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How do I reset my second hand Wii U?

From the Wii U Menu, select System Settings. Using the Left Stick, scroll to Delete All Content & Settings and press the A Button. Please read the information displayed on your TV screen, and then tap Next. Wait for a few seconds, and then tap Delete Everything.
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How do I delete old Wii U users?

On the Wii U Menu, select the Mii character in the upper-left corner to access the User Settings. Tap Delete This User.
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How do you bypass a Wii U password?

Open the Parental Controls software from the Wii U Menu. Select Parental Controls and tap "Forgot PIN". You will be prompted to enter the answer to your secret question. Once entered, you will gain access to the Parental Controls front page.
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How do you hard reset a Wii?

Press and hold the POWER Button down until the system resets; this may take some time. Once the system is powered down, press the POWER Button once to turn it back on.
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How do you reset Parental Controls on a refurbished Wii?

Select the Wii Options icon in the lower-left corner of the Wii Channel Menu. Select Wii Settings. Click on the blue arrow to reach the Wii System Settings 2 menu options. Select Parental Controls then Yes.
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How to Reset the WiiU to Original Factory Settings

How do I wipe Parental Controls?

Tap Apps & notifications. Tap Google Play Store. Clear data or Clear storage. This will reset your parental controls and your PIN.
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Does Nintendo still make the Wii U?

Nintendo will close the Wii U and 3DS eShops on March 27th, 2023.
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Does Wii have recovery mode?

Getting the Wii to run backup disks has never been quite as easy as running homebrew, but that might be about to change -- there's apparently a secret recovery mode that can be accessed with a special GameCube memory card.
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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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What is the Wii U common key?

Wii U common key

Used to decrypt the title key for every Wii U application. System titles and installable applications are decrypted at install time, disc-based games are decrypted at load time. Cafe OS and Starbuck binaries are double-encrypted with this and the Starbuck Wii U Ancast Key.
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Can you unlink a Nintendo ID from a Wii U?

Go to the Nintendo Account website and sign in to your Nintendo Account. Click User info, then scroll down to the Linked accounts section and click Edit. To unlink an NNID from your Nintendo Account, click the checkmark next to Nintendo Network ID to remove the link.
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How do you delete data on Wii U?

Complete the steps:
  1. From the Wii U Menu, select System Settings.
  2. Using the Left Stick, scroll to the Data Management and press the A Button. ...
  3. Select Copy/Move/Delete Data. ...
  4. Select the location of the data you wish to delete. ...
  5. Select the application that has the data you wish to delete and press the A Button.
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How do I deregister my Wii U as primary console?

Using a web browser, visit the Nintendo Account website. Sign in to the Nintendo Account you wish to deactivate. Select Shop Menu. Select Deregister Primary Console.
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Can you brick a Wii U?

The code itself denotes a critical NAND memory corruption issue that renders the console unusable, but attempting a factory reset of an affected Wii U will also permanently brick it, as per the same source.
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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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How do you tell if a Wii is bricked?

Identifying a brick

To test this, hold + and - when pressing A; if the system still refuses to boot, it is a banner brick, otherwise it is a mail brick. If "Error 003" appears on the screen, then it is an Error 003 brick.
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How old is Wii U?

The Wii U was released in the United States on November 18, 2012, in Europe and Australia on November 30, 2012, and in Japan on December 8, 2012. The Wii U was the third Nintendo console to be released in North America before Japan, the other two being the Wii and the original Nintendo DS.
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What replaced the Wii U?

It's a true demonstration of how powerful first impressions can be; for the Wii U, its debut trailer brought doubt and confusion, whereas its successor, the Switch, debuted to palpable excitement.
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What went wrong with the Wii U?

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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How to bypass parent lock?

The easiest way to bypass parental controls on a mobile device is to perform a factory reset. Factory resetting your phone will not work if parental controls are set on your router. If this is the case, use a VPN or Proxy site.
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Can you remove Nintendo Parental Controls?

To completely remove the Parental Controls settings, you will need to unlink the app from the Nintendo Switch console. All Parental Controls restrictions will be removed from the console when the app is unlinked.
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Does a hard reset remove parental controls?

You can do a "factory reset" on the phone, which will remove all settings, including parental controls.
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Why can't i connect my Nintendo ID to my Wii U?

You cannot link a Nintendo Network ID if the NNID is set to restrict off-device usage. Access your NNID settings on a Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family system, and verify that the NNID is set to allow Usage from PCs and Other Devices (Wii U) or Non-Nintendo Device Setting (Nintendo 3DS).
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