wouldnt go super far out of my way for one. But if your nostalgia blind its a pretty good system to own.
I love mine too. Can't imagine games like wonderful 101 or paper Mario colour splash being ported to switch due to how those games are played using gamepad and TV 😎
Yeah, modded wiiu is an ultimate nintendo system. It runs everything nintendo! I remember when they announced ds virtual console and gave brain age for free. Guess what my haxchi base game is :)
That was a module song I listened and sounded AWESOME!!! I almost forgotted that awesomeness!!! Thanks for remind me Module music :) --- Jogeir Liljedjal - Nearly There. Long live the SCENE!!!
Hmm I might have to look into this exploit & see if it's worth it. I still play my Wii-U regularly thanks to games like "Breath of The Wild, Mario Maker, Smash Bros & Slew of indie games". However this exploit could come in handy later down the road.
I wouldn't wait too long though, I'm sure the eshop closes in 2019, plus they might even take down the games you need to do the exploit, I'm surprised they haven't already.
Not likely that the eshop will be taken down anytime soon. It's integrated with the 3DS (and to an extent the Switch through shared funds) eshops (as well as through Nintendo Network ID). The day the Wii U eshop dies will be the day the 3DS eshop will die.
Subscribed. I found your videos insightful as i had stopped with Homebrew and emulation since selling my old PSP. I never stopped to think i could do this on my Vita or WiiU.
I have the WiiU for over a year now, and I absolutely love it. I think it is very underrated, but it has its flaws too, especially on the gamepad. If there were a button to turn off the gamepad completely it would have been great. It tends to discharge very quickly in a few days, I use to disconnect the battery from the gamepad everytime I don't use it). Another big flaw is the screen, with a resolution too low for it. I dream about a revised gamepad with 720p ips capacitive screen... But of course this would never happen. Another hassle is about the power delivery of the USB ports, which is too low. Hard drives and even the ssb GameCube controller adapter have to use two USB ports for them to work!
@@mIRChele Maybe he meant: "While on the Wii U home menu, press the sync button on your Wii U console twice and it should bring you to the GamePad pairing screen, then holding down the power button located on the GamePad will turn it off independently, allowing your console to remain on." Idk if this actually works tho.
@@kutaoizumi4189 unfortunately, the WiiU gamepad's wireless module stays constantly enabled just to listen for the WiiU itself to be turned on, which is very useless.
Very enlightening! I got a Wii U a few months ago and am enjoying it. Now I'm tempted to mod to play Gamecube games to have the "complete" Nintendo system.
2019 and Ive had LOADS of fun hacking our old Wii. The girls now in their 20s are re enjoying the old classics. I think I might purchase a Wii U now and check that out. You didnt mention if the Wii U can use the old Wii motion controllers? I think we skipped buying the Wii U due to not realizing it could display on a TV. Thanks for your videos are per usual. All fantastic.
I skipped it.cos i thought it was an addon or expansion for the old wii i owned alredy and as none the games were of much intrest couldnt see the point i learned recentl how its a console of its own lol very bad advertising by nintendo
I'm buying a Wii u in the next cpl days and I'm hoping your videos will help me homebrew with hopefully little to no frustration or throwing of the console. Thank you for your work bro
"In development" is a phrase that I don't quite agree with. It's out and has regular updates and support. It's a pretty awesome emulator. My PC can run nearly every game flawlessly. That's impressive considering my PC is four years old with a CPU that might as well be a letter opener (an i3 CPU with integrated graphics) and no graphics card.
Just buy a PSP 3000 and soft mod it. Plays every game perfect, and SUPER easy to do. Emulators for the 8 and 16 bit consoles also run well on PSP. Easier to soft mod than a Wii-U.
The wii u still does has it’s potential, it has a builtin camera unlike the switch and it’s semi portible and with a ir range extender you should be able to play wii u games from a futher distance, it has soo much untapped potential, o,o nintendo.
No one You know yes ir or IR or to be clearified infra red, i see lots of potential in an IR extender for the wii u sothat you can play in and around the house on your wii u with the wii u tablet.
@@johneygd Infra red is good for high speed close range communication and for cheap stuff but it won't go through walls so you wouldn't use IR as an extended for Wii U gamepad.
Just picked up a Wii U and I’m looking forward to modding it. I’ll make sure I check out your other vids on the Wii U as well. I think there’s an updated one.
I'm not having any luck. When I do get it to finally not freeze it says it can't launch the file. Upon closer inspection, at 4:08 I see 4 folders. Could you elaborate more of those folders and their contents because when I went to the link in the description I don't end up with the same files. Thanks in advance.
I love the wii u. The minute I got it, it became one of my favorite systems. Have you noticed all the musical themes that play in the different menus?Some of my favorite songs played on the eshop, like the original song. I plan to soft mod it one day, but I'm afraid I might brick it.
Just commenting here for others watching this, I'm sure Alan figured it out by now it's been 3 years! :) Haxchii and Mocha only last for the duration of the system being powered on, there's no chance of an accidental brick if you're only using it for emulation. CBHC is where things can get dicey but if you follow the instructions there's very little chance of an accidental brick.
I definitely love my hacked Wii U, but my biggest complaint is that there's no good media player (something like Kodi/XBMC) for the homebrew. I get that the Switch being broken pretty wide open has probably pulled the vast majority of the talent in that direction--and that's not something I'm complaining about given that I have a hackable Switch--but I'm always wanting to recreate the glory days of the OG modded Xbox with XBMC on it. After those amazing times, it's hard to settle for less.
Bought one of these badboys with just console and power supply and used DRC sim to simulate a gamepad, then used DRC sim to use my DS3 controller as input, works amazing and the total setup cost me 8 new zealand dollars! Great video as always :)
Nice video as always. I got a Wii u today almost new in box,super Mario maker version. I just traded two ds and one dsi for it. Couldn't be happier! Now hack time
2:18 was that dinky thermal pad really what they used instead of thermal paste? I guess when the whole system is lower power draw than entire AMD Jaguar laptops of the time.
