Dude, the Wii U is the ultimate Nintendo console to softmod. It gives you native access to GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games. And like you said, you can use any modern controller you want to play games. And of course, you can load it up with emulators.

@nsgames24

2 ай бұрын

I'll never understand to this day why Nintendo never released GameCube games for the Virtual Console. Folks have proven that the Wii U can emulate GameCube games well and Nintendo literally made a GameCube controller adapter, but purposefully made it work for one game?

@poptheweasel100

2 ай бұрын

The DS emulator used for the Virtual Console games is really good too, it can play most games that aren't DSi enhanced titles no problem, and it's the only real way to play DS games on the big screen without much hassle thanks to the touchscreen. With a modded Wii U, you can play almost EVERY Nintendo console, only really missing out on the 3DS and Switch.

@DarkBowser64

2 ай бұрын

@@nsgames24 It's not even an emulator; the Wii backwards compatibility in the Wii U gives way to GameCube backwards compatibility since it's basically just a souped up CPU and GPU of the GameCube to begin with, with some extra stuff thrown in. Nintendont just acts as a hypervisor (compatibility layer) for the GameCube games to run in Wii mode... so they even run faster, with less frame drops than the original games running on Wii through the regular disc channel!

@SwoleMuffin

2 ай бұрын

Was about to say lol​@@DarkBowser64

@garrtrigger

2 ай бұрын

​@@poptheweasel100While playing ds titles can u use a third party controller?

I would still disable system updates, we've seen instances where companies release patches post console shutdown specifically to fix these exploits, just because.

@lorneross49

2 ай бұрын

As soon as their next console is released I'm turning on airplane mode with just Bluetooth enabled! To protect my switch oled from any malicious updates that will most undoubtedly hinder its performance 👏 🎉 so I'm filling up my library on my switch and I've been backing up the entire SD card on a backup PC hard drive. I don't play online much anyways, just smash bros with friends and that's about it.

@tyrone6

2 ай бұрын

No way they would do that to a system with no shop and no online

@lorneross49

2 ай бұрын

@@tyrone6 do NOT underestimate Nintendo's grotesque salivating greed!

@weegeenumberone2

2 ай бұрын

@@lorneross49Nintendo is definitely way too fuckin' greedy, they WILL update the 3DS and Wii U to fix all the exploits. But everyone will still find a way to hack their systems still

@revolv8379

2 ай бұрын

@@tyrone6 they did it with the 3DS about a year ago

Zombii u has a whole new meaning now.

@StarlightAnimations.

2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha that was good

You missed a few things with pretendo: 1. They have backed up all existing Mario Maker levels, idk if they uploaded them to their own server yet. This means that your levels should arrive there soon as well and that it won't be so deserted anymore 2. Some features for some games are still a work in progress and take some time, including the 100 Mario challenge. Progress can be viewed on the Pretendo website 3. You only need to use your new Pretendo Account for accessing the Miiverse replacement, you can use your old WiiU account for normal online play If I missed something else you missed I'll update the comment

@NottJoeyOfficial

2 ай бұрын

You can't actually use your existing user for online play unless you delete your Nintendo Metwork account off of it.

@jondbarrow

2 ай бұрын

You cannot use existing NNIDs to go online with Pretendo

@witherwraithmc

2 ай бұрын

You can’t use your old NNID… sort of. You need to create a pretendo account to access the servers, but you CAN move your save data from NNID to PNID.

@zozzinator

2 ай бұрын

@@witherwraithmc well i can go online with my old account, I also asked in the discord server

@thomasv10lator70

2 ай бұрын

> 1. They have backed up all existing Mario Maker levels, idk if they uploaded them to their own server yet. AFAIK they don't want to add these as it's unclear if that would count to piracy.

5:06 kinda makes sense since 1. The name Homebrew sounds a lot like brewing coffee at home And 2. The Wii u’s code name was “Project Cafe”.

