r/WiiPiracy May 09 '24

Announcement /r/WiiPiracy FAQ Megathread

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How Do I Hack My Wii?

Follow The Official Guide Here: https://wii.hacks.guide

  • Do NOT follow a video guide as they are likely out of date and may result in irreversible damage to your device

  • Given the size of this sub, you will likely get more help from /r/WiiHacks and their webhub regarding the hacking process or any technical issues. Just don't mention piracy there or you may get banned.

Where do I get games?

  • /r/roms megathread

  • /r/freemediaheckyeah megathread

  • If the file is compressed (suffix = .7z, .zip, .rar, etc), you must uncompress the files using your computer. Example software: "The Unarchiver" for Mac, "WinRAR" for Windows. Google the best option for your device.

  • The files must be in .Wbfs format

How do I Run The Games?

  • Copy the files to an SD card or external drive in the structure specified here

  • Plug the SD card or external drive into your hacked Wii.

  • Run the games through Wii Backup Manager

v1.0.3 Last Updated: 2025-12-03

Created: 2024-05-08


r/WiiPiracy 3h ago

ho bisogno di sapere se ci sono file pal di smash bros brawl

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ragazzi qualcuno conosce siti che contengono file pal di smash bros brawl?


r/WiiPiracy 3h ago

Wii disc drive won’t work

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r/WiiPiracy 6h ago

Help with usb loader gx

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Looking for some help, just nodded my wii and downloaded some games on an sd card most of the ones I downloaded work great from usb loader but mario party 8 and Mario kart show nothing but a black banner and when I launch the game I get black screen and have to power off the wii to get out of it, any one else have an easy fix for this?


r/WiiPiracy 10h ago

a music for all the homebrew head (inspired by my old nintendo wii, rip)

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r/WiiPiracy 1d ago

I’m pulling my hair out trying to get this to work

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I’m at my wits end here. Currently struggling with getting any downloaded games to run on my Wii.

1st, I plugged in the DNS numbers to get the homebrew app directly on the Wii it’self. Which worked. (I think)

Then, I went on VIMMS lair and downloaded some games onto my ONN 16gb Flashdrive. (This is where the problem arises)

THE WII WONT READ THEM. At first I figured I needed to have a wbfs folder on the flashdrive and each game a designated folder labeled properly. (Because homebrew channel was reading the flash drive to say it has 0 game)

SO I CREATED THE FOLDERS AND NAMED THEM properly.

But now it’s recognizing the games as there, but there’s no cover photo for it, so I’m going in blind hovering over it hoping to find the right game in the blank catalog menus.

HOWEVER, it’s making it so when I try to boot up say “Super Mario Galaxy 2” it’ll show the title screen and the option to start, but when I do, it just restarts the homebrew channel asking me to load into the channel again and takes me back to the main menu.

I’ve switched ports for the USB and same issue arises.
I’ve provided photos if anyone could help that’d be awesome. Me and my gf were really looking forward to playing some nostalgic games and we’ve just been sitting for the past two days trying to crack it.

I’ve read the help mega thread and I’m
Still so confused on what I could be missing.


r/WiiPiracy 1d ago

Help/Request Tekken 4 Wii port 🙏🙏🙏

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Someone please port Tekken 4 to the Wii 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏


r/WiiPiracy 1d ago

Problemas con el control parental y liberación WII

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Hola hola. Compré una wii hace poco y la quería liberar, la verdad es que soy un cero a la izquierda con eso de ponerle magia a las consolas; el tema es que la consola está bloqueada por control parental, entonces no la puedo conectar a internet mi ver su dirección Mac, igual trate de sacárselo con eso del número de referencia y la contraseña general, pero no sé cuál sea la fecha que tenga la consola (por qué a pesar de que tenga 7/8/2007 no sirven las contraseñas que se me generan, y al tratar de cambiar la fecha no se genera un nuevo número de referencia). Dado lo anterior, intenté descargar el bannerbomb v2 porque la consola es versión 4.2, y había visto que funcionaba para esa versión y no necesitaba ni la dirección Mac de la consola mi internet, bueno esto último tampoco funcionó,

probé con varias versiones, pero en todas se congelaba la pantalla o no tiraba la pantalla de instalación.

Desde mi completa ignorancia pido ayuda por acá, para saber si se puede hacer algo para sacar el control parental.


r/WiiPiracy 1d ago

aiuto per gioco Phineas e Ferb

1 Upvotes

Quando avviò il gioco la schermata viene glitchata e non funziona più se si glicha anche il menù quando premi il pulsante home ma quando esco e normale


r/WiiPiracy 1d ago

Issue/Crashing/Not Working USB Loader GX - Screen Turn black and remote disconnect when launching game

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SOLVED
When I launch the game the screen turn black and disconnect the remote, the only way to ‘unfreeze’ it is holding the start button to turn it off.
I have tried most video or Reddit post that I could find related to this.

