for starters, THANKS! this and your other video, HUUUGE helps. You made the process real easy. One thing to note, about copying games to a HDD Drive to store them as apposed to the NAND: - download the games to the SD card like its shown in the video - insert your card into the wii u, and have your HDD Drive plugged in when you boot up - format the drive to the wii u - go through haxchi, then go into wupGX2 installer - click on your games, updates, DLCs, hit install - install to the USB drive (HDD Drive). This will install to the drive, not the NAND (the system itself) - after install, power the system down, remove the SD Card - reinsert the SD card into your computer, delete the game from the SD Card (as its now installed on the HDD USB Drive). - Repeat the process to install all your games. You are basically using the Memory card as a transportation device between your computer, and the HDD Drive plugged into the WiiU. I was stuck on this for a long time. Read comments, tried other videos, etc, didn't get really anywhere. Hope this helps others.

@jimbobiscool1256

3 жыл бұрын

is it possible to do this without a ds game?

@freetris9556

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimbobiscool1256 No. All of the games you can get are worth thousands. Brain age is 7 dollars. You can’t be that cheap

@erendagdeviren3196

3 жыл бұрын

@@freetris9556 hey can you help me i am thinking about modding my Wii u but if it is bricked can i ise the nand Back-Up to bring it back

@abihusmallville

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimbobiscool1256 Yes, with the Browser Exploit, Mocha Indexiine

@TheEfX

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimbobiscool1256 you can do homebrew with mocha. Its totally free

hey man you’ve honestly saved me hours online scavenging for usb games which I found very few of, and also having to manually find and replace title keys which are even more rarer to find.. now I’m finally able to enjoy my wii u! thanks for guiding us peasants to the light with your amazing tutorial.

@Mo_Moji

Жыл бұрын

Lol i searched everywhere for games too, luckily github and yt exist

Man thank you this video may be 4 years old but it’s still holds up and I am happy to say I can play all of my old video games I remember having when I was younger

Great video, thank you. A lot don't include what to do next after homebrewing lol. Everything is working and followed step by step.

@CyberKaz3

3 жыл бұрын

I have noticed that not all games are on the Usb Helper app such as smash bros for n64, any ideas why?

Just want to say a huge thanks for your videos, you've taken me from knowing nothing to being on to it and having a jailbroken Wii u in the space of couple hours. Thanks!

You have literally saved my life today. I watched your video of how to mod our WiiU. We had one years ago but id been wanting another one for a long time. Got mine from GameStop for $100. Salesman asked why i wanted one so bad, answered, its just fun for us and our kids. Today, you helped me mod and install our first games. Without you, this would all still been a distant memory. Thank you so much!

@RonnyNussbaum

4 жыл бұрын

Literally? So you would be dead without this? LOL

@v1deo.hunter.d317

4 жыл бұрын

@@RonnyNussbaum The man was on the edge of the cliff looking down at the rocks below seconds before this video popped up

@PneumaticFrog

4 жыл бұрын

@@v1deo.hunter.d317 lmao

@davidcook9875

2 ай бұрын

a little dramatic no?

Today I finally re-purposed my WiiU that’s been sitting here collecting dust for years. Thanks a million for the great tutorial! Subscribed

@My14thAccount

4 жыл бұрын

lol same, I got breath of the wild

@raik1766

3 жыл бұрын

@@My14thAccount also same then i finally modded it and now paper mario 64 & 2 on wii u lets go

Superb overview, Drew. One of the best I've scene.

MASSIVE thanks, so easy once you've been shown how. Great tutorial, I wish you luck in everything you do......

Wow, your homebrew video and this video .. worked great with me ;-) Thank you have saved my vacation. greetings from Germany

Thank you man, I was lazy to download new games for two years, finally i did it today because of ur video :D

Nintendo banned my Nintendo 64 from online play this is the perfect revenge!

@crai_fr

Жыл бұрын

what

@MiKeFish2012

Жыл бұрын

How the hell is ther online n64 play!?

@HistoryandReviews

Жыл бұрын

@@MiKeFish2012 netplay adapters existed for n64 on dialup

@MiKeFish2012

Жыл бұрын

@@HistoryandReviews wow ya know i never knew that lol

@KikonSketches

Жыл бұрын

@iAMMiKe3D I dont think it was popular lol

Many thanks still working today 24,7,22 made my wiiU setup a pleasure instead of a pain..