8:20 "say it again for the people in the back" 🗣🗣

...Even in the glamour shots the WiiU Pad is dirty. I don't blame you, but why is the WiiU gamepad so impossible to clean!?!

@CathrineMacNiel

2 ай бұрын

Its the Piano lacquer. It may look classy at first but its like you said impossible to clean. The white gamepad probably fares a bit better.

@nsgames24

2 ай бұрын

Just like the console itself. I don't get why Nintendo thought that making the Wii U a fingerprint magnet was a good idea. The controller is even worse with it since it has a touchscreen.

@AnthonyZ.

2 ай бұрын

I didn’t have that problem since my Wii U is the basic white set.

@nsgames24

2 ай бұрын

@@AnthonyZ. Yeah, I think that's the problem. I don't think the basic set is as common as the deluxe set where everything shows.

I actually soft modded mine last year after not using it for years, found many new uses for it, and absolutely loving it ! It's an emulation powerhouse ! Also it's extremely fun to play ds games with the top screen on the TV and bottom screen on the gamepad

The Wii U is dead. Long live the Wii U!

@cf3661

2 ай бұрын

The WiiU is one of the best emulation consoles. It will never die 😉

@carltonjonny

2 ай бұрын

What is dead may never die 🦑

@Stayinthegrave

2 ай бұрын

I AM THE WII U!

@lucho3410

2 ай бұрын

To you it might be dead

@freshboi6351

2 ай бұрын

INDEED MY MAN

Bob Wulff: the John Wick of Gaming.

I honestly loved the WiiU... It lacked 3rd party support, and had a somewhat slow loading OS. But Nintendo really did put in the high gear when it came to their own games. And the machine, together with the 3DS had a lot of that wonderful "Nintendo charm": Mii's, Miiverse, Mii Plaza, Street Pass, Miiverse game integration etc. the whole ecosystem felt lively and fun (The switch feels dead on the other hand with your friends acting like mindless "ghosts" playing games on their devices occassionally). Nintendo also had a lot of goodwill towards its fan base during those difficult years, "The Ambassador program" for 3DS, "Nintendo Selects", good sales etc... Something that was lost after Iwata's passing and the release of the Switch. It honestly feels like the Switch became an outsourced hardware/software project that just happened to play Nintendo games. And the only thing Nintendo has truly innovated on during the Switch generation has been how to extract the most money out of consumers. (with paid online subscription services, increased prices, deprecating games early etc). Yeah, I'm more of a WiiU fan than a Switch fan these days... The Switch had potential, But Nintendo never really tapped into that potential with OS updates that fixed things like. making "friends" meaningful (like adding messaging, chat, picture chats), having colorful themes, sounds and music... Anything to make the device feel more interesting to pick up.

The Wii U having HDMI is what urged me to make the switch from my modded Wii

@Nightcaat

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately you trade the convenience of having a built-in HDMI output for arguably worse image quality, longer startup times and only partial RiiConnect24 support. But for most people it’s probably good enough

@olevet75

2 ай бұрын

Yes, that's big one +plus having 1 more console generation added

You'll be happy to hear that Pretendo already announced plans for an archival version of Mario Maker servers! They scraped all levels uploaded before the servers went down, and plan to set up a second server that is just an archive of every level uploaded to MM1 from 2015 to 2021!

@dgan2304

2 ай бұрын

I hope they share all the levels with the wider world so Pretendo going down doesn't mean the levels are lost.

@NottJoeyOfficial

2 ай бұрын

@@dgan2304 the first thing they're doing before they ever revive the services are uploading all the data they scraped from multiple games to the Internet Archive!

@dgan2304

2 ай бұрын

@@NottJoeyOfficial Awesome, that's incredible news!

@dgan2304

Ай бұрын

@@NottJoeyOfficial It's been 5 days and I haven't heard anything else about this, are they still planning on uploading them to the Internet Archive?

