The best one you can have at the beginning is the Homebrew Browser. You install Homebrew applications by adding them to the apps folder of your SD card using a computer with an SD card slot (at first). It can, however, access the Internet for things like downloading, updating, and playing modded online games. The Wii can connect to the Internet, but its online servers have been shut down, so it can't play online games (except games that have their own servers, like Call of Duty Black Ops). If a WUD file was used, the game should have launched if everything was done correctly.I just started doing this myself, so I may not quite have all of the terminology correct. If decrypted game files were used, Cemu will now install the game into the mlc0 folder designated at the initial setup, and the game can now be opened from Cemu. Navigate to the location of your game's WUD, then open it.Open the keys.txt and add the three Wii U console keys, as well as the specific title key for the games you want to play.Navigate to the location of your game, then open the meta folder and select the meta.xml file, then click to open.Click "File", then "Install game title, update, or DLC".Check the keyboard shortcuts and additional options, then continue.Select the Wii U Gamepad for the emulated controller, and choose your desired input method Set the folders to where you want games to be stored, or allow the defaults. Extract the files from the zip file into the desired folder and run it, giving permissions.WUD/WUX images can be used, but are harder to get to work.Decrypted game data for the desired games.While there are other emulators available such as Decaf, this guide will use Cemu as it has the most compatibility. This method requires either the WUD/WUX images or the decrypted game files. While this method requires a more powerful machine, it has certain advantages over running natively on the console that make it a desirable method. This method involves using an emulator to read the dumped files in order to play them on your computer. Loading times are longer than installing directly onto the console, but the games will take up no space in internal storage. Open the Homebrew Launcher, then launch Loadiine GX2Īt this point, the games should appear inside of the app and should be ready to simply run.Copy the code, content, and meta folders into the folder created in the last step.Create a folder in the games folder with the name of the game and game ID written as Game Name.If you have save files to use, create another folder called saves.Create a folder within the wiiu folder, called games.Extract the wiiu folder from loadiine_gx2.zip to the root of your SD card.A FAT32 SD card for your Wii U that fits your desired games.While not recommended, it can still be used. This program is very old and no longer actively maintained. It can run both Wii U games and games from different consoles, such as the Nintendo 64 or DS, as long as they are converted to the proper format using a programs like the Ultimate Wii U VC Injector. This method utilizes the program Loadiine GX2, which enables you to play decrypted games directly from your SD card.
The newly installed games should now appear on the Wii U's home menu and can now be launched as a regular app. Once the installation for all titles finished, you can exit the app using the home menu. Select whether to install in USB or NAND storage, then wait for the titles to install.Click "Install", then press "OK" to continue.Select each game to install, or choose "Select All" to choose all files.Open the Homebrew Launcher, then launch WUP Installer GX2.Remove the SD card from your computer and place it back into the console.Create a folder called install, then copy the encrypted NUS files into a folder for each specific game within it.Extract the wiiu folder from the zip file to the root of the SD card.Take the SD card from the Wii U and place it in your computer.This guide will use the HBL_HBC file, but the Channel can be installed using these same steps The HBL_HBC file can be launched from the Homebrew Launcher, while the Channel file can be installed onto the Wii U home menu.The latest version of WUP Installer GX2.If the files are not in this format, check the Dumping Wii U Games page to learn to convert to it.The SD card from your Wii U with homebrew files.It is also the most reliable method, with full compatibility due to running on the original hardware. This method installs your backups directly onto the console's internal storage. Some are on the original Wii U console, and others on a computer through emulation. Once you have acquired backups of your games following this guide, a few different methods are available to play these backups.