There is thermal paste under the IHS (Internal Heat spreader). I replaced the thermal pad on mine with paste, it works fine. Didn't bother to delid, it def runs cooler though. Probably because the thermal pad was drier than a woman with Schrogens.
I'm a massive fan of the WiiU. Bought it the 32gb Nintendoland pack very soon after launch and I never looked back. The highlights for me were SM3DW, Mario Maker, Pikmin 3, Mirage Sessions, 101 and Star Fox Zero, as well as many others, retail and eShop.
Love your videos, dude! This one happened to pop up less than an hour after I finished installing homebrew on my Wii u and the vWii, what a coincidence.
I recently picked up a Wii U to flip - but started playing it and realized it's great. Had been planning to get a Switch, but now know that I don't really need to - the games I want to play, Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros. are fine on the Wii U - and the bundle I got came with 3 pro controllers. Just a really good value for a solid Wii U deluxe system.
Wey Loco if you have all the data stored away and buy another hard drive and another Wii U then you can get it all back or some sort of a recovery software
I plan on building this lol if i get a 2tb hard drive can i put the new wii u games on it or just wii and gc? And everyone says i need a y cable to power the hard drive is this just plug n play or is there any hidden suprises waiting to trip me up? Your knowledge would be appreciated :) does it connect to old wiimotes and numchucks too for lightgun games?
Why is it necessary to use a faulty n64 emulator if the wii u already runs them natively with the virtual console? Thats a genuine question, i remember i use to install wads into my modded wii to play nes, snes and n64 games without any aditional software and the wii read them as virtual console games. It even worked with hacked roms of games
Only a fool would pass on the wii u it has a awesome library of games and I really enjoyed the uniqueness it had. Splatoon Wonderful 101 Devils third Bayonetta 2 Mario 3d World Thanks for the homebrew info need to check that out for sure :)
Look I was probably being a bit strong saying Fool but around the time the wii U came out I heard a lot of noise saying the console wasn't great etc when for me it had a number of exclusives which I really enjoyed and the added uniqueness of the game pad just enhanced the experience. In terms of the switch I agree it is a far more superior device but I am only yet to see 1 exclusive game (Super Mario Odyssey) which could not be done on the Wii U which is still debatable hence why the Wii U is still worth it in 2018 imo with it's great back catalog.
The wiiu is the most bandwagon hate trained system in recent history. So many great games. Perfect for a media center and the feel and look of the console is amazing
thanks for the video. I finally got it to run Retroarch (with Haxchi of course from instructions of this Video) with Amiga and C64 games. So nostalgic moments with the WII U. many greetings from germany.
Great and informative video, as always from MVG (I've been lurking and watching your content since a couple of months ago). The WII-U is actually a pretty good console, but Nintendo never came close to using its full potential due to sales, lack of support and awful marketing. The fact that you can play Metroid Prime Trilogy, the Fire Emblem games from Gamecube & the combo of Twilight Princess HD / Breath of the Wild says it all. I hope it's a lesson learned for the Switch, which had a great start but let's see how it goes from here.
My kind of video. Great stuff as always, MVG :D
How do you hacked your wii u?
PLEASE HELP!!! What do I do if after I go to the web page and start home brew it says "cannot load file"
I just wanna get Breath of the Wild and I don't want to pay for a switch I'll barely use.
@@nafu1930 having the same issue
idk people just enjoy the freaking console ass is stop modding get the real things your that desprete! its just pointless to me
The Wii U will be like the GameCube, poor sales on launch and a strong fan base later on.
Melee is the only reason
NSMBU, DK Tropical Freeze, and Super Mario 3D world fixed the sales
@@IAm-zo1bo Windwaker HD, Twilight Princess HD, plus you can play any Wii game on it. (Which is mostly what I use mine for)
lolno
Wii u had such low library of games though...its just the king for Modding
Got a Wii u a few months ago just for the homebrew scene. Basically unlocks every console before it and becomes a powerhouse, gives the system so much potential!
Exactly! And Wii U USB Helper is so useful!
@Calx03 still works
@@pixelatedicon6579 still works, but not as good. Close down the USB helper now, then you have to reinstall it when you want to re open and use it.
can it play psx and ps2?
Early Days: Hated...
Mid Days: Whats a Wii U?
Late Days: Everyone get your SD cards out were modding this thing!
Yup that about sums it up lol. I had a Wii U way back then and ended up selling it, I wish I didn’t.
@@gus051
I just don't sell my old consoles or games anymore not worth the money.
But might be 10/15 years down the line when it's a collector's item but even then I might keep it.
Shelved mine so it's collecting dust. Now that were this far ahead in mods and hacks it's worth something
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@@choeung Forgot to capitalize your sentence
It should be noted that the WiiU disc drive does not support GameCube mini DVD’s so nintendont will have to be used with ripped games on an SD card
So either I'm doing something wrong, but how do I allow Nintendont to run on the Gamepad. It runs fine on Homebrew channel in Wii mode, But I can't seem to make it run through Haxchi. A little help?
Philippe Siruno Did you try running it through mocha cfw?
I don't know what mocha is. It's running through Haxchi, unless I you're able to change it?
Моча???!!!!!
Philippe Siruno Install the Nintendont WiiU Channel Forwarder. It allows you to run Nintendont in WiiU Mode that enables the Gamepad.
that low battery light had me sweating nervously
DessertArbiter Gaming 👋😃👌
I modded my Wii U Gamepad and put 3 tablets batteries.
It's like I created a Godzilla.
I used to stop playing when battery is in the red now I can't stop playing and this is driving me crazy
@@lancelnce how did you wire that together?
The original battery only lasted 3-4 hours, you can get updated ones that last much longer. I get 8 hours+ out of mine.
The Wii U is definitely a neat system, I loved it but am also aware of the flaws it had. I remember the first night getting it and thinking it would have been perfect if the console was the gamepad itself, which is essentially what they did with the Switch. I still need to mess with all the emulators out there for it but I recently had a spin at some Sm4sh mods for it, character swaps are hilarious and the tools to inject everything are quite easy to use as well.
