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Can Wii U be soft modded?

If you are softmodding a Wii U (virtual Wii), you need to use a compatible exploit. All of the currently WiiU compatible exploits use a specific game. Note: For Wii U, it is also possible (and recommended) to softmod the Wii U part of the console and then modify the virtual Wii from there.
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Is soft modding Wii illegal?

YES. Softmodding a Wii is perfectly legal. It is however against Nintendo's Terms of Use (TOU), so it will void your warranty.
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Is it better to soft mod the Wii or the Wii U?

Both the Wii and Wii U are both capable of being softmodded. In my mind, softmodding the Wii is superior mainly because the only permanent Wii U softmod requires spending money on a DS virtual console game, whereas the Wii has plenty of permanent softmod options that are free.
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What does soft modded Wii mean?

A softmod is a method of using software to modify the intended behavior of hardware, such as video cards, sound cards, or game consoles in a way that can overcome restrictions of the firmware, or install custom firmware.
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Can u play modded Wii games on Wii U?

Yes, you can. As Wii U has backwards compatibility with Wii games, it's possible to play Wii games and use Wii accessories on Wii U. Actually, nearly all Wii games can be played on Wii U by inserting the relevant disc or by downloading the game from WiiWare or Virtual Console.
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What can you do on a soft modded Wii U?

Table of Contents
  • Playing emulators/ROMs.
  • Playing GameCube Games.
  • Running backups of Wii and Wii U games from an SD card or hard drive.
  • Playing region-locked games from other counties.
  • Playing patched/modded copies of games.
  • Downloading and installing cheats.
  • Playing homebrew games.
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Is it possible to homebrew a Wii U?

This can include save editing tools, games, emulators, and more. Homebrew can be run on your Wii U as long as you have a way to put files on an SD Card and your Wii U is updated to the latest version for your region.
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Can you soft mod a black Wii?

A black Wii is exactly the same as a white wii except for the color, so it can be softmodded with any normal guide. The only thing thats different with those Wii's is that they have a 100% chance on having a new D3-2 drive.
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Can a modded Wii U play GameCube?

Wii U does not support Nintendo GameCube games or accessories.
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Can modding a Wii brick it?

Wii modding is safe, and bricks usually occur due to something done by the user that is on this list. cIOS are used to play games with a USB Loader. It's also useful for many other homebrew apps.
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Why the Wii U is awesome?

The Wii U is basically an improved Wii. Nearly all Wii games are playable on the Wii U and in HD, no less, making it the best way to experience almost any Wii game you desire. Backward compatibility is something that Switch owners have never experienced.
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Is the Wii U Underpowered?

The Wii U's hardware was in a weird spot (it had a relatively good GPU but an underpowered CPU), and Nintendo was way behind the competition with regards to online play. This gave developers a hard time in trying to release third-party titles for the Wii U.
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Can the Wii U play 60 fps?

for Wii U is the only Wii U exclusive game with native 1080p resolution and 60 FPS. There are some third party titles, like Rayman Legends for example, that are 1080p and 60 FPS, but most are only interested in exclusives and not in multiplatform titles (when talking about resolution & framerates).
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What is a bricked Wii?

A bricked wii is a wii that does not work. Nowadays it's much less easy to accidentally brick your wii than it used to be, but it's still a good idea to be careful, because anything could happen.
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Is it safe to buy a modded Wii?

Wii modding is safe, and bricks usually occur due to something done by the user that is on this list. cIOS are used to play games with a USB Loader. It's also useful for many other homebrew apps.
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Is it legal to emulate a Wii if u own one?

Emulators are 100% legal, as is the process of downloading them. They are no different to other programs you might download such as word processing or music player software. Downloading and uploading ROMs is illegal, however, so make sure you use your own game files.
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Can Wii U play Blu Ray?

The Wii U system supports both Wii U and Wii Game Discs. GameCube discs, Blu-ray discs, DVD discs, CDs, etc. are not supported.
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Can a modded Wii U play 3DS games?

Although the Wii U can't play 3DS games, your computer can with the help of an emulator and ROMs. For example, Citra is an open-source emulator for the Nintendo 3DS that works on Windows, Linux, and macOS computers. The program can open 3DS executable files such as 3DS, 3DSX, ELF, AXF, CCI, CXI, and APP files.
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Can I Unbrick a Wii?

Fixing a brick generally comes in three steps; the first step is identifying the brick, the second step is launching homebrew, and the third step is using this homebrew to load a recovery tool. If a brick cannot easily be fixed, it is not recommended to trash the console.
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What is a semi bricked Wii?

Semi bricks are caused by a mismatch between the System Menu region and the actual region settings of the Wii. The symptom of this brick is the Settings menu showing an Opera error message.
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Can you LetterBomb Wii U?

Yes. LetterBomb only requires a 2GB SD card.
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Do Wii U emulators exist?

Cemu is undoubtedly the best Wii U emulator on the internet. Any program that sees Mario Kart 8 running at 8K and BOTW running at 4K is a surefire winner, and Cemu is continuously improving month on month. What is this?
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Can the Wii U use SD cards?

For Wii U, SD cards can be used for saving a picture of your Mii, QR Code patterns for your Mii, and screenshots in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. They cannot be used as a storage device for Wii U software downloads or save data for games. SD cards can, however, be used in Wii mode to save data for Wii games.
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What is tiramisu Wii U?

Tiramisu is modular legacy environment for the Wii U. The automatically runs a CFW (modified version of Mocha), allows you to boot the homebrew channel and provides a autoboot menu.
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