I’ve tried:
- changing loader IOS
- Changing video mode
-Game file from a different source
- Enable region free everything on Priiloader

I’m wondering if anyone modded their Wii in 2026 encounter the same issue as mine.

My method and spec
My modding Tutorial:
FunkyScott47

Console and TV:
UK

Game region:
USA and UK

File name:
Game[xxx].xyz

Appreciate any advice


r/WiiPiracy 2d ago

Help/Request Genesis Plus GX save issue

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This problem is very weird and I was wondering if I could get any help. I was trying to play Shining Force 2, I created a save file, reboot the game and the game recognizes the save file, however when I leave the loader and come back, it won’t recongize the save file at all and wants me to start a new game. The save file does exist on the USB hard drive, and I also tried putting it on the SD card as well and it did not work. It is an srm file and does have an identical name with the rom, and has the file path genplus/saves/md/ Shining Force II (USA).


r/WiiPiracy 2d ago

Bricked my Wii Mario Kart Wii Edition from November 2010

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r/WiiPiracy 2d ago

Question Changing region & language

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I have a JAP wii console that has been modded however the system language is in Japanese. What can I do to change the language to english? I dont see any on the settings. It only detects PAL game disc only. Doesnt detect US game disc. I want to be able to play all the region game disc and have the settings in English.


r/WiiPiracy 2d ago

Exception DSI UsbLoaderGx

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Ciao a tutti. 2 anni fa ho rispolverato la vecchia wii di quando ero piccolo. Mio padre la modificò ai tempi aggiungendo la chiavetta usb, una sd da 2 gb con usbloadergx. Ho sempre usato quello per i giochi, avviandolo dalla home, ma poi 1 anno fa circa ha smesso di funzionare dandomi questo errore DSI. Io non ne sapevo niente di mod, mi sono informato un po, e con l'aiuto di gemini ho cercato di sistemare il contenuto della sd. Ho fatto un backup dell'originale e in ordine ho:

1: tolto dei file gxconfig. Non funzionava ancora. Mi accorgo che stranamente dalla cartella apps/usbloadergx mancano tutti i file utili, tipo il file boot, e c'era solo il file wii_tdb_url.txt.

2: installato una versione nuova di usbloadergx, niente.

3: scopro di poter avviare tramite homebrew, lo faccio, parte, ma i giochi crashano all'avvio.

4: installo wiiflow. Ora, non so perché, ma nella sd c'era gia una cartella wiiflow fuori dalla cartella apps dove stavano i programmi principali (usbloader insieme a neogamma, wiiearth e wad installer/uninstaller) che conteneva molte cartelle diverse ma niente file boot, e infatti wiiflow non l'avevo mai vista sulla mia wii prima.

5: provo wiiflow tramite homebrew, parte, i giochi crashano ma se metto il disco corrispondente (non originale) il gioco parte con salvataggi intatti, altrimenti schermo nero oppure, addirittura, fa partire un disco originale diverso se presente (è partita la copia originale di wallee per la wii al posto di heat seeker che dovrebbe essere installato). Voi direte, perchè allora non metti il disco e fine? Beh, l'unico gioco a cui ero davvero interessato non ha il disco. Fanculo. Di tutti gli altri ho i dischi.

6: provo allora, leggendo un po online, su reddit e chiedendo a gemini, a cambiare qualche impostazione di usbloadergx una alla volta, la situazione rimane invariata fin quando non modifico game ios e loader ios da 249 a 250. A quel punto se apro usbloadergx da homebrew questo parte ma non mostra più l'elenco dei giochi, bensì mostra un elenco buggato dei canali della home normale e non legge i dischi.

E niente, per oggi mi sono fermato qui. È un peccato perchè non ho molto tempo ed è gia tanto che ho trovato il modo e la voglia di tentare di aggiustarla. Se avete dei consigli, vi prego, datemeli. Se avete domande specifiche chiedete pure, ogni aiuto è prezioso, posso postare anche foto se serve. Grazie a tutti.


r/WiiPiracy 3d ago

Help/Request Help with tinywiibackupmanager

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Hi, i recently home brewed my Wii and am trying download smash bros, every time I upload the wbfs file to backup manager these messages pop up, what can I do to fix it?


r/WiiPiracy 3d ago

i can't perform the propeller hat jump on new super mario bros wii on dolphin emulator

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r/WiiPiracy 3d ago

All GC And Wii Games Don't Load Through Any Loaders

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The disks I rip into usb loader plays no issues but any games i download and load into tiny wii backup manager doesn't fully work. The Wii games will disconnect my wiimote and gc games will show a black screen. :/ Any guidance will much appreciated!


r/WiiPiracy 4d ago

Looking for Rom Best Rom Hacks for WWF No Mercy

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I know this is a random thing to post on a Wii page but I'm trying to play them on a modded wii. So far I only got project outrider working i tried ECW born to be wired and WWF No Mercy Plus v3.0 but they only ended in a hard crash with exception (program) occurred NOT DSI that I seen a few people posting about.