@drewtalks

Жыл бұрын

Noice!

This is awesome!! I’m totally doing this, thank you so much!!

This is crazy! Thanks. Wii U is literally the best console for Nintendo's Archive to everything before the Switch and it's cool to be able to play them on the tv or gamepad. It's the best console for Nintendo emulation.

@TheSodaGirls

2 жыл бұрын

I know its so underrated 😔

@limitlessboy6423

8 ай бұрын

Still not a handheld console. You can’t take it with you so whats the deal?

@omegaweapon116

5 ай бұрын

Yea. I don't think it would be the best to play DS games.@@limitlessboy6423

Oh man! Im getting into this tomorrow! Ive never used this database. Looks awesome! I just use loadiine but dang this looks way better!

Well it's loading for once so that's good

@jimstinkfoot2119

3 жыл бұрын

Why i don't see populsr games like splatoon or ZELDA BREATH OF THE WILD??

@ColonThree342

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimstinkfoot2119 the app doesn't like you

@Jamkam-sn9bz

3 жыл бұрын

@@ColonThree342 lol

5:04 For those confused that don't know where to place the update and DLC files in the "install" folder: You place the files below where you put the Game data, do not place the update and DLC files inside the Game data files. I for one do not know what happens if you do put the update and DLC files inside the game files. Putting the update and DLC files below the game worked for me, if you wanna risk it and do the complete opposite then go ahead.

@ozzyshowmid5648

3 жыл бұрын

Does it work for version 5.5.5

@LegendaryStarfy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ozzyshowmid5648 So far people said that emulators and homebrew on 5.5.5 work just fine. So I think you are okay, to download the program! The 5.5.5 update states that it provides "Improvements to system stability and usability", we are unsure what else they put into this update.

@overgamez497

2 жыл бұрын

So for exaple of I have to install the game, the update and the dlc, I will have 3 folder with the game name?

@kolbymiller603

2 жыл бұрын

on my laptop some of the games downloaded under a folder called "eshop", what do i do with those?

@LegendaryStarfy

2 жыл бұрын

@@kolbymiller603 You put the items from the eshop folder into the install folder, just like the DLC and Update items. The eshop folder is for games exclusively released on the Nintendo eshop.

4:44 Great selection of games that you have!

Great video and awesome tutorial!!!

Sweet thanks! I was able to get breath of the wild with it :)

@MP5GoBrrt195

3 жыл бұрын

for free??

@guacamoledolphin

2 жыл бұрын

@@MP5GoBrrt195 yes

@Andi-cq3cy

2 жыл бұрын

@@guacamoledolphin can i download all U games ?

@guacamoledolphin

2 жыл бұрын

@@Andi-cq3cy yes

thank you, every video I found about this was for emulating it on pc, not using it on the wii u.

@jimstinkfoot2119

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, i don't find Mario kart 8 on this... Someone know where to dowloand?

@gloBrian

3 жыл бұрын

Jim StinkFoot go to reddit and go to r/Roms and check there

Omg, dude it worked, Thank you so much, now I can finally get free games on my Wii U without paying for it

That was fast Nice one mate

For anyone wondering, the updates and dlc go in the install folder SEPERATE from the game folder.

@Wolfenga

2 жыл бұрын

I need to know this too

@lucasph15

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfenga Figured it out. Just download the updates too

@elmaskpitonomascopito8461

2 жыл бұрын

Do i put the updates and dlc in the game folder or directly on the install folder?

@lucasph15

2 жыл бұрын

@@elmaskpitonomascopito8461 It needs to be in separate folder. Also, if you want to use the dlc, you need to run custom firmware.

@elmaskpitonomascopito8461

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucasph15 Even if its just the dlc characters from mario kart?

Update after my last comment : Everything is working now, thx

Thanks for the help, this video is great and even works now! Just wondering how you would go about playing/installing CFW such as Super Paper Mario ect

Thank you this works for me!

I got an external harddrive with wii and game cube games already on it , how do I open them in homebrew

@TriZaba

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure this out ?