@NottJoeyOfficial

Ай бұрын

@@dgan2304 it won't be right away I'm sure, they do have a road map the devs are following though. They're working on sorting through all the data they collected before doing anything with it. They will make sure it's all good first, and then in the future upload it. I'm sure there will be an announcement when they both open the archive server and upload the data. They were in an all hands on deck situation due to the closure and there's still some chaos from that, but they do still plan on uploading the data.

I honestly have more fun modding console than actually playing it. It’s pretty cool we can unlock features in these tech to bring it back to life and more. And it’s super satisfying when you follow a well edited video instructions and it actually works.

The Wii U was a really fun console. I still use my PS4 a bunch too but my favorite 8th gen games were mostly on Wii U. It’ll be seen as a wonderful collector’s item in 20 years, I think, like the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast.

@spursdynasty7378

Ай бұрын

Get your games now for cheap 😂 It’s easily the least sold Nintendo console.

You really nailed how smudgy the wiiU gets. 10/10

interestingly only posthumously there is interest.

@nobyra

2 ай бұрын

I bet there was always at least SOME interest. But yknow... You always want what you can't get.

@gsestream

2 ай бұрын

you always get what you believe in.@@nobyra

@LPvi1

2 ай бұрын

always had interest in the wii U, but as a teenager at the time and a fully functional wii I just didn’t get one

@turbonx

2 ай бұрын

Among the broader gaming community, sure. On the other hand, enthusiasts have known how great the Wii U is for homebrew for a while now. Also, I will die on the hill that Mario Maker 1 is a better game than Mario Maker 2 as much as I wish that wasn’t the case

@gsestream

2 ай бұрын

its called riding the wave. of publicity wave.@@turbonx

Everyone seems to be talking about the Wii U again 🥹

@CathrineMacNiel

2 ай бұрын

isn't that great :)

@john-sp8jk

2 ай бұрын

👍🎮🕹️🎮👍

bro when the ad started I literally thought "whats with that shitty keyboard? I know Bob has better than that" and then you started beating it up and I about died laughing lmao 10/10 ad spot again man

Would love if years down the line Analogue made a console that reads 3DS/DS games and allows Wii U Pad and others to connect. 3DS/DS on TVs needs to happen more.

@GrabEmByTheJoystick

2 ай бұрын

And it’ll cost $800

@Nightcaat

2 ай бұрын

Probably won’t happen for another 10 years, if at all. I don’t think the market exists

@Cyko..

2 ай бұрын

You know what's missing when you emulate 3DS games? The 3D effect. It makes games so much more immersive and cooler to me.

@olevet75

2 ай бұрын

​@@Cyko..yeah till this day can't believe how good oot looks in 3d

Bob out here talking about Fight Club again. Love your work

I honestly don't think it could be that expensive for Nintendo to keep the servers online for the Wii u so it's really a shame that they don't just leave them up.

Literally just pulled out my wii u two days ago, the timing on your video is impeccable 👌🏻

All I can say is Pee U to Wii U for shutting down ! #wulffdendad

I game daily since thed Game Cube and even then, I thought this was a Wii add-on for many years. Marketing courses need to teach about this fiasco Nintendo pulled back in 2012.

This is why I didn't get rid of my wiiu. Fuckers are gonna sell them at stupid prices soon

Had my Wii U since 2013, my mom got it because my original Wii stopped working. If that didn’t happen, I probably would’ve never knew what the Wii u was until later.I still play it to this day.

I did mine a while ago and added more functionality recently. I love how weird and wacky the Wii U is.

I really only want like 3 things from the new Nintendo console; Streetpass, for the love of everything in existence, bring back streetpass. 1080p 60fps as the minimum standard across the board for first party games, 4K 60fps or 1080p 120fps would be great but its Nintendo so I'm only expecting so much. Better hardware in the dock. This one is a stretch, but I want the new console to be a reverse Wii U where you can stream the "top/main" screen from the tablet to the dock and play WiiU and DS/3DS games. It could of course also use the dock for upscaling to 4K or something along those lines.