Ok
I had the exact same thought. I racked my brain trying to think of how to covertly place the console in different places (bedroom, car, etc) to achieve what the Switch does natively.
MrMario2011 I find the gamepad to be really good on its own. Way more comfortable than the joy cons. I just didn't like it for smash lol
@CabinDoor But it has Virtual console. Which it lacks. I can always come back to the Wii U to buy old games.
hey mrmario ,my name is elevation i have a question is there a way you can ''Find a kernel exploit in the vita os'' or some how acquire there bootloader signature key and boot a modified vita os with encryption disabled. Write a linux framebuffer driver for the vita. Write a audio driver. Poll the button registers every 1ms. Compile the kernel. Compile android for arm. Copy all that to a memory card. Use the exploit to kexec the linux kernel from the vita kernel. to have android running on your vita without breaking its os. If You can please reply to me it will be cool to have a working android emulator or some other software to make it run.
I still own my Wii U since 2013 and I still love it!
George Minton
I'm just like you
@Gerlando P. Are you brainless?
Me too
I still do too I got mine on July 2015 for my birthday. I just need 8 more games to collect the top 25 games (the only ones worth collecting). I'll never sell it
i wish it would be able to stream videos from pc like it did before plex updated its site so it wont load on wii u
"The console Nintendo would rather have you forget"
I thought that was the Virtual Boy
Shush we don't talk about that
Nintendo embraced the virtual boy
We forgot about it.
I actually tried a real Virtual Boy in Norway as recent as year 2015.
I softmodded my Wii U about four months ago and it's amazing. Playing Gamecube games like F-Zero GX on that small screen is beautiful.
Which tutorial did you use? I just picked up a wii u and im looking to softmod it as well
@@MMaRsu use wiiu.hacks.guide
@@MMaRsu Game in Canada RUclips channel
I have haxchi and homebrew all installed but I don't see anywhere to play GameCube games just a weird block game and Pac man that's it what did I do wrong
Marco-Apollo try nintendont
Still playing Breath of the Wild, split screen Minecraft with my son and Smash Bros for lounge room fun. It's a great system, truly underrated and I'm glad I found your video because I'm really looking forward to jail breaking it!
Respect for playing video games with your son and being willing to jailbreak consoles at your age
I aspire to be like u someday
that's too wholesome
@@BIuStarProductions lemme guess bully@wiiplaza's vid?
I never realized the homebrew scene of the Wii U
Wii U
Wii
DS
Gamecube
N64
SNES
GBA/GBC/GB
NES
PSP
MAME
Sega Genesis
All of these games on one system is absolutely amazing!
EggoMyLego you can even hack the virtual Wii and put all those emulators on it too!
Chris Richfield I might just need to pick up a Wii U sometime in the future...
3DS is also great to hack because you can put GB/GBC, GBA, NES, and SNES games on it and hacking it is fairly simple using a flash cart which will usually cost around $10, plus you can put DS games into the flash cart making it a handheld system that plays pretty much all handheld Nintendo consoles it’s pretty neat. there’s apps out there too that let you easily put in custom themes straight from the custom themes website (just scan the QR code with your 3DS camera and you don’t even need to take out the SD card!), recording by sending footage through your router and straight to your computer so you can record gameplay without a capture card, and there’s an app for custom badges so you just drop some images into a folder and run it and it gives you badges for the home screen of the images
I wonder how it handles as a media player, I had some mvk/avi players on my Wii but it couldn't really keep up and would be very jerky and out of sync, it's possible the Wii-U would handle 1080p MVK with ease.
I actually do own a 3ds with CFW, and am a part of the modding community. The only issue I have is the lack of N64/PSX emulation. This is the exact reason why I'm picking up a psp very soon.
Yeah, I can agree having the ability to scan QR codes easily to install software is really handy.
I'm still looking at the switch homebrew currently, currently nothing is optimized, but due to the hardware of the switch, the emulation scene could be really good for the console. Plus the switch being a portable console, you could play Wii games on the go, which would be awesome.
Failure or not, the Wii U was awesome. I have a black 32 GB Deluxe Wii U console and it is awesome. I have Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition and the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8.
Do you live in my house? 😨
I've got the same one. The only native Wii U games I have are Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, Yoshi's Wooly World, and Paper Mario Color Splash. However...it's the best way to play Wii games, and the Wii U virtual console is WAAAAAAAAAY better than the Wii one.
I have New Super Mario(bundled), Smash4, Splatoon, Xenoblade Chronicles X(my favorite game of the system, masterpiece), Mario Kart 8, Wonderful 101, Wii Fit U, Wii Sports Club.
Dustin Nunn 69 likes
I have a cemu 8TB
I love my Wii U. It was always the console of “quality over quantity” in my opinion. Every game for it I have is fantastic and I really wish it’d been more popular.
And after watching this I’m gonna install the homebrew to get even more love out of it.
The Wii U is the most mis understood console Nintendo has ever made, period.
Its potiental got unlocked by Modding community
Clearly you weren't old enough to camp outside Toys R Us to buy a Virtual Boy at launch
@@kazmotaz LOL
Too Be honest modding a console is the perfect way to play your favorite games also good to hack them like mk8 ssb for wii u etc.
@@kazmotaz why u gotta remind me bout Toys R Us 😭😭😭😭
Wii U and Dreamcast two great systems everyone should have.
Why Dreamcast?
Nintendo Beast maybe the most underrated console ever. It was brilliantly inventive and had so many fantastic, unique games
Nintendo Beast the Dreamcast is the most underrated console of all time and actually the most durable
Dreamcast kinda sucks no wonder it failed
Meh, I sold my Wii U already. You really don't need a Wii U if your PC can run CEMU...basically eats all Wii U games for breakfast. Not sure why people still mod consoles when PCs can do all that modding consoles can and more without it being frowned upon and all that.
