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Nintendo Wii U

Developer	Nintendo
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Eighth generation
Release date	2012
Discontinued	2017
Predecessor	Wii
Successor	Nintendo Switch
Emulated	✓

For software that emulates the Wii U, see Wii U emulators.

Emulators via vWii

Most 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.

Multi-system

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
RetroArch	1.18.0	✓	✓	✓
Virtual Console	N/A	✗	✗	✓

Please notice that Retroarch isn't currently compatible with the Aroma custom firmware. In order to run Retroarch, you will have to boot a legacy cfw like tiramisu, haxchi or mocha.

Multi

RetroArch cores

81_libretro

2048_libretro arduous_libretro atari800_libretro bk_libretro bluemsx_libretro cannonball_libretro cap32_libretro crocods_libretro dosbox_svn_libretro ecwolf_libretro fbalpha2012_cps1_libretro fbalpha2012_cps2_libretro fbalpha2012_cps3_libretro fbalpha2012_libretro fbalpha2012_neogeo_libretro fbalpha_libretro fbneo_libretro fceumm_libretro fixgb_libretro fixnes_libretro fmsx_libretro freechaf_libretro freeintv_libretro frodo_libretro fuse_libretro gambatte_libretro gearboy_libretro gearcoleco_libretro gearsystem_libretro genesis_plus_gx_libretro genesis_plus_gx_wide_libretro gme_libretro gong_libretro gpsp_libretro gw_libretro handy_libretro hatari_libretro jaxe_libretro jumpnbump_libretro lowresnx_libretro lutro_libretro mame2000_libretro mame2003_libretro mame2003_midway_libretro mame2003_plus_libretro mednafen_lynx_libretro mednafen_ngp_libretro mednafen_pce_fast_libretro mednafen_pce_libretro mednafen_supergrafx_libretro mednafen_vb_libretro mednafen_wswan_libretro mgba_libretro minivmac_libretro mrboom_libretro mu_libretro nekop2_libretro neocd_libretro nestopia_libretro np2kai_libretro numero_libretro nxengine_libretro o2em_libretro oberon_libretro pcsx_rearmed_libretro picodrive_libretro pocketcdg_libretro pokemini_libretro prboom_libretro prosystem_libretro puae2021_libretro puae_libretro quasi88_libretro quicknes_libretro race_libretro reminiscence_libretro retro8_libretro sameboy_libretro scummvm_libretro snes9x2002_libretro snes9x2005_libretro snes9x2005_plus_libretro snes9x2010_libretro snes9x_libretro squirreljme_libretro stella2014_libretro superbroswar_libretro tgbdual_libretro theodore_libretro tic80_libretro tyrquake_libretro uw8_libretro uzem_libretro vaporspec_libretro vba_next_libretro vecx_libretro vice_x64_libretro vice_x64sc_libretro vice_x128_libretro vice_xcbm2_libretro vice_xcbm5x0_libretro vice_xpet_libretro vice_xplus4_libretro vice_xscpu64_libretro vice_xvic_libretro vitaquake2-rogue_libretro vitaquake2-xatrix_libretro vitaquake2-zaero_libretro vitaquake2_libretro wasm4_libretro x1_libretro xrick_libretro

Nintendo

NES

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Heritage	HeriC	✗	✗	✓
LiteNESU	0.0.0-preR2	✓	✗	~

GameCube

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Nintendont	git	✓	✓	✓

Game Boy

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
gacubeboy	1337 9000	?	✗	~
GBiine	0.2b	?	✗	~

Pokémon Mini

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PokeMiniU	0.01	✓	✗	✓

Sony

PSP

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PPSSPP	1.5.x	?	✗	✓

Commodore

Commodore 64

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
YAPE 4 U	0.70.2	✓	✗	✓

Source ports

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended	Supported games
Cave Story Engine 2	git archive	✗^[1]	✗^{[N 1]}	✓	Cave Story
Crispy Doom U	git	?	✗	✓	Doom I–II, Final Doom
Ship of Harkinian	8.0.4^{[N 2]} Nightly build	✓	✓	✓	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (specific PAL versions)^{[N 3]}
Sonic Mania Wii U	git	✓	?	✓^{[N 4]}	Sonic Mania (Plus)
SpaceCadetPinball	git	✓	✗	✓	3D Pinball for Windows – Space Cadet
Super Mario 64 Port	git	✓	✗	✓	Super Mario 64

↑ Cave Story Engine 2, or CSE2 for short, received a DMCA cease and desist notice from Nicalis, the current IP owner of Cave Story, despite the original Cave Story being a freeware developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.
↑ 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.
↑ Ship of Harkinian requires either the GameCube's PAL Debug ROM (recommended), PAL Master Quest Debug ROM (for Master Quest mode's dungeons; supported as of v5.0.0), PAL Nintendo 64 v1.1 ROM (as of v7.1.0), or the regular PAL GameCube ROM (not recommended) of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to generate an oot.otr file from OTRGui (from the PC download) to play it. For every major release (vX.O.O), a new oot.otr must be generated from the latest version of OTRGui.
↑ This unofficial Wii U port of the Sonia Mania Decompilation project plays and loads great. Some frames will drop during giant ring special stages when too many 3D assets appear on the screen but performance is arguably bearable. Missing features as of v1.0.3 include screen filters, the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything (but 'Encore Mode' works when dlcEnabled is set to y in Settings.ini) and limited mod support.

Other

CHIP-8

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
CHIP8 Emulator	2.2	✓	✗	✓

PICO-8

Name	Version	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
fake-8	git	✓	✗	✓

[1] Cave Story Engine 2, or CSE2 for short, received a DMCA cease and desist notice from Nicalis, the current IP owner of Cave Story, despite the original Cave Story being a freeware developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya.

[2] 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.

[3] Ship of Harkinian requires either the GameCube's PAL Debug ROM (recommended), PAL Master Quest Debug ROM (for Master Quest mode's dungeons; supported as of v5.0.0), PAL Nintendo 64 v1.1 ROM (as of v7.1.0), or the regular PAL GameCube ROM (not recommended) of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to generate an oot.otr file from OTRGui (from the PC download) to play it. For every major release (vX.O.O), a new oot.otr must be generated from the latest version of OTRGui.

[4] This unofficial Wii U port of the Sonia Mania Decompilation project plays and loads great. Some frames will drop during giant ring special stages when too many 3D assets appear on the screen but performance is arguably bearable. Missing features as of v1.0.3 include screen filters, the 'DLC' option in the main menu doesn't do anything (but 'Encore Mode' works when dlcEnabled is set to y in Settings.ini) and limited mod support.

[N 1]

[N 2]

[N 3]

[N 4]

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