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[[File:Wii U.png|thumb|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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U_Gamepad Wii U GamePad], to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all [[Wii emulators|Wii]] games as well as support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.
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{{Infobox console
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|title = Nintendo Wii U
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|logo = Wii U.png
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|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
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|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Eighth-generation video game consoles|Eighth generation]]
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|release = 2012
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|discontinued = 2017
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|predecessor = [[Wii emulators|Wii]]
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|successor = [[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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}}
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The '''Wii U''' is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at {{Inflation|USD|349.99|2012}}. It has a Tri-Core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM. It has a AMD Radeon GPU. 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 [[wikipedia:Wii_U_Gamepad|Wii U GamePad]], to provide certain additional gameplay. Notably, it can play all [[Wii emulators|Wii]] games as well as support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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{| class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Compatibility
 
! scope="col"|Compatibility
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Open-Source
 
! scope="col"|Open-Source
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|[[Cemu]]
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! colspan="7"|PC / x86
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| style="text-align: center;"|Windows
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|[http://cemu.info/index.html#download {{CemuVer}}]
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|Medium
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|✓
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|✗
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|✗
 
 
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| style="text-align: center;"|[[Decaf]]
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|[[Cemu]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|Windows, Linux
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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| style="text-align: center;"|[https://github.com/decaf-emu/decaf-emu GitHub]
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|[http://cemu.info/index.html#download {{CemuVer}}]
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| style="text-align: center;"|Low
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|Medium
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| style="text-align: center;"|✓
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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| style="text-align: center;"|✓
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|-
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| style="text-align: center;"|✗
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|[[Decaf]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|[https://github.com/decaf-emu/decaf-emu Git]
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|Low
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Comparisons===
 
===Comparisons===
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* Cemu can launch and play commercial titles, but is at an early stage of development, having little performance optimization, very basic audio emulation, and numerous bugs. But, it can run some games full-speed.
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;[[Cemu]]:A closed-source Wii U emulator created in October 2015 and is regularly updated every 2 to 5 weeks. It can launch or play a lot of commercial games with varying degrees of glitches.
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* Decaf is a research project for Wii U emulation. It is able to boot some commercial games.
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;[[Decaf]]:An open-source research project for Wii U emulation. It's able to boot some commercial games.
  
 
===Dolphin===
 
===Dolphin===
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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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerPC PowerPC] architecture family in the Wii U is the same as the Wii and GameCube (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 as far as Dolphin is concerned, and the Dolphin developers have said that they're not going to add Wii U support to Dolphin.
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You might have read about an unofficial branch of [[Dolphin]] with Wii U support — but don't get your hopes up. While the [[wikipedia:PowerPC|PowerPC]] architecture family in the Wii U is the same as the [[Wii emulators|Wii]] and [[GameCube emulators|GameCube]] (this fact alone was the reason why Wii emulation was added to Dolphin, originally GameCube-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 as far as Dolphin is concerned, and the Dolphin developers have said that they're not going to add Wii U support to Dolphin.
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==Getting games==
 
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*Download an NUS downloader such as [http://application.wiiuusbhelper.com/Updater.exe WiiU USB Helper].
 
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*Paste this URL into WiiU USB helper when prompted for the titlekey database. - https://wiiu.titlekeys.com/
 
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Select the game you want to download, click get it and then download games.
 
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*This will download the files for the game you chose (the same as the .tik's title). May I suggest that you choose your own region where possible, so the download is quicker (from your regional servers).
 
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*Now we need to convert the game into loadiine format so that you can load it in Cemu.
 
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*Simply right click your newly downloaded game, then click Unpack/Convert to Loadiine (Pack/Unpack - Loadiine/CIA).
 
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*Load the .rpx file from [Your gamelocation]/code/[yourgame].rpx with cemu.
 
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==Running games in Cemu==
 
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===Before opening the ISO===
 
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You'll first need to fill in the "keys.txt" file in Cemu's directory. It has a sample line with a bogus key and a comment, which you may as well delete.
 
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Your file must have many lines like this, one for the Wii U Common Key (D7B00402659BA2ABD2CB0DB27FA2B656), and one line for the Game Key of each game. Sharing these keys isn't exactly safe legally, but ROM sites at least share [http://pastebin.com/GWApZVLa the Game ones]. Note that for games using the Loadiine format, you won't need a Game Key at all, but those will need Cemu versions from 1.4.0 onward.
 
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Your ISO must be either uncompressed, compressed using WUD format, or in Loadiine format (only possible for versions 1.4.0 onward) to boot in Cemu. Here's a [http://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19WV2YQvS2PkiHnQTlYP7cE2eHOPl06Rx4tCvfud_Hpw/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0 compatibility list].
 
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===Installing updates===
 
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To install updates under Cemu, you need to open the .rpx file for that specific update in Cemu. Your save data will be apparently lost, that's because Cemu treats the game now that it's updated as a separate new game so you'll need to copy your games over.
 
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In order to make that .rpx file yourself, you'll need a proper version of NUSGrabber with a ckey.bin, as well a Wii U Console Key (that common key from earlier works) and a Game Key for your version of the game. Then you follow [http://www.reddit.com/r/cemu/comments/4of2x6/guide_on_how_to_update_wii_u_games/ this guide].
 
  
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===Controls===
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{{Nintendo}}
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* '''GamePad:''' GamePad touch control emulation can be done by holding TAB then using the mouse. Microphone is mapped to a button for now, and tilting doesn't work yet.
 
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* '''Classic Controller'''
 
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* As of 1.5.4, the Wiimote isn't emulated yet.
 
  
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
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[[Category:Very early emulation]]
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[[Category:Eighth-generation video game consoles]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
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[[Category:Wii U emulators]]

Revision as of 01:23, 8 January 2020

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

The Wii U is an eighth-generation console released by Nintendo on November 18, 2012 at $349.99. It has a Tri-Core IBM PowerPC CPU at 1.24 GHz with 2GB of RAM. It has a AMD Radeon GPU. 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 support the Wii Remote controllers for native Wii U games.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Compatibility Active Open-Source Recommended
PC / x86
Cemu Windows 2.0-78 Medium ✓ ✗ ✓
Decaf Windows Linux Git Low ✓ ✓ ✗

Comparisons

Cemu
A closed-source Wii U emulator created in October 2015 and is regularly updated every 2 to 5 weeks. It can launch or play a lot of commercial games with varying degrees of glitches.
Decaf
An open-source research project for Wii U emulation. It's able to boot some commercial games.

Dolphin

You might have read about an unofficial branch of Dolphin with Wii U support — but don't get your hopes up. While the PowerPC architecture family in the Wii U is the same as the Wii and GameCube (this fact alone was the reason why Wii emulation was added to Dolphin, originally GameCube-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 as far as Dolphin is concerned, and the Dolphin developers have said that they're not going to add Wii U support to Dolphin.


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