I have an Basic 8GB WiiU ( Italy Prices are too HIGH ) since launch. And I still love this system. Thanks MVG to help me discovered a new lot of stuff I can do with my WiiU
lol, brain age is the most popular download... LOL
it was free
not free but like 4 bucks cheaper then every thing else and you need at least one bought game... so many people choose this one to mod
Matanumi no, it was free. at least in Europe was.
And not just because of the exploit. A ton of people genuinely love the game.
@@TooLameToDie Is it really fun?
I think it is hilarious that Brain Age probably has hundreds of thousands of sales purely due to people hacking their Wii-U as 99% of the tutorials on jail-breaking the Wii-U say to buy this game. LOL
I remember seeing it as one of their top e-shop games....and it's still on the list!! www.nintendo.com/games/wii-u-bestsellers
Lol so true, Nintendo will re-release brain training on switch thinking everyone wants it.
top selling game on the Wii U for months and months on end for a reason LOL
there’s other apps that work but that’s the cheapest one so might as well go for it. Sudoku works similarly on the 3DS being a really good game to use to hack it (which is also a great system to hack by letting you put GB/A and S/NES games on ur home screen and being able to play them on a handheld like that)
hahah I never even thought of that, brilliant!
perkypears Woah, what?!
How can you hack the 3ds? 😮
For those who are worried about the recent 5.53 firmware upgrade to the Wii-U don't be. It didnt effect the exploit for installing haxchi you can still do it using MVG's method. For European/EU people you will have to reinstall haxchi in order for it to work again.
What do we do now, that soon the shop will be shut down soon?
@@croixtucker1757 only wii shop will be closed. Wii U's eshop is the same as switch's and 3ds's, so it wont be closed for like idk maybe 8 years at least?
Also almost nearly all things from wii shop were backed up and you can download them from internet (ofc not legally). There are literally collections of entire shop worth hundreds of gigabytes on forums.
Maciu Ryba did they back up all the dsiware too?
I had the WiiU since 2013 and i'm never going to sell it.
I mean if you get it modded then hell no
Thank you for this video. I hacked my Wii U years ago, and yes it is the definite system. Emulators run well, NES, SNES, N64, Megadrive, MAME... Like you say this console opens doors, a huge library of games. SNES and NES wii compatible pads can also be connected for a full retro feeling, making a link to the past!
Have you played Pokemon Snap on your Wii U, thats maybe the only game for what i would hack the console.
If you get an adapter for your Switch, you can connect Wiimotes to it and use those gamepads as well, for future reference.
I play Shovel Knight exclusively on my Wii U with the NES/SNES pads, it's amazing.
sanjin jakupovic you don’t even need to hack a WiiU to play Snap...it’s available on the WiiU’s e-shop
My biggest concern is there any risk with digital games bought through the e-shop and does it prevent you from purchasing games on the e-shop? I.e. does Nintendo recognize modded device similarly to the switch and prevent any activity on their servers.
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>animal crossing
NO! WE NEVER TALK ABOUT THAT ONE!
I was going to mention that, too. xD Replace that one with Pikmin 3! Still hoping for a Switch port of that one... And maybe also Star Fox Zero without the forced motion controls.
Mentioned that amiibo crap and not Xenoblade X
deep deep sadness
ACWW is great fam wym
oh you mean amiibo festival
I sold my Wii U when I was at University because.. well... students be poor! I am so tempted to reinvest, I miss it! Especially now I know all this. Great video!
Great video - the Wii U is an incredibly underrated all-in-one homebrew system nowadays. One thing about Wii64 - enabling framebuffer textures fixes a lot of issues and as the Wii U is running at an unlocked CPU speed, it doesn't have an issue (in terms of performance), and with the recent Wii64-RICE (which is still experimental, so it's not perfect) N64 on Wii U is honestly very good.
Don't forget about the fact that Wii games, with a WiiVC injection, can be played with gamepad controls too - it emulates a Wii Classic Controller - so it is definitely a preferable way to play! Speaking of forgetting, I also forgot about PPSSPP on Wii U until now, so thanks for that.
The Wii U is definitely one of those overlooked systems which is worth any console hacker's time.
Wii hope that U prepared a nice comfy seat for this video, because it’s gonna be a great one!
Wii U is a legendary console. Never forget it, as long and anyone who reads this lives.
Mancan7 We will never forget!
I did this exploit a little while ago on ours. I love the WiiU. Such a great console!
You didn't even go over one of the best aspects of doing this imo. You can inject your own Wii and Gamecube games into the Wii U's memory, and store them on a Wii U formatted drive. I find this particularly useful since I want to keep all of my installed Wii U games bundled together with the Wii/GC games.
Quick edit: If you wanna know what tool I used, search "TeconMoon's Wii VC injector", you'll find it there on a GBATemp post. It does both GC and Wii injects.
I use Nintendont Wii injection
Keep in mind, there's still an aspect of "legality" to all this. He explicitly mentioned his import Fatal Frame game. Injecting the games to a drive is the most optimal, but there are cases where people have a library of games and don't mind picking them out of the bunch.
So injecting thru wii u i
Usb helper is dead then lucky i took every single game of there if it has shutdown
@@bouvavisuals4982 It still works with some patching. Look in comments above.
Joe Gent usb helper still works just fine just look up how to fix it there’s some good Reddit threads that can help
FreeShop 3DS/USB Helper 3DS on the other hand is completely dead ever since a few weeks ago because nintendo themselves actually cut off its access on their servers so now we need to wait for people to find another way to crack it which might not even happen
After watching your video, I've decided to get a Wii U. I have a switch already, but the Wii U homebrew is too awesome for me to miss out on.
Get a 500gb hdd and you can put wii isos on it, with an sd card you can also play gamecube games on the gamepad.
@@davemurrells3780 Are you able to play it with the Gamecube controller or Wii motes too?
You can use the gamecube classic controller for gamecube games/wii or the gamepad. Pretty sure you can use the gamecube adapter for official original gamecube controllers. It is all a bit confusing
@@davemurrells3780 What bout NES games and such? Classic only too?
