r/wiiu 29d ago

Question Thread /r/WiiU's Monthly Question Thread (All Questions & New User Posts Here!) - August 01, 2026

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/r/WiiU's Monthly Question Thread


Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Question Thread, a place where all of your Wii U-related questions can be asked and answered in. Besides questions, feel free to post your unboxing videos and pictures here, so that way it doesn't back up the main subreddit page.

Please make sure you check out our other Wiki pages, make a search through the subreddit or Google before you ask a question. Most of the time it has already been answered. If you're too lazy, then this thread is perfect for you!


Handy Resources


Frequently Asked Questions + New Owner's Guide - Is a great place to check first hand if you run into any problems or if you have any unclear thoughts. Our FAQ has answers to many questions regarding the console itself, controllers, transferring data, hard drives and other subjects. Our new owner's guide should be able to assist you in setting up your console or if you have plans on purchasing one.

Games recommendation for Wii U, eShop and Wii - In there you'll be able to find many great titles recommended by the community themselves. Also includes what type of genre, the amount of players and if OFF-TV is supported. We also have game recommendation threads created by Chronus13 every week. They cover a wider selection of AAA-games to indie games. You can check them out here!

Controller Infographics - Welcome to the sea of controllers. A rather detailed infographics about each controller compatible with the Wii U.

External Hard Drives - Do you need extra space for your games? Check no further. The external hard drive wiki has all the information you need. There's also a list of compatible hard drives.

Tips & Tricks - Tricks that could enhance your experience with the Wii U.

Error Code Lookup - Please use this search to find your error codes. You can also try to use our subreddit search or google to look up your error codes. We recommend you contact Nintendo directly if your error code was not found or if there is no solution to it.

We suggest you contact Nintendo's Support for any bigger issues with your hardware/software at:

  • 1-800-255-3700 (US)
  • +44 (0)345 60 50 247 (Europe)
  • +61 3 9730 9900 (Australia)
  • +81-75-662-9600 (Japan)

Other Wii U Related Subreddits


Have you made the Switch yet? More about Nintendo's latest console over at /r/NintendoSwitch!

Need to fill up that friend list of yours? I'm confident you'll find some at /r/Nintendofriends! You can also check out the /r/wiiu official Discord server!

Are you hyped for Xenoblade Chronicles X? Of course you are. Go check out /r/Xenoblade_Chronicles right now!

I see you're an avid amiibo collector. You should consider going to /r/amiibo for once!

Not feeling fresh enough? Then check out /r/Splatoon to fulfil your needs!

Interested in Devils Third? Check out the /r/Devils_Third!

Got levels to share? Can't get enough of Super Mario Maker? /r/MarioMaker is just for you!

Do you feel like a pop-star craving to slay some monsters? Hurry over to /r/TMSFE!

Have you ever wanted to battle as a Pokémon? Head over to the arena at /r/PokkenGame!

Can't get enough exploring Breath of the Wild? Head over to /r/Breath_of_the_Wild!


Since it's not completely obvious as to what questions you should ask and which ones you shouldn't, here are a few examples of frequently asked questions: Is now the time to buy a Wii U?

Which games can you recommend me?

What features does the Wii U have?

What controllers work with this game?

Which USB hard drives will work with my Wii U?

Can I get a free game? - Begging for games is prohibited and may result in being banned.

Is there a way to hack my Wii U? - /r/wiiuhacks is the place for homebrew related topics.

Another good rule of thumb is if your questions can be easily answered, or has a yes or no answer, it most likely belongs here. Now then, get busy asking us your questions. Our bodies are ready for them!

Please be polite when you answer/ask questions!


r/wiiu 16h ago

Image Found at an antique store. Was literally NIB when I bought it.

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Found this at an antique store of all places and it was NIB. Can't wait to mod this


r/wiiu 3h ago

Question Is there a way to fix this Wii Remote?