@joshinjoshy08

3 жыл бұрын

@@TriZaba yes

Another great walkthrough!! I had just finished the previous video on how to hack the WiiU and at the end I was like wait but what about the games and then this video came along. So for the WiiU we just use the WUP by loading the game on the SD card and installing it to the usb we have connected. Is there a walkthrough on loading emulators and how to install them? Or does wii U USB help have those too? Awesome videos thanks again.

@hgfhghghgfhfghgfhghg538

5 жыл бұрын

i have not got that far yet but id dare say try google wiiu homebrew and download emulators from there and then put in your wii app folder on usb. or download the mulators from the homebrew ch on the wii itself

bro isn’t afraid of the Nintendo ninjas props to you 🙌

I’m new to the Wii U modding thing. Can you mix and match Wii U games, Wii , n64, etc? Or do the games all have to be the same system?

U did a great tutorial but u didnt tell us where to put the downloaded wiiu games /in what folder/do we make a folder that says games,dlc,updates or just drop the downloaded games in the install folder? Then install using what app ...does would be very helpful you should do a short prt2 explaining just how get the games on external hard drive once downloaded Thanks

is it safe to update the games? I installed one and it started to update

can you explain more about the 'unpack' you're talking about? like there's dlc, update and the game. do i have to unpack each file for breath of the wild? Or is that just the update and the base game only?

Great Video!

I’m new to this kind of stuff, so please don’t judge me. I have a few questions. 1) Is this safe? 2) Does this have discontinued Wii U games/apps removed from the Eshop? 3) Is this for my Wii U console? 4) if so, can I run 3ds games on my Wii U? I understand some of these questions may be extremely obvious, but please help me out here. Thx :)

@200subsnovideoschallenge5

4 жыл бұрын

1 Yes 2 maybe 3 yes for wii u 4 no

What do i do after i download the games?, On my wii u, I didnt hack it my friend did, do i open something and download it from there

@WarrenCroft23

4 жыл бұрын

have you found the answer to your question?

@sunkenship9552

4 жыл бұрын

best way is to install it through the Wup Installer in the homebrew launcher. If you haven’t set up homebrew yet, do it. It’s quite easy, most tutorials will likely recommend you download a version of wup installer too so you should be fine but if they don’t, just look up a download for it and put it in the root of your sd card. It’s automatically go in the right spot.

PLEASE ANSWER PRODUCER (DREWTALKS) I'm kind of a noob. Why do you advise to unpack with Loadiine if you're dragging and dropping unpacked games into the install folder to install with WUP installer in the video? This confuses me. I'm doing this for the first time and I'm pretty literal so, though WUP installer is recommended over Loadiine online, I'm just wondering if this was a mistake?

Still works in 2023. Thanks!

I watched the haxchi video, installed it cold boot, ive now followed this one, but how do i play the wii and gamecube games ? Do you have a video showing that ? Thanks

@yusufk9177

3 жыл бұрын

The best method I found to playing Wii and Gamecube games was making injects for it so I can store my Wii u games with my other system games as well. Just search up how to make Wii and Gamecube injects and the first video is an extremely clear and detailed tutorial.

@yusufk9177

3 жыл бұрын

@@SMGAnimations I had many issues with Wii Backup manager and USB loader on vWii. The injector I use called TeconMoon Injector has built in Nintendont so I didn't have to worry about all of the possible issues. Also with the injector it runs wii and gc games as virtual console so you can have 1 hdd with all your games no need for 2 different ones.

hey question about Wii, N64 and other games do we need to run some kind of emulator on Wii U or just copy it and run it like we would with Wii U game Thanks

@BamboLord

4 жыл бұрын

yes you need an emulator and custom firmware. you can install them to the wii u, but you still need to run custom firmware

@jlogs872

3 жыл бұрын

@@BamboLord the custom firmware is like mocha and cbhc and haxchi right

@BamboLord

3 жыл бұрын

@@jlogs872 yes

Thanks for this!

So I see on the list theres also gamecube and wii games, would we be able to simply follow this same process for installing those? I feel like it cant be that easy can it?

Do I just drag the updates and dlc's to my install folder too ?

@supertoineFR

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

can I put games on an HDD and play them on my WII U? I have hombrew Mocha, Indexiine

@panda1833

3 жыл бұрын

U should use loadiine for that, or install them directly to ur wii u hdd from ur wiiu

Did you make a video on how to added games to a usb or hardrive connected thru the back usb ports?

this works like a charm

I hope one day they will be able to make a program to just transfer the games to an External Hard Drive. It will stop all the double copying from SD card to Ext. HDD. I know someday a programmer will figure it out.