Same here :)
Wii U is a Swiss Army knife for recording stuff. It can run any Wii software, including homebrew emulators and USB Loaders, and can run it’s own homebrew, meaning it can basically emulate ANY older system and output it through HDMI.
This is amazing! I love the fact that you can have the whole Nintendo cataologue up to the WiiU present on one Machine. To me, retro gaming is a big part of my gaming interest, and being able to collect all my Nintendo games on one console is fantastic to be honest. I haven't tried this hack yet, but it will allow for the console to never really become a dust collector in my home. I just hope that the bongos work with the GC-adapter with Nintendont. DK Jungle Beat is just sooooo much fun.
+Tomas Seaton, I'm so happy to hear about that. I haven't tried the hack or Nintendont yet, but I sure will this weekend. :)
Love it. I'm a big fan of the WiiU. The poor marketing and clunky hardware kept people from an amazing game library. As far as exclusives go, it blew the competition out of the water.
One thing you didn't mention is using it as a streaming box. Sure, everything does Netflix nowadays, but nothing handles those services like the WiiU. The second screen lets you navigate while you're watching, and on some services gives you access to additional details about what you're watching.
Mario Maker alone makes this the best console ever
None17555 I didn't know the Netflix app on the Wii U could do that. It seems super convenient, that way you don't have to exit out of what you're watching. Also I love learning new info on things!
Yeah that's cool but my phone can do that so really not a selling point for me. I still love the idea of having a ton of games at my finger tips. I just don't know how to get the games onto the Wii U. Guess I should start by home brewing my Wii U.
It was a shame overall but Nintendo has definitely learnt from its marketing mistakes.
Of course! The wii u is a great system with great games and plenty of games that's ACTUALLY replayable. Like I truly love the wii u and will forever go down in history as one of nintendo's top best consoles
I also like how in Wii Mode the Gamepad has its own built-in sensor bar, so you can play Wii games off the TV and even in another room. Or if you even wanted, you could make the Gamepad as your wireless sensor bar while playing on the TV. :)
Thank you! I didnt know that.
Really? I didn’t know that? Do you just place the game pad on top of the tv?
@@randomrob3715 Yeah. However, the Gamepad must be turned on for it to work. Basically, you'll need to see the Wii Gameplay on it. It's especially useful when wanting to play Prime Trilogy in another room.
Really, I tried taking it out in my backyard once and it blackout, telling me it has no connection.
@@psnb1069 The Wii U doesn't have the best of range with Gamepad distance, so what I usually do is just bring the Wii U Console closer plugging it into another room. As long as the console receives power, that's all you really need.
I know it's almost two years old, but there's a better N64 emulator for the Wii/Wii U called Not64, it's based on Wii64 (uses same interface) but I've noticed a lot smoother and faster gameplay of N64 games on it.
I'm actually surprised he didn't mention the VirtualConsole, there's a few titles on there too with near perfect emulation.
@@Zerbey I'm not surprised myself too much, since Wii shop got closed, homebrew is p much the only solution left for emulation of n64 on wii
@@arawndavies8525 The WiiU shop is still open.
literally been through your entire channel and watched 90% of videos...homebrew,modding,flashbacks etc this is my kind of stuff my man,thumbs up all videos and sharing where possible .....respect to ya M.V.G
I'm a teacher and almost all of my students have a wii u. They want a switch, but not many do. I think for younger kids the wii u will have great memories, as it does for anybody who bought it.
It truly is a great for memories. It also shows the younger kids great Nintendo classics.
Almost all of them have a Wii U? Really? I know a lot ot people but I don't know a single one who owns a Wii U, so it's just me unfortunately lol
|| Co-Kane || Yea, the Switch is still about $200, so most stick with the Wii U. The number of Switches is increasing, but it's still the main console among my students. Nobody talks about the PS4, which surprised me, but it's probably more of a big kids console as my students are in primary school. I know quite a few teachers in high school and I asked them and it seems about the same. These are just word of mouth stats, so take it for what it is, but I think it's interesting.
@@dpc4548 what region are you in? Because I am one of 2 people I have ever known personally that own one. I know lots that have a switch now, but nobody(figuratively speaking) here in the us bought a wiiu.
@@granolatimes7185 Japan. I know different regions are different, but it's still interesting to see the popularity of different consoles in different areas and demographics. The vita still has more games released and outsells the ps4, for example.
Bought a Wii U at launch. I was not disappointed.
Yes the library of games was not staggering, but, Nintendo had some excellent games that gen.
I’m gonna have to mod this, if for no other reason because I can. (Like most retro consoles.)
Very informative video, as always!
I was dissapointed that it didn't perform well (as far as just sales) because I would have eventually bought one, i might re-consider buying one if I can find a cheap one.
@@Commander64 bought one 4 60 bucks best deal ever.
Got mine for 50.00 w 4 games
6 people still haven't realised its all about the games. Wii U let's you play some awesome games, natively or through emulation.
Matt Sephton yeah that’s why I play it more to this day. If they got a great vc for switch but that isn’t going to happen. At least not soon. Sigh.
I think there's 127 now..
Always good to hear Amiga MOD music on a retro video
Great video, I too loved the Wii U. It was underrated imo. I have yet to install homebrew on my Wii U but after watching this video I'm seriously considering it.
"Nintendo has never worried about specs and performance." Looks at every Nintendo console from the gamecube back.
Nintendo thought power didn't help because the n64 and gamecube both failed. Despite the fact that it was their arrogance on what kind of physical media to use.
Well...they do care about specs. Nintendo simply has always refused to ‘give’ hardware away at cost or at their own loss. They always uses leftover or legacy cpu technology that’s already few years old upon launch. As long as the games are fun, it doesn’t matter to me!
My kids loved the Wii U. I have forbidden my wife to sell it as I know they will want to come back to it as adults and I can see them and the games becoming quite rare and expensive when they are older due to so few units being sold.
Bbn it has somthin on its gamer
not really so few. 12 million units is a lot
Beauty of the Wii/WiiU is they were designed for non gamers, we've kept our Wii for years because of all the party games such as Just Dance. WiiU is backwards compatible so it's an easy choice to buy one.
