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Can you play Wii U games off a flash drive?

Yes. Games and other content downloaded from Nintendo eShop on Wii U can be saved directly to a USB storage device. In fact, when a USB device is connected, the system will automatically download to the USB device. You can organise data to transfer content between the Wii U system memory and external USB storage media.
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Can I store Wii U games on a flash drive?

Wii U supports USB hard disk drives with a dedicated power source, called self-powered USB. Flash memory devices have a limited number of rewrites and are not suited to long-term storage of important game data, so we do not recommend the use of flash memory devices as an external storage device solution.
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How do you use a flash drive on Wii U?

How to Connect a USB Device to the Wii U Console
  1. Turn the Wii U console off.
  2. Ensure the connector on the USB device is oriented correctly.
  3. Insert the USB connector straight into a USB port on the Wii U console.
  4. Turn the Wii U console on.
  5. Access the device (External Storage Only).
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Can you use USB instead of SD card Wii U?

If you want to use an existing SD card to save games, you can work around this limitation by using a USB card reader. Just stick your SD card into the slot on the reader and plug the USB end into your console. The Wii U will read the device as if it's a USB drive, not an SD card.
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Can you play games off a flash drive?

Yes. The majority of games can be installed on a USB flash. You can run them off the storage device.
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Do games run better on flash drive?

USB flash drive outperforms the hard drive in non-sequential reading speed which is what you may be most interested in with gaming. In terms of writing speed, hard drive is superior to USB flash drive, which means you will speed longer time installing games on the flash drive.
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Can you still play Flash games offline?

Flash Is No Longer Supported in Chrome and Other Browsers

Thus, if you visit a site containing a Flash game, you'll see a message like the one below. Since you can't run the Flash game inside your browser anymore, you'll need to download it and run the Flash game offline. We walk through this below.
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How many GB is the Wii U?

Both the 8 GB Basic and 32 GB Deluxe Wii U systems have enough internal storage to store save data for a large number of games purchased through retail and to support a limited amount of download activity through the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
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Does a Wii U need an SD card?

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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Can you use a 64gb SD card in a 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. SDXC and fast-transfer UHS-type memory cards are not compatible.
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Will USB 3.0 work with Wii U?

Any USB 3.0 device is backwards-compatible and will work with the Wii U, but you won't benefit from the extra speed. We don't recommend buying a USB 2.0 drive now, as its slow speeds will be a huge drawback if you use it on any other device in the future.
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What file type are Wii U games?

RPX - Wii U Game File.
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Can Wii U games still be downloaded?

If someone visits Nintendo eShop and wants to download something on Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family systems after March 27, 2023, what are they able to do? On both platforms, users are still able to: Redownload content they own. Download existing software updates.
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What is the maximum hard drive size for Wii U?

The maximum amount of storage supported by Wii U is 2 TB (terabytes). Wii U will be able to recognise a storage device that is over 2 TB, but 2 TB will still be the maximum amount of storage capacity. Any extra capacity in the storage device beyond the 2 TB will not be accessible via Wii U.
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Does Wii U have downloadable games?

It is possible to purchase download versions of games from Nintendo eShop on the official Nintendo website.
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Can the Wii use 32 GB SD card?

If you have updated your Wii console to Wii Menu 4.0 or higher, then your Wii console is compatible with SD Cards that are 2 GB (Gigabyte) or less, and is also compatible with SDHC Cards up to 32 GB.
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What format is the Wii U 128gb SD card?

The Wii U needs a FAT32 formatted SD card. However unlike the Switch, only FAT32 works!.
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Why wont my Wii U read my SD card?

Make sure the Wii U is off and remove the SD card. Check that the SD Card is compatible. Check the SD card and ensure it is unlocked. Re-insert the SD card and turn the system on.
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Is Wii U outdated?

The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops will be discontinued in "late March 2023," Nintendo announced today, effectively closing off access to a host of content that can only be found on those platforms. The shutdown will be a multi-stage process that will last through 2022 and until 2023.
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How long did the Wii U last?

Wii U hardware review: Double the screens, double the fun? Compared to the Nintendo Wii's 101 million sales, the Wii U sold a mere 13.56 million units during its more than four-year lifespan (November 2012 to January 2017).
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Why did Flash Player end?

The biggest reason was security. With a huge part of the tech world running Flash, it became a massive target for hackers, forcing Adobe to release updates often to patch problems. It also offered poor performance, causing some users to see full CPU usage when viewing web pages with Flash content.
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Why did Flash games end?

Flash was a huge Trojan Horse and virus delivery system. Sites that hosted Flash games were (either complicity or ignorantly) delivering viruses and TH's to their users. Flash is just insecure, and there was no way to patch all the holes. That's why Adobe deprecated Flash and why most browsers block it by default.
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Why is Flash gone?

Why has Flash gone away? Sunsetting Flash was largely a security-driven move. Flash was once the standard for videos, games, and other Web content, but it was terrifically vulnerable to exploits, thanks to the way it used memory and other issues.
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