Update: still working

I am so happy that I can now get games on my Wii U I think the easiest thing as a Nintendo system to home brew is the Wii U cause all you gotta do is add files to sd card and then do a exploit wow

thanks now i can play my favorite conciles games again

So if they have updates and dlc files, do I drag them in as well or do I install the game first and then copy the dlc/update over?

@Dikkeaap

4 жыл бұрын

Just drag them into the installer thats it

Any method of running the games off the USB?

@charon116

3 жыл бұрын

nu

thank you, working as of 8/28/19

@drewtalks

4 жыл бұрын

nice!

@cincita7hitchmod365

4 жыл бұрын

Why when I try to install usb helper he say that he can’t establish a connection?

@zacharyomw7691

4 жыл бұрын

@@cincita7hitchmod365 do not download the newest version it does not work

Good thing is that i ordered a wii u so good i can watch that

where do I put the update files in my sd card?

@byquartz6227

3 жыл бұрын

good question but i didnt even put the update on my sd and my wiiu automatically downloaded the update whan i wanted to start so i dont think its necessary ouif hope my englisch is ok

does this process work if my wiiU is hacked with the Tiramisu method?

@ScottRomeo

2 жыл бұрын

yes

Thanks man I can finally play botw

Hey thanks mate. i was able to install Phantasy star online episode 1 & 2 and actually get it on the home screen so i dont need to open nintendont to play it.

How do i add the the udates and dlc to the games???? Do i add the updates to the game file and replace then ...do i add the dlc files to the game file?? Please help😁😁

@mogdor

4 жыл бұрын

YES. I can't play Breath of the Wild, it's saying I have to install the update. I downloaded the update, just can't figure out how to install it

@mogdor

4 жыл бұрын

Figured it out, you just drag the whole update folder into the install folder on your SD card, same as adding a game.

@DestyNova1008

4 жыл бұрын

@@mogdor thanks for the info

Is there anyway I can do this on a Mac? I don't have a PC.

@harrisonscott5073

2 ай бұрын

did you ever find a solution?

On the 3DS, if the game is out of date, it will update automatically. Is that the same case here? Or will I have to manually update it myself. Also, does online work? Thanks in advance.

need some quick advise. I have mocha and wup gx2 installed. ran them in order to an external HDD for games. I got 2 installed and now im getting the 0xFF error no storage. it started when I tried my first DLC and when I entered storage management it told me I had data that needed to be deleted. did I delete something I needed? showed nothing that was deleted. soooo confused.

Anybody else how he cut himself off with his intro?

How are the DLC and updates installed?

@GrandeGio95

4 жыл бұрын

No answer yet?

@MyFootballfootball

4 жыл бұрын

@@GrandeGio95 hey, didn't get a answer but the process is the same as the full game. Just put the dlc or update in the folder with the games, making sure to remove all logos and non A-Z letters. Then install it the same way, you have to run mocha each time before installing them however, hope that helps?

@USMC0621TX

4 жыл бұрын

@@MyFootballfootball So I have been successful in installing the updates and games via WUP but when installing the DLC it says that it needs a signature patch. I followed Drew's video on how to mod but I dont remember messing with Mocha. It's on my SD card and on the Homebrew Channel but I've never used it. When I turn on my console all the installed games show up as little icons and I just click and play them; no special loading of any other software or anything because I modded my system with the Brain Age game. So could someone help and guide me on how to install the DLC and also would I have to be running any other software everytime I want to play the game WITH the DLC? Or once I install that's it and I dont have to mess with it again? Thanks.

@chrisassassin5447

4 жыл бұрын

Brofessor Al-Jaida-Salami You have to download a custom firmware app. I have mocha cfw which allows me to install dlc and play games that are only available on the eshop. Once you get mocha, all you do is run it every time before installing dlc and the download will start. Something to know is that you can only play dlc once you launch mocha cfw so every time you wanna play a game with dlc, u have to launch mocha cfw first and then once it takes you back to the home menu, then you can press on the game with dlc and it will open

it worked thank you so much

Thank you! All I need to do is get a new battery and a new battery rumble. Hopefully it's not hard to replace the rumble for controller

I'm getting an error after putting in the URL for the title keys

i dont have a install folder even thoe i homebrewed it HALP

@verloreneseele8898

9 ай бұрын

ye me too. where is the fucking install folder lol

@justinmurray8920

5 ай бұрын

i dont have one either@@verloreneseele8898

Any advice on installing the DLC and updates?