2020, And I still LOVE this system.
I just bought one for $120 at gamestop. I got tired of waiting for certain games to be ported over.
Yeah same I bought one last February to play smah, Mario kart and breath of the wild for a fraction of the price I would have to pay for a switch and other games
I love project zero series and I've never had gamecube and wii, so Wii U is best console for me.
Still play Splatoon on it. Such a great game can't be forgotten.
it was remastered on the Switch, so it isn't forgotten.
Splatoon 2 is a lot more balanced and has more weapon types and much fairer specials as well as the DLC which is better than the main story mode of both games combined tbh. Splatoon 1 is great but if you have 2 there’s no real reason to play 1 much anymore
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 Remastered? It was a full on sequel
Splatoon 2 is much better, but it is fun going back and playing the first game every now and then
Its fun when theres no hackers /: which is all the time for me lol
Man, I just love that Jogeir Liljedahl Amiga Tracker music. :) Thanks for inspiring me to mod my WiiU. To be honest, hacking is so far from piracy in my opinion. To me, it's all about practicality and being able to play all my favorite retro nintendo games on Nintendo hardware. Hacks like these allow us to do that, and will breath life and longevity into an already "dead" console. I will continue to buy retro game rereleases/collections as I always have. I just wish that Nintendo offered legal ways of acquiring ROMs.
I use my Wii U with pirated games since i'm too young to get my own money and i do not want to pay 30-60€ for a game.
+Sharqo Edits That was the same situation for me a few years back.
I like my WiiU
The Gunman sure you do
I love my wii U
It's nearly 2020 and I just bought one!
I did as well, and I'm loving it so much!
I've bought 5 of these in the last 3 months. Once I discovered that it can play GC and Wii games natively and older/portable Nintendo consoles through emulation, I realized that this is an ultimate Nintendo console, you can have all your Nintendo games in one place. Once I started looking for one, I was shocked how cheap they are and kept buying them until ended up having 5, then I said enough :) I think the ultimate Nintendo collection is Wii U + New 3DS XL + Switch. I love all of them, each of them is unique and incredible in it's own way. Just wish N went with a 3d screen on Switch as well.
@@abaev Yes, I'm tempted to buy another one as well, purely for emulation and GC and Wii games on my CRT, since it also has a 480p RGB output. I've since soft modded mine and loaded it up with loads of emulators for classic systems.
@@abaev Being able to play any Nintendo console from the Wii U and below is absolutely amazing.
I bought a maxplay adapter for wii u. It's the best thing ever. It allows for a 12volt battery to power the WiiU. If you have a big battery from a e-scooter or a car battery for camping you can get many hours of gameplay on the go. There are people paying hundreds of dollars to have a portable gamecube system when all you need is a WiiU and a maxplay. Never thought there would be a way to play Wii Sports outdoors on a camping trip without a TV!
Replugged in my Wii u at my new house. Brain age is at the top down load list for some reason 🤔
niospartan hmm I wonder why??
I love your homebrew videos! Please don’t stop making them :D
10:52
Did you just say you want Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival on the switch?? No no no!
For real. I don't consider that an animal crossing game. Worse than sonic shuffle. Mario maker should come out for switch.
I think the biggest sin there is that he considered that the Wii U had an Animal Crossing game.
Of course we had wild world and city folk! They were amazing!! WHY ARE YOU HATING?!?
Lol, all the retards hitting thumbs up, I bet none of you actually played Sonic Shuffle. Plus you're all Mario drones so I should expect any common sense out of you.
The Wii u is so underrated
I think it's a real shame it's a cool little console, but he's probably right about it being poor marketing, they should have sold it as a 'new console' not a 'HD version of something you already have' , I bet that's what turned a lot of people off of getting one.
Give it a few years and there'll be loads of videos about great stuff on the Wii U. A fair few games have been ported onto the Switch so those games must have had at least some merit to begin with.
*YES*
OvPd Agreed! Also, nice profile pic. Love SPM ^_^
I'm still playing the Wii u
I just wanna say thank you,
Most of my grand memories on Minecraft, Splatoon, and Super Mario, were played on the Wii U
I miss all my friends on Miiverse, I was disconnected when all my friends left, every weekend I'd play with my friends, but sadly everyone has moved onto The Switch
When I'm old and gray I'm gonna tell my kids about the Wii U (if I have kids lol)
Anyways, thank you for visiting the Wii U
(I know this was made in August 2018 lol)
First time viewer here, saw this in my youtube feed randomly.
Thanks for not pussing out and actually talking about emulators in this day and age, otherwise likely never would have heard of this.
He actually focuses on console modding. He is also actually an og XBOX modder himself, and in my opinion, he legitimately shows me how my "shitty" consoles are good.
I am very glad you enjoyed it, though!
I love my Wii u some incredible games for it
What up Ibbertson
Mario Maker, MHGU3, and literally the best eShop among all of nintendos eShops. Dont get me wrong its dead compared to other consoles. But trust me theres plenty of good games you can go download on the eShop that Im sure you're not even aware of. Pokemon, Megaman (Battle Network Series), Metroid, Golden Sun, etc. And honestly you can VERY EASILY find a Wii U online or at a local game shop for around 70$. I wouldnt go super far out of my way for one. But if your nostalgia blind its a pretty good system to own.
I love mine too. Can't imagine games like wonderful 101 or paper Mario colour splash being ported to switch due to how those games are played using gamepad and TV 😎
I got a Wii u the day it came out but broke the same day and got another one Christmas that year.
Bon Baro what u meaaan brother i got wii u for 169$ actually it was the mario bundle 32gb!!!
I bought the wii u when it first came out and I didn’t understand why people didn’t like it because I was younger
same i got it when it first came out and loved it but i broke it and never used it until i fixed it.
People didn't like it because people are idiots.
Yeah, modded wiiu is an ultimate nintendo system. It runs everything nintendo!
I remember when they announced ds virtual console and gave brain age for free.
