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{{Infobox console
{{Infobox computing device/Wii U}}
|title = Nintendo Wii U
|logo = Wii U.png
|developer = [[Nintendo]]
|type = [[:Category:Emulators on home consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on eighth-generation consoles|Eighth generation]]
|release = 2012
|discontinued = 2017
|predecessor = [[Emulators on Wii|Wii]]
|successor = [[Emulators on Switch|Nintendo Switch]]
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}


{{for|software that emulates the Wii U|Wii U emulators}}  
{{for|software that emulates the Wii U|Wii U emulators}}  


=Emulators (Legacy, via vWii)=
==Emulators (Legacy, via vWii)==
Most [[Emulators on Wii|emulators available for the Wii]] will also work on vWii (virtual Wii) mode on the Wii U, and some of them even support the Wii U Pro Controller or the Wii U Gamepad. However, due to sandboxing, there won't be any performance gains compared to running those emulators bare-metal on a Wii. In WiiVC inject mode you can slightly improve performance by overclocking with c2w_patcher and a patched c2w.img.
Most [[Emulators on Wii|emulators available for the Wii]] will also work on vWii (virtual Wii) mode on the Wii U, and some of them even support the Wii U Pro Controller or the Wii U Gamepad. However, due to sandboxing, there won't be any performance gains compared to running those emulators bare-metal on a Wii. In WiiVC inject mode you can slightly improve performance by overclocking with c2w_patcher and a patched c2w.img.


[[Nintendont]], while not an emulator, enables the ability to play GameCube games on the Wii U as well, with little compromise.
[[Nintendont]], while not an emulator, enables the ability to play GameCube games on the Wii U as well, with little compromise.


=Emulators (Multi-system)=
==Emulators (Multi-system)==
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Please note that RetroArch isn't currently compatible with Aroma. Support for Aroma is being worked on. For now, in order to run RetroArch, you will have to use an older hack such as Tiramisu (Haxchi and Mocha also both work, but really shouldn't be used at this point).
Please note that RetroArch isn't currently compatible with Aroma. Support for Aroma is being worked on. For now, in order to run RetroArch, you will have to use an older hack such as Tiramisu (Haxchi and Mocha also both work, but really shouldn't be used at this point). A WIP early build can be found [https://gbatemp.net/threads/retroarch-wiiu-wip.447670/ here].


===RetroArch===
===RetroArch===


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|+ Available cores (as of Retroarch 1.22.1)
|+ Available cores (as of Retroarch 1.20.0)
! Cores
! Cores
! Game/System
! Game/System
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| Bandai - WonderSwan/Color
| Bandai - WonderSwan/Color
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| GAM4980
| BBK - Longman A4980
| {{TBD}}
|-
|-
| cannonball
| cannonball
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| vice_xscpu64
| vice_xscpu64
| Commodore - C64 SuperCPU
| Commodore - C64 SuperCPU
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vice_xcbm5x0
| Commodore - CBM-II 5x0
| {{TBD}}
|-
| vice_xcbm2
| Commodore - CBM-II 6x0/7x0
| {{TBD}}
| {{TBD}}
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| NEC - PC Engine / CD
| NEC - PC Engine / CD
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
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| Geargrafx
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | NEC - PC Engine / SuperGrafx / CD
| {{TBD}}
|-
|-
| mednafen_pce
| mednafen_pce
| NEC - PC Engine / SuperGrafx / CD
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
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| NEC - PC Engine SuperGrafx
| NEC - PC Engine SuperGrafx
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| DoubleCherryGB
| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - Game Boy / Color
| {{TBD}}
|-
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| fixgb
| fixgb
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | Nintendo - Game Boy / Color
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
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| scummvm
| scummvm
| ScummVM
| ScummVM
| {{TBD}}
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| ClownMDEmu
| Sega - MD/CD
| {{TBD}}
| {{TBD}}
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| {{TBD}}
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===Virtual Console Injection===
===Virtual Console Injection===
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| TeconmoonWiiVCInjector
| TeconmoonWiiVCInjector
| [https://github.com/piratesephiroth/TeconmoonWiiVCInjector git]
| [https://github.com/piratesephiroth/TeconmoonWiiVCInjector 3.0.17 (classic, from piratesepiroth)]<br>[https://github.com/Rodrigo-Matsuura/MoonWiiVCInjector 1.1.0 (moon fork by Rodrigo-Matsuura)]
| N/A
| N/A
| {{TBD}})
| {{TBD}})
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
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| UWUVCI-AIO-WPF
| UWUVCI-AIO-WPF
| [https://github.com/stuff-by-3-random-dudes/UWUVCI-AIO-WPF git]
| [https://github.com/stuff-by-3-random-dudes/UWUVCI-AIO-WPF v3.N2]
| N/A
| N/A
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
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| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
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Some have tried injecting alternate ROMs in the available Virtual Console releases with varying degrees of success. Similarly, despite no GCN officially released, gamecube games can be injected on the wiiu home menu, making use of the homebrew nintendont hypervisor. The emulators used internally for Virtual Console are not as accurate as other emulators so compatibility isn't perfect (the only exception are Wii and GCN since they run natively, not emulation).<br>
Some have tried injecting alternate ROMs in the available Virtual Console releases with varying degrees of success. Similarly, despite no GCN officially released, gamecube games can be injected on the wiiu home menu, making use of the homebrew nintendont hypervisor. The emulators used internally for Virtual Console are not as accurate as other emulators so compatibility isn't perfect (the only exception are Wii and GCN since they run natively, not emulation).<br>


