So I have a Wii U gathering dust (the 32 GB model, bought it with the NSMBU bundle) and I'm thinking of installing homebrew. However, there's an issue: the gamepad does not sync, and I'd like to be able to use it for off-TV play. So should I either send it to get repaired by Nintendo for $99.99 or buy a used gamepad off Amazon for like $60-90?
Another issue is storage. I know I need a 64 GB SD card to backup my system, but can I just delete the backup (after copying it to somewhere else obviously) and use it to store my games and homebrew apps? The other option would be to use an external HDD, but that would be more expensive considering I would need to also buy a y-cable. I already have an external HDD with plenty of space hooked up to my homebrewed wii, but as I understand it, I can't just create a partition and swap it from the wii to the wii U.
Another issue is storage. I know I need a 64 GB SD card to backup my system, but can I just delete the backup (after copying it to somewhere else obviously) and use it to store my games and homebrew apps? The other option would be to use an external HDD, but that would be more expensive considering I would need to also buy a y-cable. I already have an external HDD with plenty of space hooked up to my homebrewed wii, but as I understand it, I can't just create a partition and swap it from the wii to the wii U.