Guess what my haxchi base game is :)
That was a module song I listened and sounded AWESOME!!! I almost forgotted that awesomeness!!! Thanks for remind me Module music :) --- Jogeir Liljedjal - Nearly There. Long live the SCENE!!!
It's 2021. Iv just bought a modded Wii and I'm in love. And my kids love it can't believe it's took me so long to get one.
"You can play GameCube games on Wii U"
Sir, you have my attention
That's my exact thought
No You cannot Play GameCube Games on The Wii U....
Only on The Wii.
Gustavo José Rodríguez I can play GameCube games on my Wii U. I just modded it
@@KTTMFG not physical games though.
Troy Wright well that’s okay,. I have the physical games but I’d much rather not pay hundreds for and old game.
"Nintendo has never really cared about specs" 6th Gen console wars: Nintendo GameCube would like to have a word with you.
Elol
Monish Manjunath ?
Hmm I might have to look into this exploit & see if it's worth it. I still play my Wii-U regularly thanks to games like "Breath of The Wild, Mario Maker, Smash Bros & Slew of indie games". However this exploit could come in handy later down the road.
wiiu.hacks.guide/ check out the guide
I wouldn't wait too long though, I'm sure the eshop closes in 2019, plus they might even take down the games you need to do the exploit, I'm surprised they haven't already.
Not likely that the eshop will be taken down anytime soon. It's integrated with the 3DS (and to an extent the Switch through shared funds) eshops (as well as through Nintendo Network ID). The day the Wii U eshop dies will be the day the 3DS eshop will die.
Subscribed. I found your videos insightful as i had stopped with Homebrew and emulation since selling my old PSP. I never stopped to think i could do this on my Vita or WiiU.
Splatoon on the wii u was phenomenal. Being able to view the map without opening a menu is awesome
not if like me you don't have a tv
I have the WiiU for over a year now, and I absolutely love it. I think it is very underrated, but it has its flaws too, especially on the gamepad. If there were a button to turn off the gamepad completely it would have been great. It tends to discharge very quickly in a few days, I use to disconnect the battery from the gamepad everytime I don't use it). Another big flaw is the screen, with a resolution too low for it. I dream about a revised gamepad with 720p ips capacitive screen... But of course this would never happen. Another hassle is about the power delivery of the USB ports, which is too low. Hard drives and even the ssb GameCube controller adapter have to use two USB ports for them to work!
mIRChele there is a button combo to do that
@@mattsephton which is...?
@@mIRChele Maybe he meant:
"While on the Wii U home menu, press the sync button on your Wii U console twice and it should bring you to the GamePad pairing screen, then holding down the power button located on the GamePad will turn it off independently, allowing your console to remain on."
Idk if this actually works tho.
@@kutaoizumi4189 unfortunately, the WiiU gamepad's wireless module stays constantly enabled just to listen for the WiiU itself to be turned on, which is very useless.
@@mIRChele Wooow, what a dumb thing to have it do. Now I know why sometimes I pick it up and it's dead, sheesh.
The Wii U is great! So cheap to buy one these days. Not really sure why theres such a hate on this console.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is one of the best reasons to own a Wii U.
That game was doo doo
I had a lot of fun with that game but MH4U was my fave. Still lots of fun.
Very enlightening! I got a Wii U a few months ago and am enjoying it. Now I'm tempted to mod to play Gamecube games to have the "complete" Nintendo system.
At 9:54 when you show Tatunoko V.s Capcom that brought back so many good memories of that game. It was so much fun!
finally some love for the gamecube 2
There was never a gamecube 2, only gamecube 1 jackass.
@@afistfulofpimples1745 r/whoooooooosh
Stephen Brook r/wooosh since you’re a jackass
Tatsunoka vs Capcom!!
The best vs Capcom game in my opinion even if I didn't know half of the roster
I'm really thinking of getting a Wii U again in 2019, even though I got a switch. I regret it so hard I sold this thing...
2019 and Ive had LOADS of fun hacking our old Wii. The girls now in their 20s are re enjoying the old classics. I think I might purchase a Wii U now and check that out. You didnt mention if the Wii U can use the old Wii motion controllers?
I think we skipped buying the Wii U due to not realizing it could display on a TV.
Thanks for your videos are per usual. All fantastic.
I skipped it.cos i thought it was an addon or expansion for the old wii i owned alredy and as none the games were of much intrest couldnt see the point i learned recentl how its a console of its own lol very bad advertising by nintendo
I'm buying a Wii u in the next cpl days and I'm hoping your videos will help me homebrew with hopefully little to no frustration or throwing of the console. Thank you for your work bro
I've always thought the WiiU was one of the nicest looking systems physically. Can't beat that glossy look.
IS ther evenaa way to retain it tho?
didn't know about the PSP emulator in development, very tempted to get into the Wii U scene now!
not really fun to play emulators on a phone though, i wonder if ultimate G &G runs at a good speed on the wii u
"In development" is a phrase that I don't quite agree with. It's out and has regular updates and support. It's a pretty awesome emulator. My PC can run nearly every game flawlessly. That's impressive considering my PC is four years old with a CPU that might as well be a letter opener (an i3 CPU with integrated graphics) and no graphics card.
Or a Vita, or PSTV... :-)
PSP on wii u has stop don't run good
Just buy a PSP 3000 and soft mod it. Plays every game perfect, and SUPER easy to do. Emulators for the 8 and 16 bit consoles also run well on PSP. Easier to soft mod than a Wii-U.
The wii u still does has it’s potential, it has a builtin camera unlike the switch and it’s semi portible and with a ir range extender you should be able to play wii u games from a futher distance, it has soo much untapped potential, o,o nintendo.
Ir?
No one You know yes ir or IR or to be clearified infra red, i see lots of potential in an IR extender for the wii u sothat you can play in and around the house on your wii u with the wii u tablet.
@@johneygd Infra red is good for high speed close range communication and for cheap stuff but it won't go through walls so you wouldn't use IR as an extended for Wii U gamepad.