=Emulators (Single system)=
==Emulators (Single system)==
 
===Arcade===
==Arcade==
====Centipede Arcade====
 
===Centipede Arcade===
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==Commodore==
===Commodore===
===Commodore 64===
====Commodore 64====
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==Fantasy computers==
===Fantasy computers===


===CHIP-8===
====CHIP-8====
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===PICO-8===
====PICO-8====
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==Microsoft==
===ASCII===
===MSX===
====MSX====
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==NEC==
===NEC===
===PC-Engine - TurboGrafx16===
====PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)====
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==Nintendo==
===Nintendo===


===DS===
====Nintendo DS====
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===Game Boy / Color / Advance===
====Game Boy (Color) / Game Boy Advance====
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Retroarch is generally the best choice. Alternatively, there are good gb/gbc/gba emulators in wii mode, like mgba or vbagx.
Retroarch is generally the best choice. Alternatively, there are good gb/gbc/gba emulators in wii mode, like mgba or vbagx.


===GameCube===
====GameCube====
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===NES===
====Nintendo Entertainment System====
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LiteNESU: one of the first homebrew programs for the Wii U. Barely a PoC. Slow, without sound, low compatibility. Can't load games from the scard. You'll have to host and load the game from the network, next to the payload, with the old browser method. Or, alternatively, bundle the roms inside the elf executable (16in1) at compilation time. You'd better use retroarch, or the injection method, or one of the emulators on the wii side like fceugx.
LiteNESU: one of the first homebrew programs for the Wii U. Barely a PoC. Slow, without sound, low compatibility. Can't load games from the scard. You'll have to host and load the game from the network, next to the payload, with the old browser method. Or, alternatively, bundle the roms inside the elf executable (16in1) at compilation time. You'd better use retroarch, or the injection method, or one of the emulators on the wii side like fceugx.


===Nintendo 64===
====Nintendo 64====
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===Pokémon Mini===
====Pokémon Mini====
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In both cases, you will prefer the most recent retroarch with the newest pokemini core.
In both cases, you will prefer the most recent retroarch with the newest pokemini core.