I bought one used a couple of months ago and it has been a blast. I’ll mod the battery on the gamepad to get a little more runtime

Picked one up in January and installed Aroma, with the games, Pretendo and the fact I can pair my Switch Pro Controller I've been having a blast, it's been the perfect companion to my Switch OLED

Our old king! You try to get rid of him, but the king is everywhere! You can't get rid of him! EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

Super glad to see you modding Wii U, however, I definitely think it's worth going back sometime to mod the vWii and emulate GameCube games.

For me, I have so many memories with the Wii U. And now that it no longer has online capabilities, it can now be considered dead. However for me, it will always be alive in my heart. It has so many great games and hopefully it will never be forgotten.

@Andrew12105

2 ай бұрын

Same. I honestly am thinking about buying a wii u just to revisit nintendo land and yoshi's wolly world

@landengoodner9841

2 ай бұрын

@@Andrew12105 yessir. Yoshi's Wooly world is one of my favorite nintendo games. I have so many childhood memories with that game. I wish it would have been ported to the switch.

@VeeTHis

2 ай бұрын

It still has online capabilities if you install Pretendo. The Wii U is not "dead".

@landengoodner9841

2 ай бұрын

@@VeeTHis Thank goodness. I love this console.

@cashnelson2306

2 ай бұрын

it’s also a fucking computer and will always be alive if you plug it in lmao

Still play my modded Wii from time to time. It's amazing how much it increases the life of these old consoles

I also backed the Ayaneo Flip DS! I don't have mine yet, but I'm super excited for it!

@N0VAST4R1

18 күн бұрын

It's crap. Barely 2 hour battery life.

I loved the sturdiness of the Wiii U! The full size jockstick, the easy grabable shape, not too heavy, comfortable! I guess I'll give it a go!

Im re-hacking my wiiu this weekend, ive been savoring this moment for a while. It had a previous sonewhat clunky hack from early years but im looking forward to updating

As an avid Splatoon fan, no, the WiiU was a dope concept that Nintendo fumbled, and Ive always been a fan. Splatoon has improved in so many ways but they cant give me back that bottom screen functionality.

Can’t wait for the Ayaneo flip DS video that thing looks awesome

For clarification, does this allow for ripping your physical copies of all your physical games you can run on a Wii U, or just Wii U games?

NOT THE KAWAII 😂😂😂 I love it hahahahhaa

Honestly, this video doesn't really do a modded Wii U justice. Obviously, you have easy access to native Wii and GameCube games and they can even be put on the homescreen for nice organization. Then because of Nintendo's built-in virtual console emulators, you can inject games from any Nintendo console before the Wii U because it supported all of them. Then, as is mentioned, any controller imaginable can be used and works with any game. On top of all of this, 3DS games can be streamed to it with full gamepad support, creating pretty much the best way to play many 3DS games. Oh and also mods. The Wii U is the ultimate Nintendo machine!

@danimedina4969

2 ай бұрын

Oh? How do you do that last one? I don't have a new 3DS, but my partner does and I was considering getting it working.. didn't know you could stream to the WiiU instead of the PC though

@MarkingBuilds

2 ай бұрын

@@danimedina4969 There's a port of the NTRview program for Wii U. I don't remember exactly how it's set up but try googling it.

100 Mario Challenge was the only reason to play Mario Maker! Hopefully it starts working on Pretendo soon!

5:06 the wiiu's code name was café

I miss this console oh so much

I did the Pretendo stuff on my 3DS the day after the Nintendo network was shut down. And I told all my friends who own Wii U’s that they should hack theirs as well

Haircut looking fresh my dude

Thank you for showing me pretendo! I had no idea it exosted for 3ds! I just modded one recently.

