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==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
Literally all sites claiming to provide an emulator for the Wii U are fake. Due to the explanation below, this is unlikely to change within the next 5-10 years. Keep in mind that it takes few minutes to edit a videos to show fake proof of a supposedly-working emulator. Creating an emulator that actually works for such a complex console takes years, if not decades, of effort.
 
  
==Emulation issues==
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===Emulation issues===
There are no Wii U emulators. This is due to the fact that this console was only recently released, as well as the fact that the console has yet to be fully hacked. It is rumored that there is a similar level of security in the console as in the [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]], meaning it will also take a while for this to be cracked.
 
  
Check back in 10 years or so for anything usable.
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<span style="color:red;">'''CONSOLE NOT EVEN HACKED YET. <br/>NO EMULATORS THAT CAN RUN COMMERCIAL GAMES PROPERLY YET. <br/>THAT YOUTUBE VIDEO IS PROBABLY A SCAM.<br/>YOU CAN GET THE REAL HARDWARE OR A TIME MACHINE.'''</span>
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We have no way to know for sure when will this console be hacked or when it would be released because the console is, you know, not even hacked yet to a degree we can look and test stuff and tell for sure, let alone for a full emulator to be written.
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That said, the vWii mode (for Wii games) can still be hacked in the same way the Wii can be - but that's irrelevant here since the Wii U part is still not hacked (exploits exist, but they were never released - they could help in understanding the hardware though, a much needed preliminary part for emulator development). Wii U Control Pad was hacked and can be used as a controller for various stuff, Wii U disc images can be dumped, and the files inside viewed to a small degree.
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You might have read about an unofficial branch of Dolphin with Wii U support - don't get your hopes up. While the PowerPC architecture in the WiiU is the same as the Wii and GC (this fact alone was the reason why Wii emulation was added to Dolphin, originally GC-only), this support is nothing more than the file viewer features (region, internal name, various info, list of files and folders inside ISO and a way to extract them) being expanded to Wii U disc images. Nothing has been done on the actual emulation front: after all, Dolphin devs are not psychics with supernatural powers to predict what each Wii U component does without the needed documentation part after, you know, '''the Wii U getting hacked enough for that to be possible at all''' first. Dolphin may be the more likely candidate for Wii U emulation in the future, but right now there nothing done, or nothing that CAN be done for that matter. Now go and buy a Wii U!
  
 
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Revision as of 22:14, 24 January 2015

The Nintendo Wii U

The Wii U is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo in 2012. It is the first console by Nintendo to output to high-definition (HD) resolutions, such as 720p and 1080p. It includes a tablet-like controller, known as the Wii U GamePad, to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all Wii games, as well as supporting the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.

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CONSOLE NOT EVEN HACKED YET.
NO EMULATORS THAT CAN RUN COMMERCIAL GAMES PROPERLY YET.
THAT YOUTUBE VIDEO IS PROBABLY A SCAM.
YOU CAN GET THE REAL HARDWARE OR A TIME MACHINE.

We have no way to know for sure when will this console be hacked or when it would be released because the console is, you know, not even hacked yet to a degree we can look and test stuff and tell for sure, let alone for a full emulator to be written.

That said, the vWii mode (for Wii games) can still be hacked in the same way the Wii can be - but that's irrelevant here since the Wii U part is still not hacked (exploits exist, but they were never released - they could help in understanding the hardware though, a much needed preliminary part for emulator development). Wii U Control Pad was hacked and can be used as a controller for various stuff, Wii U disc images can be dumped, and the files inside viewed to a small degree.

You might have read about an unofficial branch of Dolphin with Wii U support - don't get your hopes up. While the PowerPC architecture in the WiiU is the same as the Wii and GC (this fact alone was the reason why Wii emulation was added to Dolphin, originally GC-only), this support is nothing more than the file viewer features (region, internal name, various info, list of files and folders inside ISO and a way to extract them) being expanded to Wii U disc images. Nothing has been done on the actual emulation front: after all, Dolphin devs are not psychics with supernatural powers to predict what each Wii U component does without the needed documentation part after, you know, the Wii U getting hacked enough for that to be possible at all first. Dolphin may be the more likely candidate for Wii U emulation in the future, but right now there nothing done, or nothing that CAN be done for that matter. Now go and buy a Wii U!