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Can you download Wii games to SD card and play them?

Find a WiiWare title, Virtual Console game, or Wii Channel you wish to download and select it. Select the desired game, then select Download or Redownload. A confirmation screen will appear. Select Yes and choose SD Card.
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How do I play Wii games on SD Card?

Complete these steps
  1. Insert an SD Card into the SD Card slot on the front of the Wii console. ...
  2. Select the SD Card Menu icon from the Wii Menu to see the contents of the SD Card. ...
  3. Select an item from the list of available games or Wii Channels and press the A Button to open the Start screen for that item.
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Can you save Wii games on SD Card?

Complete these steps

Insert a compatible SD Card into the SD Card slot on the front of the Wii console. Access the Wii Data Management screen. Select Save Data, then select Wii. Select the desired data, and then select Move to move it to the SD Card.
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Can you still download Wii games?

It is no longer possible to purchase new content from the Wii Shop. However, for the time being you may continue to re-download content you have purchased or transfer that content from a Wii system to a Wii U system. Be aware that these features will eventually end at a future date.
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Can Wii U use SD Card as storage?

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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Why can't I use my SD card in my Wii?

If it works in another device, re-insert the card into the SD card slot on the Wii console and power the console back ON. Go back into the SD Card Menu. If no error appears, then it could be that the SD card wasn't formatted. If you continue to see intermittent errors, the SD card connectors may be contaminated.
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What is the largest SD card for Wii U?

SD memory cards with a capacity of up to 2 GB and SDHC memory cards with a capacity of up to 32 GB are compatible.
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What can I play my old Wii games on?

Yes, it's possible to play Wii games and use Wii accessories on Wii U.
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How can I play Wii games on my Wii without a disc?

Install Homebrew on your Wii. If you haven't yet installed the Homebrew Channel for your Wii, you'll need to do so before proceeding. The Homebrew Channel allows you to install custom modifications, one of which will let you play games off of a USB flash drive.
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How do I download old Wii games?

Open the Wii Shop Channel.
  1. To download a Virtual Console game click on Virtual Console. You will be given several options for browsing the Virtual Console library. ...
  2. To download a WiiWare game, click on WiiWare. You will be given several options for browsing the WiiWare library.
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How do I download Wii games to my SD Card and play on Wii?

Complete these steps

Find a WiiWare title, Virtual Console game, or Wii Channel you wish to download and select it. Select the desired game, then select Download or Redownload. A confirmation screen will appear. Select Yes and choose SD Card.
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What is the best way to store Wii games?

Flash drives should be usable too, but external hard drives are recommended as they are more reliable, and can store more games. Make sure your USB drive is formatted as FAT32 or NTFS. Do not format it as other types such as exFAT, extFS, or WBFS, the latter is an old format of storing Wii games.
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What file system does Wii use for SD Card?

The Wii Homebrew Applications (such as The Homebrew Channel, Emulators, Games, Media players, etc.), USB Loader GX's NAND emulation feature and DIOS MIOS (Lite) require a FAT32 partition format. You can use a FAT32 SD/SDHC card for that purpose and set your USB hard drive as NTFS or Ext partition format.
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What do SD cards do for Wii?

An SD memory card can be used to store Wii-related data such as game save information, certain data from the Wii Channel applications, and to transfer compatible data (such as digital photos and MP3s) to the Wii console from other devices.
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Does USB Loader GX work with SD card?

USB Loader GX allows you to play Wii and GameCube games from a USB storage device or an SD card, launch other homebrew apps, create backups, use cheats in games and a whole lot more.
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Can you burn a Wii game to a disc and play it?

This is preferable to burning Wii backups to disc, mainly because burned discs do not work in newer Wii consoles. If you do want to burn Wii games, you'll need the image files and an ISO burning program. You'll need a modded Wii with a USB Loader program to play the burned discs.
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Can you jailbreak a Wii?

You can turn your old Wii into a total Nintendo entertainment center by jailbreaking it. The form we'll cover in this tutorial is called a SoftMod, and it will only take a few minutes to completely crack open the Wii and give you complete control over the console. To get started, you'll need just a few things.
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Why are old Wii games so expensive?

Simple. They're no longer made, some titles got smallish production runs, and as people start to discover the console via collecting, the price of certain games for the console have gone up. Finite supply plus increased demand equals the current market. How much money did Nintendo make on each original Wii sold?
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Is there a market for old Wii games?

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Can I use a 64 GB SD card in a Wii?

SD Cards with a capacity higher than 2 GB, and SDHC Cards with a capacity higher than 32 GB, will likely not work with the Wii console.
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How big of an SD card do you need to jailbreak a Wii?

An SD card with at least 1GB space or MicroSD card reader (non-SDHC if possible) A computer with an internet connection. An external USB hard drive or a USB drive larger than 32GB (to install apps and games on) Wii firmware version 4.3 (It is the latest firmware version Nintendo released for Wii)
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How many Wii games can fit on 128GB?

Depending on what you buy, at most 128+ games. But considering you want AAA titles, at least 20-25.
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Can Wii play videos from SD Card?

No, the Wii console does not play DVD, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray discs, CD music discs, or movies/music stored on SD cards, USB hard drives, or other portable memory devices.
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