Finally the video i was waiting for, bob messing around with a wii u

Fun fact: The CFW is called Tiramisu and Aroma because the Wii U's code name is cafe. Why? IDK, Nintendo's codenames are always weird.

@john-sp8jk

2 ай бұрын

It's a secret government thing!🤫🤐

I liked the content and you saved me from installing Aroma, it would render my Retroarch seles (I have 70gb of ROMs in it and it was a pain to configure). But please, use a compressor plug-in in your voice track, the parts you speak with low volume / projection is hard to listen on a TV or computer.

I watched this video on my Wii U. I'm so happy I modded it!

I'm now glued to Mario Maker 1 with Pretendo on Cemu on my Steam Deck.

I TRULY LOVE the Wii U! I don't know why people hate on it like Seriously it's truely a gem in my opinion also I am one of those small amounts of people who actually owned one and I had too much fun with that gem! It's backwards compatible with the Wii and has DS emulators, Mario Kart 8 OG DLC. Hope the Switch 2 be as unique as the Wii U.

Hey bob when you make videos a suggestion would be to add the commands or series of button presses you use to make X happen. A great example is when you needed to bring up the homebrew plugins. seeing the commands you used just as an asset would be super useful! Otherwise W video

Dude the tv controls is the best part

Watching this video on my TV while playing Yoshi's Woolly World on my GamePad

I did not get the Wii U back in the day for monetary issues and honestly i did not care that much about consoles by the time I was able to afford it, although I did grab a Switch around 2017. But nowadays since its dirt cheap and EOL I am very interested in grabbing it, especially since I can connect it to my component having CRT TV without buying expensive adapters and I can use Moonlight on it to stream stuff on it, it seems

I don't know if its been explored, but I would love to see if the Wii-U is capable of 3DS emulation (as I envisioned the Switch should have been).

Sonic mania on Wii U is on par with official releases in many ways, GTA 3 and VC are so good on Wii U, and there are a number of obscure ports like Bendy and the ink machine, baldis basics, and the Sonic 1, 2, and CD decomps (designed for tiramisu) that are also here. The ability to play certain Wii games on the Wii U gamepad is also notable. Love playing Sonic colors while having the gamepad emulate a Wii classic controller (Teconmoons Wii vc injector is your best friend). GameCube too, even if everyone’s mileage may vary. Flawless compatibility. Even Triforce games are playable on Wii U (Mario kart arcade gp 1 and 2) via Nintendont. Like the ps vita is for vita, psp, and ps1 games, the Wii U is perfect for Wii U, Wii, and GameCube. Oh and ds virtual console is so awesome!

@budgetcoinhunter

Ай бұрын

Yeah. The only thing the Wii U port of Mania doesn't have now is the screen filters and achievements. Well, that and native controller images for the platform in the options menu.

May I ask what is that macropad you are using? I am looking for one but they all look really pricey

The regular wii is also a great console for modding! You can do the same things such as dumping save files, downloading emulators etc.

I only ever modded the vWii side of the WiiU mainly for Nintendont to play GameCube form SD.

I got Wii and GameCube games on a hacked Wii U but it was a struggle and a long process to get them to work

theres a good number of Smash Bros mods that i remember being the defining reason why i hacked my wii u. the Chaos mod is absolute gold.

Ever since i homebrew my wii u back in 2020 been using it alot

11:00 There`s two methods. First like you described(harder), second is JUST CREATE PNID LIKE NNID WITH INKAY ENABLED ON WII U. I used second and it's really easy

I did the no hack way to use pretendo and i love it...i have splatoon 3 but i only like 1 so i love this

How did you install the Homebrew App Store on the Wii U?

I want to see someone restore the online servers for 3ds games like pokemon

@corvidcapers

2 ай бұрын

Pretendo network is planning to add support for that in the future

luckily we have a community that's willing to step up

I had my WiiU since launch and still use it regularly. Hands down the best home console in my opinion. Can play every Nintendo game on it pre switch. All other 8-bit and 16-bit games and so on. Its a gaming beast really.