Do you only need to unpack games that have updates/dlc? also do you need to unpack them when you are going to play them on wii u?

I get an error that no backup was found thus the app cant work How do i solve that

Is there a Mac version to unpack or fix iso to

@quickhamburger9624

4 жыл бұрын

Gabey Babey you could dual boot windows with boot camp or get a virtual windows machine with vmware

i FUCKING love you, for a boring long time i didnt know why certain games wouldnt appear when i opened wup.

Hey, so I'm trying to use this same process, but with an ESHOP game (being Pokemon Rumble U) and it keeps stopping at 15.3%, then fails. I was wondering if you have any info onto this problem.

I'm not gonna lie i hacked my wii u with my phone so I can't really do this

@ciorno3291

3 жыл бұрын

rip

@MP5GoBrrt195

3 жыл бұрын

how

Where is the "install" file, i go to my Wii u SD card and i couldn't find it.

@this_dude8311

3 жыл бұрын

You have to make your own. Pretty sure to do this, you'll have to follow a video of how to hack/mod a wii u.

@go4th349

3 жыл бұрын

All you have to do is make a simple file in the as card does t need to be anything special

@charlotte4440

3 жыл бұрын

@@go4th349 k thanks!

Hey do i copy the games and updates folders separarely to the root of the install folder or put the update/ dlc folder into the game folder? I imagine itll look messy. Could i have a games folder and updates folder and put the respective folders in there?

Am bit curious would able course any problems once you install it and download games will it able service of internet cut off wifi I know it's stupid question

Yeah I'm gonna download "Backups"

Hey Drew love your videos. Is there an easy way to add games to a WII? I have Wii units and would like to set them up with games for my daughter. T. I. A..

@saturm6221

3 жыл бұрын

If you’re talking about just downloading games to a Wii with home brew then a good video is from shouldr, (yes spelt exactly that way) I think the name of the video was something along the lines of “how to download free wii games” but you need a computer and an SD card. A good place to get free games is at vimm.net they have most Wii games !!

When I try installing the game it says verify wup files are correct and complete dlc/eshop require sig patch What do I do ?

THANKS YOU !!!

Maybe a dumb question, but does this method work for donwloading games into the vwii if you have the hombrew launcher there?

Hey can i install wii games on my wii u menu using this same method copying the files to the install folder anx use wup installer? Or do i have to use wbfs manager?

Just to make sure (because I'm an idiot), are those games being emulated on the wiiu, or are they the actual eshop games?

for updates and DLCs we do the same drag them to the Sd card and install them with WUP to the USB?

I want to do this but I’ve tried multiple methods but none of them worked I hope this one does

Done everything in the video... am trying to download Super Mario Advance and when i run Haxchi then go to WP installer to install the games, it states that i need the sig patches?

Is it necessary for me to download the habrá to an SD card or can I download it directly to my USB pen drive?

This is gonna come in handy with the news of Nintendo killing the WiiU Eshop

I downloaded BOTW and unpacked and am unsure what to do with the files now / how to install them? Do I add the new folder to the installs folder or to the folder created from downloading?

@b.z9940

3 жыл бұрын

have u figured it out?

Does this work with Tiramisu? I know WUP Installer works with it as I've used it for older games but not sure if it works with WiiU titles specifically.

Do u drag and drop the DLC and Update folders into the "Install" folder on the Wii SD?

you da man! thanks

Does this also work with the ds games from USB Launcher?

So I got 2 wii games installed but the question I had is ones that need emulation like SNES NES. Do I just dump all those files right onto the root of the card like the 2 wii games or is there something else I need to do

Hi, new super mario + luigi U is nearly 14gb. The fat32 sd card I put hbc hatchi can only install folder games up to 4gb. Should I just create 'install' folder on a different sd card that is big enough and normal / not formatted to fat32? Thanks

Quick question after installing the game on sd card and going to install it using homebrew they ask usb or sd i don't have a USB but my sd card does have over 100gb so is it possible to just press the other option ?