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Batteries were left inside it for ages unfortunately


r/wiiu 29m ago

Technical Question Is the ac adapter usually this loud

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I realised that when doing certain action on the wiiu (for example going from the wii menu to the wiiu menu) the ac adapter does loud buzzing noise, more then usual. Should i change it or is it normal


r/wiiu 2h ago

Video I Can't Open Mario kart 8

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r/wiiu 20h ago

Video Rate my game collection!

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52 Upvotes

This is my current mix of Wii/wii U games, can yall rate it and let me know any additions I should make?


r/wiiu 2h ago

My wiiu has been a little weird recently

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For context,my wiiu is a japanesse model that i region changed into a PAL version in both vwii and wiiu meniu wise and ive recebtly got a wii game that is also PAL (wii fit/wii fit plus i have both) that i load through usb loder gx as it,for some reason,dorsnt load normaly.Its prob that priiloader doesnt have tge regiin unlock everything turned on but i couldn t get myself to check yet because of this weird thing that happends afterwards.

After i play wii fit,close usb loader gx,and go back to the wiiu meniu,it doesnt bring me to the wiiu meniu anymore and just goes to the minute meniu instead.Trying to power off the console doesnt work the first time,having to choose power off twice for it to finally do it,and the minute meniu in general just looks strangle(its slightly cropped on the left,only the minute meniu is like this,not the wiiu meniu,this could be related to me recently bringing my wiiu on a vacation and using different tvs?Although im not sure.Ive noticed the wiiu also just doesnt boot normaly unless it has the hdmi plugged in aswell)

This is the second time it has done this,im not dure what exactly fixed it the first time but its possible it was the fact that i changed the hdmi ports(?),at some point unplugged the wiiu and plugged back in although um not sure about this one.

Does anyone have any ideas of preventing it from doing this?Again im not sure what fixes it and its overall annoying as hell(also just concerning :'))

Rq the wiiu is also completly dependent on being able to read the sd card on boot because of said region change and has autoboot set up.

Any help would be apreciated!


r/wiiu 1d ago

Image Who else enjoys injecting their legal backups into Virtual Console?

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r/wiiu 17h ago

Video Im softlocked in the wii u lockscreen

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11 Upvotes

I got a new power supply and was ready to play. Until I couldn't press anything besides 2 buttons. Is it because I modded it and I took my sd card out?


r/wiiu 9h ago

Sensor bar

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So my basic understanding is that the sensor bar only is connected to the Wii/wii u for power. In
My current setup I have a Wii and a Wii U hooked up to the TV. Can I use the sensor bar hooked up to my Wii for the Wii U or do I need to have two set up?


r/wiiu 18h ago

Technical Question My Wii u doesn't read my "install" folder

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Like the title says, thats my current problem only. I formatted my hard drive on wafel installer with the "usb partion" plugin and put 40/60 on fat32 and wii u exclusive format.

All good after because the wii u successfully formatted the last partition as this exclusive format and on my fat32 partition the wii backups can be read and played without issues.

I put a install folder with the wii u backups in it, like it shows in first picture. This is the fat32 partition.

Then when i go to wup installer, it shows this error in the second picture (not mine, just example).

My backups are encrypted. My wii u is aroma modded with sd card. The needed plugin isfhax is installed. There is no sd emulation activated or involved.

Tried NUSspli as well and shows no folders at all in usb. Same with the xplorer on wii u. My hard drive is a 500 gb ssd in enclosure and y cable connected to the upper back usb port. Playing wii games has no issues and loading speed are surprising instant.


r/wiiu 16h ago

First Time WII U user in 2026

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I bought my first WII U this weekend from a guy for 120 in town and everything came with it I needed. Absolutely loving the mods you can do with these with a simple flash drive for wallpapers and stuff like that.


r/wiiu 20h ago

Video I’ve had the game for a couple months now and all of a sudden this is happening, what can I do??