Ctgpr keeps taking me back to the Home Screen

Lol awesome! Love the way you say Mario hahaha

Even if people don't want to jailbreak their Wii U they can simply change some DNS settings to get onto Pretendo's servers. And if you don't want to play online, you should at least boot up your Wii U every now and then to prevent some internals from failing.

Does the sponsor have 98% efficient full keyboards (or whatever the most recent highest percentage is)?

I missed out on the Wii U back in the day and lately I've seen multiple content creators urge people to get one but I still don't see the point. You can count the good games that haven't yet been ported to Switch or PC on one hand (even after the accident). As an emulation box, lots of mini PCs will be a better value and less hassle if you don't already own a Wii U. The best selling point I've heard was that it's basically a factory HDMI modded original Wii, which feels kinda ignominious but at least makes some sense. Am I missing something?

I never even had a Wii U to begin with (I can't tell you how insanely happy I was when LEGO City Undercover finally got ported to PS/XBox/PC as well), so I guess fuck me lol

I love the sponsor ad

That intro hits hard

not really the point of the video but i wanted to just comment on the shade thrown towards beloved wiiu!! i know this is quite niche, but i loved the gamepad dearly. as someone visually disabled, it was really exciting to be able to play games with friends and actually have a screen right in front of me instead of having to sit in front of everyone and still struggle. And even in solo play, the gamepad just performed Fantastically. It never had from my memory any of the performwnce issues an undocked switch often runs onto, and im sorry, but i just hate the joycons compared to the feel and responsiveness of the gamepad ! i think everyone is too mean to the base console, and as a modded machine, shes even better 💖

thanks for pointing out that you need to link your pretendo account to your wii u BEFORE dumping the online files to use with cemu. i had made that mistake and wouldve kept wondering what the problem was for a very long time if you hadn't mentioned it in this video

I was already looking for a WiiU, I hope this doesn't make that more difficult because other people are now looking as well.

I hear Bob is still smashing that keyboard today

the virtual wii and virtual gamecube process is very quick tbh

2:55 😂 First off, what did that keyboard do to you?! Secondly, I'm happy that folks online care more about game preservation than game companies do.

Just remember to look at it this way if you're hesitant, if a console manufacturer literally abandons a platform anything on that platform including a software is fair game. You can't steal from a platform that has been abandoned by the company who created it.

I just wanted to say that your videos are always full of great commentary (and attitude and character!) as well as being beautifully produced - along with being fun and informative. Thanks for all you do! 🩵

4:50 made my day

Can you do this without a SD card? Tried a few tears back and couldn't do it, think my SD card slot is broken.

@Nightcaat

2 ай бұрын

I’m unfortunately in the same situation as you. There is no way to softmod the Wii U without an SD card, probably because they assumed everyone can use one

@jamiecal11

2 ай бұрын

@@Nightcaat Annoying. Our best bet is prob to get a 2nd Wii U console (I messed up recently, had the chance to get one with a broken disk drive for dirt cheap recently - seems ideal for modding. Was too slow to get it). Keep an eye out for that man.

I would honestly buy the Wii U if the online store was back. I had no idea about the DS ports when it was out.

I missed word “out” at first. I read the title as “A reason to break your Wii U again.”

I really want to do this, but I also haven't been able to find my gamepad in 6 years

what do you mean break out “again”? doesn’t everybody still have theirs plugged in and ready to go? guys??

When he says that the app acts as if you own all the eShop games. Does that include the 1st party titles that existed to download in the eShop also?

@budgetcoinhunter

Ай бұрын

Yes.

9:09 Plugins Keyboard shortcut L - Dipad Down - Select

If only Mario maker 2 transferred everything over from the first one 😢

I wish it was easy to find one that doesn’t cost double what it did when it launched. Been trying to find one for years at a decent price.

I wanted the Ayaneo dual screen but it is so expensive.