How to play backup games on wii 4.3e

Article Summary. Part 1. All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Make sure that you have the correct equipment. USB flash drive - This is the drive on which you'll install the games. Wii remote - If you have a newer black model of Wii, you'll need a generic Wii remote to help with the installation.

Format your flash drive as FAT Keep in mind that formatting a flash drive will erase its contents, so back up the contents to your computer or another flash drive if necessary. Empty the Wii's disc drive. If there is currently a disc in the Wii, remove it before proceeding.

Connect your Wii to the Internet. Your Wii will need a network connection in order to install the bulk of the USB tool's files. Install Homebrew on your Wii.

If you haven't yet installed the Homebrew Channel for your Wii, you'll need to do so before proceeding. The Homebrew Channel allows you to install custom modifications, one of which will let you play games off of a USB drive. Format your SD card. Once you've installed Homebrew with the SD card, you'll need to wipe it clean so that you can use it for the USB installation files.

The easiest way to do this is by formatting the SD card. Part 2. Use a Windows computer for this part. Unfortunately, you cannot format correctly your flash drive for Wii use on a Mac.

If you don't have access to a Windows computer, try using one at a library or borrowing one from a friend. Determine your Windows bit version. You'll need to know whether your version of Windows is a bit system or a bit system in order to know which file to download in a minute.

Go to the download page for WBFS download page. Click Free Download. It's the green button in the upper-right corner. Watch out for any add pop-ups and be careful not to click any download links to software you didn't intend to download. Click Start Download.

It's the green button in the center of the page. Open the ZIP folder. Double-click the downloaded ZIP folder to open it. Double-click setup. It's in the ZIP folder. Doing so will open the setup window. Install the program. Click Browse to select an install location optional. Click Next.

Click Yes. Click Close. Plug your flash drive into your computer. The flash drive should fit into one of the rectangular USB ports on your computer. You can find it in your Windows Start menu. Select your flash drive. Click the "Drive" drop-down box in the upper-left corner of the window, then click your drive's letter usually F:.

If you don't know the flash drive's letter, look for it in the "Devices and drives" section of the This PC app. Click Format. This will format your flash drive for use with the Wii. Eject the flash drive.

Click on the flash drive's icon in the lower-right side of the screen, then click Eject in the pop-up menu and remove the drive from your computer.

You may have to click the upward-facing arrow here to see the flash drive's icon. Part 3. Plug your SD card into your computer. The SD card should fit into your computer's SD card slot angled-side-in, logo-side-up. Open the file download site. Click Download. It's the button in the upper-right corner of the screen. Extract the files. On a Windows computer, double-click the ZIP folder, click Extract at the top of the folder's window, click Extract all in the resulting toolbar, and click Extract when prompted.

This will extract the files to a regular folder and open the folder when the extraction completes. On a Mac, just double-click the ZIP folder to open it. Open the "Files" folder. Copy the all files in the Files folder. Click your SD card's name.

Paste in the files. The files will copy onto the SD card. Eject the card. Once your files finish copying, you can proceed with removing your SD card. To do so: Windows - RIght-click the drive in the panel to the left and click Eject. Mac - Click the upward-facing arrow to the right of your SD card's name in the left-hand pane.

Part 4. Plug your SD card into your Wii. It should fit in a slot in the front of the Wii. Turn on your Wii. Press your Wii's power button, or use the power button on the remote. The Wii's remote will need to be on and synced as well. Press A when prompted. This will take you to the main menu. Start the Homebrew Channel. Select the Homebrew Channel on your Wii's main menu, then select Start when prompted. Select IOS Installer. It's on the first page of the Homebrew Channel. A pop-up menu will appear.

Select Load when prompted. You'll find this option in the bottom-middle of the pop-up menu. Press the 1 button. Doing so selects the Install option. If you're using a GameCube controller, press the Y button instead. It's at the bottom of the page. It should look like this below.

You can change the layout using the buttons at the top. You can get hardcore and do all this manually but we recommend using a manager program.

This is the one we used. We tried it on Mac and Linux and it worked but we had to use a newer version someone had updated. We went and downloaded a couple of games we already owned, like Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy to try them out. You will then get all the info about them:. Now you want to transfer them to your USB drive. This is where you save all your backups.

We had issues transferring multiple backups at once so if it fails do them one at a time. This does more than transfer the files, it renames them to what the Wii needs which also includes the game ID. If you try and do it manually you have to look up every game ID and do a lot of renaming. Hope this tutorial on how to jailbreak the Nintendo Wii has been helpful to someone.

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Notify me of new posts by email. Just some notes before we start. Once jailbroken you can put software downloaded from the Internet.

Some of this is free homebrew but there are also games you have to buy. If you go into your Wii Options menu the version number is in the top right like this: If your version is lower than 4.

Getting the Exploit Ready Exploiting the Wii is really easy. Ours was 4. Enter the MAC address you got from your Wii. If someone wants to try it, you can let us know in the comments.

Getting the Modpack Next, you need to download the modpack. Your SD should look something like this: Just a note. Now go and insert the SD card into your Nintendo Wii!!! Click on that day and you should see a red letterbomb like this: Sometimes when you move the cursor over it it switches between the red letter bomb and a normal envelope. Click it!!!! It should go to a black screen like this and a whole bunch of text We then got this warning screen.

You should now be on the Hackmii Installer page. Lets go!!!!! To make a backup: 1. You should see this screen: 2. Press the reset button to select the first item which will let you start the backup. First, we will install the Wii Mod Batch, the first one in my list above.

Click on this button. You will end up with a black screen and a bunch of text as a bunch of mods get installed: Next, we will install Priiloader.

Click on the Load button to run Priiloader. To get into Priiloader, press and hold both Power and Reset buttons on the Wii and you should see this screen come up: Use the D-Pad on the remote to move up and down the menu.

You should now see this screen: We will be installing 2 different cIOS versions: cIOS base 56 v10 beta52 cIOS base 57 v10 beta52 You can move up and down the menu with the up and down on the D-Pad and then change the setting value by using the left and right on the D-Pad.

Help please, I'd really like to have some help on this.. Reply 3 years ago. I hope it helped even though the Wii is becoming a bit outdated but I'm sure there are still a lot of people playing with it. Reply 4 years ago. This method works well for me too.

However, SD cards are a pain: Windows has issues with any device that has a problem on the first sector and because these devices literally wear out that is the first to go; Laptops get dust in these slots as do card readers because of static; Many OSes don't link random USB devices either I mean they should, but all have quirks Good luck!

Introduction: How to Softmod Your Wii 4. By thepcgeek Follow. More by the author:. About: I make stuff More About thepcgeek ». Requirements: - Wii on system version 4. Tell me what homebrew apps I could use, I appreciate every response! Did you make this project? Share it with us! I Made It! Remote Control Light Switch by alanmerritt in Arduino. Mnkydshwsher Question 1 year ago.

Answer Upvote. Joejack Mnkydshwsher Answer 1 year ago. Reply Upvote. However, if you stay below 2gig, i strongly recommend you to use a simple SD type card. Usually you can see this on the front of the SD card I hope it helped even though the Wii is becoming a bit outdated but I'm sure there are still a lot of people playing with it. Have a nice day, Ali.