===SNES===
====Super Nintendo Entertainment System====
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===Wii===
====Wii====
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==Sony==
===Philips===
===PSP===
====CD-i====
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! scope="col"|Latest version
! scope="col"|[[Licensing|License]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/CatmanFan/miniCDi miniCDi]
| v0.1
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
 
===Sony===
====PlayStation Portable====
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| [[EasyRPG]]
| [[EasyRPG]]
| [https://ci.easyrpg.org/job/player-wiiu/lastSuccessfulBuild/ git]
| [https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/#release-homebrew {{EasyRPGVer}}]
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
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| [https://love2d.org LÖVE Potion]
| [https://love2d.org LÖVE Potion]
| [https://github.com/lovebrew/lovepotion 3.0.1]
| [https://github.com/lovebrew/lovepotion 3.0.2]
| {{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})
| {{Green}} {{License|MIT}} ({{License|Permissive}})
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| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]
| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]
| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93b]
| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93d]
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
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| Ship of Harkinian
| Ship of Harkinian
| [https://www.shipofharkinian.com {{SoHVer}}]<ref group="N">Since the Wii U version of Ship of Harkinian is ported by a different developer (Wii U port developed by GaryOderNichts), it may not always be updated alongside the mainstream ports (Windows, macOS, Linux/Steam Deck, Switch) of Ship of Harkinian, may be due to incompatibility issues in certain updates. Since v6.1.2, the Wii U port was absent for v7.0.0, v7.0.1, and v7.0.2 releases, but returned in v7.1.0 after various fixes were made.</ref><br/>[https://nightly.link/HarbourMasters/Shipwright/workflows/generate-builds/develop/soh-wiiu.zip Nightly build]
| [https://www.shipofharkinian.com 8.0.6]<ref group="N">Since the Wii U version of Ship of Harkinian is ported by a different developer (Wii U port developed by GaryOderNichts), it may not always be updated alongside the mainstream ports (Windows, macOS, Linux/Steam Deck, Switch) of Ship of Harkinian, may be due to incompatibility issues in certain updates. Since v6.1.2, the Wii U port was absent for v7.0.0, v7.0.1, and v7.0.2 releases, but returned in v7.1.0 after various fixes were made.</ref><br/>[https://nightly.link/HarbourMasters/Shipwright/workflows/generate-builds/develop/soh-wiiu.zip Nightly build]
| {{?}}
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| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (any PAL version)<ref group="N">As of v8.0.0, Ship of Harkinian supports any PAL ROM of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' for Nintendo 64 or GameCube ([https://ship.equipment SoH Compatibility Checker] to check if your ROM is supported). Launch the PC version and locate the ROM to generate an <code>oot.otr</code> file to place in the <code>soh</code> Wii U app folder. Additionally and optionally, you can load the PAL version of the ''Master Quest'' version in the PC version to create an <code>oot-mq.otr</code> to add another game mode.</ref>
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time + Master Quest (any PAL version)<ref group="N">As of v8.0.0 MacReady Alfa, Ship of Harkinian supports any PAL ROM of ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' (including ''Master Quest'' versions) for Nintendo 64 or GameCube ([https://ship.equipment SoH Compatibility Checker] to check if your ROM is supported). While NTSC ROMs are supported in v9.0.0 Blair Alfa and newer, Wii U and [[Emulators on Switch#Single game engine|Switch]] versions have not been updated to v9.0 yet. Launch the PC version of the same version number and locate the ROM to generate an <code>oot.otr</code> file to place in the <code>soh</code> Wii U app folder. Additionally and optionally, you can load the PAL version of the ''Master Quest'' version in the PC version to create an <code>oot-mq.otr</code> to add another game mode.</ref>
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| Sonic Mania Wii U
| Sonic Mania Wii U
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| Super Mario 64
| Super Mario 64
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|-
| [https://wohlsoft.ru/projects/TheXTech/ TheXText]
| [https://wohlsoft.ru/projects/TheXTech/ TheXTech]
| [https://github.com/TheXTech/TheXTech/releases/ git]
| [https://github.com/TheXTech/TheXTech/releases/ git]
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
| {{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})
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[[Category:Wii U| ]]
[[Category:Wii U| ]]
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on eighth-generation consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on home consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on home consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on eighth-generation consoles]]
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