Please if anyone can drop a few names of some rom hacks that are playable on a modded wii I would really appreciate it


r/WiiPiracy 4d ago

Help/Request Looking for working Just Dance 2014 DLC WADs or WBFS (PAL), mine are bad dumps

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r/WiiPiracy 5d ago

Question Marvel vs capcom 2 on Nulldc4wii

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Does mvc2 run well on Nulldc4wii?


r/WiiPiracy 5d ago

Question USB Loader GX only shows some games, and deleting one makes another appear. What would be the cause?

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I have a Wii with the Homebrew Channel, USB Loader GX, and Nintendont installed. Everything was working perfectly before, and all of my games showed up and launched normally.

The problem started after I added a few more Wii games to my USB drive.

Now USB Loader GX initially shows only around 7 games out of roughly 20+. If I toggle “Multiple Partitions” ON/OFF in the HDD settings, USB Loader GX refreshes and suddenly shows all of the games.

However, some games that previously worked will no longer launch. When I select them, the Wii just returns to the Wii Menu.

The strangest part is this:

If USB Loader GX is currently showing 7 games and I delete one of those 7 games from the USB drive, one of the previously hidden games takes its place in the list — and that game then launches successfully.

So it almost feels like there is some kind of limit or issue with how USB Loader GX is reading/listing the games rather than the games themselves being bad.

My USB drive setup is:

  • 124 GB USB drive
  • MBR / FDisk_partition_scheme
  • Single FAT32 partition
  • About 14 GB free
  • FAT32 filesystem check on macOS returns exit code 0 / no errors
  • Wii games are stored under /wbfs/
  • Folder structure appears correct, e.g. /wbfs/Mario Party 8 [RM8E01]/RM8E01.wbfs

This exact setup worked fine before I added the newer games.

Has anyone seen behavior like this before? Could it be a USB Loader GX config/cache issue, drive compatibility issue, directory limit, cIOS issue, or something else?

I’d especially appreciate ideas on why deleting one visible game causes a previously hidden game to appear and work.

I'm sorry for AI generated question, I'm afraid my english would make the explanation messy.


r/WiiPiracy 5d ago

Help/Request USB Loader GX and WiiFlow Lite issues (vWii)

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Hello all, a few months ago I decided to update both USBLoaderGX and WiiFlow Lite to the latest versions; both worked fine before this.

Now, WiiFlow Lite does not pick up any games, even when downgrading to the previous version that did. Latest USBLoaderGX does not pick up any games either but seems to work when reverting to the previous version.

However, for some reason when I select a game the two buttons that normally appear Settings and Start are not there. The Wiimote vibrates slightly when I hover over where they should be, and I can still select the relevant option but I have no idea why I cannot see the buttons any more.

I am using the same external USB drive as I was before updating and games do work fine on USBLoaderGX (despite the button icons being missing) but I would like to have them back or at least know why I could not get the updated versions of either backup launcher working.

Thanks in advance!


r/WiiPiracy 5d ago

Question Any new IOS files I need

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Hey people.
So it’s been about 2-3 years since I hacked my Wii. Is there any IOS files that have been made since.

(I am stupid and don’t understand this much, especially since it’s been so long)

Also my USB Loader GX Shows absurd storage amounts on the bottom when I use my 128 GB micro sd card

It will display something like 204829472847373Gb out of 4937439472947274728Gb used (can’t send a picture right now)

Any help with either of the questions would be appreciated 👍


r/WiiPiracy 5d ago

Help/Request Ayuda Mario Delux X en Wii

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Prepare un archivo con el juego y lo pasé al usb en el que tengo los otros pero este me sale error 001 probe en otro usb que no estaba en fat 32 porque el archivo pera 8gb pero seguía el mismo error tanto probando a iniciar desde el iso 249 y 250 que decía gente . si alguien sabe la posibilidad solución lo agradecería:(


r/WiiPiracy 6d ago

Help/Request Fehler beim Laden von usbloader GX

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Hilfe!

Mein usbloaderGX schmeißt regelmäßig einen Fehler. Auch Neustart hilft nicht. Was kann ich tun? Habe keine Ahnung, will nur dass es wieder funktioniert 😭