Mad props for including some Jogeir Liljedjal music in the background!
Just picked up a Wii U and I’m looking forward to modding it. I’ll make sure I check out your other vids on the Wii U as well. I think there’s an updated one.
I'm not having any luck. When I do get it to finally not freeze it says it can't launch the file. Upon closer inspection, at 4:08 I see 4 folders. Could you elaborate more of those folders and their contents because when I went to the link in the description I don't end up with the same files.
Thanks in advance.
Yea I have the same issue.
I love the wii u. The minute I got it, it became one of my favorite systems. Have you noticed all the musical themes that play in the different menus?Some of my favorite songs played on the eshop, like the original song. I plan to soft mod it one day, but I'm afraid I might brick it.
Just commenting here for others watching this, I'm sure Alan figured it out by now it's been 3 years! :) Haxchii and Mocha only last for the duration of the system being powered on, there's no chance of an accidental brick if you're only using it for emulation. CBHC is where things can get dicey but if you follow the instructions there's very little chance of an accidental brick.
I definitely love my hacked Wii U, but my biggest complaint is that there's no good media player (something like Kodi/XBMC) for the homebrew. I get that the Switch being broken pretty wide open has probably pulled the vast majority of the talent in that direction--and that's not something I'm complaining about given that I have a hackable Switch--but I'm always wanting to recreate the glory days of the OG modded Xbox with XBMC on it. After those amazing times, it's hard to settle for less.
Bought one of these badboys with just console and power supply and used DRC sim to simulate a gamepad, then used DRC sim to use my DS3 controller as input, works amazing and the total setup cost me 8 new zealand dollars!
Great video as always :)
Nice video as always.
I got a Wii u today almost new in box,super Mario maker version.
I just traded two ds and one dsi for it.
Couldn't be happier!
Now hack time
I usually play my Wii U for Mario Maker and the fact it has the best Virtual Console out of any Nintendo system.
@GamingGuy800 Bigger doesn’t ALWAYS mean better.
2:18 was that dinky thermal pad really what they used instead of thermal paste? I guess when the whole system is lower power draw than entire AMD Jaguar laptops of the time.
There is thermal paste under the IHS (Internal Heat spreader). I replaced the thermal pad on mine with paste, it works fine. Didn't bother to delid, it def runs cooler though. Probably because the thermal pad was drier than a woman with Schrogens.
I'm a massive fan of the WiiU. Bought it the 32gb Nintendoland pack very soon after launch and I never looked back. The highlights for me were SM3DW, Mario Maker, Pikmin 3, Mirage Sessions, 101 and Star Fox Zero, as well as many others, retail and eShop.
Long discovery way since I got Sega Saturn along two console around late 90s.
Love your videos, dude! This one happened to pop up less than an hour after I finished installing homebrew on my Wii u and the vWii, what a coincidence.
not a coincidence, cookies
I recently picked up a Wii U to flip - but started playing it and realized it's great. Had been planning to get a Switch, but now know that I don't really need to - the games I want to play, Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros. are fine on the Wii U - and the bundle I got came with 3 pro controllers. Just a really good value for a solid Wii U deluxe system.
I sold mine for 550 it had a 2tb hard drive , all the emulators and over 1.5k games . I miss it 😪
Wey Loco if you have all the data stored away and buy another hard drive and another Wii U then you can get it all back or some sort of a recovery software
I plan on building this lol if i get a 2tb hard drive can i put the new wii u games on it or just wii and gc? And everyone says i need a y cable to power the hard drive is this just plug n play or is there any hidden suprises waiting to trip me up? Your knowledge would be appreciated :) does it connect to old wiimotes and numchucks too for lightgun games?
Why is it necessary to use a faulty n64 emulator if the wii u already runs them natively with the virtual console? Thats a genuine question, i remember i use to install wads into my modded wii to play nes, snes and n64 games without any aditional software and the wii read them as virtual console games. It even worked with hacked roms of games
Because not64 could run stew more games
Only a fool would pass on the wii u it has a awesome library of games and I really enjoyed the uniqueness it had.
Splatoon
Wonderful 101
Devils third
Bayonetta 2
Mario 3d World
Thanks for the homebrew info need to check that out for sure :)
@Nigel Liles NTM The thing is...... The switch came 6 years after the Wii U so they were all exclusives which made the console great.
Look I was probably being a bit strong saying Fool but around the time the wii U came out I heard a lot of noise saying the console wasn't great etc when for me it had a number of exclusives which I really enjoyed and the added uniqueness of the game pad just enhanced the experience.
In terms of the switch I agree it is a far more superior device but I am only yet to see 1 exclusive game (Super Mario Odyssey) which could not be done on the Wii U which is still debatable hence why the Wii U is still worth it in 2018 imo with it's great back catalog.
The wiiu is the most bandwagon hate trained system in recent history. So many great games. Perfect for a media center and the feel and look of the console is amazing
thanks for the video. I finally got it to run Retroarch (with Haxchi of course from instructions of this Video) with Amiga and C64 games. So nostalgic moments with the WII U. many greetings from germany.
I love my WiiU. And that modding idea seems pretty neat
We don't talk about Animal Crossing on the Wii U.
I'll talk about it as much as I want, mom.
@@DerpySnake You're a sinner.
03:10 how to install
Jasiel Arredondo Ur a hero mate
The only reason I bought a used Wii U was to mod Zelda BoTW. I wasnt risking my switch so a 100 dollar MArio 3D world Wii U fit the bill nicely
Great and informative video, as always from MVG (I've been lurking and watching your content since a couple of months ago). The WII-U is actually a pretty good console, but Nintendo never came close to using its full potential due to sales, lack of support and awful marketing. The fact that you can play Metroid Prime Trilogy, the Fire Emblem games from Gamecube & the combo of Twilight Princess HD / Breath of the Wild says it all. I hope it's a lesson learned for the Switch, which had a great start but let's see how it goes from here.
I feel like the Wii U had so many good games and you get to play old wii games. Also as MVG said with its modding capability it added soo much more