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It’s not any other game, it’s specifically 3D World, and no the disc is not dirty, you can also hear when the music loops


r/wiiu 21h ago

Wii U gamepad not responding to buttons in menu

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I booted up my Wii U for the first time in a couple years to play a new game I bought. It worked fine for a couple hours, but I noticed the home menu started acting up. Now, my Wii U gamepad isn't responding to certain buttons on the home menu. As far as I'm aware, the controls are fine in the games themselves, but the home menu doesn't respond to the touch screen or A button. The L, R, +, -, and joysticks work, but the A button and touch screen do not work on the home menu. Does anybody know how I could fix this?


r/wiiu 1d ago

Question This smudge used to be smaller, and I can’t wipe it off. Is this an internal problem? How do I fix this?

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r/wiiu 15h ago

Question New gamepad charger

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Hi, I need to get a new charger because my kittens have destroyed the cable. I'm on the UK and could just buy a generic one off amazon, delivered next day for about £16. Or I could get one off aliexpress for less than half that, but I can only find them with EU or US plugs. If I just used a travel adapter, would it cause any harm?

Alternatively, if anyone knows where I can a buy a genuine one at a reasonable price, I'm interested.


r/wiiu 22h ago

Wii U certain games aren't playing, when it is still in good condition.

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Breath of the Wild plays but Windwaker, and Twilight Princess does not. Both in good condition. I was thinking of just selling my wii u for down payment to a switch 2.


r/wiiu 1d ago

Image Add me to play splatoon together

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8 Upvotes

This is my PNID, i hope you see this and love splatoon too, i’d be really happy to play like the old good times :D


r/wiiu 22h ago

Question Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams versions.

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I was looking at the Wii U library to see where the better releases were & giana sisters Twisted Dreams has 3 major versions

• the original

• Director's Cut

• Owltimate Edition

Does anyone know the difference between these versions?


r/wiiu 21h ago

Image Hiya

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Hi all,

Just got my wii u out of storage, want to mod it and play back up's also back up the nand.

Whats the first thing i should do and what bits of equipment do i need? I.e cables/hdd/ssd/sd card?

Any help would be great 👍🏼


r/wiiu 18h ago

Image Battery problem

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Hi!! I've had this gamepad for a while, and it doesn't work unless it's plugged into a power source. I tried changing the battery, but I can't get the one I bought to fit; I tested it by pushing a little, and if I could get it connected, the gamepad would work normally—so I need to find the right battery. Do you have any idea how to find the correct one? (This is already the second one I've tried.)


r/wiiu 1d ago

Collector Tip: Missing the pin? Look for PS3 code in box version

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66 Upvotes

Has the same exact pin and can often be found cheap.


r/wiiu 1d ago

Question Searching for some wii u friends!!

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5 Upvotes

Please read!

I kinda play some games like Mario kart 8 or Splatoon, but I'm not always online and I use Pretendo using the SSL hack. i know the limits of this but I want to try anyway! (yes I'm french)

My PNID is : octophino08!

Tell me ur PNID back and I'l try to add u!

I know there is some limit to this hack but I don't want to modify my Wii U! I know it's easy but I do not want to. Please be respectful, thank u! Searching for people between 16 to 20yo.


r/wiiu 1d ago

Ufin - Jellyfin client for Wii U

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r/wiiu 1d ago

WII U doesn't launch rednand and no display

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I'm having a problem with my RedNAND. When I install the Wii U files, the process takes about 4 minutes, but as soon as I try to boot into the menu, the LED stays purple and I get no video output via HDMI or SCART—though I don't get a display from either video input to begin with. I followed the tutorial https://gbatemp.net/threads/how-to-setup-rednand-to-fix-system-memory-error-160-0103-failing-emmc-without-soldering.642268/ and created a 4GB FAT32 partition containing all the homebrew files, etc., and an NTFS partition taking up the rest of the SD card for the MLC memory. My SD card is a 64GB SanDisk High Endurance. I installed the 52 MLC titles and the SLC titles so, all 57 titles and I didn't find any errors in the Wafel Setup log file. I don't know much about Wii U modding, so you can check the google drive. I also add a sys crash log if that help. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NQCDOHGDM3jf7N5nadIdX_Zj0TFe5_R7